Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston 6, Baltimore 1
When: 7:10 PM ET, Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Tim Tschida, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Alfonso Marquez
Attendance: 37729

David Ortiz homered and drove in four runs to back winning pitcher John Lackey as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 Wednesday night at Fenway Park.

The win salvaged the finale of the three-game series. Boston had lost four of its last five games at home.

Ortiz hit his 31st homer of the season, a three-run shot in the fourth inning, to give the Red Sox a 3-1 lead. Josh Reddick hit his first homer of the season to increase the Boston advantage to three runs in the fifth.

Ortiz then singled in the sixth to drive home J.D. Drew, and Adrian Beltre followed with an RBI single to complete the scoring.

Lackey (13-11) went seven innings, allowing five hits without a walk in seven innings. He struck out four.

The Orioles took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning on an RBI double by Ty Wiggington but it was all they could manage.

Kevin Millwood (3-16) was dealt the loss. He surrendered six runs on seven hits in five innings.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Baltimore   Boston
Kevin Millwood Player John Lackey
Loss W/L Win
5.0 IP 7.0
5 Strikeouts 4
7 Hits 5
10.80 ERA 1.29
Hitting
Baltimore   Boston
Luke Scott Player David Ortiz
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 4
0 HR 1
3 TB 5
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Baltimore 6 0 8 .188 8 9 1 0 0 0
Boston 10 2 18 .303 13 11 6 2 0 1