BOSTON – Anthony Santander and Renato Núñez each drove in two runs and the Baltimore Orioles held off the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Saturday to even their season-opening series.
Hanser Alberto finished with three hits. Austin Hays, and José Iglesias added two apiece. Alex Cobb (1-0) was steady in his first start since April 2019 after missing most of last season with a hip injury that required surgery.
After Boston pounded out 17 hits in its 13-2 win on Friday, Cobb mostly kept the Red Sox off balance, allowing just four hits and one run while striking out six in 5 1/3 innings of work.