The right-hander no-hit the Red Sox for 7 1/3 innings before Chris Young broke it up with a solo homer to left as the Red Sox trailed 5-1.
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YANKEES 8, ORIOLES 6 Starlin Castro and Austin Romine each had two RBI, Alex Rodriguez had three hits and visiting NY squandered most of a seven-run lead before escaping with a victory over Baltimore.
– Hanley Ramirez plated Ortiz in the ninth with an RBI double, his first extra-base hit since May 15. The last time it happened to the Sox in Boston was when the Tigers’ Jim Bunning did it on July 20, 1958.
With one out in the inning, Young smacked a first-pitch offering – an 88 miles per hour cutter – over the Green Monster in left centre left field. Jackie Bradley Jr. added an RBI single, but pinch-hitter Marco Hernandez struck out with two runners on to end it.
CUBS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 3 Jason Hammel allowed one hit over seven innings and snapped a tie with a two-run single to lead host Chicago to a victory over Arizona.
– Boston actually threatened Estrada in the first inning when he walked the first two batters he faced.
Toronto Blue Jays’ Marco Estrada celebrates after striking out Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts to end the seventh inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 5, 2016, in Boston. Ortiz then lined out to center and Travis Shaw struck out swinging. The ball hit the top of the Green Monster and bounced back on to the field, but the hit was ruled a homer, his 12th of the season and second lead-off home run.
“I think he kept us off balance pretty well”, Bogaerts said.
Jose Bautista, Darwin Barney and Russell Martin hit solo homers for Toronto (31-27), which has won five of its last six and 12 of 16 since ending a season-worst five-game skid.
Bautista homered into the first row of Monster seats on the fourth pitch of the game, with the ball caroming back onto the field. His blast was one of five hit in the game, with all four of Toronto’s hits in the game coming via the long ball. Barney’s went off a light stanchion and Encarnacion hit his into the last row of seats. Blue Jays 3B Josh Donaldson (jammed right thumb) returned to the lineup Sunday as the designated hitter. He had a pad around it. RHP Noe Ramirez was optioned to Pawtucket. Farrell said Swihart had a “severe” sprain and his ankle will be immobilized for two weeks.
Jon Lester, then with Boston, pitched the most recent no-hitter at Fenway Park, against Kansas City on May 19, 2008.
Righthander Marco Estrada (2.43 ERA) makes the start for the Blue Jays. That run was the first allowed by Osuna in his last 18 innings of relief, as the young Toronto closer is one of the most dynamic arms in the majors.
The Sox will have Monday off before embarking on a odd road trip next week, as they will travel to San Francisco for a rare two-game Interleague set.
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REDS 6, NATIONALS 3 Stephen Strasburg gave up Joey Votto’s two-run home run and limped off the field a few pitches later, and visiting Cincinnati beat Washington.
