Xander Bogaerts singled later in the frame and scored on Verdugo's sixth homer of the year. His defensive skills were in form, too, as he made a nice diving catch in the sixth on a sinking liner from J.D. Springer put a charge into the announced crowd of 27,601 in the fifth inning with his 15th homer of the season. It’s not what I’m trying to do in that situation." "I think it’s unwarranted the way they reacted. "I don’t hit a lot of guys," Pivetta said. Toronto loaded the bases but Tapia struck out to end the threat. I just know what I know but I keep it to myself." "I won't be able to read their minds, I'm not that smart. "I don't know what the intents were," Montoyo said. Kirk, one of the hottest hitters in the major leagues, stayed in the game. The two squads mostly jawed with each other and Springer corralled Guerrero to help prevent things from escalating. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., had some words for the Victoria native from the dugout and led the charge as the dugouts and bullpens emptied. Tension rose in the bottom half of the frame after Pivetta hit Kirk in the left elbow with a pitch. Espinal later drove in Kirk with the game's opening run.Ĭordero tied it when he scored on a Rob Refsnyder sacrifice fly in the third.
He drew a leadoff walk from Boston starter Nick Pivetta in the second inning and moved to second on a Raimel Tapia single.
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"We fell a little bit short but we're just going to keep fighting, keep getting after it and keep trying to win games," said Toronto starter Alek Manoah.Īfter starting a rally with a pinch-hit single in a walkoff victory a night earlier, Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk helped get the offence going again in the series finale. Springer hit a solo shot for the Blue Jays (42-33). Verdugo also homered and Franchy Cordero had four hits for the Red Sox, who moved a half-game up on third-place Toronto with the victory. Santiago Espinal and Cavan Biggio drove in a run apiece in the bottom half but were left stranded as Boston (43-33) won for the eighth time in 10 games. Alex Verdugo tacked on a two-run double off Tim Mayza. It's not going to stop."īoston scored three runs in the top of the 10th as reliever David Phelps (0-2) issued two walks before hitting a batter to bring automatic runner Jackie Bradley Jr., home with the go-ahead run. "That's how it feels and that's all good. "It's like playing playoff games every day," said Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo. Matt Strahm (3-2) gave up two runs in the bottom of the 10th before getting George Springer on a flyout with runners in scoring position to end it. The Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays heightened their rivalry Wednesday in a 10-inning matchup between American League East teams who seem primed for a standings battle over the second half of the season.īoston managed to avoid a three-game sweep by hanging on for a 6-5 victory at Rogers Centre.
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