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06/18 15:26 CDT After a misplayed foul pop, Valenzuela hits go-ahead double in
Blue Jays' 4-3 win over Red Sox
After a misplayed foul pop, Valenzuela hits go-ahead double in Blue Jays' 4-3
win over Red Sox
By BRENDAN McGAIR
Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) --- Brandon Valenzuela hit a go-ahead RBI double off Aroldis
Chapman with two outs in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a
three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 4-3 win Thursday.
Valenzuela's tiebreaking hit clanked off the Green Monster and came after Red
Sox catcher Connor Wong misplayed a pop-up in foul territory that would have
been the final out of the ninth.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Nathan Lukes homered for Toronto, which has taken
five of six matchups against Boston this season.
Trailing 3-1, the Red Sox tied it in the eighth on back-to-back homers by Isiah
Kiner-Falefa and Caleb Durbin.
Tommy Nance (1-2) picked up the win after recording the final two outs in the
eighth and Mason Fluharty pitched a perfect ninth for his first save of the
season.
Chapman (0-2) took the loss as Boston fell to 12-25 at Fenway Park and 6-17
against AL East teams this season.
Guerrero jumped on the first pitch he saw from Red Sox starter Sonny Gray for a
410-foot homer that landed in the first row of the Green Monster seats. The
first-inning blast was his fourth home run of the season and first since May 17.
Toronto starter Trey Yesavage carried a shutout into the seventh, but left with
the game tied at 3. The right-hander struck out six and walked none while
allowing three runs in 7 1/3 innings.
Gray allowed three runs -- including solo homers by Guerrero and Lukes --- and
six hits over seven innings. The right-hander struck out seven and walked one.
Before the consecutive homers by Kiner-Falefa and Durbin in the eighth, the Red
Sox snapped a 16-inning scoreless in the seventh when Wilson Contreras drove in
Ceddanne Rafaela on a grounder.
Up next Blue Jays: RHP Kevin Gausman (4-4, 3.41 ERA) starts Friday at Wrigley Field against Chicago RHP Ben Brown (3-2, 1.74). Red Sox: Travel to Seattle for a weekend series that begins Friday night. Boston LHP Ranger Suarez (2-3, 3.21) starts opposite Seattle RHP Bryce Miller (3-0, 1.54). --- AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Up next Blue Jays: RHP Kevin Gausman (4-4, 3.41 ERA) starts Friday at Wrigley Field against Chicago RHP Ben Brown (3-2, 1.74). Red Sox: Travel to Seattle for a weekend series that begins Friday night. Boston LHP Ranger Suarez (2-3, 3.21) starts opposite Seattle RHP Bryce Miller (3-0, 1.54). --- AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
