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Refsnyder homers in return from IL, Red Sox sweep Orioles with 3-2 win

Associated Press (AP) — Romy Gonzalez hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning, Rob Refsnyder homered in his return from a strained left oblique, and the Boston Red Sox earned a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles to complete a four-game sweep Thursday.

Trevor Story also homered for Boston, which went 7-1 on a two-city road trip that began against the New York Yankees. The Red Sox lead the Yankees by a game for the AL’s top wild card.

Alex Jackson went deep for Baltimore, which went 1-7 on its homestand against Houston and Boston.