Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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
Hitting
Boston   Toronto
Daniel Nava Player Edwin Encarnacion
2 Hits 1
0 RBI 2
0 HR 0
2 TB 2
.500 Avg .333
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