As for the game, years from now when the Toronto Blue Jays are bad and the Red Sox are good, people are going to look back on their 2022 schedule and go "What the hell was THAT?" Not only did the Jays beat the Sox in 15 out of 18 games (with one remaining) but they beat them BAD. The 28 run game in July and now back to back shutouts with a combined score of 20-0. In tonight's game, Ross Stripling held the Sox to just 4 measly hits in 6 shutout innings. The Boston bats got just 1 hit against the Jays bullpen. Meanwhile Brayan Bello (2-8, 4.71 ERA) took another step in the wrong direction when he was hammered for for 10 hits and 4 runs in just 4 innings. Then the Jays feasted on the bullpen of Zack Kelly and Joshn Winckowski for 6 runs and 11 hits combined. The Jays as a team pounded out 21 hits and 10 runs as they continued their utter domination with a 10-0 over the Sox at the Skydome. How many runs did the Sox score Dean Wormer?
Rob Refsnyder struck out swinging to start the top of the second and Triston Casas took strike three. Christian Arroyo beat out a roller to third but Kike Hernandez flied out to left to end the inning. The Jays struck in the bottom of the second as Teoscar Hernandez singled to center to start. Raimel Tapia got a base hit to left and a wild pitch moved the runners over. Danny Jansen got a base hit to left to score Hernandez. A wild pitch scored Tapia but Whit Merrifield struck out swinging. Springer forced Jansen at third but Bichette got a base hit to right. Guerrero Jr grounded out to short to end the inning with the Jays up 2-0.
Connor Wong grounded out to short to start the top of the third and Pham grounded out to second. Devers lined out to center to end the inning. The Jays struck again in the bottom of the third as Kirk grounded out to short to start. Chapman struck out swinging but Hernandez doubled to center. Tapia walked and Jansen doubled to right to score both runners, taking third on the throw home. Merrifield grounded out to second to end the inning with the Jays up 4-0.
The Sox blew a rally in the top of the fourth as Bogaerts grounded out to third to start. Verdugo got a base hit to center and Bichette booted a grounder by Refsnyder. Casas lined out to left and Arroyo grounded out to third to end the inning. Springer got a base hit to center to start the bottom of the fourth and Bichette got a base hit to right. Guerrero Jr grounded out to third to move the runners over but Kirk walked to load the bases. Chapman grounded into a double play to end the inning. That was it for Bello who got rocked for 4 runs in just 4 innings allowing 10 hits and 2 walks. Better luck next year.
Hernandez grounded out to third to start the top of the fifth and Wong popped up to first. Pham grounded out to second to end the inning. The Jays feasted on Zack Kelly in the bottom of the fifth as Hernandez hit a home run all the way to Vancouver to start. Tapia struck out swinging but Jansen hit a home run all the way to Calgary. Merrifield grounded out to third but Springer singled to center. Bichette got a base hit to right and Guerrero Jr pounded a ground rule double down the right field line to score George. Kirk lined out to left to end the inning with the Jays up 7-0.
Devers got a base hit to left to start the top of the sixth but Bogaerts took strike three. Verdugo grounded into a double play to end the inning. Josh Winckowski cam ein to pitch the bottom of the sixth and Chapman walked to start. Hernandez grounded into a double play and Tapia grounded out to first to end the inning.
Anthony Bass came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Refsnyder struck out swinging to start. Casas got a base hit to right but Arroyo lined out to second. Hernandez lined out to right to end the inning. Jansen flied out to left to start the bottom of the seventh but Merrifield got a base hit to center. Bradley Zimmer pinch hit for Springer and struck out swinging and Otto Lopez pinch hit for Bichette. Lopez got a base hit to center with Cavan Biggio pinch hit for Guerrero Jr. Biggio took strike three to end the inning.
David Phelps came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Wong flied out to center to start. Pham also flied out to center and Devers took strike three to end the inning. The Jays rallied in the bottom of the eighth with Gabriel Moreno pinch hitting for Kirk. Moreno got a base hit to left and Chapman beat out a roller to third. Hernandez doubled to right to score Moreno and Tapia got a base hit to right to score Chapman. Hernandez moved to third on the hit then scored on sac fly to right by Jansen. Merrifield struck out swinging and Zimmer grounded out to short to end the inning with the Jays up 10-0.
Jordan Romano came in to close out the top of the ninth and Bogaerts flied out to left to start. Verdugo took strike three but Refsnyder was plunked. Adam Cimber came in to pitch and Refsnyder took second on defensive indifference. Casas took strike three to end the game. The Jays had won 10-0.
Jays win
"How ya feelin Jackass?" - Dave Bush
Jackass of The Night is Brayan Bello. He was routed for 4 runs in 4 innings to put the Sox in a hole they couldn't climb out of.
The Good:
Rafael Devers was 2 for 4.
Christian Arroyo was 1 for 3.
The Bad:
Tommy Pham was 0 for 4.
Xander Bogaerts was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Kike Hernandez was 0 for 3.
Connor Wong was 0 for 3.
Zack Kelly allowed 3 runs in the fifth inning.
Josh Winckowski allowed 3 runs in 3 innings.
The Ugly:
Alex Verdugo was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Rob Refsnyder was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts but was hit with a pitch.
Triston Casas was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Final Thoughts:
When one team is going through the motions and the other is fighting for home field advantage in the playoffs, you get games like this. The Red Sox just want to go home and the Jays have World Series aspirations. Who would have thought just four years ago that the 108 win Red Sox wouldn't just lose to the Blue Jays in 2022 but lose 15 out of 18 with scores like 28-5, 9-0 and 10-0. That's 47-5 in just 3 games not counting the rest. One of the reasons the Jays are going on and the Sox are going home is the Jays beating the AL East teams the Sox couldn't. The saddest part of the season was if the Sox were just .500 against the AL East they'd be a playoff team. Losing four of your five starters wasn't helpful and the offense pretty much just gave up after the trade deadline. Only four more games to enjoy JD Martinez, Nathan Eovaldi, Matt Barnes, Tommy Pham, Xander Bogaerts, Rich Hill and Abraham Almonte so enjoy them while you can. The loss dropped the Sox to 75-83, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox look to salvage the series and their dignity tomorrow afternoon against the Jays when Michael Wacha (11-1) takes on Kevin Gausman of Toronto. The game begins at 1:35 PM at the Skydome.
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