seven innings, while striking out 10. Boston held a 2–1 lead going into the ninth, however the Rangers rallied for two runs, going ahead 3–2. Brock Holt then had a two-out RBI in the bottom of the ninth to send the game to extra innings. Texas scored what proved to be the winning run in the top of the 11th, on a double and a single, for a 4–3 final. The second game of the series was a 9–5 Rangers win, dropping the Red Sox back to .500 on the season (34–34). The game included an inside-the-park home run by Hunter Pence, ejections of both managers (Alex Cora for Boston, Chris Woodward for Texas), and the first career ejection of Andrew Benintendi. Texas took a 2–1 first-inning lead in the third game of the series, with Boston going ahead 3–2 in the fifth inning, and the Rangers tying the score at 3–3 in the top of the eighth. In the bottom of the ninth, the Red Sox loaded the bases on a double, and single, and a walk. Mookie Betts then also walked, forcing in Marco Hernández with the winning run, 4–3. In the final game of the series, the Red Sox were down 6–1 in the middle of the second inning, with starter David Price leaving the game after allowing six runs on five hits in innings. Boston then used seven relief pitchers, who did not allow any more runs. The offense tied the game in the fifth inning, and a home run by Xander Bogaerts (one of five the team hit) in the seventh inning put Boston ahead, 7–6. With a depleted bullpen and Heath Hembree not available, Josh Smith closed out the victory for his first MLB save. Red Sox tied the series 2–2 (19–22 runs) June 14–June 16, at Baltimore Orioles In the opener of a three-game series in Baltimore, Boston had 16 hits including six home runs, for a 13–2 win. Eduardo Rodríguez held the Orioles to one run in seven innings, improving his record on the season to 7–4. The second game was scoreless until the sixth inning, with the Red Sox taking a 3–2 lead, en route to a 7–2 final. Chris Sale got the win and improved his record to 3–7, while J. D. Martinez hit his 16th home run of the season. Boston trailed Baltimore, 3–2, going into the ninth inning