Boston.com · Sep 19, 2021
Red Sox win 5th straight, rally past Orioles 8-6
Kevin Plawecki follows through on his two-run single during the first inning. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Kiké Hernández’s game-tying RBI single caromed off the second-base bag and into shallow center field, sparking a three-run, seventh-inning rally that carried the AL wild-card leading Boston Red Sox to an 8-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles Sunday and a sweep of their three-game series.
It was the fifth straight win for Boston, which entered the day leading Toronto by one game and the Yankees by 1 ½ in the playoff chase.
J.D. Martinez had a solo homer and Kevin Plawecki added a two-run single for the Red Sox.
