Benintendi’s Two Home Runs Lift Red Sox Over Orioles 7-3
Monday, June 05, 2017
Boston dropped the first two games of the series, before coming back to win two straight and earn a series split.
Sale struck out nine en route to his sixth straight win, he is now 7-2 on the season.
The Red Sox improve to 31-25 overall.
Red Sox Storm Back
Trailing 3-2 after the first inning, Benintendi hit a solo home run in the third inning to tie the game at three.
Boston would take the lead in the sixth inning with two unearned runs on a throwing error by Baltimore catcher Francisco Pena.
Benintendi would add to the lead with a solo home run in the seventh to put Boston up 6-3.The home run would be Benintendi's second home run of the game.
Boston would add one more run in the ninth to take the 7-3 win.
Next up
The Red Sox have a day off on Monday, June 5 before beginning a three-game series with the New York Yankees in the Bronx on Tuesday, June 6.
First pitch is set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
The pitching matchup is Boston’s Drew Pomeranz against New York’s Masahiro Tanaka.
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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