BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Eli White hit a three-run home run in the second inning, and Payton Tolle struck out 12 over six innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

The Orioles struck first in the bottom of the first when Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a ground-rule double down the left-field line, scoring Coby Mayo. Boston answered in the second when White homered to left-center after Caleb Durbin and Andruw Monasterio reached base.

Tolle (9-6) allowed one earned run and four hits with no walks and 12 strikeouts. Aroldis Chapman earned his 33rd save with a perfect ninth, striking out two. Kyle Bradish (7-13) took the loss, allowing two hits over four innings.

Boston had four hits; Baltimore had five. The Red Sox improved to 79-65, while the Orioles fell to 69-75. Attendance was 27,596, and the game lasted 2:41.