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Red Sox escaped up the Chesapeake Bay today with a 6-5 victory—taking two of three from the first-place Orioles in their own backyard. The bottom third of the order (Nava, Podsednik, Shoppach) went 6 for 9, with 4 runs scored, 4 RBIs and three home runs. Not bad production from that end. Will Middlebrooks went 2 for 4, with a key RBI.
Daniel Bard had a decent—but not overpowering—outing, going 5 1/3 and giving up just 2 earned runs. Once again, he ran up his pitch count to 90 in that short a span—walking four. Back home now for three against Tampa and four against Detroit.
