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- Updated: September 13, 2016
BOSTON — The series opener between the Red Sox and the Orioles was decided merely 11 pitches into the first inning on Monday night at Fenway Park. The Sox rallied early and never looked back against O’s starter and former Boston pitcher Wade Miley during a 12-2 victory in which it pounded out 16 hits.
As the Blue Jays beat the Rays, 3-2, in Toronto on Monday, the Red Sox held onto their two-game lead in the American League East. The Orioles fell to second place in the AL Wild Card standings.
Boston jumped on Miley for five runs in the first, with 10 of the 12 batters Miley faced reaching base. The Red Sox’s offensive powerhouse featured moonshot homers from Hanley Ramirez and Chris Young before David Ortiz …
