Red Sox 10, Orioles 1
BALTIMORE -- Dustin Pedroia homered twice and drove in five runs as the Boston Red Sox scored nine early runs and rolled to a 10-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.
Pedroia hit a two-run homer in the third and added a three-run shot in the fourth as the Red Sox scored five to go up 9-0. This was his third multi-homer game this season and the sixth of his career.
The second baseman finished 2-for-4 with a walk.
Designated hitter David Ortiz added career homer No. 501, a solo shot in the second as Boston (69-76) snapped a two-game losing streak.
All of the offense gave Red Sox starter Henry Owens (3-2) a nice cushion to work with, and the left-hander responded with 7 2/3 shutout innings. He scattered six hits and struck out four without a walk as the Orioles rarely threatened.
Baltimore (71-74) won six of their previous seven games while clinging to hopes in the American League wild-card race.
Boston right fielder Brock Holt contributed two RBI singles, and shortstop Deven Marrero finished 3-for-4 with an RBI single.
Left fielder Steve Pearce gave the Orioles their lone run with an RBI groundout in the ninth.
The Red Sox used their power to take command early in the game. Ortiz led off the second with a home run to center that gave Boston a 1-0 lead.
Holt's RBI single made it 2-0 in the third. Pedroia came up two batters later and crushed a two-run homer to left center for a 4-0 lead.
The first two Red Sox batters got hits in the fourth, and Orioles manager Buck Showalter pulled starter Mike Wright (2-5). Jorge Rondon came on, and the reliever gave up back-to-back RBI singles to Marrero and Holt.
Two batters later, Pedroia belted a three-run homer to left that gave the Red Sox a 9-0 lead.
NOTES: Orioles RHP Miguel Gonzalez, on the disabled list, is making progress. He threw from up to 90 feet Wednesday and should go longer in a few days. He has been out since Aug. 31 due to right shoulder tendinitis. ... 3B Manny Machado started in Wednesday's series finale against the Red Sox and now has played in 145 straight games. According to STATS, LLC, that is the longest active streak in the majors. ... RHP Joe Kelly (right shoulder tightness/fatigue) was sent back to Boston for tests and won't pitch again this season, according to interim manager Torey Lovullo. ... SS Xander Bogaerts came into Wednesday's game ranked second in the American League with 175 hits. He is the first Boston player to get at least 175 hits in a season before his 23rd birthday since Ted Williams did it in 1940. Williams banged out 193 hits that season.