A Slugfest In Boston
What do you get when you have a 1 hour 32 minute rain delay followed by a 3 hour 40 minute game that featured 25 runs, 37 hits, 3 errors and 6 homeruns? A 13-12 win over the Boston Red Sox by the Baltimore Orioles is what you get.
It wasn’t easy. Yennier Cano entered the ninth with a 13-9 lead. Eight batters later the Orioles won by one run. Cano allowed 3 runs on 4 hits and walked 1 in 1.0 inning. Shintaro Fujinami (7-8) got credit for the win by striking out 1 over 1.2 innings.
Jack Flaherty started and once again struggled, allowing 5 runs, 4 earned, on 8 hits (1 HR), walking 1 and striking out 3 over 3.1 innings.
Jacob Webb allowed 3 runs on 3 hits and struck out 1 in 0.2 inning.
The Orioles out-homered the Red Sox with James McCann leading the way. McCann went 2 for 5 with 2 homeruns, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI.
McCannon pic.twitter.com/kT47DfOR9F
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) September 9, 2023
Aaron Hicks (3 for 4, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB), Jordan Westburg (3 for 4, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 R, 1 RBI) and Gunnar Henderson (1 for 5, 1 HR, 1 R, 3 RBI) all homered as well.
He did the Monster Mash. pic.twitter.com/RPm4HAFnPe
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) September 9, 2023
Got the bats going back-to-back. pic.twitter.com/6WMD4RDDRz
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) September 9, 2023
Please see below for yet another reason why Gunnar deserves to be ROY. pic.twitter.com/uSckppT5fs
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) September 10, 2023
Anthony Santander went 2 for 5 with a double, 2 runs scored and 1 RBI.
Tony ties it!! pic.twitter.com/UoQcZcNF12
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) September 9, 2023
2023 Record: 90-51 Magic Number: 17
Next Game: Sun. 9/10 @ 1:35 pm vs. Red Sox in Fenway Park