BOSTON O's DuBose gets his first triumph



He limited the Red Sox to one run and four hits as Baltimore swept a twinbill.
BOSTON (AP) -- Eric DuBose can stop wondering when he'll win a game.
DuBose earned his first major league victory, pitching the Baltimore Orioles past the Boston Red Sox 4-2 for a sweep of Friday's day-night doubleheader.
The Orioles have swept all three of their doubleheaders this season. They beat Boston in the opener 10-4 as Tony Batista's two-run single highlighted a seven-run seventh inning.
The loss dropped the Red Sox four games behind the New York Yankees in the AL East.
Good job
DuBose, a 27-year-old lefty, limited the Red Sox to one run and four hits in six innings.
"It's a great feeling," he said. "I can't wait to call home and talk to my family."
After the Orioles ended Boston's four-game winning streak in the opener, DuBose (1-1) limited the Red Sox to one run in six innings. He lost his major league debut to Kansas City on May 4.
"I was around that age when I got my first win," said Baltimore reliever Buddy Groom, who recorded the final two outs of the eighth inning and escaped a bases-loaded jam. "I know it's a big win for him."
Jorge Julio pitched the ninth for his 28th save in 34 opportunities.
Matos is standout
Luis Matos, who went 5-for-9 on the day, hit a three-run double to cap a four-run burst in the second. An error by third baseman Bill Mueller keyed the inning.
"They've got a good hitting ballclub and they got good pitching and timely hitting today," Red Sox outfielder Trot Nixon said.
Nomar Garciaparra hit a sacrifice fly for the Red Sox in the third. In the eighth, Jason Varitek drew a bases-loaded walk to pull Boston to 4-2.
Casey Fossum (5-5), activated from the disabled list earlier in the day, lost in his first start since June 7. All four runs against him were unearned, and he allowed six hits over 51/3 innings.
In the opener, the Orioles trailed 4-3 in the seventh when Brook Fordyce singled and Brian Roberts walked to lead off the inning.
Matos hit a tying double that chased Boston starter Derek Lowe (11-6). Scott Williamson struck out Jeff Conine and intentionally walked Jay Gibbons before allowing Batista's two-run single.
O's break open game
The Orioles broke the game open later in the inning on RBI singles by Jack Cust and Deivi Cruz and a two-run triple by Fordyce.
The Red Sox had taken a 4-3 lead an inning earlier on back-to-back homers by Nixon and Doug Mirabelli. Nixon hit a two-run homer, his 22nd of the season.
Rick Helling (7-8) picked up the win, allowing four runs on nine hits while walking one and striking out five in six innings. It was his first victory since July 9.
Garciaparra's solo home run in the first inning gave the Red Sox a 1-0 advantage. It was the first time in Garciaparra's career he has homered in four consecutive games.
The Orioles took the lead in the second on a pair of RBI groundouts from Gibbons and Batista and made it 3-1 with an unearned run off Lowe in the fifth as Larry Bigbie reached on an error by Red Sox first baseman Kevin Millar and scored on Roberts' single.