Thanks to Jay Payton's seventh-inning grand slam, the Orioles rallied from a 3-0 deficit for the second straight game to knock off the defending World Champion Boston Red Sox, 6-3.
In the grand scheme of things, the victory at Oriole Park pushed the Orioles back to two games over .500 (21-19) at the quarter-pole of the major-league season and moved them within two games of first-place Tampa Bay in the American League East. How long the Orioles can remain within striking distance of the...
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