BOSTON (AP) – Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-3 on Saturday to get to 12-2 – the best start in their 118-year history.
Andrew Benintendi had a two-run single and an RBI double, and J.D. Martinez hit a solo homer for the Red Sox.
Only once – in 1918 – had Boston started 11-2.
Alex Cobb (0-1) was roughed up in his Orioles debut, giving up eight runs – seven earned – in 3 2/3 innings. He signed a $57-million, 4-year deal as a free agent on March 21 after spending all 11 years of his professional career in Tampa Bay’s organization.
Pedro Alvarez had a two-run homer for Baltimore, which has lost four of five.