The Red Sox are in the midst of a playoff race and cannot afford to blow games to inferior foes like Baltimore. Thursday’s decision loomed especially large since Cowser fired a poor throw to the plate that likely would have allowed Eaton to score to tie the game.

The Red Sox concocted a plan before their series against the Orioles and stuck to it, manager Alex Cora said after a frustrating 4-3 loss at Fenway Park on Tuesday night.

The Red Sox can't afford to slip up right now, but failed to log a single hit with runners in scoring position in a frustrating loss to the Orioles.

The term 'gut punch' might be overused on occasion, but it assuredly applied to the Boston Red Sox's 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. The Re

It’s Tuesday, August 19 and the Orioles (57-67) are in Boston to take on the Red Sox (68-57). Tomoyuki Sugano is slated to take the mound for Baltimore against Walker Buehler for Boston. The Orioles hot streak continued with a 6-3 victory over the Red Sox on Monday night to take control of the two-game series.

Orioles third baseman Jordan Westburg was hit with another injury Monday when he left the game in the first inning of their game in Boston.