Steven Wright plunked Seth Smith in the right thigh with his first pitch of the night. It was perhaps a sign that things would not go smoothly for the Red Sox knuckleballer.
Wright uncorked a wild pitch before striking out Adam Jones. Manny Machado doubled to center. Chris Davis grounded out, but Wright's outing went straight downhill after that. Mark Trumbo singled to right, making it 2-0. Welington Castillo singled and Trey Mancini crushed a three-run homer to right-center. Jonathan Schoop followed that with a solo dong on Wright's next pitch. After J.J. Hardy singled, Wright finally recorded the third out, as Smith lined to left.