Rich Hill pitches Red Sox to another win over skidding O's

Alex Verdugo went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs and Rich Hill pitched six shutout innings as the Boston Red Sox downed the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 on Wednesday night.

Verdugo bookended Boston's (74-81) scoring with an RBI single in the first inning and a leadoff homer in the sixth. Abraham Almonte's first long ball with the Red Sox came in the third.

Hill (8-7) struck out nine -- his second-highest total of the sea