Recap - late rally helps Red Sox clinch
Jim Monaghan
Content Coordinator
The Red Sox scored four runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth to beat the Blue Jays 7-2 in come-from-behind fashion Tuesday night at Fenway Park. With the win, Boston became the first team to secure a playoff spot this year and moved another step closer to its third straight divisional title.
Chris Sale started and threw 25 pitches in a scoreless first inning. After being taken out - the plan all along was either two innings or 40 pitches, whichever came first - Sale finished his night's work with a bullpen session.
Toronto took a 2-0 lead in the top of the sixth inning on a throwing error by Ian Kinsler that allowed one to score and an RBI single by Kevin Pillar.
The Red Sox answered by in the seventh with a run-scoring triple by Steve Pearce and a three-run homer by Brock Holt (pictured) putting Boston up 4-2.
They put the game away in the eighth with a double by Andrew Benintendi scoring Mookie Betts, and an RBI single by Kinsler. J.D. Martinez finished the scoring when he came in from third on a wild pitch.
Both Toronto runs were charged to Nathan Eovaldi who was one of eight pitchers used by manager Alex Cora.
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Content Coordinator
The Red Sox scored four runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth to beat the Blue Jays 7-2 in come-from-behind fashion Tuesday night at Fenway Park. With the win, Boston became the first team to secure a playoff spot this year and moved another step closer to its third straight divisional title.
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Toronto took a 2-0 lead in the top of the sixth inning on a throwing error by Ian Kinsler that allowed one to score and an RBI single by Kevin Pillar.
The Red Sox answered by in the seventh with a run-scoring triple by Steve Pearce and a three-run homer by Brock Holt (pictured) putting Boston up 4-2.
They put the game away in the eighth with a double by Andrew Benintendi scoring Mookie Betts, and an RBI single by Kinsler. J.D. Martinez finished the scoring when he came in from third on a wild pitch.
Both Toronto runs were charged to Nathan Eovaldi who was one of eight pitchers used by manager Alex Cora.
Click here to find more by Jim Monaghan on Red Sox Life. Follow him on twitter - @Monaghan21.
