Gausman got the ball in the top of the first and Kike Hernandez flied out to center to start. Triston Casas struck out swinging and Tommy Pham lined out to short to end the inning. Wacha got the ball in the bottom of the first and George Springer popped up to third to start. Bo Bichette grounded out to second and Vladimir Guerrero Jr grounded out to short to end the inning.
The Sox struck first in the top of the second as JD Martinez got a base hit to left to start. Christian Arroyo struck out swinging but Abraham Almonte doubled to center. Yu Chang struck out swinging but Bobby Dalbec got a base hit to center to drive in both runners. Connor Wong grounded out to second to end the inning with the Sox up 2-0.
The Jays answered in the bottom of the second as Teoscar Hernandez hit a home run all the way to Quebec to start. Matt Chapman popped up to short before Danny Jansen struck out swinging. Raimel Tapia struck out swinging to end the inning with the Jays down 2-1.
Home run Hernandez
Home run Merrifield
Hernandez got a base hit to center to start the top of the third but was forced at center by Casas. Pham struck out swinging and Martinez flied out to left to end the inning. The Jays struck again in the bottom of the fourth as Whit Merrifield hit a home run all the way to Newfoundland to start. Old pal Jackie Bradley Jr grounded out to third but Springer got a base hit in the hole at short. Bichette grounded into a double play to end the inning with the game tied 2-2.
Zach Pop came in to pitch the top of the fourth and Arroyo grounded out to second to start. Almonte grounded back to the mound and Chang grounded out to second to end the inning. The Jays took command in the bottom of the fourth as Guerrero walked to start. Hernandez smashed a home run all the way to Calgary to put the Jays up for good. Chapman took struck three but Jansen doubled to center. Tapia struck out swinging but Merrifield got a base hit to left. Jansen scored and Wong threw the ball away for an error to allow Whit to take third. Bradley Jr grounded out to first to end the inning with the Jays up 5-2. That was it for Wacha as he allowed 5 runs in 4 innings off 6 hits and a walk.
Dalbec struck out swinging to start the top of the fifth and Wong did the same. Wong struck out swinging and Hernandez lined out to first to end the inning. Eduardo Bazardo came in to pitch the bottom of the fifth and Springer got a base hit to right to start. It looked like Springer stole second but Sox manager Alex Cora challenged that Springer was out. Sure enough, replays showed he was out. Bichette struck out swinging and Guerrero Jr grounded out to first to end the inning.
Adam Cimber came in to pitch the top of the sixth and Casas lined out to center to start. Pham grounded out to short but Martinez got a base hit to center. Arroyo beat out a roller past the mound but Almonte flied out to left to end the inning. Hernandez struck out swinging to start the bottom of the sixth but Chapman was hit with a pitch. Jansen flied out to center and Tapia hit one up the elevator shaft to end the inning.
Anthony Bass came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Chang grounded out to short to start. Somehow Dalbec crushed his 12th home run of the season to cut the lead. Wong grounded out to short and Hernandez lined out to second to end the inning with the Sox down 5-3.
Dalbec finally hits one out
Naturally Kaleb Ort came in to allow a run in the bottom of the seventh as Merrifield doubled to right to start. Bradley Jr grounded out to second to move Merrifield to third and Springer hit a grounder to short. Chang fired home but Merrifield beat the throw to increase the lead. Bichette forced Springer at second then stole second himself. Guerrero Jr lined out to center to end the inning with the Jays up 6-3.
Yimi Garcia came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Casas appeared to have singled to center on a trap. The Jays challenged but replays showed it was a trap. Naturally Pham banged into a double play anyway and Martinez grounded out to third to end the inning. Franklin German came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Hernandez got a base hit to center to start. Chapman walked but Jansen went down hacking. Tapia swung at air and Merrifield forced Chapman at second to end the inning.
Bradley Zimmer took over for Hernandez with Jordan Romano in to close out the top of the ninth. Arroyo popped up to second but Almonte reached on a throwing error by Guerrero. Chang took strike three but Almonte stole second. Dalbec flied out to center to end the game. The Jays had swept the Sox and won this game 6-3.
Jackass of The Night is Michael Wacha. He allowed 5 runs in 4 innings to put the game out of reach and take the loss.
The Good:
JD Martinez was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Bobby Dalbec was 2 for 4 with a home run and 3 total rbis.
Eduardo Bazardo tossed two scoreless innings.
Franklin German pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
The Bad:
Tommy Pham was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Yu Chang was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Connor Wong was 0 for 3 with an error and a strikeout.
Kaleb Ort allowed a run in the seventh inning.
The Ugly:
Kike Hernandez was just 1 for 4.
Triston Casas was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Christian Arroyo was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Abraham Almonte was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but stole a base and scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
Thank god this season is almost over. That was the last time the Sox have to face Toronto and that was their last road trip of the season. The Red Sox have gotten dominated by New York Yankee teams of the past but losing 16 out of 19 is straight belt to ass. If the Jays had still beaten the Sox 11 games to 8, the Sox would be over .500. One of the worst things about this season was if the Sox had a decent record against AL East teams, they'd be in the playoffs. Add 4 more wins against the Jays, Yankees, Orioles and Rays and right now they'd have 91 wins. Its a shame the way things turned out the way they did but that's on Chaim Bloom. He allowed Schwarber to walk and trade Renfroe for Bradley. Then he went bargain bin shopping for Wacha, James Paxton and Rich Hill and all 3 got hurt. The biggest factor wasn't even Bloom's fault but Chris Sale only pitching in two games this year. As for this one? Wacha had a good season but not even he could stop the Jays onslaught. The Sox need to design their offense and pitching to stop them next season in the off-season....if Bloom is allowed to do that. The loss dropped the Sox to 75-84, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox now come home for their final 3 games of the season against the Tampa Bay Rays. Rich Hill makes his final start for the Red Sox against Tyler Glasnow of Tampa. The game begins tomorrow night at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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