4-Run 1st Inning Leads Red Sox to 6-2 Win Over Baltimore
Monday, April 24, 2017
The Red Sox improve to 11-8 on the season.
Red Sox Take Control Early
Boston took complete control of the game in the first inning when Hanley Ramirez, Mookie Betts and Mitch Moreland all homered in the first inning off of Baltimore’s Kevin Gausman.
Gausman gave up four runs on his first seven pitches of the game.
Boston would add one run in the fifth and another in the sixth to take a 6-0 lead before the Orioles got on the board in the eighth.
Eduardo Rodriguez picked up the win for the Red Sox, giving up one hit in six innings with seven strikeouts.
Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel picked up his seventh save of the season.
Next up
Boston will have a day off on Monday, April 24 before hosting the New York Yankees in a series that begins on Tuesday.
First pitch for Tuesday's game is set for 7 p.m.
Related Slideshow: The History of Baseball in Central Massachusetts
Baseball and Central Mass. go way back - to the 1860s. The local historical landmarks range from Mudville to Hotel Vernon to Fitton Field. A version of these highlights is posted on the site of the new, yet-to-be-formally-named Worcester Baseballteam of the three-year-old Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
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