The Baltimore Orioles blew a late lead, but then beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 in 11 innings on Samuel Basallo's RBI.

The Orioles have won three consecutive series against teams in playoff position after sweeping the Red Sox in a wild game Tuesday.

If the Red Sox keep playing like this, though, it threatens to be an awfully short October — assuming they qualify. The Sox dropped another stunner, 4-3, in 11 innings to the Orioles, after leaving the bases loaded in the eighth, ninth, and 10th innings.

A squirrel ran onto the field during Friday night's game between the Yankees and the Red Sox and caused a brief delay.

It's Tuesday, August 19 and the Orioles (57-67) are in Boston to take on the Red Sox (68-57). Tomoyuki Sugano is slated to take the mound for Baltimore against Walker Buehler for Boston. The Orioles hot streak continued with a 6-3 victory over the Red Sox on Monday night to take control of the two-game series.

The Red Sox were having another frustrating night with runners in scoring position. And then the rookie stepped to the plate.

The Red Sox, mired in a series with their archrival Yankees with postseason implications, are discussing moving a two-time All-Star starter to the bullpen.

Play was delayed due to a fire alarm during the eighth inning of a game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.A fire alarm