Xander Bogaerts did the damage early, extending his hitting streak to 23 games and driving in two runs. From there, Boston used the long ball to pull away from the Baltimore Orioles in a matchup between the top two teams in the AL East. Jackie Bradley put the first-place Red Sox ahead for good with a sixth-inning homer, and David Ortiz and Marco Hernandez connected in the eighth to seal a 7-2 victory Monday.
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