BALTIMORE (AP) — Adley Rutschman homered twice in his return to Baltimore, and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Orioles 6-5 on Thursday night.
Nick Sogard's two-run shot in the eighth broke a 3-all tie. Baltimore led 3-1 after consecutive fourth-inning homers by Luis Robert Jr. and Pete Alonso, but the Orioles had just two hits after that.
Luis De León (0-2) took the loss. One of Baltimore's top pitching prospects, he was called up earlier in the week, and both his appearances have been in the late innings with the game tied. He lost each time.
After a leadoff single by pinch-hitter Jahmai Jones, Rutschman hit a grounder to third. Jones slid hard into to second to break up a double play, and after De León struck out Wilyer Abreu, Yennier Cano came on.
Sogard hit a drive to right-center field for just his fourth homer of the year and only the second allowed by Cano in 61 appearances.
Roman Anthony added a solo homer in the ninth to make it 6-3.
Erik Miller (4-0) won in relief, and Aroldis Chapman held on for his 31st save in 33 chances despite allowing a two-run homer to Christian Encarnacion-Strand in the ninth.
A month after the Orioles traded the three-time All-Star catcher to Boston, Rutschman went deep in the first and sixth innings. He received a standing ovation from the Baltimore crowd before his first-inning drive to right gave the Red Sox a 1-0 lead. Alonso tied it with a sacrifice fly in the bottom half.
Robert, who was picked up by the Orioles off waivers from the New York Mets, homered for the first time with Baltimore to put the Orioles ahead 2-1. Then Alonso sent a drive to right-center for his 33rd homer of the year. Center fielder Eli White had time to camp in front of the wall and reach up for the ball, but he couldn't come up with the catch.
Alonso's two RBIs moved him into a tie atop the AL at 94 with Triple Crown hopeful Yordan Alvarez of Houston.
Rutschman's sixth-inning homer cut the deficit to one, and then Orioles starter Brandon Young gave up a double to White and an RBI single to Isiah Kiner-Falefa with two outs in the seventh, tying it at 3.
Boston sends Rangers Suarez (5-4) to the mound Friday night against Shane Baz (5-14) of the Orioles.
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Baltimore Orioles' Blaze Alexander (23) scores on a sacrifice out hit by Pete Alonso during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Boston Red Sox catcher Adley Rutschman, left, and starting pitcher Jake Bennett bump fists after retiring the side during the second inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Boston Red Sox' Adley Rutschman rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
NEW YORK (AP) — Gael Monfils bid adieu to Grand Slam tennis with a hard-fought loss to Learner Tien in the second round of the U.S. Open on Thursday night.
The 40-year-old Frenchman, who is planning to retire at the end of the year, was knocked out 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 by Tien, who at 20 is half Monfils' age and asked for and received his autograph after beating him in Montreal last month.
Fans at Louis Armstrong Stadium chanted, “Mon-fils! Mon-fils!” and gave him a standing ovation after his final shot went into the net. He saluted the crowd before packing his bag, then watched a montage of his U.S. Open highlights on the video screen, received a commemorative poster from tournament officials and heard his name reverberate around the court one final time in New York.
“It's been a long ride,” Monfils said, calling it his second-best crowd after Roland Garros in Paris. "It’s been an absolute honor for me to play all these years in front of you. I tried my best, tried to perform high-professional tennis but also give you a great show, and you guys give me great love, so I will never forget that.”
Monfils’ final appearance at Flushing Meadows came 21 years since making his debut in 2005, two months before Tien was born across the country in Irvine, California. They had not played at all before facing each other twice over the past 30-some days.
“It was incredible,” Tien said. “I told him when we played in Montreal, ‘I hope we get to play one more time.’ I know we didn’t have that many opportunities left, so I’m super happy it happened here.”
Monfils made some history before bowing out, becoming the oldest man to win a match at the tournament since Jimmy Connors in 1992, who also did so on his 40th birthday. Had he beaten Tien, Monfils would have been the oldest to reach the third round in nearly a half-century, dating to 42-year-old Ken Rosewall in 1977.
He also made a core memory, reaching the mixed doubles semifinals with wife Elina Svitolina. Monfils joked it was the first and last time the couple was playing tournament tennis together.
Monfils is the third player to come out and say this would be his final Grand Slam, after Japan's Kei Nishikori, who lost in qualifying, and Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka, who earned an eleventh-hour wild card and was knocked out in the first round.
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Gael Monfils, left, of France, embraces Learner Tien, of the United States, after their match in the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Gael Monfils, of France, hits a return to Learner Tien, of the United States, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Gael Monfils, of France, hits a return to Learner Tien, of the United States, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Gael Monfils, of France, reaches to hit a return to Adolfo Daniel Vallejo, of Paraguay, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Gael Monfils, of France, acknowledges fans after losing to Learner Tien, of the United States, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
