Red Sox benefit the most from the new dimensions in Baltimore in Camden Yards' first series of 2025

BALTIMORE (AP) — So far, it's the opposition taking advantage of the latest change in dimensions at Camden Yards.

The Boston Red Sox hit three two-run home runs Thursday in an 8-4 win over Baltimore, and all of them went to left field, where the Orioles moved the wall in a bit during the offseason. Alex Bregman's drive in the first reached the seats, meaning it would have been gone in 2024 as well, but the other two homers didn't.

Baltimore moved the wall back and made it significantly taller before the 2022 season, then decided that was excessive and moved it in before this season. The Orioles moved the wall in approximately 13 feet in the left field corner and about 26 feet near the bullpens in left-center. The team also lowered the previous 13-foot wall near the left field foul pole to 8 feet, and the wall height was lowered to just below 7 feet near the bullpens.

“Very nice, very nice,” Bregman said, laughing. “It was very far away before.”

In the first home series of the season, the Orioles dropped two of three to the Red Sox. The home run tally was Boston 4, Baltimore 1 — with all four of the homers by the Red Sox going to left.

The only home run by the Orioles was by Cedric Mullins on Thursday, and it went over the unchanged wall in right.

Bregman said he did not use a new torpedo bat Thursday after trying it out Wednesday. His homer in the first made it 2-0, and then Kristian Campbell's an inning later gave Boston a 4-1 advantage. Triston Casas added a homer in the seventh to put the Red Sox up 7-3.

Casas bats left-handed but was able to hit the ball out to the opposite field. That was a tough task with the previous dimensions in Baltimore.

“I try to not focus too much on the dimensions of the field,” Casas said. “I did hint at wanting to hit the ball to the opposite field at Fenway, but it's just obvious — it's just all in your face right there. I know the ball flies to right here. That's typically the jet stream out there to right-center.”

On Thursday, the Red Sox made the ball fly to left as well.

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Boston Red Sox's Kristian Campbell hits a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Thursday, April 3 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)

Boston Red Sox's Alex Bregman celebrates after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Thursday, April 3 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)

Boston Red Sox's Triston Casas hits a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Thursday, April 3 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)

NEW YORK (AP) — J.T. Miller scored his second goal of the game on a power play at 2:56 of overtime as the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Saturday night.

Will Cuylle, Noah Laba and Artemi Panarin also scored to help the Rangers snap a three-game skid (0-1-2). Mathew Robertson and Conor Sheary each had two assists, and Igor Shesterkin had 12 saves.

Zach Bolduc, Arber Xhekaj, Jake Evans and Josh Anderson scored for Montreal in its third loss in four games (1-2-1). Nick Suzuki and Lane Hutson each had two assists, and Jacob Fowler had 21 saves.

In the extra period, Miller beat Fowler for his ninth goal to give the Rangers the win after they trailed 3-0 and 4-2.

The teams combined for eight goals in the opening 28 minutes, then none until overtime.

Cuylle and Miller scored in a 36-second span early in the second period to tie the score 4-4. Cuylle got his ninth at 7:22 and Miller tied it at 7:58.

Bolduc opened the scoring with 7:19 left in the first period with his seventh. Xhekej made it 2-0 with his first wit 5:50 left in the period, and Evans made it a three-goal lead 2:08 later with his fifth.

Laba then beat Fowler on the power play with 1:11 left in the opening period to get the Rangers on the board.

Panarin scored on a penalty shot 19 seconds to make it 3-2.

Anderson restored the two-goal margin at 3:17 of the second, whipping a one-timer past Shesterkin.

The Rangers honored players from the 1970s and 80s. Attendees included Hall of Fame defenseman Brad Park, Swedish stars Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson plus family members of Rod Gilbert, Jean Ratelle and Vic Hadfield. Herb Brooks, the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Olympic coach who coached the Rangers from 1981-85, was represented by his son Dan.

Canadiens: Host Edmonton on Sunday night.

Rangers: Host Anaheim on Monday night.

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Montréal Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovský (20) looks to pass the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Montréal Canadiens goaltender Jacob Fowler (32) skates off the ice while the New York Rangers celebrate an overtime goal by J.T. Miller during an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

The New York Rangers celebrate their win in overtime during an NHL hockey game against the Montréal Canadiens, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

The New York Rangers celebrate an overtime goal by J.T. Miller (8) during an NHL hockey game against the Montréal Canadiens, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)