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\u201cEveryone was jumping off the roofs of buildings: \u2018He has to play third in order to hit,\u2019 and all of that \u2014 he hits, he hits, he\u2019s been hitting since 2017, there\u2019s a reason they called him up that year,\u201d said Cora. \u201cThe bat has spoken loud and clear since he got here, he has made an impact on this organization.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s having an outstanding season. He keeps working at it. There were some flaws early on, spring training wasn\u2019t perfect, we know that, and little by little he\u2019s been building his swing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Devers went 4 for 6, raising his average to .299. He had a three-run homer in the sixth, and, in the Sox\u2019 13-run eighth, added an RBI single and a grand slam.<\/p>\n

After a lackluster start from starter Brayan Bello, the Sox cleared their throat with a five-run sixth inning to go up, 6-2.<\/p>\n

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Ceddanne Rafaela makes a diving catch on a ball hit by the Orioles’ Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas during the second inning.Winslow Townson\/Associated Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Then their flux capacitor kicked in in the eighth, when 16 plate appearances accounted for 13 runs \u2014 five off reliever Cionel Perez, and eight more off of infielder-turned-reliever-turned-punching bag Emmanuel Rivera.<\/p>\n

The 13 runs marked the Red Sox\u2019 biggest single-inning surge since they scored 14 runs in the first inning against the Marlins on June 27, 2003.<\/p>\n

Cora was heartened by the team\u2019s response after the midgame loss of Bregman.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to keep playing, nobody\u2019s going to feel sorry for us, that\u2019s how it works, right?\u201d said Cora. \u201cThe lineup out there did an outstanding job, they took their walks, they put the ball in play.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a total team effort.\u201d<\/p>\n

Abraham Toro, who replaced Bregman at third base, pitched the ninth inning for the Red Sox. He allowed two runs on four hits and a walk.<\/p>\n

The Sox\u2019 offense had tallied just four hits, all singles, in the first five innings, before coming alive in the sixth.<\/p>\n

The Orioles scored twice off Bello in the third inning, when four runners reached on three singles and a walk.<\/p>\n

Bello was done after four innings, needing 87 pitches for the 12 outs. He allowed six hits \u2014 five singles and a double \u2014 and the two runs with one walk and seven strikeouts.<\/p>\n

The start marked the shortest of the season for Bello and the latest in a downward trend. He has either not reached or completed the fifth inning in his last four starts after doing so in each of his first three starts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s one of the issues I\u2019ve been having,\u201d said Bello through an interpreter. \u201cI\u2019ve been working very hard to get to that sixth, seventh inning. When the bullpen has been there, it\u2019s been great, so I just need to improve on that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The four real Sox relievers allowed just one run and four hits in their four innings before Toro took the mound.<\/p>\n

Even a less-effective outing from both Bello and the relievers likely would not have mattered much, given the plush cushion provided by the offense, especially Devers.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody knows the type of hitter Raffy is, and everybody was surprised by what he\u2019s doing, but that\u2019s who he is,\u201d said Bello. \u201cEveryone was also surprised that he got off to a slow start for the first four, five, six games, but we know the type of hitter he is and the numbers that he can put up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Good defense from both clubs marked the early stages of the game.<\/p>\n

In the second inning, Red Sox center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela sped back into the triangle to track down Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00edas\u2019s drive, reaching back for the catch as he dived to the ground.<\/p>\n

In the bottom half of that inning, Orioles right fielder Heston Kjerstad denied a home run by Carlos Narvaez, snagging a line drive over the top of the Red Sox bullpen fence.<\/p>\n

The 26-26 Red Sox are 4-3 on this 10-game homestand. And while the offense may not necessarily come close to repeating a 20-hit and 19-run performance in any of the remaining games here, it might have lit a fire under a team that has played in fits and starts for nearly two months.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be able to have a good offensive like that, that was awesome,\u201d said Bregman. \u201cAnd obviously not having to use [closer Aroldis Chapman] there in the ninth was awesome. Hopefully it can propel us to winning a lot of games.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Michael Silverman can be reached at michael.silverman@globe.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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