BOSTON (AP) — Bo Bichette’s sacrifice fly within the eleventh inning scored Ernie Clement and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrated his contract extension with three hits because the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Purple Sox 2-1 on Wednesday evening.
Guerrero and the Blue Jays finalized a $500 million, 14-year contract that begins in 2026, a take care of a document $325 million signing bonus. Later, the slugger went 3 for five and scored the staff’s first run.
Toronto’s Kevin Gausman labored eight innings, permitting one unearned run on 4 hits with 10 strikeouts and no walks. It was his longest outing since going eight innings on Aug. 8, 2024, and his twenty sixth profession sport of 10 or extra strikeouts.
Jeff Hoffman (1-0) went two scoreless innings for the win, and Nick Sandlin picked up his first save of the season.
Bichette drove within the profitable run with a fly ball off right-hander Josh Winckowski (0-1).
Boston’s Tanner Houck went 6 2/3 innings, giving up one run on 5 hits with two walks and two strikeouts.
Boston heart fielder Kristian Campbell singled within the eighth, extending his on-base streak to his first 12 profession video games. He’s the third Purple Sox participant since 1920 to achieve safely in every of his first 12 video games, becoming a member of George Scott (1996) and Ted Williams (1939).
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Boston stranded runners at second and third within the tenth as Hoffman struck out Campbell to finish the risk.
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The Purple Sox protection, which entered the sport main the majors with 17 double performs, turned three extra, together with a 9-3 double play within the fourth inning. Boston proper fielder Wilyer Abreu corralled Will Wagner’s fly ball and simply threw out Andrés Gimenez, who led off with a stroll and had damaged for second on the windup from Houck.
Up subsequent
The Blue Jays ship RHP Chris Bassitt (1-0, 0.71 ERA) in opposition to Boston’s RHP Walker Buehler (1-1, 8.68) within the sequence finale on Thursday.
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