Blue Jays power past Red Sox 8‑1

TORONTO (Interstat) — Ernie Clement hit a two-run home run, Brandon Valenzuela added a solo shot and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Wednesday. Kazuma Okamoto delivered a two-run single and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 3 for 3 with a walk as Toronto took two of three from Boston. George Springer returned from the injured list with a pinch-hit RBI single. Toronto broke the game open with three runs in the third, then added two in the fourth and two in the fifth. Willson Contreras homered in the first for Boston. Braydon Fisher (2-0) earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Eric Lauer struck out one over 4 1/3 innings, allowing one run and five hits. Brayan Bello (1-4) took the loss. Toronto improved to 14-16, Boston fell to 12-19. Attendance was 41,314. Game time was 2:34.