BALTIMORE — The Red Sox had a scoring opportunity in the fourth inning. Down 2-0, they loaded the bases with one out.
But Dominic Smith struck out looking and Ceddanne Rafaela went down swinging as Orioles starter Cole Irvin escaped. Baltimore then put a five-spot on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth to take a 7-0 lead.
The Red Sox lost 11-3 to the Orioles at Camden Yards. Boston dropped to .500 (27-27).
Starter Cooper Criswell entered with a 2.86 ERA in eight outings (seven starts). But he gave up seven runs (six earned runs), six hits and one walk while striking out two in 4 innings.
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The first five Baltimore batters reached in the fourth. Ryan Mountcastle doubled. Second baseman Vaughn Grissom’s error allowed Colton Cowser to reach.
Criswell then issued his only free pass, walking Jordan Westburg to load the bases.
Kyle Stowers followed with a two-run double, then Cedric Mullins ripped a two-run triple. Jorge Mateo’s RBI sac fly made it 7-0.
Rafaela showed both the good and bad. He made a heck of a running catch on Mullins’ 382-foot, 104.1 mph liner to center field in the sixth inning. He crashed into the wall after making the grab. But his strikeout to end the fourth came on a curveball well near the dirt. Rafaela entered Monday with a 42.1% chase percentage, which ranks in the third percentile among MLB hitters.
The Red Sox fell behind 11-0 before scoring three runs in the eighth on Romy Gonzalez’s three-run triple.
Brad Keller, who the Red Sox signed as a free agent Sunday, pitched the final four innings. He gave up four runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out two.
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