BOSTON (Interstat) — Trevor Rogers pitched 5 2/3 strong innings and the Baltimore Orioles exploded for six runs in the first inning to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-2 on Thursday afternoon at Fenway Park. Rogers allowed five hits and one earned run while striking out three to improve to 3-6. Brayan Bello took the loss, falling to 2-6.

Baltimore (30-33) banged out 10 hits. Taylor Ward went 3-for-5 with an RBI. Coby Mayo drove in three runs with a first-inning double. Samuel Basallo added two doubles and two RBIs. The Orioles scored two more in the fifth on Basallo’s double and a sacrifice fly.

Boston (26-35) managed seven hits. Willson Contreras homered and drove in two. The Red Sox scored single runs in the sixth and ninth. Yennier Cano, Keegan Akin, Tyler Wells and Andrew Kittredge each worked scoreless relief for Baltimore. Attendance was 33,180. The game lasted 2 hours, 42 minutes.