Harvey, Orioles beat Boston 4-2 for 2nd straight win

Sunday, April four, 2021
Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — Maikel Franco drove in two operates right after a different Boston mistake, Pedro Severino experienced his next two-strike sport in a row and Matt Harvey produced his Orioles debut on Saturday in Baltimore’s four-2 victory about the Red Sox.

Franco’s one arrived right after Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers produced a diving end on Austin Hays’ grounder but sailed the throw to next. The Orioles also took gain of a Boston mistake for a two-run inning in Friday’s opener, a three- get.

Harvey skipped his likelihood at the get when he was pulled with two outs in the fifth right after giving up two singles and a walk in the inning. A 2013 All-Star, the former New York Met bounced from the Reds to the Angels and Royals without having a lot achievement in advance of signing a small league deal with Baltimore this winter season.

In all, he was billed with two operates, six hits and a walk when striking out four.

“I would have loved to get him via 5,” Orioles supervisor Brandon Hyde said. “I was so amazed with Matt. I imagined he experienced really good things. He confirmed the competitor that he is. Throwing strikes, labored in advance in the rely, stored guys off equilibrium, a really good to start with start for him.”

Harvey, who is from Connecticut, rattled off much more than a dozen friends and kinfolk who ended up at the sport to see him pitch at Fenway Park for the to start with time in his career, including his parents.

“I arrived to a great deal of game titles when I was more youthful. It was a exclusive position. It remaining my to start with and remaining section of a get is much more exclusive,” he said. “Kicking myself to not get out of that fifth and further in the sport. But overall it was a strong to start with start and I’ll try to build off that.”

Adam Plutko (one-) relieved him and went 2 one/three innings, letting a single strike and striking out two. César Valdez pitched the ninth, hitting the to start with batter and going for walks the next in advance of finding the upcoming 3 out for his next straight help save.

Red Sox rookie Tanner Houck (-one) struck out 8 in 5 innings, letting 3 operates — two attained — on six hits and a walk. J.D. Martinez experienced 3 hits, including a double in the to start with inning when Hays misplaced his fly ball in the sunlight and an RBI one that bounced off Harvey’s thigh.

It was scoreless in the fourth when Rio Ruiz drew a two-out walk, then Hays strike a sharp grounder that Devers gloved with a diving end. But he threw the ball into suitable industry a handed ball moved Hays to next, then Franco singled them both home.

“Defensively, the two game titles we have not been sharp. We produced some negative conclusions, we have not been producing plays,” Red Sox supervisor Alex Cora said. “For us, it is extremely essential to enjoy good protection. The groups that enjoy good protection get game titles. We have not carried out that.”

The Orioles added a single on Anthony Santander’s RBI one in the fifth and a different in the seventh on Trey Mancini’s sacrifice fly. Cedric Mullins also has four hits in two game titles for Baltimore.

Right after remaining shutout in the opener for the to start with time considering that 1976, the Red Sox managed to score — on Marwin Gonzalez’s sacrifice fly in the fourth and Martinez’s one in the fifth.

TRAINERS Area

Orioles: Hyde says outfielder DJ Stewart (hamstring) is enhancing and could be activated from the wounded listing quickly.

Red Sox: Cora said LHP Eduardo Rodriguez “felt good” right after a simulated sport on Friday and a conclusion on irrespective of whether to return him to the rotation could appear on Sunday.

UP Up coming

The Orioles deliver still left-hander Bruce Zimmerman (-, seven.seventy one Era past 12 months) to the mound for Sunday’s collection finale towards Boston’s Garrett Richards (2-2, four.03).

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