BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Connelly Early pitched six-plus strong innings and Willson Contreras hit a two-run homer Sunday as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Boston scored three runs in the fifth inning on an RBI single by Andruw Monasterio and Contreras’ home run, his sixth of the season, then added two more in the sixth on a triple by Ceddanne Rafaela and a single by Marcelo Mayer. Baltimore answered with solo homers from Samuel Basallo in the fifth and Gunnar Henderson in the sixth, Henderson’s ninth, then Henderson singled in a run in the eighth. Boston had seven hits, Baltimore six.

Early (2-1) allowed two runs on four hits in 6 2/3 innings, striking out four. Aroldis Chapman earned his fifth save with a perfect ninth inning, fanning two. Kyle Bradish (1-3) took the loss for Baltimore, yielding three runs in five innings.

The Red Sox, playing their first game under interim manager Chad Tracy after the firing of Alex Cora, improved to 11-17. The Orioles fell to 13-15. Attendance was 32,511. The game lasted 2 hours, 40 minutes.