It took seven tries, but the O's finally were able to record another win over the Boston Red Sox with a 6-2 victory on Tuesday night.
The last time the Orioles beat Boston was late April, but Jeremy Guthrie's strong outing all but ensured the Birds a long-awaited win over their first-place divisional rivals. Guthrie (4-13) allowed just two runs (a two-run homer) on eight hits and a walk while fanning four. Guthrie, the subject of trade rumors as usual at this point in the season, shut down one of the hottest teams in baseball in one of his best performances of the season.
Jim Johnson was even more impressive, no-hitting the Sox over the final two frames. Johnson pitched a perfect eighth and came out for the ninth after the Birds had padded the lead...Derrek Lee blasted a two-run shot in the bottom of the eighth, and Mark Reynolds followed with a solo homer to give J.J. some breathing room.
The O's led 3-0 after three innings before Jarrod Saltalamacchia's two-run bomb in the fifth made it a one-run game. That's how it stood before the back-to-back dingers in the eighth gave the Birds an insurmountable lead...
The two teams square-off for the series finale on Thursday afternoon...Jake Arrieta looks to give the O's a rare series win over the Red Sox.
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