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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. 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LOUIS -- Lance Lynn was one of the more enthusiastic participants as the St. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Outfielder Matt Holliday became the final free agent of 2016, formally leaving the St. Louis Cardinals when he and the team agreed to waive a provision in his contract that would have guaranteed his 2017 salary if he finishes among the top 10 in NL MVP voting.The 36-year-old certainly will not finish among the top 10 when voting is announced Nov. 17, so the move makes him a free agent one week earlier. He hit .246 with 20 homers and 62 RBIs in 110 games, missing substantial time after his left thumb was broken when he was hit by a pitch on Aug. 11.He was brought into the Cardinals season finale to play left field in the ninth inning. HHe was given a standing ovation and taken out before the next pitch.dddddddddddd On the start of the seasons last weekend, the Cardinals said they planned to decline his $17 million option for 2017.Holliday, who still gets a $2 million buyout, became a free agent Thursday, three days after the other 157 eligible players went free. He was held up because of the vesting provision.A seven-time All-Star, Holliday was drafted by Colorado in 1998, traded to Oakland after the 2008 season and then dealt to St. Louis the following July. ' ' '