Corbin Burnes allowed one run and two hits in seven innings as the Baltimore Orioles spoiled the Boston Red Sox’s home opener by earning a 7-1 victory on Tuesday.

Burnes (2-0) struck out six, walked two and lowered his ERA to 1.93. He did not give up a hit after the first inning.

Colton Cowser hit two doubles and drove in four runs. The win ended Baltimore’s two-game losing streak.

Tyler O’Neill hit a solo home run for Boston. It was his sixth home run in 10 games. Boston’s only other hit was a Triston Casas single in the first inning.

Red Sox starter Brayan Bello (1-1) left the game with one out in the sixth and Boston trailing 3-1. He allowed three runs (one earned) on four hits, walked two and struck out three.

O’Neill’s two-out homer opened the scoring in the bottom of the first, but the Orioles tied the game when Cowser’s double to center scored Cedric Mullins in the second.

Baltimore took a 3-1 lead by scoring a pair of unearned runs in the fourth. After Ryan Mountcastle’s infield single, Mullins reached on a two-base error by left fielder Jarren Duran. Both runners scored on Cowser’s two-out double.

The Orioles added a run in the seventh to make it 4-1. Gunnar Henderson doubled with two outs, stole third and scored on Adley Rutschman’s single up the middle.

The lead grew to 5-1 in the eighth when Cowser’s sacrifice fly allowed Ryan O’Hearn to score, and Baltimore scored two more runs in the ninth. Anthony Santander’s single drove in Henderson, and Rutschman scored on a Mullins single to center.

Baltimore’s final four runs (three earned) were charged to reliever Josh Winckowski, who entered the game with one out in the seventh.

Henderson, Rutschman and Mullins had two hits apiece in the victory. The Orioles outhit the Red Sox 13-2. Baltimore pitching recorded 10 strikeouts.

–Field Level Media