Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Mark Reynolds hit a pair of homers, Wei-Yin Chen was solid over six-plus innings on the mound and the Baltimore Orioles took down the Boston Red Sox, 7-1, in the opener of a three-game series.
Omar Quintanilla hit a solo homer for the Orioles, who have won eight of their last 10 games. Matt Wieters and Chris Davis added an RBI apiece.
Chen (11-7) gave up one run on nine hits while striking out four.
Carl Crawford knocked in the lone run for the Red Sox, who have lost five of seven.
Josh Beckett (5-10) struggled on the mound again, allowing six runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings. He has just one win over his last 12 starts.
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