Red Sox blank Orioles behind Gray’s seven strong innings

BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Sonny Gray pitched seven scoreless innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 on Saturday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Gray allowed three hits and struck out seven, improving to 17-4. Chris Bassitt took the loss for Baltimore, allowing three earned runs over 5 2/3 innings.

Boston broke through in the sixth, scoring three times. Eli White’s two-run single and Connor Wong’s RBI single highlighted the inning. Isiah Kiner-Falefa added a two-run double in the seventh. White and Kiner-Falefa each drove in two runs.

Boston finished with nine hits; Baltimore managed five. The Red Sox used four relievers after Gray, with Greg Weissert, Wyatt Olds and Jovani Morán combining for clean work. Albert Suárez allowed two runs in three relief innings for Baltimore.

Attendance was 32,207, and the game lasted 2:58. Boston improved to 78-65, while Baltimore fell to 69-74. The Red Sox have won the first three games of the four-game series.