Chris Davis' 2-Run Homer Helps Orioles Defeat Red Sox 4-1
BOSTON (AP) -- Chris Davis hit a two-run homer, Chris Tillman rebounded from a rough start and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 Saturday.
Adam Jones had three singles for the Orioles, who moved back over .500 at 6-5.
David Ortiz went 3 for 3 with a double and two singles for the Red Sox, who lost for the third time in their last nine games. Brock Holt had three singles.
Tillman (2-1) gave up one run and six hits in 5 1-3 innings, a turnaround from when he allowed seven runs in 2 2-3 innings in Sunday's 10-7 loss to Toronto. Three Orioles pitchers combined for one-hit relief. Zach Britton threw a perfect ninth for his fourth save.
Clay Buchholz (1-2) allowed two runs and 11 hits in six innings and is winless since beating Cole Hamels in Philadelphia on opening day. He gave up nine runs in 3 1-3 innings in a loss at Yankee Stadium last Sunday.
With the Orioles leading 2-1 in the ninth, Davis hit an opposite-field off Robbie Ross into the the first row of Green Monster seats in left field.
Manny Machado's run-scoring groundout and Caleb Joseph's RBI single put Baltimore ahead in the fourth. With the bases loaded and one out, Buchholz struck out Alejandro De Aza and Steve Pearce.
Baltimore loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth, but Machado bounced into a 3-2-3 double play and Ryan Flaherty struck out.
Boston closed in the sixth when Ortiz doubled and scored on Pablo Sandoval's slow roller down the first-base line.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: Baltimore placed 2B Jonathan Schoop on the 15-day DL before the game and recalled infielder Jimmy Parcedes from Double-A Bowie.
Red Sox: OF Shane Victorino was a late scratch with bruised ribs. He crashed into a wall in Friday's game, attempting to catch Joseph's homer while leaping at the short wall near the Pesky Pole. ... C Ryan Hanigan took a foul ball of his right (throwing) hand but stayed in the game.
UP NEXT:
Orioles: Miguel Gonzalez (1-1, 1.42 ERA) starts Sunday. He pitched seven innings in his last start Tuesday, allowing one run over seven innings to beat the New York Yankees.
Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (1-1, 3.86) is slated make his second Fenway Park start for the Red Sox on Sunday. He pitched eight innings in the home opener on Monday, getting his first win in a Boston uniform.
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