Bo Bichette hit a game-winning sacrifice fly within the high of the eleventh earlier than Nick Sandlin pitched a 1-2-3 inning within the backside of the body, lifting the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 win over the Boston Crimson Sox on Wednesday.
After buying and selling single first-inning runs, neither group scored till Toronto took the lead within the eleventh. Automated runner Ernie Clement moved to 3rd on Nathan Lukes’ grounder to quick earlier than scoring on Bichette’s fly to middle.
The groups mixed for simply 10 hits, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (3-for-5) and Andres Gimenez (2-for-3) logging 5 of Toronto’s six.
Jays starter Kevin Gausman struck out 10 and allowed simply 4 hits and one unearned run in eight innings. Jeff Hoffman (1-0) fanned three in two innings of aid, main Toronto to a 3rd straight victory to open the four-game collection. Sandlin registered his first save of the season.
Boston batters struck out 14 instances. Rafael Devers (2-for-5, two doubles) and Alex Bregman (RBI) have been main contributors.
The Crimson Sox had an excellent game-winning likelihood within the tenth. Triston Casas’ leadoff grounder moved computerized runner Bregman to 3rd, however Hoffman struck out two, together with Kristian Campbell to finish the inning.
The final hit for both group was a Guerrero single to start the ninth.
The Blue Jays tagged Tanner Houck for 3 consecutive one-out singles within the first. Guerrero began the string with an infield knock and got here in for the opening run on Will Wagner’s groundout to second.
Jarren Duran wasted little time getting the hosts again within the recreation within the backside of the inning. He scored the tying run on Bregman’s sacrifice fly after lining a leadoff single off Gausman, stealing second and advancing to 3rd on a subsequent throwing error.
Houck completed 6 2/3 innings of five-hit, one-run ball in his longest begin of the younger season. He struck out two and walked two.
Devers led off Boston’s fourth with a line double to middle. Gausman bounced again to strike out three in a row, starting a stretch of 5 consecutive strikeouts.
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