Boston controlled this game from the mound long before the bats broke it open. Ranger Suarez and four relievers held Toronto scoreless for eight and two-thirds innings, and by the time the Blue Jays finally scored, the Red Sox had already built a 6-0 cushion. The final was 6-1.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Suarez was the story early, working four innings without allowing a run while striking out six and walking none, scattering four hits. He turned the game over to a bullpen that matched him, with Greg Weissert picking up the win after a scoreless inning of his own, striking out one. Toronto managed nine hits on the night but could not turn them into runs until the ninth.
Boston's offense chipped away steadily. Ceddanne Rafaela's single to right in the third scored Monasterio to put the Red Sox up 1-0 and give them a lead they would not relinquish. Jarren Duran drove in two more in the fourth with a single to center that brought home Contreras and Durbin, and Boston broke the game open in the seventh, when Jahmai Jones doubled to center to score Duran and Monasterio, and Wilyer Abreu followed with a double to left that brought home Jones. Duran finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored, while Rafaela added a hit and an RBI of his own.
Kevin Gausman took the loss for Toronto, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits over 6.0 innings with six strikeouts and just one walk, but the damage in the seventh inning came against Boston's bullpen usage of the middle relief, not Gausman himself. Toronto's only run came in the ninth, when Giménez reached on an infield single to third and Varsho scored. Andres Gimenez led Toronto's offense with three hits and an RBI, and Ernie Clement added a double.
The win pushed Boston to 54-50, its record after a W1 streak, while Toronto fell to 48-58. Suarez was named the game's top performer, finishing with 4.0 innings pitched, six strikeouts and no earned runs allowed.