Teoscar Hernandez hit a crawl-forward three-mosey homer in the tip of the 10th inning and the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Boston Crimson Sox 6-2 in the opener of a five-sport sequence Thursday evening.
Sep 2, 2020; Miami, Florida, USA; A general survey of American and Canadian flags displayed at Marlins Park earlier than the game between the Miami Marlins and the Toronto Blue Jays. Critical Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
It used to be the 13th homer of the season by Hernandez, who’s on a 15-sport hit spin. The potential to correct-heart scored Derek Fisher, who used to be positioned at second unsuitable, and Cavan Biggio, who used to be walked by Phillips Valdez (1-1). The runners had moved to second and third on a groundout.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. added his sixth homer with two outs in the 10th.
Rafael Dolis (2-1) allowed a stroll and struck out three in 1 1/3 scoreless innings to manufacture the to find.
Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a solo home mosey in the second inning for the Crimson Sox, his fourth.
Toronto received its second in a row whereas Boston dropped its fourth consecutive sport.
Boston starter Martin Perez pitched six hitless innings earlier than allowing three singles and a mosey in the seventh. He walked three and struck out five in 6 2/3 innings.
Taijuan Walker, making his second initiating for Toronto since his acquisition in a alternate final week, allowed two runs, six hits and one stroll with four strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.
The Crimson Sox (12-26) took a 2-0 lead in the sixth inning when Toronto reliever Anthony Kay walked Bradley, the significant batter he faced, with the bases loaded and two outs. Kay modified Walker, who allowed singles to Alex Verdugo and J.D. Martinez and walked Christian Vazquez earlier than exiting.
The Blue Jays (20-16) received their first hit of the game when Hernandez singled to left to steer off the seventh. He took second on Gurriel’s one-out single and scored on Joe Panik’s two-out single.
Biggio doubled to steer off the eighth and Randal Grichuk walked. Ryan Brasier modified Austin Brice and balked the runners to second and third. Biggio scored on a wild pitch to tie the game.
Toronto’s Thomas Hatch pitched spherical a leadoff double by Martinez in the bottom of the eighth.
Boston’s Matt Barnes pitched spherical a single by inserting out three in the tip of the ninth.
The Crimson Sox could well well additionally now no longer eradicate income of two walks in the bottom of the ninth.
—Discipline Stage Media
