Read the Red Sox side (the whole game, score included)
Intro
This is Missed It. Boston at Baltimore, Thursday, September 3, 89 and partly cloudy at Camden Yards, with the Red Sox. You missed it? Here's the whole game, as it happened.
A Back-and-Forth Opener at Camden Yards
We're underway in Baltimore, 89 degrees and partly cloudy, and this one starts with a bang. Two outs, bases empty in the top of the first, and Adley Rutschman launches one to right center. Gone. Just like that, we're up 1 to 0. Wilyer Abreu follows with a fly out, and we take the field with a lead. Baltimore answers right back. One out, two on, and Pete Alonso lifts a sacrifice fly to center. Blaze Alexander scores, Coby Mayo moves to third, and it's 1 to 1. Gunnar Henderson grounds out to end the inning, and we're knotted up. The second and third innings pass quietly. Jarren Duran strikes out swinging with two outs in the second. Dylan Beavers grounds into a double play to kill a Baltimore threat. Mickey Gasper flies out in the third. Coby Mayo strikes out swinging. Still 1 to 1. Then the fourth inning stings. Luis Robert Jr. leads off the bottom half and homers to left. 1 to 2. And before we can catch our breath, Pete Alonso goes deep to center. Back-to-back. 1 to 3. Leody Taveras grounds out, and we're down two heading to the fifth.
Chipping Away
The fifth inning is a quiet one. Roman Anthony strikes out swinging with two outs. Blaze Alexander is called out on strikes in the bottom half. Still 1 to 3. But we're not done. Top of the sixth, one out, bases empty, and Adley Rutschman does it again. Another homer to right center. That's two on the night for him, and we're within one. Nick Sogard lines out sharply to center, and Pete Alonso flies out sharply to center in the bottom half. 2 to 3. The seventh brings the equalizer. Two outs, a runner on, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa singles to right. Eli White comes around to score. 3 to 3. Roman Anthony strikes out swinging to end the inning, but we've clawed our way back. Baltimore gets two on with two outs in the bottom half, but Carlos Narváez flies out to center. We escape.
Taking the Lead
Top of the eighth, two outs, a runner on. Nick Sogard steps in and crushes one to right center. Adley Rutschman scores ahead of him. 5 to 3. Jarren Duran strikes out swinging, but we've got the lead. Samuel Basallo grounds out in the bottom half, and we're three outs away. Top of the ninth, two outs, bases empty. Roman Anthony, who struck out twice tonight, makes the adjustment. He homers to left center. 6 to 3. Andruw Monasterio grounds out sharply, and we head to the bottom of the ninth up by three.
Holding On
The ninth is not for the faint of heart. One out, a runner on, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand homers to left center. Gunnar Henderson scores. 6 to 5. The lead is down to one. The crowd is on its feet. Two outs, bases empty, and Dylan Beavers strikes out on a foul tip. Ball game. We hold on. 6 to 5, Boston.
Outro
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Read the Orioles side (the whole game, score included)
Intro
This is Missed It. Boston at Baltimore, Thursday, September 3, 89 and partly cloudy at Camden Yards, with the Orioles. You missed it? Here's the whole game, as it happened.
A Quick Start, Then a Quiet Stretch
It's 89 and partly cloudy at Camden Yards, and we are underway. The Boston Red Sox get on the board first. With two outs and nobody on, Adley Rutschman, yes, that Adley Rutschman, homers to right center. 1 to 0 Boston. Wilyer Abreu flies out to Luis Robert Jr., and the inning ends. We answer right back. With one out and two on, Pete Alonso lifts a sacrifice fly to center. Blaze Alexander scores, Coby Mayo moves to third. Tie game, 1 to 1. Gunnar Henderson grounds out, and that's the inning. The second is quiet. Jarren Duran strikes out swinging for Boston. Dylan Beavers grounds into a double play, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand is erased at second. Nothing doing. The third is quiet too. Mickey Gasper flies out to Dylan Beavers. Coby Mayo strikes out swinging. Still 1 to 1.
Back-to-Back Homers Put Us Ahead
Top of the fourth, Boston threatens. Two outs, two on, and Jarren Duran flies out to left. Dylan Beavers hauls it in. We escape. Then the bottom of the fourth. No outs, bases empty. Luis Robert Jr. steps in, and he does not miss. Homers to left field. 2 to 1, Orioles. And then Pete Alonso, no outs, bases empty, goes deep to center. Back-to-back. 3 to 1, Baltimore. Leody Taveras grounds out, but the damage is done. The fifth is quiet. Roman Anthony strikes out swinging. Blaze Alexander is called out on strikes. Still 3 to 1. Top of the sixth. One out, bases empty. Adley Rutschman again. Homers to right center. 3 to 2. Nick Sogard lines out sharply to Luis Robert Jr. We hold the lead. Pete Alonso flies out sharply to center to end our half. 3 to 2, us.
Boston Ties It, Then Takes the Lead
Top of the seventh. Two outs, a runner on. Isiah Kiner-Falefa singles to right. Eli White scores. Tie game, 3 to 3. Roman Anthony strikes out swinging. We get out of it. Bottom of the seventh, we have a chance. Two outs, two on. Carlos Narváez flies out to center. Inning over. Still 3 to 3. Top of the eighth. Two outs, a runner on. Nick Sogard homers to right center. Adley Rutschman scores. 5 to 3, Boston. Jarren Duran strikes out swinging, but the damage is done. Bottom of the eighth, Samuel Basallo grounds out to first. We go quietly. 5 to 3, and we're running out of time.
A Rally That Comes Up Short
Top of the ninth. Two outs, bases empty. Roman Anthony homers to left center. 6 to 3, Boston. Andruw Monasterio grounds out sharply, and we come to bat needing three. Bottom of the ninth. One out, a runner on. Christian Encarnacion-Strand steps in. He homers to left center. Gunnar Henderson scores. 6 to 5. The crowd is on its feet. Two outs, bases empty. Dylan Beavers strikes out on a foul tip. Final: Boston 6, Baltimore 5. We had the swings. We had the moment. It just wasn't quite enough.
Outro
That was Boston at Baltimore, from the Orioles side. This has been Missed It. Every game, both sides, at missed it dot net. Produced by James Barrett.