Red Sox 6-5 Blue Jays (September 24, 2024) Match Report

TORONTO – — Trevor Story hit a game-winning three-run double in the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Tuesday night.

Vaughn Grissom reached base four times, scored once and scored a run, giving the Red Sox their fourth consecutive win.

Boston trailed 3-0 after six innings, scored two runs in the seventh inning and tied the game in the eighth inning.

Story gave Boston its first lead with a one-out double against right-hander Tommy Nance (0-3) to start a three-run 10th inning. Pinch-hitter Connor Wong scored a run on a grounder and Grissom added an RBI single.

Chris Martin (3-1) pitched a scoreless ninth inning.

Leo Jiménez cut the score to 6-4 in the bottom of the 10th inning with an RBI double against Zach Penrod, who was eliminated after a walk for Nathan Lukes.

Chase Shugart got Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to fly out, walked Spencer Horwitz to load the bases, then walked Alejandro Kirk to force in a run. Shugart then ended the game by getting Addison Barger to pop up. The save was the first of his career.

The Blue Jays have lost all five home games against Boston this season. Toronto has lost five in a row.

Guerrero opened the scoring with a two-run double against Brayan Bello in the third inning. He has 103 RBI this season.

Lukes increased the lead to 3-0 with a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning.

Ceddanne Rafaela started Boston’s comeback with a two-run single against Ryan Burr in the seventh inning. Rafaela has 61 RBI this season from the ninth spot in the order.

Boston tied the game in the eighth inning against Génesis Cabrera. Romy Gonzalez led off with a single, reached third on a hit by Triston Casas and scored on Masataka Yoshida’s grounder.

Squad changes

Blue Jays: Toronto reassigned RHP Zach Pop to its spring training facility and recalled LHP Easton Lucas from Triple-A Buffalo. … INF Orelvis Martinez was activated from the restricted list and reassigned to the spring training facility. To make room on the 40-man roster, OF Daulton Varsho was placed on the 60-day injured list. Varsho underwent shoulder surgery on Monday.

Next

Toronto RHP Kevin Gausman (13-11, 3.91 ERA) is scheduled to make his final start of the season in the series finale on Wednesday. Red Sox RHP Richard Fitts (0-0, 0.00) is scheduled to make his fourth career start.

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