BALTIMORE _ The Boston Red Sox brought their thunder with them when they arrived in Baltimore earlier this week. But it was Mother Nature that provided the lightning and heavy rain that cut Wednesday night's game short and sent them on their way after a two-game sweep of the Orioles at Camden Yards.
The Sox lineup was reading from the same script as the night before, blasting a pair of home runs and getting a solid performance from pitching ace David Price to score a six-inning 8-1 victory that pushed the Orioles into third place in the American League East.
The Blue Jays won in the afternoon, so the Red Sox's sixth straight victory left them one game behind in second and dropped the Orioles (66-53) two games out.
Orioles starter Dylan Bundy (6-4) gave up five runs for the first time in his major league career and four of them came on two-run homers by outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. and catcher Sandy Leon. The Red Sox tacked on three more runs against reliever Tyler Wilson before the skies opened up and left the outfield under water.
The game was delayed for 77 minutes at the start of the seventh inning before it was called.
