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Contreras Homers, Red Sox Respond to Cora Firing with 5-3 Win over Orioles

On Sunday, the Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 in Baltimore, securing a series victory in interim manager Chad Tracy's MLB managerial debut, which marked his 500th career victory as a professional manager.
Boston parted with manager Alex Cora and five assistants less than 24 hours before the game following a 10-17 start to the season, prompting interim skipper Tracy to take over with immediate pressure.
Rookie left-hander Connelly Early allowed two runs over 6 2/3 innings, while Willson Contreras hit his second home run in as many games. Ceddanne Rafaela, Marcelo Mayer, and Andruw Monasterio contributed RBI hits.
Boston finished with four stolen bases—their most in a single game this season—while Aroldis Chapman worked a perfect ninth inning for his fifth save, closing out the victory.
The Red Sox travel to Toronto on Monday to open a three-game set, while the Orioles return home Tuesday to face Houston with pitcher Shane Baz seeking his first win.

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