Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles
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Gray throws 7 strong inning in majors-leading 17th win, Red Sox beat Orioles 5-0
Gray (17-4) struck out seven and walked three while moving ahead of Philadelphia’s Cristopher Sánchez for the wins lead.
He allowed baserunners in five innings, but only encountered real trouble in the third, escaping after Connor Wong tagged out Colton Cowser trying to score on Blaze Alexander’s fielder’s choice.
Eli White singled in two runs off Chris Bassitt (6-5), and Wong also singled to complete a three-run sixth inning. Isiah Kiner-Falefa added a two-run double in the seventh as Boston shut out Baltimore in back-to-back games and took a 3-0 series lead.
The Orioles (69-74) went 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position in their fifth straight loss after climbing back to .500 for the first time since April 30. They remain three games behind Cleveland for the final AL wild-card place, with Texas and Toronto between them.
The Red Sox (78-65) moved six games ahead of Cleveland and within three of New York while remaining in the second wild-card spot.
Red Sox reliever Greg Weissert struck out Pete Alonso with the bases loaded to escape the eighth.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Beavers struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Encarnacion-Strand doubled to left. |
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9th Inning | Kjerstad grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Basallo flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Olds relieved Weissert |
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9th Inning | Sogard flied out to center. |
Statistics
 BOS |
 BAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 5 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 5 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 36 | At Bats | 30 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 18 | Runners Left On Base | 16 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 3 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 10 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 162 | Pitches | 137 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 10 | Total Bases | 8 |
| 41 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 3.9 | Runs Created | 2.3 |
| .250 | Batting Average | .167 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .278 | Slugging Percentage | .267 |
| .167 | Secondary Average | .300 |
| .341 | On Base Percentage | .286 |
| .619 | On-Base-Plus-Slugging | .552 |
| 0.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.0 |
| 3.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.4 |
| 31.0 | Batter Rating | 12.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.95 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.91 |
| .028 | Isolated Power | .100 |
| 0.50 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.50 |
| .122 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .143 |
| -.083 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .133 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 80.0 | MLB Rating | 64.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 32,207 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tampa Bay |
- | 60 | W2 | 0.61290324 | 95 |
 New York |
6 | 66 | L2 | 0.57419354 | 89 |
| Boston |
11.5 | 72 | L2 | 0.53846157 | 84 |
 Toronto |
19 | 80 | L1 | 0.49044585 | 77 |
| Baltimore |
20 | 81 | W1 | 0.48407644 | 76 |