BOSTON (AP) — Renato Núñez hit a three-run homer, Asher Wojciechowski pitched six shutout innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Friday night.
Wojciechowski (4-8) struck out six as the Orioles took the opener of the season-ending, three-game series for both clubs.
Baltimore also guaranteed that the Red Sox will finish with a losing record at Fenway Park, adding to the sting of missing the playoffs one year after winning the World Series. The Red Sox fell to 37-40 at Fenway, where they last finished with a losing record in 2014 — when they were also coming off a World Series championship.