Red Sox beat Blue Jays 6‑1 behind Suarez’s strong relief
BOSTON (Interstat) — The Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park in front of 36,795, taking the three-game series two games to one.
Ranger Suarez was the top star, pitching four scoreless innings in relief, allowing four hits and striking out six. Greg Weissert earned the win with a perfect ninth. Kevin Gausman took the loss after giving up three earned runs over six innings.
Boston built a 1-0 lead in the third on Ceddanne Rafaela’s RBI single, then added two runs in the fourth on Jarren Duran’s single. Duran finished 3 for 4 with two RBIs. The Red Sox broke the game open in the seventh with three runs, highlighted by Jahmai Jones’ two-run double. Toronto scored its only run in the ninth on Andrés Giménez’s RBI single. Giménez had three hits.
The Blue Jays had nine hits; the Red Sox 10. Toronto fell to 48-58, Boston improved to 54-50.