Red Sox blank Blue Jays 5‑0 behind Suarez, Weissert

TORONTO (Interstat) — Ranger Suárez and Greg Weissert combined on a two-hitter, Carlos Narváez hit a solo home run and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on Monday night, extending their winning streak to three games — their first such run this season — and second in a row under interim manager Chad Tracy. Attendance at Rogers Centre was 41,785. The game lasted 2:30.

Suárez (2-2) allowed one hit and struck out 10 over eight innings. Weissert gave up one hit in the ninth. Dylan Cease (1-1) took the loss, allowing four earned runs on seven hits and striking out five in 5 2/3 innings. Boston scored all five runs between the fourth and sixth innings. Marcelo Mayer had two hits and an RBI, Wilyer Abreu doubled and drove in a run, and Caleb Durbin singled in a run, while Willson Contreras scored twice. Narváez homered in the eighth. Toronto managed only two hits off Boston pitching. The Red Sox improved to 12-17, while the Blue Jays fell to 12-16.