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- Updated: June 1, 2016
11:10 PM ET
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles are built to mash, especially at home. But they got out-bombed by the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.
Kevin Gausman allowed consecutive home runs to the first two batters of the game, Mookie Betts and Dustin Pedroia, then gave up a three-run shot to Betts in the second inning. It was the first time in a decade that an Orioles pitcher allowed back-to-back jacks to start the game (Rodrigo Lopez at Toronto, May 14, 2006), and the first time in two decades that an O’s hurler did it at home (Rick Krivda vs. Angels, May 21, 1996).
The immediate onslaught sucked the life out a Camden Yards crowd that was hoping to see the Birds bounce back from a 7-2 loss in the series opener on Monday. Instead, the O’s lost 6-2 and looked overmatched by their division rivals for the second straight game.
The struggling Kevin Gausman was no match for the Red Sox’s power hitting in Tuesday’s loss. Rob Carr/Getty Images
The Red Sox went deep four times Tuesday (three of them by Betts, who became the first leadoff hitter in Red Sox history to have a three-homer game according to Elias), which was four more times than the Orioles left the yard. The quartet of longballs brought Boston’s total for …
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