Chen on his outing, Davis on his bat after O's beat Boston

Wei-Yin Chen went seven innings for the third time this season tonight. For the first time, he did not allow any runs as the Orioles beat Boston 6-0. Now 7-2 with an ERA of 3.76, Chen gave up just four singles in his 87-pitch outing. "I felt great out there pitching," Chen said through his interpreter. "I was glad to help the team get a win. In previous outings, I could not go deep in the game, but today I was able to do that. I'm happy about that, especially against the Red Sox. I gained some confidence in this outing. "There is not much difference between this outing and the previous ones. But if I had to say one, it is my command. And especially my command on my breaking balls. I was able to locate them in the strike zone or out of the strike zone." A reporter mentioned to Chen that he showed some better velocity at times tonight. "I didn't try to throw harder," he said. "I just went through my routines and tried to repeat my delivery." Just 1-for-14 with seven strikeouts over his last four game, Chris Davis went 2-for-4 tonight with a two-run homer and double. "I feel like I've been seeing the ball well, with the exception of last night, for a while," Davis said. "Just haven't been able to put everything together and my swing just hasn't felt right. "Came out here early today and worked on a few things that have really been helpful for me in the past. Was able to swing the way I wanted to tonight. "I think more than the (home run) numbers, it's just what am I really doing to contribute to the team. For a while, it felt like all I was doing was playing first base. Wasn't getting on base. It just feels good to be a contributor to a win on both sides of the ball." Davis had kudos for a pitching staff that recorded two shutouts, allowing just one run over this three-game series. "It's been awesome," he said. "In spring training, this is what we were hopeful for. We knew we had the guys we wanted in the position we wanted them in. Whether they've had good outings or bad outings, I've been proud of the way they carried themselves, hung in there and given us a chance to win on a given night." This was the fewest amount of runs allowed by the Orioles in a series with Boston since the Birds tossed three consecutive shutouts against the Sox from Sept. 2-4, 1974. Now the O's set their sights on first-place Toronto. "They are all big," Davis said. "With Toronto ahead of us in the standings, we want to take it one game at a time, but definitely want to win as many as we can. I think this is the first time we've hit our stride so to speak and have a chance to really gain some ground." Finally, Chen was asked about pitching the eighth inning tonight. He would have been given that chance if not for the long rain delay before the last of the seventh. "Of course. I wanted to pitch another inning if I had a chance. Maybe the God of weather doesn't really like me," he said laughing.