Blue Jays’ bullpen struggles in second-straight loss to Red Sox
BOSTON — Connor Wong hit two homers, together with a tie-breaking solo shot within the eighth, to assist the Boston Red Sox rally previous the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Tuesday night time.
Masataka Yoshida and Christian Arroyo additionally homered for Boston and the Red Sox tied a season-high for hits with 14, together with 4 by Wong. The Boston catcher led off the eighth needing a triple to finish the cycle, drove a 2-1 fastball from Erik Swanson to the Green Monster seats for his second homer of the night time and third in three days.
Wong additionally had a double within the second that bounced slightly below the yellow line on the prime of Fenway Park’s iconic left-field wall.
The Red Sox rallied after falling behind 6-3 throughout a six-run sixth by the Blue Jays and gained 4 in a row for the primary time this season, getting the ultimate two outs when George Springer grounded right into a double play. Boston is three video games over for the primary time since beating the Yankees final July 17 for a 48-45 file.
Reliever Richard Bleier (1-0) bought the win and Josh Winckowski picked up his first save. Swanson (1-1) took the loss.
Daulton Varsho hit a three-run homer for the Blue Jays within the sixth and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. completed with a pair of singles and two RBIs.
Yoshida prolonged his hitting streak to 12 with a solo homer to right-center within the fourth, placing Boston up 3-0.
Toronto didn’t get successful till Varsho’s double within the fourth, then tagged Houck within the fifth for six runs on 5 hits and a stroll. Varsho did essentially the most injury along with his homer that put the Jays up 6-3 after a bases-loaded single by Guerrero drove in two and Bichette scored on a handed ball.
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Boston bought two again within the fifth on RBI singles by Refsnyder and Yoshida, then Wong added a solo homer to left to tie it once more within the sixth, surviving a video problem that confirmed a fan touching the ball after it had cleared the highest of the wall.
Arroyo’s first homer of the season was a blast all the best way out of Fenway Park, driving a 1-1 changeup properly over the Green Monster to present the Red Sox a 1-0 lead. Wong adopted with a drive off the large wall in left discipline that was slightly below the yellow line.
Alex Verdugo led off the third along with his second straight double and scored on a single by Rob Refsnyder, who was thrown out at second on a pleasant play by center-fielder Kevin Kiermaier.
NO DECISIONS
Neither starter figured within the resolution. Toronto’s Yusei Kikuchi lasted 4 1/3 innings, permitting 5 runs on 9 hits, together with two homers by Yoshida and Arroyo. Tanner Houck struck out 5 over six innings for Boston, permitting six runs on six hits.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: Springer was again within the lineup after getting scratched from the collection opener Monday due to an sickness. Springer was initially referred to as for an error within the sixth after misplaying a Justin Turner’s pop fly down the correct discipline line that bounced out of play and was ultimately dominated a ground-rule double.
Red Sox: LHP James Paxton (strained proper hamstring) will make one other rehab begin with Triple-A Worcester on Friday, supervisor Alex Cora stated. Cora stated Paxton is near a return, however feels he has a number of extra issues to enhance earlier than making a return. ? RHP Zack Kelly had surgical procedure on Tuesday on his proper elbow, the Red Sox stated.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays RHP Alek Manoah (1-1, 4.88 ERA) begins the third of a four-game set Wednesday night time in opposition to RHP Nick Pivetta (1-2, 5.11) for the Red Sox.
