As for the game, the red hot Red Sox have won their fifth game in a row and seven of eight. The Sox completed their three game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays on the back of Brayan Bello (7-4, 4.83 ERA). The struggling righty held the Jays to just 2 runs in 6 strong innings. Meanwhile the balanced Sox offense put seven runs on the board against Kevin Gausman and the Jays bullpen. Enmanuel Valdez and Jarren Duran both went yard for the Sox as they knocked off Toronto 7-4 at the Skydome.
Gausman got the ball in the top of the first and Jarren Duran struck out swinging to start. David Hamilton lined out to right but Tyler O'Neill walked. Rafael Devers grounded out to first to end the inning. Bello got the ball in the bottom of the first and Spencer Horwitz singled off the glove of Enmanuel Valdez to start. Justin Turner was hit with a pitch but Vladimir Guerrero Jr struck out swinging. Daulton Varsho struck out swinging and Danny Jansen flied out to left to end the inning.
Masataka Yoshida struck out swinging to start the top of the second and Valdez grounded back to the mound. Reese McGuire walked but Dominic Smith flied out to left to end the inning. George Springer took strike three to start the bottom of the second but Addison Barger doubled to center. Isiah Kiner-Falefa was hit with a pitch but Kevin Kiermaier flied out to center. Horwitz grounded out to first to end the inning.
The Sox struck first in the top of the third as Barger booted a grounder by Romy Gonzalez to start. Duran lined out to left but Gonzalez stole second. Hamilton got a base hit to center and Kiermaier threw the ball away allowing Gonzalez to score on the error. O'Neill popped up to short and Devers grounded out to first to end the inning with the Sox up 1-0.
Turner got a base hit to center to start the bottom of the third and Guerrero Jr flied out to center. Varsho walked but Jansen took strike three. Springer was also frozen for strike three to end the inning.
The Sox struck again in the top of the fourth as Yoshida grounded out to short to start. Valdez smashed his sixth home run of the season but McGuire took strike three. Smith flied out to right to end the inning with the Sox up 2-0.
The Jays answered in the bottom of the fourth as Barger got a base hit to left to start. Kiner singled to right and Kiermaier singled to center to score Barger, moving Kiner to third. Kiermaier stole second and Horwitz walked to load the bases with nobody out. Turner grounded into a double play to score Kiner and Guerrero Jr lined out to center to end the inning with the game tied 2-2.
The Sox got the lead back in the top of the fifth as Gonzalez grounded out to third to start. Duran then crushed his sixth home run of the season to put Boston back on top. Hamilton got a base hit to center and stole second while O'Neill struck out swinging. Devers grounded out to second to end the inning with the Sox up 3-2.
Duran launches one
Varsho popped up to Hamilton to start the bottom of the fifth before Jansen grounded out to third. Springer doubled to left but Barger flied out to right to end the inning.
The Sox struck again in the top of the sixth as Yoshida singled to left to start. Valdez walked but McGuire popped up the bunt. Smith flied out to center but Gonzalez singled in the hole at second to score Yoshida. Tim Mayza came in to pitch to Duran and Jarren got a base hit to center to score Valdez. Gonzalez and Duran pulled off a double steal but Hamilton lined out to right to end the inning with the Sox up 5-2.
Kiner grounded out to second to start the bottom of the sixth before Kiermaier struck out swinging. Horwitz grounded out to first to end the inning. That was it for Bello who held the Jays to just 2 runs in 6 solid innings allowing 7 hits and 2 walks.
Genesis Cabrera came in to pitch the top of the seventh and O'Neill popped up to second to start. Devers grounded out to short and Yoshida flied out to left to end the inning. Justin Slaten came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Turner singled to center to start. Guerrero Jr singled to left but Varsho struck out swinging. Jansen flied out to center to move Turner to third and Justin scored on a wild pitch by Slaten. Springer struck out swinging to end the inning with the Jays down 5-3.
The Sox iced the game in the top of the eighth with Ryan Burr on the mound. Valdez singled to right, McGuire singled to right and Smith doubled to center to score Valdez. Gonzalez flied out to center to chase Burr and Zach Pop came in to face Duran. Jarren forced McGuire at home on a grounder to second but then stole second. Guerrero Jr booted a grounder by Hamilton and Smith scored, but Duran got caught in a rundown to end the inning with the Sox ahead 7-3.
Barger lined out to third to start the bottom of the eighth and Kiner popped up to third. Kiermaier struck out swinging to end the inning.
Bowden Francis came in to pitch the top of the ninth and Tyler O'Neill flied out to left. Devers popped up to second and Yoshida lined out to first to end the inning. Chris Martin came in to close out the bottom of the ninth and Horwitz singled to right to start. Turner struck out swinging and Horwitz moved to second on a grounder to the mound by Guerrero. Varsho flied out to left to end the game. The Sox had won it 7-3.
Sox win
Jarren Hero
Hero of The Night is Jarren Duran. He was 2 for 5 with a home run, 2 total rbis and two steals to pace the offense.
The Good:
David Hamilton was 2 for 5 with an rbi and a stolen base.
Enmanuel Valdez was 2 for 3 with a walk, a home run and 3 total runs scored.
Reese McGuire was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Brayan Bello got the win by tossing 6 innings of 2 run ball. He allowed 7 hits and 2 walks while striking out 6.
Chris Martin pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Rafael Devers was 0 for 5.
The Ugly:
Tyler O'Neill was 0 for 4 with a strikeout but walked.
Masataka Yoshida was just 1 for 5 with a strikeout but scored a run.
Dominic Smith was just 1 for 4 but drove in a run and scored a run.
Romy Gonzalez was just 1 for 4 but drove in a run, stole two bases and scored a run.
Justin Slaten allowed a run in 2 innings of work.
Final Thoughts:
The Red Sox have found a way to beat other teams, run them out of the ballpark. The Sox as a team had 5 steals and they got some longball help from Duran and Valdez. Still, on a day where Rafael Devers goes 0 for 5 and the Sox still put up 7 runs is a good sign. As long as Hamilton, Duran and others can keep running like this, they'll be able to score runs consistently. Bello pitched well tonight and that's what the Sox are going to need going forward if they have any hope of getting back in the AL East race. Wins like this will help big time. The win improved the Sox to 40-35, 10.5 games behind the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. After an off-day tomorrow the Sox look to continue their winning ways against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati. Kutter Crawford (3-6) takes on Andrew Abbott of the Reds this Friday night at 8:10 PM eastern time at Great American Ballpark.
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