Trey Yesavage controlled the strike zone and the Red Sox never found an answer. The Blue Jays right-hander scattered four hits over 5.1 innings without issuing a walk, leading Toronto to a 3-0 victory at Rogers Centre.
Yesavage struck out three and threw 74 pitches to earn his first win of the season. His ERA remains at 0.00 through his early starts. Louie Varland closed the game with a perfect ninth inning, striking out all three batters he faced for his fourth save.
The Blue Jays broke through in the third inning when Kazuma Okamoto singled to left, scoring Giménez and Vladimir Guerrero. Okamoto was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a double. Two innings later, Guerrero singled to center to score Myles Straw and extend the lead to 3-0.
Payton Tolle struggled with his command for Boston, walking four batters over 4.2 innings while allowing three runs on three hits. The left-hander struck out four but took his first loss of the season. His ERA sits at 3.38.
Toronto snapped a one-game losing streak to improve to 12-16. Boston's three-game winning streak ended as they fell to 12-17.