Baltimore Orioles third baseman Emmanuel Rivera, who pitched the eighth inning, stands on the mound as Boston Red Sox’s Rafael Devers, second from back left, rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam in the first baseball game of a doubleheader Friday, May 23, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Devers has career-high 8 RBIs, including grand slam in 13-run 8th as Red Sox rout Orioles 19-5
BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers had a career-high eight RBIs, hitting a three-run homer in the sixth inning and a grand slam in a 13-run eighth to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles 19-5 Friday.
Baltimore Orioles third baseman Emmanuel Rivera, who pitched the eighth inning, stands on the mound as Boston Red Sox’s Rafael Devers, second from back left, rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam in the first baseball game of a doubleheader Friday, May 23, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers had a career-high eight RBIs, hitting a three-run homer in the sixth inning and a grand slam in a 13-run eighth to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles 19-5 Friday.
Boston trailed 2-1 entering the sixth, when Ceddanne Rafaela hit an RBI single off Seranthony DomÃnguez (2-1), Jarren Duran had an RBI single against Gregory Soto and Devers followed with his fifth homer in 10 career at-bats against Soto.
Boston scored its most runs since a 20-8 win over º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøon Aug. 11, 2021, and finished with 20 hits. The 13-run inning was the highest in the major leagues this year and the most for the Red Sox since a 14-run first against the Florida Marlins on June 27, 2003.
Baltimore has lost nine of 10 and and 15 of 18, dropping to 16-33. The Orioles are 1-5 since and replaced on an interim basis by third base coach Tony Mansolino.
Garrett Whitlock (3-0) allowed one hit in two scoreless innings.
The game was scheduled to be part of a day-night doubleheader, but the second game was rained out.
Key moment
After Ramón UrÃas’ one-out RBI single off Justin Slaton cut Baltimore’s gap to 6-3 in the eighth, Slaton struck out Cedric Mullins and retired Heston Kjerstad on a groundout.
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Key stat
Devers’ RBIs were the most in a game for a Boston player since Mookie Betts had eight against º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøon July 2, 2015.
Up next
Red Sox RHP Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 3.62) starts the opener Saturday while Boston RHP Lucas Giolito (1-1, 7.08) starts the second game.
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