The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-2 on Saturday, the penultimate day of the 2023 regular season. The Orioles are not letting up as they approach the Postseason.
In a scoreless game through six and a half innings, Adley Rutschman (1 for 3) led off the bottom of the sixth with a single. Jorge Mateo (0 for 1, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 SB) pinch-ran for Rutschman and scored on an Ryan Mountcastle (1 for 3, 1 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI) double. Heston Kjerstad (1 for 1, 1 RBI) singled to plate Mountcastle for the inning’s second run.
Just king things
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— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) October 1, 2023
Jordan Westburg (1 for 1, 1 R) singled, Gunnar Henderson (1 for 4, 1 2B, 1 R) doubled, Mateo reached on a fielder’s choice and Anthony Santander (1 for 4, 2 RBI) singled to put three more runs on the board in the eighth inning.
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— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) October 1, 2023
Manager Brandon Hyde used 13 players in the game, pinch-hitting as needed.
Kyle Gibson started and allowed 7 hits, walked 1 and struck out 4 over 5.0 scoreless innings.
Bruce Zimmermann (2-0), just recalled on Friday, recorded the win with a 2 hit, 2 strikeout, 2.0 inning effort.
2023 Record: 101-60
Next Game: Sun. 10/1 @ 3:05 pm vs. Boston Red Sox @ OPACY