Overview
- Sonny Gray allowed three hits, struck out seven and walked three over seven scoreless innings to earn his majors-leading 17th win on Saturday night.
- Boston’s five runs came with two outs across the sixth and seventh innings, highlighted by Eli White’s two-run single and Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s two-run double.
- Relievers Jovani Morán and Greg Weissert preserved the shutout after Gray left, with Weissert escaping a bases-loaded eighth by striking out Pete Alonso.
- The victory kept the Red Sox in the second AL wild-card position and moved them closer in the AL East while the Orioles fell to their fifth straight loss and went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position.
- Gray had been given an extra day of rest before the start and Boston’s road form and pitching depth have driven its late-season momentum as the teams prepare for Sunday’s series finale.