brayan bello lasted one inning in Boston, and the Orioles made him pay with six runs before the first frame ended in an 8-2 win on June 4, 2026. Baltimore turned the opener into a road lead it never gave back.
Taylor Ward Starts Fast
Taylor Ward doubled on the first pitch of the game, and the inning kept moving from there. Gunnar Henderson was hit on the foot by a Bello cutter, Adley Rutschman singled to the gap to drive in a run, and Leody Taveras followed with a single through the infield that brought Henderson home.
Colton Cowser then walked with the bases loaded and hit a ball to the Monster, while Jackson Holliday walked and Ward singled up the middle for his second hit of the inning. That sequence left Boston chasing before Bello could get out of the opening frame.
Bello Loses the First Inning
Bello entered with a 9.68 ERA as a starter in 2026, and the first inning fit that split. After the six-run burst, he retired ten Orioles in a row, a sharp turn that kept the game from getting even worse for Boston but did nothing to erase the damage already on the board.
The contrast was plain. Baltimore scored in a hurry; Boston’s starter settled only after the score had already moved to 6-0. That left the Red Sox with no room to work back into the game, especially against a Baltimore starter who kept them off balance for most of the night.
Trevor Rogers Holds the Edge
Trevor Rogers threw 5.2 one-run innings for Baltimore and had a no-hitter until the fifth inning. Pete Alonso singled to left in that inning, Sam Basallo later drove a ball 112.4 mph to right field, and Cowser added a deep sacrifice fly that scored Basallo.
Rogers allowed three straight singles in the sixth, which brought Boston its first run and ended his night before he could finish the frame. Yennier Cano came in and got one out, finishing a game that had already been decided by the first inning.
The result completed an easy road win for Baltimore in Boston, and the early cushion mattered more than anything that followed. Chris Bassitt had said after Wednesday’s game, “When your starter goes three innings and gives up three runs, that’s pretty much a recipe for disaster, so this one’s on me.” Baltimore did not need that much time to build the kind of margin Boston never threatened.
