No reliever has been asked to keep more inherited runners from scoring than Orioles right-hander Adam Plutko. He couldn’t complete that task Sunday.
After rookie starter Dean Kremer allowed consecutive singles to open the sixth inning against the Boston Red Sox, manager Brandon Hyde brought in Plutko to retain a one-run Baltimore lead. But a walk and two-run double by Rafael Devers gave Boston a lead it didn’t relinquish in beating the Orioles, 4-3, at Camden Yards.
Since sweeping the Red Sox in Boston in their series-opening series, the Orioles have dropped six straight games at home to their American League East foe and will try to avoid a four-game sweep in Monday’s finale.