Kike Hernández hit a two-run homer, Christian Arroyo added a key RBI double in the ninth inning and Michael Wacha pitched scoreless ball into the sixth as the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Saturday.
The teams split the first two games of the series, and the finale will be played in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on Sunday
The Orioles slipped to 2 1/2 games behind Tampa Bay in the race for the third and final American League wild-card spot.
“This is a good ball club, the Orioles,” Arroyo said. “Late in the game, against anyone, it’s always good to push in some insurance runs across there.