Orioles end Red Sox's record-tying 15-game winning streak - ESPN

BOSTON — The Baltimore Orioles ended Boston's franchise-record-tying 15-game winning streak behind Kyle Bradish's six innings of one-run ball, defeating the Red Sox 5-1 in the nightcap of a doubleheader Wednesday.

It was Boston's first loss since a 10-2 setback to the Washington Nationals at Fenway Park on July 1.

The Red Sox won Wednesday's opener 6-3 to match the club's 80-year-old record. Boston's 1946 team that won 15 straight was led by Ted Williams and claimed the American League pennant.

«That was a great ride, a 15-game winning streak,» Boston first baseman Willson Contreras said in a quiet clubhouse after the loss. «There's nothing to be sad about. We have to be happy. We should be proud of what we did and from now keep playing the way we've been playing.»

This year's Red Sox streak was the longest in the majors since the St. Louis Cardinals also won 15 straight in September 2021.

After the defeat, Boston interim manager Chad Tracy was ready to speak to the team but saw Contreras and pitcher Sonny Gray talking, so Tracy let those veterans handle it.

«We just won 15 games in a row, and I think all of us knew it was going to end at some point,» Tracy said.

The Red Sox had seemed to be in for a long season under Tracy after firing manager Alex Cora following a 10-17 start. They were 37-48 and last in the AL East on July 1 following the loss to Washington.

But three weeks went by — a stretch including the All-Star break — before Boston (52-49) lost again.

Tracy is the first manager since the 19th century to lead a team to a win streak of 15 games or more who didn't start the season in the role, according to MLB.

In the nightcap, Dylan Beavers had a two-run single in a four-run first inning for Baltimore, which