Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles
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Houck leads Red Sox past AL East champion Orioles 6-1 in finale
The Orioles have home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs and will host a Division Series opener starting Oct. 7.
“I am really proud of how we played for six months,” Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said. “We didn't play our best baseball game today, unfortunately, in the last game in front of the home fans. How well we played this year, home and away, is definitely something to be proud of.”
Houck (6-10) did not allow a hit until Anthony Santander singled up the middle with two outs in the sixth. Houck had six strikeouts and three walks on 87 pitches.
Boston finished 78-84, the same record as last year.
The Red Sox were mourning former pitcher Tim Wakefield, who died at the age of 57.
“The game is secondary. Tough day for us,” Boston manager Alex Cora said. “We lost a brother, a teammate, a family member. Like I was telling the guys, this guy is one of the best teammates I ever had. This guy was there for us all the time. He was accountable. He was what a Boston Red Sox should look like.”
Hyde wanted to keep his team healthy and rested for the playoffs and used eight pitchers in the game.
“I was nervous the last two days,” Hyde said about possible injuries.
Kyle Bradish, who could start Game 1 of the Division Series, threw two scoreless innings with five strikeouts.
“I am very excited,” Bradish said of the postseason. “It's been on my mind since we clinched.”
The Red Sox took advantage of a couple of miscues for a 2-0 lead in the third off Danny Coulombe (5-3). Third baseman Jordan Westburg could not handle a throw by James McCann on a double steal that allowed Enmanuel Valdez to score. Shortstop Gunnar Henderson then bobbled a sharp grounder by Rafael Devers that gave Boston its second run.
Devers was credited with his 100th RBI of the season.
Henderson’s second error on a soft grounder by Reese McGuire allowed two more runs to score off Cionel Pérez in the seventh. Trevor Story and Wilyer Abreu followed with RBI singles that boosted the lead to 6-0.
Only one of Boston's six runs was earned.
Adley Rutschman had an RBI single in the eighth that helped the Orioles avoid their 10th shutout of the season.
Baltimore finished 101-61, tied with the 1971 team for the fourth-most wins in a single season in club history.
“We played hard all year long,” Santander said. “It's time to take a few days off, come back to work and come back stronger next weekend.”
Baltimore went 7-6 against Boston this year.
MOVES
Orioles: LHP Cole Irvin was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk and Bruce Zimmermann was optioned to the Tides, who won the Triple-A National Championship on Saturday.
UP NEXT
Hyde has not announced a starter for Game 1 of the AL Division Series.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Kjerstad grounded out to first. | |
9th Inning | Urías struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Mountcastle popped out to second. | |
9th Inning | Robertson relieved Schreiber | |
9th Inning | Rafaela struck out looking. | |
9th Inning | McGuire grounded out to pitcher. |
Statistics
BOS | BAL | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
11 | Ground Balls | 11 |
16 | Strikeouts | 9 |
3 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
5 | Hits | 2 |
6 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
6 | Walks | 4 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
6 | Runs | 1 |
0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
34 | At Bats | 29 |
0 | Home Runs | 0 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
17 | Runners Left On Base | 9 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
0 | Doubles | 0 |
7 | Fly Balls | 9 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
165 | Pitches | 142 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
5 | Total Bases | 2 |
40 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
0 | Extra Base Hits | 0 |
2.6 | Runs Created | -0.5 |
.147 | Batting Average | .069 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.147 | Slugging Percentage | .069 |
.353 | Secondary Average | .138 |
.275 | On Base Percentage | .182 |
.422 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .251 |
1.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.2 |
2.4 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | -0.5 |
29.0 | Batter Rating | 6.0 |
0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
4.13 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.30 |
.000 | Isolated Power | .000 |
0.38 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.44 |
.150 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .121 |
.206 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .069 |
9.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
0.5 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
69.8 | MLB Rating | 57.0 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 36,640 | 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 |