BOSTON (AP) — Ryan O’Hearn hit a two-out, tiebreaking single in the eighth and reliever Seranthony Domínguez got Rafael Devers to pop out to end the bottom of the inning, helping the Baltimore Orioles to beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Saturday night and avoid a sweep of the split doubleheader.
Dylan Carlson added an RBI double for the Orioles, who have won two of their last 12.
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Baltimore Orioles outfielder Jorge Mateo falls into the bullpen unable to make the catch as Dylan Carlson (15) looks on a home run by Boston Red Sox's Abraham Toro during the ninth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Boston Red Sox third baseman Marcelo Mayer stands in the field before the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles, Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Boston Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito follows through on a pitch during the second inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles, Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Seranthony Dominguez (56) is congratulated by catcher Maverick Handley after getting the last out during the ninth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox, Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Baltimore Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn, right, hits an RBI single, scoring Gunnar Henderson, during the eighth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox, Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Abraham Toro hit a solo homer for Boston — his second of the day — on a play that sent Baltimore centerfielder Jorge Mateo tumbling over the bullpen wall trying to make the catch in the ninth.
Devers grounded a single up the middle to drive in the winning run in the 10th inning as the Red Sox won the opener, 6-5.
Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer was promoted from Triple-A Worcester and made his major league debut, going 0 for 4 with three strikeouts. He replaced third baseman Alex Bregman, who went on the 10-day injured list with a strained right quadriceps.
Starting for the first time in the majors this season after going 0-2 with an 8.10 ERA for Triple-A Norfolk, Orioles 27-year-old left-hander Trevor Rogers retired 16 straight after giving up Kristian Campbell’s leadoff single in the second.
O’Hearn singled off reliever Luis Guerrero after he replaced Brennan Bernardino (2-2).
Andrew Kittredge (1-0) worked a scoreless inning and Domínguez got the final five outs for his first save.
Making his fifth start after missing 2024 following elbow surgery, Boston starter Lucas Giolito worked six scoreless innings, allowing six hits with six strikeouts.
With two runners on and two out in the eighth, Devers fouled to first.
Rogers gave up two hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Red Sox RHP Walker Buehler (4-1, 4.00 ERA), who was ejected in his last start Tuesday against the Mets, is slated to start Sunday. The Orioles did not announce a starter.
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Baltimore Orioles outfielder Jorge Mateo falls into the bullpen unable to make the catch as Dylan Carlson (15) looks on a home run by Boston Red Sox's Abraham Toro during the ninth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Boston Red Sox third baseman Marcelo Mayer stands in the field before the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles, Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Boston Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito follows through on a pitch during the second inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles, Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Seranthony Dominguez (56) is congratulated by catcher Maverick Handley after getting the last out during the ninth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox, Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Baltimore Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn, right, hits an RBI single, scoring Gunnar Henderson, during the eighth inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox, Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
HOUSTON (AP) — Former Uvalde, Texas, schools police Officer Adrian Gonzales was among the first officers to arrive at Robb Elementary after a gunman opened fire on students and teachers.
Prosecutors allege that instead of rushing in to confront the shooter, Gonzales failed to take action to protect students. Many families of the 19 fourth-grade students and two teachers who were killed believe that if Gonzales and the nearly 400 officers who responded had confronted the gunman sooner instead of waiting more than an hour, lives might have been saved.
More than 3½ years since the killings, the first criminal trial over the delayed law enforcement response to one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history is set to begin.
It’s a rare case in which a police officer could be convicted for allegedly failing to act to stop a crime and protect lives.
Here’s a look at the charges and the legal issues surrounding the trial.
Gonzales was charged with 29 counts of child endangerment for those killed and injured in the May 2022 shooting. The indictment alleges he placed children in “imminent danger” of injury or death by failing to engage, distract or delay the shooter and by not following his active shooter training. The indictment says he did not advance toward the gunfire despite hearing shots and being told where the shooter was located.
Each child endangerment count carries a potential sentence of up to two years in prison.
State and federal reviews of the shooting cited cascading problems in law enforcement training, communication, leadership and technology and questioned why officers from multiple agencies waited so long before confronting and killing the gunman, Salvador Ramos.
Gonzales’ attorney, Nico LaHood, said his client is innocent and public anger over the shooting is being misdirected.
“He was focused on getting children out of that building,” LaHood, said. “He knows where his heart was and what he tried to do for those children.”
Jury selection in Gonzales’ trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 5 in Corpus Christi, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of Uvalde. The trial was moved after defense attorneys argued Gonzales could not receive a fair trial in Uvalde.
Gonzales, 52, and former Uvalde schools police chief Pete Arredondo are the only officers charged. Arredondo was charged with multiple counts of child endangerment and abandonment. His trial has not been scheduled, and he is also seeking a change of venue.
Prosecutors have not explained why only Gonzales and Arredondo were charged. Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell did not respond to a request for comment.
It’s “extremely unusual” for an officer to stand trial for not taking an action, said Sandra Guerra Thompson, a University of Houston Law Center professor.
“At the end of the day, you’re talking about convicting someone for failing to act and that’s always a challenge,” Thompson said, “because you have to show that they failed to take reasonable steps.”
Phil Stinson, a criminal justice professor at Bowling Green State University who maintains a nationwide database of roughly 25,000 cases of police officers arrested since 2005, said a preliminary search found only two similar prosecutions.
One involved a Florida sheriff’s deputy, Scot Peterson, who was charged after the 2018 Parkland school massacre for allegedly failing to confront the shooter — the first such prosecution in the U.S. for an on-campus shooting. He was acquitted by a jury in 2023.
The other was the 2022 conviction of former Baltimore police officer Christopher Nguyen for failing to protect an assault victim. The Maryland Supreme Court overturned that conviction in July, ruling prosecutors had not shown Nguyen had a legal duty to protect the victim.
The justices in Maryland cited a prior U.S. Supreme Court decision on the public duty doctrine, which holds that government officials like police generally owe a duty to the public at large rather than to specific individuals unless a special relationship exists.
Michael Wynne, a Houston criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor not involved in the case, said securing a conviction will be difficult.
“This is clearly gross negligence. I think it’s going to be difficult to prove some type of criminal malintent,” Wynne said.
But Thompson, the law professor, said prosecutors may nonetheless be well positioned.
“You’re talking about little children who are being slaughtered and a very long delay by a lot of officers,” she said. “I just feel like this is a different situation because of the tremendous harm that was done to so many children.”
Associated Press writer Jim Vertuno in Austin, Texas, contributed.
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FILE - Flowers are placed around a welcome sign outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 25, 2022, to honor the victims killed in a shooting at the school. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Velma Lisa Duran, sister of Robb Elementary teacher Irma Garcia, cries as she reflects on the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting during an interview on Dec. 19, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Kin Man Hui)
Velma Lisa Duran, sister of Robb Elementary teacher Irma Garcia, poses with photos of her sister and brother-in-law, Joe Garcia, as she reflects on the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting on Dec. 19, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Kin Man Hui)
FILE - This booking image provided by the Uvalde County, Texas, Sheriff's Office shows Adrian Gonzales, a former police officer for schools in Uvalde, Texas. (Uvalde County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
FILE - Crosses with the names of shooting victims are placed outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
