BOSTON (Interstat) — Payton Tolle struck out five over six scoreless innings and Wilyer Abreu homered and drove in three runs as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 8-1 on Wednesday at Fenway Park. Tolle improved to 3-2, scattering seven hits with no walks in the win. Ryan Watson earned his first save with three innings of relief.

Boston pounced early, scoring once in the first inning on Abreu’s RBI single. Abreu added a two-run homer in the third, his seventh of the season. The Red Sox broke the game open with five runs in the fifth, highlighted by Mickey Gasper’s two-run triple and run-scoring doubles from Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Caleb Durbin. Ceddanne Rafaela capped the rally with an RBI single.

Baltimore’s lone run came in the seventh on Adley Rutschman’s RBI triple. Chris Bassitt took the loss, falling to 4-4. The Orioles managed nine hits but left eight runners on base. Boston outhit Baltimore 15-9 before a crowd of 36,872 in 2 hours, 49 minutes. Baltimore fell to 29-33, while Boston improved to 26-34.