Boston 4, Toronto 3
When: 7:07 PM ET, Monday, August 25, 2014
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature:
72°
Umpires:
Home -
Tom Hallion, 1B -
Tripp Gibson, 2B -
Chris Guccione, 3B -
Eric Cooper
Attendance:
26041
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Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3 (10): Yoenis Cespedes slapped a single to plate Brock Holt with two outs in the 10th inning as visiting Boston ended its eight-game losing streak.
Holt hit a one-out single in the 10th against Aaron Sanchez (2-1) and promptly stole both second and third base before Cespedes brought him home by sending a 1-2 curveball into center field. Koji Uehara (6-4) picked up the win after blowing a save opportunity in the ninth and Craig Breslow retired the side in the 10th for his seventh career save - and first since 2010.
Dustin Pedroia belted a two-run homer and Mookie Betts ripped a solo shot as the Red Sox posted their first win since a 10-7 triumph over Houston on Aug. 16. Clay Buchholz scattered four hits over 8 1/3 innings but was charged with three runs after departing to settle for a hard-luck no-decision.
Edwin Encarnacion belted a two-run double with two outs in the ninth to forge a 3-3 tie for the Blue Jays, who fell to 6-15 in August and reside 5 1/2 games behind Seattle in the race for the second American League wild-card spot. Jose Reyes had a single and scored on Adam Lind's forceout.
After going 0-3 in his previous six starts, Buchholz was vying for his eighth career complete game and second of the season before allowing two singles and issuing a four-pitch walk to load the bases in the ninth. Uehara induced Lind to ground into a force to score Reyes before Encarnacion lofted a shot high off the left-field wall to plate Melky Cabrera and Steve Tolleson.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Betts opened the scoring in the fifth inning by depositing a 3-2 fastball from LHP J.A. Happ into the second deck in left field for his second homer. Christian Vazquez walked to set the stage for Pedroia, who sent a first-pitch curveball into Toronto's bullpen for his sixth blast - and first since Aug. 3. ... Happ allowed three runs on five hits in six innings to settle for a no-decision. ... Boston DH David Ortiz sat out the contest after fouling a ball off his right foot during the fourth inning of Sunday's game versus the Mariners. Mike Napoli went 0-for-5 as the designated hitter while Allen Craig played first base for the first time since being acquired from St. Louis on July 31.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Boston |
|
Toronto |
Clay Buchholz
|
Player |
J.A. Happ
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
8.1 |
IP |
6.0 |
4 |
Strikeouts |
8 |
4 |
Hits |
5 |
3.24 |
ERA |
4.50 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Boston
|
8 |
2 |
14 |
.216 |
13 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
Toronto
|
5 |
0 |
6 |
.147 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |