Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet hits 200 strikeouts, joins Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens in elite franchise history.

The Baltimore Orioles blew a late lead, but then beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 in 11 innings on Samuel Basallo's RBI.

If the Red Sox keep playing like this, though, it threatens to be an awfully short October — assuming they qualify. The Sox dropped another stunner, 4-3, in 11 innings to the Orioles, after leaving the bases loaded in the eighth, ninth, and 10th innings.

YouTube The Baltimore Orioles have extended Samuel Basallo a week into his major league career. The 21-year-old reportedly agreed to an eight-year, $67 million extension that can max out at $88.5 million with incentives.

The Orioles have won three consecutive series against teams in playoff position after sweeping the Red Sox in a wild game Tuesday.

A fire alarm at Fenway Park caused the Red Sox game against the Orioles to be briefly delayed in the top of the eighth inning on Tuesday night. Dylan Beavers was at the plate for the Orioles

A squirrel ran onto the field at Yankee Stadium and caused a brief delay during the game between New York and Boston.

BOSTON — Over the course of a long season, there are often multiple candidates for worst loss of the year. Only a few days ago, the Red Sox squandered a two-run lead with six outs to go. And the fact that they’ve been walked off 11 times on the road is a reminder that there’s plenty of competition for the title.

Preview the Aug. 19 matchup between the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Earlier this season, it looked as though former Boston Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel might have reached the end of the road. As recently as last year, Kimbrel was on the All-Star team for the ninth time in his career.