Red Sox use long ball in 7-3 win over Blue Jays
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The Boston Red Sox slugged four solo homers in a 7-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night at Rogers Centre.
TORONTO – The Boston Red Sox slugged four solo homers in a 7-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night at Rogers Centre.
Canada’s Tyler O’Neill took Toronto starter Yusei Kikuchi deep on two occasions. Rafael Devers and Ceddanne Rafaela also went yard off the left-hander.
Boston outhit Toronto 11-10 in the opener of the three-game series between American League East division foes. Justin Turner and Davis Schneider hit solo homers for the Blue Jays.
Canada’s Nick Pivetta (4-4) threw seven effective innings for the win. The Victoria native allowed three earned runs, nine hits and a walk while striking out four.
Boston (38-35) has won six of its last eight games. With the loss, the Blue Jays remained under the .500 mark at 35-37.
Kikuchi (4-6) fanned the first two batters he faced before giving up back-to-back solo shots to O’Neill and Devers.
O’Neill briefly shared the team lead with 13 homers this season, but Devers moved back in front when his 424-foot blast cleared the wall in left-centre field.
Toronto halved the lead in the second inning after Turner walked and George Springer followed with a broken-bat flare that dropped in shallow right field.
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