By Tiffany Williams –
On Saturday, the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox faced off at Ed Smith Stadium for their second spring training game out of the three scheduled. The Orioles, who had won the first game, managed to pull off another victory by a score of 5-4.
Corbin Burnes took the mound for the Orioles for the fifth time this Grapefruit League season, pitching five innings, allowing four hits, four runs, and striking out two. For the Red Sox, Cooper Criswell made his second appearance in the Grapefruit League season, pitching four innings, allowing four hits, two runs, and striking out three.
In the first inning, the Orioles took an early lead of 0-2 with Cedric Mullins and Anthony Santander crossing home plate. However, the Red Sox responded in the top of the second inning with homers from Bobby Dalbec and Wilyer Abreu, followed by Eddy Alvarez and Tyler Heineman scoring to put the Red Sox ahead 4-2.
Coby Mayo scored for the Orioles in the bottom of the fifth inning, making the score 4-3. In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Orioles tied the game 4-4 when Frederick Bencosme scored. Jud Fabian scored the winning run to seal the Orioles’ 5-4 win.
The next game between these two teams will be played on Thursday, March 21, at JetBlue Park. The Red Sox and Orioles are scheduled to play each other 14 times during the regular season, starting with the Red Sox’s home opener on April 9.