Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays
Thursday • 3:07 PM EDT
7 – 0
Final
H 10-2 • E 0-1
BOS
65-56
Boston Red Sox
BOS • 65-56
TOR
59-64
Toronto Blue Jays
TOR • 59-64
BOS
65-56
Boston Red Sox
BOS • 65-56
7 – 0
Final
H 10-2 • E 0-1
TOR
59-64
Toronto Blue Jays
TOR • 59-64
Last play: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. strikes out swinging.
Game Summary
Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0. Boston won thanks to a dominant night from Caleb Durbin, who went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and five RBIs, and run support from Masataka Yoshida (2-for-3, RBI) while Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu each scored twice. The Red Sox outhit Toronto 10-2 and committed no errors; Toronto had one error. The key turning point came in the eighth inning when Durbin's grand slam turned a 1-0 game into a 5-0 lead. Payton Tolle earned the win, throwing eight shutout innings with two hits allowed and four strikeouts, and Boston added an insurance RBI single from Durbin in the ninth.
Generated after the final box score
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Batting
| Player | line | ab | r | h | rbi | bb | so |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willson Contreras | 1-4 | 2B, K, RBI | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Connor Wong | 0-4 | 2 K | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilyer Abreu | 1-3 | 2 BB, 2 R | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andruw Monasterio | 1-4 | K | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Caleb Durbin | 3-5 | HR, 5 RBI, R | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarren Duran | 0-4 | BB, K | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Sogard | 0-4 | BB, R | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ceddanne Rafaela | 2-4 | HBP, K, 2 R | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Masataka Yoshida | 2-3 | BB, RBI, R | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ernie Clement | 0-3 | BB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charles McAdoo | 0-2 | BB, K | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andrés Giménez | 0-2 | BB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Valenzuela | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lukes | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Springer | 0-3 | K | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Smith | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 1-4 | K | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Myles Straw | 0-3 | K | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kazuma Okamoto | 0-3 | K | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
| Player | line | ip | h | r | er | bb | so |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Weissert | 1.0 IP, 0 ER, K, BB | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Payton Tolle | 8.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K, 2 BB | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Chase Lee | 1.0 IP, 4 ER, 0 K, BB | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer Miles | 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Scherzer | 5.0 IP, ER, 4 K, 2 BB | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Braydon Fisher | 1.0 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lazaro Estrada | 1.0 IP, 2 ER, K, 2 BB | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recent plays
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. strikes out swinging.
- Ernie Clement walks.
- Josh Smith grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Willson Contreras.
- Nathan Lukes grounds out, second baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Willson Contreras.
- Jarren Duran strikes out swinging.
- Caleb Durbin singles on a ground ball to left fielder Charles McAdoo. Ceddanne Rafaela scores. Wilyer Abreu to 2nd.
- Masataka Yoshida out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Myles Straw. Nick Sogard scores. Ceddanne Rafaela to 3rd.
- Willson Contreras lines out to shortstop Andrés Giménez.
