Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles
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Mountcastle leads AL East champion Orioles over last place Red Sox 5-2 for 101st win
Baltimore (101-60), which hosts an AL Division Series starting Oct. 7, is finishing its winningest season since going 102-57 in 1979.
“I want our guys to understand how great of an accomplishment that is,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “We won every series against the AL East. That’s an incredible accomplishment as well with all the talent, how good the teams are in our division.”
After Boston's Kutter Crawford allowed one hit in six innings, Josh Winckowski (4-4) gave up a single to Adley Rutschman leading off the seventh. Pinch-runner Jorge Mateo stole second standing up, and Mountcastle doubled to right with two outs for a 1-0 lead.
Heston Kjerstad’s infield single that second baseman Pablo Reyes couldn’t field enabled Mountcastle to score from second.
Bruce Zimmermann (2-0), recalled from Triple-A Norfolk earlier in the day, pitched two scoreless innings in relief of Kyle Gibson, who allowed seven hits in five scoreless innings.
Trevor Story’s RBI single infield single against Jack Flaherty in the eighth cut Baltimore’s lead to 2-1. Before Story’s hit, Boston (77-84) had 10 hits without scoring.
The Orioles added three runs in the eighth on Mateo’s force out that scored Jordan Westburg and Anthony Santander’s two-run single.
Crawford struck out seven without walking a batter.
Masataka Yoshida singled in a run in the ninth inning.
IT’S A RELIEF
Before the game, Boston manager Alex Cora said that he’s considering using Winckowski as a starter next season. Winckowski is among the major league leaders with 83 1/3 relief innings.
PLAYOFF STARTERS
Last year, Gibson, who was a starter all season for the Philadelphia Phillies, was in the bullpen for the postseason. This season, he leads Baltimore with 15 wins and 192 innings, but his place in the postseason rotation isn’t certain.
“They’ll figure that out,” Gibson said. “I don’t know what they’re going to do. I don’t know that any of us really do. Be ready whenever they tell you that it’s your chance to pitch and you take the ball whether it’s in the first inning, the fourth inning, the eighth inning.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Red Sox: RHP Kenley Jansen, who was activated from the COVID-19 injured list on Sept. 23, won’t pitch again. He hasn’t appeared since Sept. 12.
Orioles: RHP Félix Bautista, who hasn’t pitched since Aug. 25, will undergo Tommy John surgery next month. He’s expected to return for the 2025 season.
UP NEXT
Tanner Houck (5-10, 5.31) starts for the Red Sox against the Orioles’ Kyle Bradish (12-7, 2.86). Manager Brandon Hyde says that Bradish, who could start Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Oct. 7, may not pitch long.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Duvall grounded out to pitcher. | |
9th Inning | Yoshida doubled to second, Reyes scored, Turner to third. | |
9th Inning | Turner singled to right, Reyes to second. | |
9th Inning | Devers struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Reyes singled to right. | |
9th Inning | McGuire grounded out to pitcher. |
Statistics
BOS | BAL | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
15 | Ground Balls | 10 |
9 | Strikeouts | 10 |
2 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
14 | Hits | 7 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
1 | Walks | 0 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
2 | Runs | 5 |
1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
39 | At Bats | 32 |
0 | Home Runs | 0 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
24 | Runners Left On Base | 7 |
1 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
1 | Doubles | 3 |
15 | Fly Balls | 12 |
1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
160 | Pitches | 131 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
2 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
17 | Total Bases | 10 |
41 | Plate Appearances | 32 |
0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
5.8 | Runs Created | 2.3 |
.359 | Batting Average | .219 |
.500 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.436 | Slugging Percentage | .313 |
.077 | Secondary Average | .156 |
.390 | On Base Percentage | .219 |
.826 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .531 |
1.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
5.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.5 |
26.5 | Batter Rating | 33.0 |
0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
3.90 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.09 |
.077 | Isolated Power | .094 |
0.11 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
.024 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
-.282 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.063 |
4.0 | Runs Produced | 9.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.8 |
0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
0.5 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
85.8 | MLB Rating | 76.8 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 43,150 | Capacity:
2024 American League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 94 | 68 | .580 | - | W1 |
Baltimore | 91 | 71 | .562 | 3 | W3 |
Boston | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | W1 |
Tampa Bay | 80 | 82 | .494 | 14 | L1 |
Toronto | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20 | L3 |