BOSTON — With three hits, including a home run by rookie Ryan Mountcastle, on the first three pitches they saw Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park, the Orioles looked liable to start scoring and simply never stop.
It turned out to be the Red Sox who wouldn’t let up. Just as quickly as the Orioles built an early lead, Boston erased it and eventually cruised to a 9-3 victory before an announced 30,027 on a clear day in Boston.
It didn’t get much better for the Orioles (47-101) than the first three pitches of the game, when Cedric Mullins singled, Mountcastle hit his team-high 30th home run of the season and Anthony Santander singled.