Here are the takeaways, as the Red Sox fell in dispiriting 6-2 fashion to the Orioles on Thursday — their fifth loss in six games.
The big picture
The Red Sox started hot, as Kiké Hernández’s lead-off homer got them on the board early.
But the offense cooled down immediately. Ryan Mountcastle’s three-run homer in the third inning was a tough blow, and the Orioles tacked on three more in the sixth — two on a single by Tyler Nevin and a third when Pat Valaika hit a sacrifice fly.