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BALTIMORE -- The Boston Red Sox sit comfortably atop the American League East and can further distance themselves from the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.Boston dominated the first two matchups of the crucial four-game series, outscoring Baltimore 10-4. The Red Sox lead the fading Orioles by five games, and another victory will likely shift Baltimores focus solely on retaining one of the two wild-card berths.I think there is growing confidence in our clubhouse daily, Red Sox manager John Farrell said. Weve responded to a number of challenges, whether its on the road or coming from behind to win ball games in the division. Those are key. When you succeed in those, thats a snowball effect that takes place. To balance that out, no one is taking any of that for granted.Clay Buchholz (7-10, 5.20 ERA) tries to lead the Red Sox to their seventh straight victory. The right-hander was dominant in his last outing against the Yankees, when he picked up the win after allowing two runs on seven hits over six innings.The Orioles turn to Ubaldo Jimenez (7-11, 5.94 ERA) to gain some much-needed momentum. He has surprisingly been one of Baltimores best pitchers over the past month. Jimenez was put in the rotation when Chris Tillman went on the disabled list Aug. 24. From there, Jimenez has thrived and helped the playoff push.In his last outing, Jimenez gave the Orioles bullpen a rest by throwing seven innings in a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. However, Jimenez has struggled against the Red Sox, going 2-5 with a 7.39 ERA in 13 starts.While Baltimore manager Buck Showalter declined to describe any game as a must win, his team sorely needs a victory.We know how many opportunities there are and theres still an opportunity for us, Showalter said. They are a good team, like all the teams are at this level, but especially a team having as good of a year as they are. Its one thing to want to do it, as much as our guys want to, but you get a couple pitching performances against us like weve had the last two nights its a challenge.The biggest challenge for Jimenez will be containing Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts, who has pounded Orioles pitching this season. Betts has hit safely in all eight games at Camden Yards, batting .561 with eight home runs and 15 RBI over that span.David Ortiz also dominated the Orioles pitching staff. On Tuesday, Ortiz got his 36th home run, a three-run shot in the seventh inning, that proved to be the decisive blow in the 5-2 victory.This was really huge, Bradley said. We faced a really good team in Baltimore. To get two wins right away is very vital for us. I think it will help us keep building on our momentum and finish strong.The 36 homers by Ortiz are the most by any player in his final season, one ahead of Dave Kingman in 1986. Ortiz has six home runs in his past nine games at Camden Yards.Ill try to hit a couple more so nobody can reach me, Ortiz said. Its just a number, man. Im just trying to help this ballclub. I dont care about personal numbers. I care about winning. Fake Vapormax From China . Peter Gammons, an analyst for Major League Baseballs network and website, drew the ire of hockey fans on Sunday when he criticized the two NHL teams on Twitter for their physical game the night before. Fake Nike Shoes . Philadelphia is 2-0 against the Senators this season and scored five goals in each victory. The Flyers recorded a 5-0 win in Ottawa on Nov. 12 and then earned a 5-2 home decision on Nov. 19. 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SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- There were a few shaky moments, to be sure, but considering that Henrik Stenson has yet to completely come down from the high of winning The Open just 11 days ago, the first round of the PGA Championship went pretty well.Stenson birdied the final hole at Baltusrol Golf Club to shoot 3-under-par 67, putting him in a tie for fifth, just 2 shots back of first-round leader Jimmy Walker.Im pleased with that start, said Stenson, who hit 15 of 18 greens in regulation. I thought I played a very solid round. I wasnt in too much trouble at any time. Hit a lot of fairways, a lot of greens, and gave myself some good chances.Maybe felt like a slight lack of preparation on the putting green this week was showing up on a few occasions, but all in all, I think I putted OK, and I made the most of the ones I needed to make. And a couple birdie putts coming in there, which 3 under in a major is always good.Lack of preparation -- or perhaps motivation -- was seen as a possibility for Stenson, 40, following his win at Royal Troon on July 17. The Swede won his first major championship in stirring fashion, shooting a final-round 63 that included 10 birdies and holding off Phil Mickelson, who shot 65.With numerous media obligations, a trip home to Sweden and then the journey back to America over the weekend, there was a chancee that Stenson might come out flat and uninspired at the fourth major championship of the year.ddddddddddddIt could always be better, Stenson said. But I feel like Im pretty clear on what I need to do with my game, with my swing and everything. And then the challenge this week was to be back in there mentally and focused and on one or two occasions, I think I slipped and I probably paid the price; on that 3-footer I missed on [No.] 9, because I wasnt as decisive as I need to be.But I think the most important thing is what you do afterward, and I felt like I gave myself a little kick in the butt after missing that one, and I was better committing on my lines [and] my strokes from there on. Confidence level is pretty good, but it can always be better.Stenson is striving to join Jordan Spieth (Masters-U.S. Open, 2015) and Rory McIlroy (The Open-PGA, 2014) as recent back-to-back major winners.Stenson is grouped for the first two rounds with the years major winners, Danny Willett and Dustin Johnson. Willett, who won the Masters, shot 1 over 71. Johnson, the U.S. Open champion, had his worst round since the Players Championship, shooting a 7-over 77 that included just one birdie and two double-bogeys. ' ' '