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Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles

MLBSeptember 4, 2026Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Red SoxBostonBOSWon77-65

Red Sox 1, Orioles 0

Final
OriolesBaltimoreBAL69-73
Score by inning
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BOS100000000150
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W Ranger SuarezL Shane BazSV Aroldis Chapman

Red Sox beat the Orioles 1-0 on Gasper's 1st-inning homer; benches clear in the eighthMickey Gasper hit a first-inning home run, Ranger Suarez gave up five hits in seven innings, and benches cleared after a contentious eighth-inning double play as the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 on Friday night.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Roman Anthony flies out sharply to center fielder Luis Robert Jr.
  2.  Mickey Gasper homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.BOS 59%
  3.  Adley Rutschman called out on strikes.
  4.  Wilyer Abreu flies out to left fielder Leody Taveras.

Bot 1st

  1.  Blaze Alexander grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Mickey Gasper.
  2.  Coby Mayo flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
  3.  Luis Robert Jr. grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Mickey Gasper.

Top 2nd

  1.  Nick Sogard pops out to third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand.
  2.  Orioles challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Caleb Durbin called out on strikes.
  3.  Jarren Duran flies out to right fielder Blaze Alexander.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Pete Alonso grounds out, second baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Mickey Gasper.
  2.  Gunnar Henderson flies out to left fielder Jarren Duran.
  3.  Christian Encarnacion-Strand singles on a fly ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu, deflected by second baseman Nick Sogard.
  4.  Jackson Holliday grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Mickey Gasper.

Top 3rd

  1.  Trevor Story called out on strikes.
  2.  Eli White singles on a line drive to center fielder Luis Robert Jr.
  3.  Roman Anthony reaches on a fielder's choice. Eli White to 2nd. Eli White advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by second baseman Jackson Holliday.
  4.  Mickey Gasper lines out to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Eli White to 3rd.
  5.  Adley Rutschman grounds out, second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Pete Alonso.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Carlos Narváez grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Mickey Gasper.
  2.  Leody Taveras called out on strikes.
  3.  Blaze Alexander singles on a ground ball to center fielder Eli White.
  4.  Coby Mayo singles on a soft ground ball to second baseman Nick Sogard. Blaze Alexander to 3rd.
  5.  Luis Robert Jr. lines out sharply to center fielder Eli White.BOS 62%

Top 4th

  1.  Wilyer Abreu walks.BOS 67%
  2.  Nick Sogard flies out to center fielder Luis Robert Jr.
  3.  Caleb Durbin grounds into a force out, first baseman Pete Alonso to second baseman Jackson Holliday. Wilyer Abreu out at 2nd. Caleb Durbin to 1st.
  4.  Jarren Duran strikes out swinging.

Bot 4th

  1.  Pete Alonso lines out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
  2.  Gunnar Henderson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Eli White.
  3.  Christian Encarnacion-Strand grounds into a double play, third baseman Caleb Durbin to second baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Mickey Gasper. Gunnar Henderson out at 2nd. Christian Encarnacion-Strand out at 1st.BOS 63%

Top 5th

  1.  Trevor Story pops out to third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand.
  2.  Eli White flies out to right fielder Blaze Alexander.
  3.  Roman Anthony challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Roman Anthony called out on strikes.

Bot 5th

  1.  Jackson Holliday flies out to center fielder Eli White.
  2.  Carlos Narváez hit by pitch.
  3.  Leody Taveras strikes out swinging.
  4.  Blaze Alexander singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jarren Duran. Carlos Narváez to 2nd.
  5.  Coby Mayo grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Mickey Gasper.BOS 64%

Top 6th

  1.  Mickey Gasper singles on a line drive to left fielder Leody Taveras. Mickey Gasper to 2nd. Mickey Gasper advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by left fielder Leody Taveras.BOS 73%
  2.  Adley Rutschman strikes out swinging.BOS 68%
  3.  Wilyer Abreu walks.
  4.  Nick Sogard flies out to left fielder Leody Taveras.BOS 65%
  5.  Caleb Durbin grounds out, second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Pete Alonso.

Bot 6th

  1.  Luis Robert Jr. walks.BOS 52%
  2.  Pete Alonso called out on strikes.BOS 58%
  3.  Gunnar Henderson grounds out, second baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Mickey Gasper. Luis Robert Jr. to 2nd.
  4.  Christian Encarnacion-Strand flies out to left fielder Jarren Duran.

Top 7th

  1.  Jarren Duran grounds out, second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Pete Alonso.
  2.  Trevor Story singles on a line drive to center fielder Luis Robert Jr.
  3.  Eli White flies out to left fielder Leody Taveras.
  4.  Roman Anthony walks. Trevor Story to 2nd.
  5.  Mickey Gasper hit by pitch. Trevor Story to 3rd. Roman Anthony to 2nd.
  6.  Adley Rutschman flies out to center fielder Luis Robert Jr.BOS 61%

Bot 7th

  1.  Jackson Holliday grounds out, second baseman Nick Sogard to pitcher Ranger Suarez.
  2.  Carlos Narváez pops out to second baseman Nick Sogard.
  3.  Leody Taveras grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Mickey Gasper.

Top 8th

  1.  Wilyer Abreu strikes out swinging.
  2.  Nick Sogard walks.
  3.  Caleb Durbin called out on strikes.
  4.  Jarren Duran singles on a ground ball to left fielder Leody Taveras. Nick Sogard to 2nd.
  5.  Trevor Story strikes out swinging.BOS 64%

Bot 8th

  1.  Blaze Alexander singles on a line drive to left fielder Jarren Duran.BOS 53%
  2.  Samuel Basallo flies out to center fielder Eli White.BOS 62%
  3.  Luis Robert Jr. grounds into a double play, shortstop Trevor Story to second baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Mickey Gasper. Blaze Alexander out at 2nd. Luis Robert Jr. out at 1st.BOS 72%

Top 9th

  1.  Eli White strikes out swinging.
  2.  Roman Anthony grounds out, second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Pete Alonso.
  3.  Mickey Gasper strikes out swinging.

Bot 9th

  1.  Pete Alonso grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Mickey Gasper.BOS 75%
  2.  Gunnar Henderson strikes out swinging.BOS 81%
  3.  Christian Encarnacion-Strand lines out to shortstop Trevor Story.

Top 1st

  1.  BOS 1, BAL 0Mickey Gasper homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.BOS 59%

Win probability

Top 1st · Biggest swing #1 · BOS 1–0 BAL

Mickey Gasper homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.

See it in the scoring summary
BOS 59%BOS +12 pts

Game leaders

Red SoxBoston

OriolesBaltimore

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Roman Anthony DH4000011.259
Mickey Gasper 1B4121101.283
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B0000000.272
Adley Rutschman C4000002.237
Wilyer Abreu RF2000021.257
Nick Sogard 1B3000010.262
Caleb Durbin 3B4000002.248
Jarren Duran LF4010001.204
Trevor Story SS4010002.227
Eli White CF4010001.240
Totals331511411

HR: Gasper.RBI: Gasper.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Ranger Suarez W7.050013913.44
Garrett Whitlock1.010000101.91
Aroldis Chapman S1.000001112.08

Video

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