BOSTON -- After scoring just one run in the series opener on Tuesday, the Orioles' bats erupted in the early innings against the Red Sox on Wednesday night, as they connected for five home runs over the first three frames, including two by O's No. 5 prospect Trey Mancini.
The O's wasted little time against knuckleballer Steven Wright, who hit Seth Smith with the game's first pitch before laboring in a six-run opening frame.
Manny Machado's double, two batters later, opened the scoring, while Mark Trumbo and Welington Castillo singles helped set the stage for Mancini's first homer, and the left fielder took a 1-0 pitch the opposite way into the Red Sox bullpen to make it 5-0.