Orioles, Chen Beat Red Sox 5-2

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Adam Jones drove in a run and played exceptional defense behind left-hander Wei-Yin Chen, who earned his second win of the season Wednesday night in the Baltimore Orioles' 5-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

J.J. Hardy had two RBIs for the Orioles, who will attempt to complete a three-game sweep on Thursday night. Baltimore is 6-3 against Boston this season, 4-1 at home.

Jones, a four-time Gold Glove winner, threw out a runner from center field and made two fine catches. He also put Baltimore up 3-1 in the third with an RBI single.

Dustin Pedroia had two hits and scored twice for the last-place Red Sox, who have lost nine of their last 10 road games. David Ortiz did not play, mostly because of his .114 batting average against left-handed pitchers.

Chen (2-4) allowed two runs and seven hits in five-plus innings. He came in with just one win in his 11 previous starts despite carrying a solid 3.18 ERA.

Darren O'Day struck out four during two perfect innings to earn his second save.

Rick Porcello (4-6) gave up five runs and 10 hits over 5 1/3 innings in losing his fourth straight start. In three appearances against Baltimore this year, he's 0-2 with a 9.37 ERA.

The Orioles' outfield put on an impressive display of fielding in the second inning. Xander Bogaerts hit a liner off the wall that Jones snagged with his bare hand before throwing out the runner at second base. Pablo Sandoval followed with a single to left and was thrown out at second by Travis Snider. Jones then made a nice running catch of a liner by Mookie Betts.

In the bottom half, pull-hitter Chris Davis beat the shift with a bunt down the third-base line. Two outs later, Hardy hit an RBI double and scored on a single by Ryan Flaherty.

After Brock Holt got Boston to 2-1 with an RBI double in the third, Jones answered in the bottom half.

Jones showed his fielding prowess again in the fifth, racing to his left to track down a liner by Betts before making a diving catch at full extension.

Pedroia doubled and scored in the sixth before Baltimore used an RBI single by Snider and a sacrifice fly by Hardy to chase Porcello in the bottom half.

TRAINERS ROOM

Red Sox: RHP Justin Masterson (shoulder tendinitis) allowed one run and two hits over six innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Pawtucket.

Orioles: RHP Miguel Gonzalez appears headed to the DL with a right groin strain. At the worst, his scheduled start Sunday "is definitely in jeopardy," manager Buck Showalter said.

ON DECK

Red Sox: LHP Wade Miley starts Thursday night in the series finale. He's 0-1 with a 9.64 ERA in two career starts against Baltimore.

Orioles: Chris Tillman takes the mound as Baltimore seeks its first series sweep of the season.

(Copyright 2015 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Read more
f

We and our partners use cookies to understand how you use our site, improve your experience and serve you personalized content and advertising. Read about how we use cookies in our cookie policy and how you can control them by clicking Manage Settings. By continuing to use this site, you accept these cookies.