Zach Eflin improves to 4-0 with Baltimore, pitches Orioles past Red Sox [Video]

By Noah Trister, The Associated Press

BALTIMORE — Zach Eflin pitched six impressive innings to improve to 4-0 since joining the Orioles, and Gunnar Henderson and Cedric Mullins homered in Baltimore’s 5-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.

Eflin (9-7) has won all four starts since Baltimore acquired him from Tampa Bay before the trade deadline. He allowed a run and five hits, striking out a season-high eight without a walk.

The Orioles pulled into a first-place tie with the idle New York Yankees atop the AL East. Boston is eight games behind.

Nick Pivetta (5-8) allowed three runs and three hits in five innings. He struck out six and walked one, but two of the hits he yielded were homers.

Henderson went deep for the second straight game and 31st time in 2024. His two-run shot in the fourth gave the Orioles a 2-1 lead. Mullins hit a solo homer in the fifth.

Wilyer Abreu homered in the fourth for …