Orioles tag Boston bullpen, end skid with 5-4 victory

BALTIMORE (AP) — Pedro Severino singled in the winning run in the 10th inning to punctuate a poor performance by Boston's revamped bullpen, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Red Sox 5-4 Saturday night to snap a six-game losing streak.

Coming off a lackluster performance against the Yankees in which he allowed three runs in three innings, Red Sox starter Martin Pérez gave up five hits over seven innings and left with a 3-1 lead.

That left it up to Boston’s new-look bullpen to seal the victory. One night earlier, the rebuilding Red Sox traded veteran relievers Heath Hembree and Brandon Workman to Philadelphia for a pair of young starters.

So Josh Taylor entered with his 16.20 ERA to start the eighth inning. He got two quick outs before issuing a walk, and Anthony Santander followed with a game-tying homer inside the left-field foul pole.

Boston used three straight walks off Cole Sulser in the 10th to regain the lead, but in the bottom half Matt Barnes (1-2) let in the tying run on a wild pitch before Severino hit a liner to left-center with the bases loaded and one out.

Miguel Castro (1-0) got the final two outs in the 10th to help the Orioles end Boston's modest three-game winning streak.

Jackie Bradley Jr. homered and Alex Verdugo had two doubles and an RBI for the last-place Red Sox.

Pat Valaika put Baltimore up 1-0 in the second with his fifth home run, the most he’s had in a season since hitting 13 with Colorado in 2017.

Boston went ahead 2-1 in the fifth. Bradley sent a 2-1 pitch over the wall in center — his first homer of the year — before José Peraza and Verdugo hit successive doubles.

Kevin Pillar drove in a run in the sixth with an infield hit.

Orioles starter Alex Cobb gave up two runs and six hits over five innings in another frustrating...

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