Game update and Yovani Gallardo on today's start (Orioles outslug Red Sox)

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Score: Orioles 16, Red Sox 8

Recap: Mark Trumbo had a two-run double in the first and delivered another run with a grounder in the fourth, giving him 16 RBIs this spring to go with five home runs. J.J. Hardy hit his third home run in three days, a two-run shot in the third inning. Manny Machado, Chris Davis and Audry Perez homered off Roenis Elias in a six-run sixth inning. Yovani Gallardo allowed five runs in the second inning, including Jackie Bradley Jr.'s two-run shot. He was charged with seven runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings, with three walks and two strikeouts, to leave his ERA at 16.88 in eight Grapefruit League innings. Vance Worley tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Odrisamer Despaigne allowed a run in the eighth. Pedro Alvarez had an RBI single in the first. Joey Rickard walked twice, singled, was hit by a pitch and stole two bases. Perez finished with four RBIs.

Need to know: Adam Jones had three hits. Rickard and Machado executed a double steal in the first before scoring on Trumbo's double. Rickard has five stolen bases this spring. Trumbo hadn't doubled before today. He also stole a base. Gallardo threw 27 pitches, 11 for strikes, in the second inning and finished at 78/37. Nolan Reimold singled in his first at-bat in the seventh, giving him three straight hits over two days, including a home run. Today's attendance: 8,518, the 10th sellout of the spring.

On deck: Sunday, vs. Pirates in Bradenton, 6:05 p.m.
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SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles are trying to beat another team into submission today.

Manny Machado hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning to break a 7-7 tie, Chris Davis followed with a shot over the left-center field fence and catcher Audry Perez launched a three-run homer. All in the sixth inning. All of them against Red Sox left-hander Roenis Elias.

Vance Worley threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of Yovani Gallardo, who was charged with seven runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. Odrisamer Despaigne allowed a run in the eighth, and the Orioles are holding a 13-8 lead.

Gallardo said this was the best he's felt all spring. He also warned that his spring numbers usually are pretty bad.

Gallardo's ERA is up to 16.88 in eight Grapefruit League innings. He went 0-2 with a 10.13 ERA in 13 1/3 innings last spring with the Rangers.

However, Gallardo posted a 3.98 ERA in 20 1/3 innings with the Brewers in 2014, a 3.54 ERA in 20 1/3 innings in 2013 and a 1.96 ERA in 18 1/3 innings in 2011.

There are exceptions.

Gallardo had a 4.56 ERA in 23 2/3 innings in 2012 and a 4.29 ERA in 21 innings in 2010.

In today's game, he walked three batters and ran his pitch count to 78 in 3 2/3 innings, with only 37 strikes called by plate umpire Toby Basner. He stranded a runner in the first inning and allowed five runs in the second.

"That first inning, I was able to get ahead in the count," he said. "I think the second inning was just falling behind. That's pretty much it. And obviously, walking a couple guys, that doesn't help. But I made some good pitches whenever I had to. Other than that, the balls that got hit hard were up in the zone.

"I feel good. Today was the best I've felt. I think I made some pretty good pitches that were down and away to both lefties and righties. And getting ground balls. I was getting weak contact. A couple hits that were jam shots or off the end of the bat. Not much you can do about that. It just shows that you're locating your pitches. The home run (by Jackie Bradley Jr.) hits the foul pole. It's just one of those things. Not much you can do. But I felt good.

"Felt like the ball was coming out good. Good curveball, good changeup, and most important, a good two-seamer, which I think is one of the pitches I have to get ready for the season."

Gallardo is trying to keep the stats in perspective while also knowing that many fans are growing anxious.

"Like I've always said, you want to go out there and obviously do well each and every time out, no matter if it's spring or during the season. But the most important thing is you're allowed to work on certain things, and sometimes when you're trying to work on them, the results aren't going to be there. For me, I think the most important thing was just commanding the fastball, throwing the fastball away and moving it around over the plate. I didn't get some of those pitches as strikes and it changes the whole at-bat. Obviously, that and leaving the ball up over the zone doesn't help, but I felt good.

"You hear a lot of guys say that spring training is the time to try different things, try to add to what you're able to do during the season. Not only last year, you can look at every spring training I've had throughout my career and I think it's ... they've been bad. It's a good thing they don't count for your career.

"It's one of those things. At the end of the day, no matter what you have to do, you're here to work on things. It's tough. I think throughout my career, it's one of those things I really don't let it get to me. I know I'm preparing the way that I have to for that first regular season game. We've got six months. You've for to prepare for six months. You've got to find every little thing that you can use to your advantage to keep the hitters off balance."

Despite the walks, including three over four innings in a minor league game Monday at Twin Lakes, Gallardo insisted that he's not worried about his command.

"Not at all," he said. "It's just one of those things. You want to do well each and every time, but you know, I'm trying different things. If you fall behind in the count, you might try to see if you can flip him the curveball or throw a changeup. It's a little bit different, just trying to add that and get it (ready) for the season. Sometimes, it's not going to work out and you're going to get yourself in trouble. Like today, I was able to get that ground ball in the second inning and turn two. I gave up the base hit the other way to (Mookie) Betts, I thought it was a pretty good pitch, but sometimes you have to tip your hat to the hitters."

There can be beauty in an ugly line, as Gallardo kept pointing out.

"I felt good, arm feels good," he said. "I think everything is coming out pretty good. That's what I wanted. That's what I wanted out there. I think the previous starts before I was leaving sliders out over the middle of the plate. The one to Chris Young, the double, might have been the only one. All the other ones were right where I needed them to be, just off the plate or right in the corner. It's a good adjustment."