Sale returns, Red Sox send Orioles to loss No. 100, 7-1

[ASFN Admin]

Chris Sale returned from COVID-19 to pitch five innings of two-hit ball, and Bobby Dalbec homered to help the Boston Red Sox beat Baltimore 7-1 on Friday night and send the Orioles to their 100th loss of the season. One night after beating the New York Yankees in a walk-off win, Baltimore again helped the Red Sox close in on a playoff berth. Alex Verdugo had three hits and a sliding catch in the left-field corner, and Hunter Renfroe had a three-run double for the Red Sox, who entered the night in a virtual tie with Toronto for the two AL wild-card spots; New York was a half game back.

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