Red Sox outfielder Rob Refsnyder homered Thursday in his return from a strained left oblique, helping Boston secure a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles to complete their first four-game sweep of the O's since August of 2018.

Romy Gonzalez 's go-ahead single in the eighth inning proved to be the difference for Boston which went 7-1 on its eight-game road trip.

Trevor Story also homered for the Red Sox who lead the New York Yankees by a game for the American League's top wild card.

Refsnyder missed 12 games with the oblique strain. The 34-year-old came into the day hitting .272 with six homers and 22 RBI in 54 games before serving as the designated hitter for Thursday's series finale.

Alex Jackson went deep for Baltimore, which went 1-7 on its homestand against Houston a

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