Red Sox beat Orioles 8-1 as Abreu hits two-run homer

Wilyer Abreu delivered a two‑run home run and three RBIs while starter Payton Tolle worked six scoreless innings, leading the Boston Red Sox to an 8‑1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Mickey Gasper added a two‑run triple in the fifth inning and Ceddanne Rafaela recorded three hits. All Red Sox batters recorded at least one hit, with Willson Contreras contributing two singles and a double.

Tolle improved his record to 3‑2 with a 2.28 ERA, allowing seven hits, striking out five and walking two. Ryan Watson earned his first career save, striking out two and surrendering one run in three innings. The win marks the Red Sox's fifth‑run game in six of their last nine contests and extends Jarren Duran's hitting streak to ten games.