Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays
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Berríos goes 7 innings, Guerrero hits 3-run HR as Blue Jays halt slump, beat Red Sox 3-0
Berríos (11-10) allowed all five hits and struck out eight over seven sharp innings as the Blue Jays bounced back after being swept in a four-game series against AL wild-card rival Texas.
“We’re pretty good at turning the page,” Guerrero said through a translator. “It was a tough series against the Rangers but we turned the page.”
Toronto came in 1 1/2 games behind Seattle for the third wild-card spot.
Jordan Hicks worked the eighth and Jordan Romano finished Toronto’s 14th shutout, earning his 35th save in 38 chances. Seattle led the AL with 15 shutouts entering play Friday.
On the day baseball celebrated Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente, fellow Puerto Rican Berríos delivered his sixth scoreless outing of the season.
“Tonight was one of those nights you have everything working in your favor,” Berríos said.
Berríos beat Boston at home for the first time in seven career opportunities. He has won back-to-back decisions after losing his previous three.
“That’s probably the best I’ve seen him throughout the years,” Puerto Rican-born Red Sox manager Alex Cora said of Berríos. “He was pretty good today, stuff-wise.”
None of the three Blue Jays pitchers allowed a walk.
Toronto has won six of its past nine meetings against AL East opponents.
Justin Turner had two hits for the Red Sox, but Boston lost its fourth straight against Toronto after winning the first seven meetings this season.
The Red Sox (74-74) have lost eight of 10 and are at .500 for the first time since they were 43-43 on July 4. With the Yankees beating Pittsburgh, Boston dropped into last place in the AL East
Guerrero homered for the second straight game when he went deep on the first pitch he saw from Boston right-hander Brayan Bello in the third. Guerrero’s two-out drive was his team-leading 23rd.
“When you can hit a home run with guys on, with traffic, it’s a momentum shifter,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said.
It was the fifth time this season and the 20th time in his career that Guerrero has homered in back-to-back games.
Bello (12-9) allowed three runs and four hits in six innings. He walked one and struck out a career-high 10, fanning the final three batters he faced.
“If you take away Vladdy’s pitch, my outing was great,” Bello said through a translator. “I was able to locate the pitches where I wanted to.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Red Sox: 1B Triston Casas was scratched from the lineup because of a sore right shoulder.
BERRÍOS VS BOSTON
Berríos is 3-6 all-time against the Red Sox. Two of the wins have come this season.
ON THE LEVEL
The Red Sox are 36-36 away from Fenway Park.
ROSTER MOVES
Red Sox: Boston optioned LHP Brandon Walter to Triple-A Worcester and recalled RHP Chris Murphy from Triple-A.
Blue Jays: Toronto optioned RHP Bowden Francis to Triple-A Buffalo and recalled RHP Nate Pearson from the Bisons.
UP NEXT
RHP Chris Bassitt (14-8, 3.83 ERA) is expected to start for the Blue Jays on Saturday against Red Sox LHP Chris Sale (6-4, 4.88).
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Yoshida struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Verdugo fouled out to third. | |
9th Inning | Turner struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Romano relieved Hicks | |
8th Inning | Guerrero Jr. popped out to third. | |
8th Inning | Bichette grounded out to third. |
Statistics
BOS | TOR | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
9 | Ground Balls | 8 |
11 | Strikeouts | 13 |
0 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
5 | Hits | 4 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
0 | Walks | 1 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
0 | Runs | 3 |
0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
32 | At Bats | 29 |
0 | Home Runs | 1 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
9 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
3 | Doubles | 1 |
12 | Fly Balls | 8 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
120 | Pitches | 131 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
8 | Total Bases | 8 |
32 | Plate Appearances | 30 |
0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
3 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
0.6 | Runs Created | 0.9 |
.156 | Batting Average | .138 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.250 | Slugging Percentage | .276 |
.094 | Secondary Average | .172 |
.156 | On Base Percentage | .167 |
.406 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .443 |
0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.0 |
0.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.0 |
11.0 | Batter Rating | 21.0 |
0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 29.0 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
3.75 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.37 |
.094 | Isolated Power | .138 |
0.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.08 |
.000 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .033 |
-.063 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .034 |
0.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
0.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
62.5 | MLB Rating | 67.8 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 35,680 | Capacity:
2024 American League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 94 | 68 | .580 | - | W1 |
Baltimore | 91 | 71 | .562 | 3 | W3 |
Boston | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | W1 |
Tampa Bay | 80 | 82 | .494 | 14 | L1 |
Toronto | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20 | L3 |