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MLB: Baltimore 6, Boston 2

BALTIMORE, July 19 (UPI) -- Jeremy Guthrie hurled seven strong innings and Mark Reynolds drove in a pair of runs Tuesday, staking the Baltimore Orioles to a 6-2 win over Boston.

Guthrie (4-13) broke a four-start losing streak, holding the Red Sox to two runs on eight hits, issuing only one walk while fanning four.

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Jim Johnson collected his first save of the year with two scoreless innings to finish the game for Baltimore, which rebounded from a 15-10 loss in Monday's first contest of a three-game set against Boston.

Reynolds' RBI double in the second inning broke a scoreless tie and put Baltimore ahead for good. He added a solo homer in the eighth and finished with three hits while Derrek Lee added a bases-empty homer for the Orioles.

Kyle Weiland (0-1) absorbed the loss in his second major league appearance, yielding three runs on six hits over six frames.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia knocked a two-run homer and Josh Reddick went 3-for-4 for Boston.

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