“Red Sox Use 8-Run First To Beat Jays, 12-6 ” CBS Connecticut

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4 as they bid to make a contest of the National League Central, where leaders the St Louis Cardinals have the Major League’s best record but lost 5-3 to the San Diego Padres on Will Venables’ two-run shot in the 11th. The Blue Jays won the last game 11-2 and Boston leads the series 2-1.

Amusing thing, though. It didn’t start out too badly for the 24-year-old.

The Boston Red Sox continue to be a hard team to develop a streak against, with the team now winning their past seven games following a loss.

Chris Colabello grounded into a forceout with the bases loaded in the second inning as the Red Sox held an 8-4 edge. Holt singled to left. Donaldson advanced from second to third on the play but Encarnacion popped out to end the inning in the next at bat.

Ironically, David Ortiz has struggled mightily against southpaws this season. I know what’s going on. Then it was Hanley Ramirez’s turn. But it wasn’t over yet for Boyd. Hockey commentator Don Cherry throws the ceremonial first pitch before the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox American League baseball game in Toronto on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. But as it stood, the Red Sox escaped with half their lead intact.

Porcello allowed seven runs and seven hits in two innings, his shortest start of the season. Not to mention a tidy 214.85 ERA.

In seven starts at home this season, Buehrle owns a 4-1 mark to go along with a 3.25 ERA. Matt Barnes came in and shakily allowed the first two batters to reach before a strike out and double play ended his inning.

His six-hit, seven-run evening jacked his ERA from 5.40 all the way to 14.85. And now this. We got a lot of runs early to keep (Wade) Miley really loose out there. As tough as it is, sometimes you’ve got to let that go. “Best offense in the game”.

“The second inning, I just kind of lost something, ” he said. Hello just so this community that this worldwide I think features. Even if that day will have to come in Buffalo, he could have added.

If you were wondering about Chad Jenkins, he threw 41 pitches on Wednesday, so wouldn’t be able to give us innings if needed tonight.

“It was a grind, no doubt”, Miley said. “It won’t happen again”.

But Boyd’s implosion did not appear to have much effect on the crowd of 29,758. Now the Jays’ll be lucky if they can walk away with a split in the series.

Bradley hit a leadoff homer in the second and Ortiz opened the third with his 479th career home run for a 4-0 lead. The boom was not in the bats this time.

Russell Martin and Valencia hit back-to-back homers off Craig Breslow in the ninth, the fifth time this season Toronto has hit consecutive home runs. Jays manager John Gibbons was ejected when the call was upheld in the Red Sox favor, though it easily could have gone the Jays way. Although Boyd is a lefty, Ortiz managed to take him deep resulting in his first home run off of a left-handed pitcher this season.

It’s going to be a very long five days until his next start, assuming he gets another one.

Alejandro De Aza raced to second base on the play and took third on another Delabar wild pitch.

Boyd wasn’t the only pitcher to get bad news after the game. Toronto sent Boyd down to the Bisons after the game and designated reliever Todd Redmond for assignment. The corresponding moves won’t be announced until today.