BOSTON — Dustin Pedroia scored from third on left fielder David Lough’s throwing error with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 comeback win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday night.

Jonny Gomes hit a three-run homer for the Red Sox, who overcame a 5-0 deficit and improved to 4-5 at Fenway Park, where they went 53-28 last season.

Adam Jones had three singles and a double, and Nelson Cruz hit a solo homer to spark a three-run first inning for the Orioles.

Boston can take three of four when the series concludes with Monday’s traditional 11 a.m. Patriots Day start.

Dustin Pedroia started the winning rally with a replay-reviewed double off the top of the Green Monster against Brian Matusz (1-1). With the crowd chanting “Home run! Home run!” the ruling was “call stands” after a 2 minute, 2 second delay. A fan had reached over just at the line at the top of the wall to touch the ball, and replays appeared inconclusive.

Pedroia advanced on a wild pitch and, after David Ortiz was intentionally walked, Darren O’Day hit Mike Napoli on the left knee to load the bases. Pinch hitter Mike Carp hit a liner to left. Pedroia tagged and broke down the line, then headed back. But Lough’s throw was wide of the plate and bounced around as Pedroia raced home.

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Orioles Manager Buck Showalter and a few players had a lengthy discussion with the umpiring crew before the teams left the field.

Edward Mujica (1-1) got one out for the win.

The Orioles had a runner on third with one out in the ninth, but Andrew Miller got one out and Mujica fanned Lough.

Baltimore had built a 5-0 lead by the sixth against Boston starter Jake Peavy, who was roughed up for 10 hits in 52/3 innings.

Ubaldo Jimenez had his best start since signing a big free agent contract with Baltimore, pitching five shutout innings before being chased on Gomes’ three-run homer in the sixth.

The Red Sox then tied it against reliever Zach Britton in the seventh. Ortiz’s RBI single cut it to 5-4 before Jonathan Schoop, who moved from second to third that inning, bounced a throw home for an error attempting a force at the plate on a bases-loaded grounder, allowing the tying run to score. Earlier in the inning shortstop Ryan Flaherty, who started the game at third but moved over when J.J. Hardy left in the top of the inning with a strained right hamstring, dropped a throw at second for an error on an attempted force.

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Jimenez, who signed a $50-million, 4-year deal, had allowed at least four runs in each of his first three starts. He gave up three on four hits, walked three and fanned five.

Peavy had held opponents to two or fewer runs in each of his first three starts.

Cruz, the second batter, hit the first pitch into the seats above the Green Monster. Matt Wieters had an RBI single and Hardy added a sacrifice fly.

Lough’s RBI double made it 4-0 in the fifth, and Jones’ run-scoring single chased Peavy.

Jimenez, who entered at 1-3 with a 10.27 ERA in five career starts versus Boston, held the Red Sox hitless until Gomes’ two-out double in the fourth.

NOTES: Showalter said he’d like to keep playing Schoop at second and third until Manny Machado returns from extended spring training, where he is working back from offseason left knee surgery. … Boston Manager John Farrell said he expects Will Middlebrooks, on the 15-day DL because of a strained right calf since April 6, to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket this week.


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