Dean Kremer threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings and the bullpen held its own in the Orioles’ 5-1 victory over the Red Sox in Boston on Sunday.

A 10-game homestand, the longest of the season, represented an opportunity for the Red Sox to finally take a few steps in the right direction. A 5-1 loss against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday was hardly a surprise given this team’s season-long aversion to sustained success.

Ryan O’Hearn hit a two-out, tiebreaking single in the eighth and reliever Seranthony Dominguez got Rafael Devers to pop out to end the bottom of the inning, helping the Baltimore Orioles to beat the B