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Red Sox claw back to ding O's perfect record

The Red Sox, backed by a resilient pitching performance by Joe Kelly and some timely early hits from Xander Bogaerts and Jackie Bradley Jr., handed the surging Baltimore Orioles their first loss of the season with a 4-2 decision on Wednesday night at Fenway Park.

The Orioles came in at 7-0 -- a club record start to the season -- and had been the only remaining undefeated team in the Majors.

Bogaerts' two-run double
Xander Bogaerts rips a double down the left-field line, scoring Mookie Betts and Dustin Pedroia to tie the game at 2 in the 3rd inning

In five innings, Kelly (1-0) threw 116 pitches, two short of a career high.