Rick Porcello’s First Inning A Sign Of Things To Come In Loss

Pitcher Marco Estrada allowed just three hits and walked two in eight scoreless innings on the mound, earning his 13th win of the season and pushing the Blue Jays closer to the American League (AL) East division title.

If Price was the “big” pitching addition for the Jays, you can look at Stroman as another late-season boost to the rotation.

“He’s the mentor here”, Osuna said of Hawkins.

Wisler allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings. “They say he’s making progress”, manager John Gibbons said. “That’s part of baseball”. That had to feel pretty good. “It felt like I finally made solid contact”. Liam Hendriks and Aaron Sanchez followed. “I’ve got to be sharper than I was tonight and stay on top of that”. After Smoak doubled, Ryan Goins drilled a liner off the right-field wall that Betts misplayed.

In the bottom of the sixth, however, Edwin Encarnacion responded with a two-run blast off the second deck facade to put the Blue Jays ahead 2-1.

“We showed a lot of character”, Boston interim manager Torey Lovullo said. Pinch-hitter Matt Hague doubled, just missing a game-tying home run, but Justin Smoak grounded out to end the game. Luckily for the Jays, they face southpaw Wade Miley.

Given the eye-popping offensive numbers the Jays have put up this season – they lead the majors in runs scored by a margin of more than 100 runs – the stellar defence they have played, particularly in the second half, has been largely overshadowed. Miley was pulled for right-hander Noe Ramirez in the seventh after giving up a two-out infield single to Ben Revere, who was then thrown out at second by Boston catcher Blake Swihart.

Holt tied it 2-2 for the Red Sox, crossing home after Bradley Jr.’s double handcuffed Cliff Pennington and bounced into shallow right field before the Blue Jays second baseman could recover.

“Anything would have helped”, Bradley said when asked if the hit had boosted his confidence.

“I’ve got great teammates”, said Osuna. Dickey has also added roughly two miles per hour to both his knuckleball (now averaging 78 mph) and his fastball (83), according to PITCHf/x data from BrooksBaseball.net.

Jose Bautista’s 36th homer in the bottom of the ninth scored Donaldson to cut the lead to 7-6.

Betts led the offense with two hits, while Porcello allowed eight hits and six runs (5 earned) in six innings.

Porcello matched his career-high in losses, first set in 2014.

As a result, the Red Sox have had their share of success of Dickey, even when he is on hot streaks. Luvollo noted that the Red Sox have plenty of connections to Montreal.

Red Sox: RHP Joe Kelly, who was shut down for the season after leaving Tuesday’s game and returning to Boston for tests on his sore right shoulder, rejoined the team Friday.

Playing in front of the Olympic Stadium crowd again is a significant event for all of Canada, which now only has the Blue Jays to represent the entire country. There’s no timetable for the star shortstop’s return.

ARLINGTON, Texas – Mitch Moreland hit a three-run homer, Colby Lewis pitched six innings for his 16th victory and the AL West-leading Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 8-2 Thursday night to complete a four-game sweep.