BOSTON (AP) — Addison Barger and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered on consecutive pitches from Walker Buehler within the first inning and Toronto capitalized on the right-hander’s wildness so as to add two runs within the fourth in a 5-3 win over the Boston Purple Sox on Sunday.
Andrés Giménez and Nathan Lukes every had an RBI single as Toronto took two of three video games within the weekend collection and improved to 7-3 in opposition to Boston this season.
Buehler (5-6), who’s g uaranteed $21.05 million in a one-year free agent contract signed during the offseason, is 1-4 with a 7.80 ERA in his final six begins.
Carlos Narváez hit a solo homer and Ceddanne Rafaela an RBI double for the Purple Sox, who’ve misplaced seven of eight. Boston reliever Zack Kelly walked off the mound with a coach as a consequence of proper indirect tightness.
Yariel Rodríguez (2-0) obtained 5 outs in scoreless aid and earned the win. Jeff Hoffman struck out three batters within the ninth for his 18th save.
Barger hit a slider into the right-field seats and Guerrero Jr. despatched a fastball over the Inexperienced Monster at Fenway Park.
Key second
After Boston rallied to tie the sport at 2, Buehler gave up a go-ahead run-scoring single to Giménez after which walked the following two batters — Jonatan Clase and Tyler Heineman — to drive in a run. He issued three walks within the inning.
Key stat
Boston dropped its third straight collection and has misplaced three of 4 since trading Rafael Devers to San Francisco two weeks ago.
Up subsequent
Blue Jays RHP Max Scherzer (0-0, 5.63 ERA) makes his second begin since coming off the injured checklist from a proper thumb damage on Monday in a house sport in opposition to the Yankees. LHP Carlos Rodón (9-5, 2.92) is scheduled for New York.
Purple Sox LHP Garrett Crochet (7-4, 2.06) is slated to begin Monday in opposition to Cincinnati RHP Chase Burns (0-0, 5.40).
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