Awfully nice: Red Sox move to 13-2

BOSTON — Not even playing in wild chills below freezing could slow the red-hot Red Sox.

Andrew Benintendi got three hits and the Red Sox extended the best start in their 118-year history, beating the Orioles 3-1 on Sunday at frigid Fenway Park.

“I was miserable, nothing short of miserable,” Red Sox ace Chris Sale said. “I said it when I came out of the game: ‘This is the most miserable I’ve ever been on a baseball field, by far, not even close.’ ”

Mitch Moreland also had three hits for the Red Sox, who improved to a major league-best 13-2 under new manager Alex Cora.

“There was no complaining. They knew the conditions were going to be awful,” Cora said.

The Red Sox completed an abbreviated three-game sweep and finished 8-1 on their first homestand of the season. The series was supposed to last four games, but the traditional Patriots’ Day game scheduled for Monday morning at 11:05 was postponed late Sunday afternoon because heavy rain is expected throughout the day.

The game will be made up May 17, which had been a day off for both teams before their next series at Fenway.

It’s the first time the Patriots’ Day game in Boston has been postponed since 1984.

Manny Machado had an RBI double for the Orioles, who have lost five of six.

Heath Hembree (2-0) worked two innings of scoreless relief. Craig Kimbrel got three outs for his fifth save.

Sale gave up one run and two hits in five innings, striking eight and walking two. Orioles starter Dylan Bundy (0-2) allowed three runs on seven hits in 52⁄3 innings with six strikeouts, two walks and two wild pitches.