Red Sox Cruise to 8-1 Win Over AL East Rival Baltimore
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
The Red Sox move to 4-3 on the season.
Red Sox Open up Game
Leading 2-0 in the seventh, Dustin Pedroia hit a 2-run single straight up the middle to put the Red Sox in control up 4-0. He would collect 4 RBIs in the game on two hits.
Pedroia would score a run of his own after Andrew Benintendi drove him in on an RBI double to put Boston up 5-1.
Christian Vazquez added a two-run triple in the 8th inning to seal the win. Vazquez went 4-for-4 on the night.
Pomeranz held Baltimore to just four hits in the game and carried a shutout into the 7th inning. The win is his first at Fenway Park.
Series Continues
The Red Sox and Orioles return for game two of the series on Wednesday, April 12.
The pitching matchup is Steven Wright for Boston against Ubaldo Jimenez for Baltimore.
First pitch is set for 7:10 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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