Blue Jays complete sweep of Red Sox with 3-2 win
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Matt Chapman provided a cheerful ending to a wild and wacky 10-game homestand for his Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.
TORONTO – Matt Chapman provided a cheerful ending to a wild and wacky 10-game homestand for his Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.
Chapman’s walk off double off the centre field wall gave the Blue Jays a 3-2 win to complete a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox (74-76).
The three wins arrived on the heels of a four-game sweep by the Texas Rangers earlier in the week and a three-game sweep by Toronto (83-67) against the Kansas City Royals the previous weekend.
“It’s kind of been how this whole year has been,” Chapman said. “A lot of ups and downs for us. To get swept, then sweep somebody.
“With how precious all these wins are, it was nice that we’re able to flush that Texas series.”
With a dozen games remaining in the regular season, the Blue Jays hold an American League wild-card spot after Cleveland swept the Rangers and the Seattle Mariners were swept in their three-game set with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Toronto holds the second wild-card berth, with Texas in third a half game back. The Mariners sit fourth, one game back of the Rangers and 1 1/2 games behind the Jays.
The level-headed Chapman was not immune to the recent roller-coaster ride. As he attempts to regain his form after time on the injured list because of a troublesome left middle finger, manager John Schneider sent Cavan Biggio to pinch-hit in Chapman’s place in the ninth inning on Saturday.
