{"id":759814,"date":"2026-07-24T01:33:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T01:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/759814\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T01:33:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T01:33:55","slug":"red-sox-win-15th-straight-with-6-3-victory-over-orioles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/759814\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox win 15th straight with 6-3 victory over Orioles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BOSTON (AP) \u2014 The Boston Red Sox won their 15th straight game to match a club record for the longest winning streak in team history from 80 years ago, beating the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 in the opener of a split doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>They equaled the 1946 American League champs, who were led by future Hall of Famer Ted Williams.<\/p>\n<p>Jarren Duran had a two-run triple and a sacrifice fly, and Caleb Durbin \u2014 <a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/orioles-red-sox-score-d713160c45bca8316163d7a68555c0ae\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">who hit a tiebreaking homer<\/a> when they posted their 14th straight victory on Monday \u2014 chipped in with a two-run single.<\/p>\n<p>Ceddanne Rafaela added a solo home run for Boston in a makeup from <a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/orioles-red-sox-rained-out-e3c529bbc77c76fa029b90b9d0adec7b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tuesday\u2019s rainout.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Christian Encarnacion-Strand had a solo homer for Baltimore, his second in two games.<\/p>\n<p>Red Sox rookie left-hander Jake Bennnett (6-3) worked 5 2\/3 innings, giving up three runs \u2014 one coming on a sun-aided RBI double by Tyler O\u2019Neill \u2014 on nine hits.<\/p>\n<p>He took a 102.8 mph liner off the stomach from Taylor Ward in the fifth, but remained in the game after being checked by a trainer, interim manager Chad Tracy and first baseman Willson Contreras, who appeared to make him breath while telling him to lift his arms.<\/p>\n<p>Aroldis Chapman got the final three outs for his 23rd save and 390th of his career, tying Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley for ninth all-time.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Sox jumped out to a 4-0 lead against Dean Kremer (1-3) in the first on Durbin\u2019s line single and Duran\u2019s two-out hit.<\/p>\n<p>Encarnacion-Strand hit his homer into the batter\u2019s eye to make it 5-2 in the fourth but Rafaela hit his over the Green Monster in the bottom half.<\/p>\n<p>Kremer lasted six innings, allowing six runs.<\/p>\n<p>Up next<\/p>\n<p>Orioles: RHP Kyle Bradish (6-9, 3.61 ERA) is set to start the nightcap.<\/p>\n<p>Red Sox: LHP Eduardo Rivera (0-0, 2.89 ) will start the second game.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP MLB: <a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BOSTON (AP) \u2014 The Boston Red Sox won their 15th straight game to match a club record 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