Rookies come through in home finale to help Orioles play spoiler again in 6-2 win over Red Sox

“Once he got through that first inning, his pitch mix was so much better the rest of his outing,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “He was using his change-up more, he’s using a good slider more, he was dumping in some breaking balls there earlier in the count. I thought he started pitching better after that first inning, and that team has got a lot to play for, and they came out swinging the bat right away. He did a great job of settling down, settling in.”