Contreras homers, Red Sox respond to Cora firing with win over Orioles

BALTIMORE — Willson Contreras hit his sixth home run of the season and second in as many games, and the Boston Red Sox responded to the firing of manager Alex Cora with a 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Connelly Early (2-1) allowed two runs in 6.2 innings in the rubber game victory for Boston, less than 24 hours after the club parted with Cora and five assistants following a 10-17 start to the season. Ceddanne Rafaela, Marcelo Mayer and Andruw Monasterio also had RBI hits to help Red Sox interim skipper Chad Tracy get a win in...