Blue Jays beat Red Sox 5‑3 at Rogers Centre
TORONTO (Interstat) — Brett Bateman had two hits and two RBIs, and Myles Straw drove in a run as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied past the Boston Red Sox 5-3 on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.
Boston scored one run in each of the third, fourth and fifth innings. Ceddanne Rafaela hit a sacrifice fly in the third and a solo homer in the fifth, and Wilyer Abreu homered in the fourth, giving the Red Sox a 3-1 lead.
Bateman doubled in the third for Toronto’s first run. The Blue Jays tied it in the fifth on Charles McAdoo’s sacrifice fly and Bateman’s RBI single. Ernie Clement’s forceout in the sixth put Toronto ahead 4-3, and Straw doubled in the eighth for the final margin.
Patrick Sandoval allowed two earned runs over six innings but took the loss. Chase Lee earned the win in relief, and Spencer Miles pitched a scoreless inning for the save.
Toronto grounded into two double plays but had 10 hits. Boston had seven hits. The Blue Jays improved to 58-63, while the Red Sox fell to 64-55.
Attendance was 42,419, and the game lasted 2:41.