George Springer’s double on the first pitch of the 10th inning lifted the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.
Springer finished his 3-for-5 night by doubling high off the Green Monster to drive in Jackie Bradley Jr., giving Toronto its second straight win and sixth in seven games.
Alejandro Kirk also had three hits for the Blue Jays. Adam Cimber (10-5) pitched a scoreless, one-hit ninth inning to earn the win, and Jordan Romano recorded his 27th save.
Alex Verdugo, Franchy Cordero and Reese McGuire each had two hits for Boston, which has lost three straight and five of its last six games.
Ryan Brasier (0-3) took the loss after the previous three relievers — Matt Barnes, Garrett Whitlock and John Schreiber — allowed just three hits over four scoreless innings.
Jose Berrios overcame a shaky start for Toronto and worked six innings, striking out six and allowing two runs on five hits.
Boston starter Brayan Bello struck out seven in five innings of two-run ball.
After Enrique Hernandez drew a leadoff walk in the second, Cordero smacked an opposite-field, two-run shot to left to give the Red Sox a 2-0 edge.
In the fourth, Springer’s leadoff single turned into the first Toronto run, as Kirk knocked an RBI base hit to left after Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walked and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. moved up both runners with a fielder’s choice.
Whit Merrifield beat out a one-out infield single to get Toronto started in the fifth. Springer and Guerrero went on to log consecutive two-out hits to tie the score at 2-2.
Berrios allowed just three hits after Cordero’s homer. Boston loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh against reliever Yimi Garcia, but Rob Refsnyder lined out to center to end the threat.
The Red Sox also left the bases full in the eighth after Verdugo’s leadoff single and a Rafael Devers single inside the left field line, taking second on the throw in, put two in scoring position with one out.
McGuire started the ninth with a line-drive single to center, but a double play quickly ended Boston’s hopes of walking off in regulation.
–Field Level Media
