BALTIMORE (AP) — Lucas Giolito allowed four hits in eight innings, Trevor Story and David Hamilton both homered, and the Boston Red Sox blanked the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 on Tuesday night.
Kyle Bradish (0-1) struck out 10 in six innings in his return from Tommy John surgery, but the Orioles gave him no run support. Story and Hamilton went deep leading off the second and third innings, and that was enough for Boston. The Red Sox added another run in the eighth, then two more in the ninth when rookie left fielder Dylan Beavers overran Hamilton's shallow fly with two outs, resulting in a two-run double.
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Baltimore Orioles first baseman Samuel Basallo (29) makes the out at first base as Boston Red Sox's Nathaniel Lowe (37) is unable to beat the throw during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Kyle Bradish delivers during the third inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Boston Red Sox's David Hamilton, right, celebrates with third base coach/outfield instructor Kyle Hudson after hitting a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito delivers during the second inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Boston entered the night as the American League's top wild card, five games behind AL East-leading Toronto. The Red Sox have won five of six since the Orioles swept two games in Boston last week.
Giolito (9-2) looked like he might be on his way to a shutout after needing only four pitches to get through the seventh, but he threw 21 in the eighth, which included his only walk of the night. Giolito battled his way to an 11-pitch strikeout of Jeremiah Jackson to end that inning.
He ended up with 104 pitches and eight strikeouts.
Bradish allowed just four hits in his first start since June 14, 2024. He threw 81 pitches, 51 for strikes, and had at least one strikeout in every inning. The right-hander did not walk a batter.
The Orioles put two men on with one out in the sixth, but Gunnar Henderson struck out for the third time in the game and Colton Cowser grounded out.
Nine of the game's 21 strikeouts came on called third strikes.
Brayan Bello (10-6) takes the mound for Boston on Wednesday night. Dietrich Enns (1-2) will serve as an opener for the Orioles.
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Baltimore Orioles first baseman Samuel Basallo (29) makes the out at first base as Boston Red Sox's Nathaniel Lowe (37) is unable to beat the throw during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Kyle Bradish delivers during the third inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Boston Red Sox's David Hamilton, right, celebrates with third base coach/outfield instructor Kyle Hudson after hitting a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito delivers during the second inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison Friday in the first verdict from eight criminal trials over the martial law debacle that forced him out of office and other allegations.
Yoon was impeached, arrested and dismissed as president after his short-lived imposition of martial law in December 2024 triggered huge public protests calling for his ouster.
The most significant criminal charge against him alleges that his martial law enforcement amounted to a rebellion, and the independent counsel has requested the death sentence in the case that is to be decided in a ruling next month.
In Friday's case, the Seoul Central District Court sentenced Yoon for defying attempts to detain him, fabricating the martial law proclamation and sidestepping a legally mandated full Cabinet meeting.
Yoon has maintained he didn’t intend to place the country under military rule for an extended period, saying his decree was only meant to inform the people about the danger of the liberal-controlled parliament obstructing his agenda. But investigators have viewed Yoon’s decree as an attempt to bolster and prolong his rule, charging him with rebellion, abuse of power and other criminal offenses.
Judge Baek Dae-hyun said in the televised ruling that imposing “a grave punishment” was necessary because Yoon hasn’t shown remorse and has only repeated “hard-to-comprehend excuses.” The judge also restoring legal systems damaged by Yoon’s action was necessary.
Yoon, who can appeal the ruling, hasn’t immediately publicly responded to the ruling. But when the independent counsel demanded a 10-year prison term in the case, Yoon’s defense team accused them of being politically driven and lacking legal grounds to demand such “an excessive” sentence.
Prison sentences in the multiple, smaller trials Yoon faces would matter if he is spared the death penalty or life imprisonment at the rebellion trial.
Park SungBae, a lawyer who specializes in criminal law, said there is little chance the court would decide Yoon should face the death penalty in the rebellion case. He said the court will likely issue a life sentence or a sentence of 30 years or more in prison.
South Korea has maintained a de facto moratorium on executions since 1997 and courts rarely hand down death sentences. Park said the court would take into account that Yoon’s decree didn’t cause casualties and didn’t last long, although Yoon hasn’t shown genuine remorse for his action.
A supporter of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shouts slogans outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Supporters of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol hold signs and flags outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A supporter of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol waits for a bus carrying former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Supporters of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol hold signs as police officers stand guard outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Supporters of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol hold signs and flags outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Supporters of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol hold signs outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A picture of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is placed on a board as supporters gather outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
