Houston Chronicle

Red Sox top O’s 1-0 in 11

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BALTIMORE — Jackie Bradley Jr. scored the game’s lone run on a wild pitch by Brad Brach in the 11th inning, and the Boston Red Sox used six pitchers to silence the Baltimore Orioles’ bats in a 1-0 victory Tuesday night.

Boston has won 10 of 13 to move a season-high 23 games over .500 (87-64) and draw closer to clinching a postseason berth. The Red Sox started the day with a three-game lead over the second-place New York Yankees in the AL East.

It was the second straight tight, lengthy game between these AL East rivals. Boston won in 11 innings on Monday night and is 15-3 in extra-inning games.

With a runner on second and two outs in the 11th, Brach (4-5) walked Andrew Benintendi and Mookie Betts to load the bases for Mitch Moreland, who sidesteppe­d a bouncing pitch from Brach that enabled Bradley to score without a throw.

YANKEES 5, TWINS 2: CC Sabathia recovered from a shaky start to pitch six innings, Brett Gardner had a pair of tying hits, and host New York beat Minnesota.

NATIONALS 4, BRAVES 2: Max Scherzer allowed five hits in seven innings, and Washington tuned up for the playoffs with a victory host Atlanta.

PHILLIES 6, DODGERS 2: Rhys Hoskins had four RBIs, including a three-run double off Pedro Baez in the seventh inning that led Philadelph­ia over visiting Los Angeles.

BLUE JAYS 5, ROYALS 2: Marcus Stroman pitched seven innings to win for the first time in six starts, Darwin Barney hit a two-run homer, and host Toronto beat Kansas City.

CARDINALS 8, REDS 7 (10): Dexter Fowler hit a tying homer in the eighth inning and a go-ahead double in the 10th, helping visiting St. Louis knock off Cincinnati.

CUBS 2, RAYS 1: Mike Montgomery took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning, Kyle Schwarber hit his 28th home run, and Chicago beat host Tampa Bay.

ATHLETICS 9, TIGERS 8: Jed Lowrie hit a go-ahead grand slam against Alex Wilson, and visiting Oakland overcame a four-run deficit to beat Detroit.

MARLINS 5, METS 4 (10): J.T. Realmuto homered in the 10th, and Miami beat visiting New York after rallying for three runs in the ninth against former teammate A.J. Ramos.

BREWERS 1, PIRATES 0: Chase Anderson had eight strikeouts in six innings, and visiting Milwaukee shut out Pittsburgh for the second straight day.

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