Red Sox Beat the Orioles 1-0 on Gasper's 1st-Inning Homer; Benches Clear in the Eighth
Mickey Gasper homered in the first inning, and Boston held on after Garrett Whitlock’s eighth-inning double play triggered a bench-clearing dispute.
- The Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 on Friday, a contest marked by benches clearing after an eighth-inning double play involving a contentious slide into second base.
- Mickey Gasper, recalled from Triple-A Worcester in Aug, launched a first-inning solo home run off Orioles starter Shane Baz to provide the game's only run.
- Ranger Suarez allowed five hits across seven innings, while closer Aroldis Chapman recorded his 399th career save, moving Boston to 2 wins in the four-game series.
- Benches and bullpens emptied after Blaze Alexander slid hard past second base, then exchanged words with Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story following the inning-ending double play.
- Red Sox RHP Sonny Gray, who leads the AL in wins, faces Orioles veteran Chris Bassitt in Saturday's matchup as Boston seeks to extend its series dominance.
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Red Sox, Orioles' Benches-Clearing Confrontation Discussed by Blaze Alexander, Nick Sogard
Baltimore Orioles second baseman Blaze Alexander said he felt he made a clean slide into second base Saturday night before an argument that led to a benches-clearing brawl with the Boston Red Sox.
Benches clear in Red Sox-Orioles games after hard slide
The benches and bullpens emptied Friday night at Camden Yards after Baltimore Orioles outfielder Blaze Alexander took a hard slide into second base during an eighth-inning double play against the Boston Red Sox. With Boston leading 1-0, Alexander was on first when Luis Robert Jr. grounded to shortstop Trevor Story. Second baseman Nick Sogard took …
Red Sox beat the Orioles 1-0 on Gasper's 1st-inning homer; benches clear in the eighth
Mickey Gasper hit a first-inning home run, Ranger Suarez gave up five hits in seven innings, and benches cleared after a contentious eighth-inning double play as the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 on Friday night.
Santa Maria Times
BALTIMORE (AP) — Mickey Gasper connected a home run in the first inning, Ranger Suárez allowed five hits in seven innings, and the benches were emptied after a controversial double slaughter in the eighth episode of the duel that the Red Sox...
Red Sox Benches Clear for Seemingly Minor Reason Vs. Orioles
Any time the benches clear in MLB, people take notice. The benches cleared when the Boston Red Sox took on the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night, and so the baseball world paid attention. The thing is, it was hard to find a great reason for what happened. In the end, there’s really only one logical […]
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