Porcello, the Red Sox starter this Friday, has had trouble with Toronto’s big three sluggers, but has a 2-0 record against the Blue Jays this season.
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Though he somehow got out of a two-hit, two-walk first inning surrendering only a run, he gave up another in the second, gave up three walks and a wild pitch on the day and was yanked in the third.
Rick Porcello became the first 20-game victor in Major League Baseball this season as the Boston Red Sox crushed the Toronto Blue Jays, 13-3, in the opener of a key three-game series Friday night at Rogers Centre. “We’re too good for it not to”. Dioner Navarro was charged with two official passed balls, and there were two more that got passed him that allowed runners to advance and eventually score.
Bryant’s 37th home run of the season came off Joe Musgrove (2-4) to put the Cubs up 2-0 in the fifth inning. He has only pitcher a single innings against them this season.
“Nothing went our way today and obviously it all started with me”, Estrada said. “When your starting pitcher is out there making a bunch of pitches like that, it brings everybody down”.
The Red Sox are going lefty hunting Saturday afternoon with Aaron Hill and Chris Young back in the lineup against the Blue Jays’ J.A. Happ. He threw seven shutout innings against Boston in April, and in his most recent outing at Fenway in June, he allowed just two hits in eight innings.
With Scott Feldman pitching, Bogaerts began the hit parade in the seventh by launching a solo homer just inside the left field pole.
Porcello was effective at mixing speeds and keeping the Blue Jays off balance. Porcello is a dazzling 8-1 since the All-Star break and has won five contests in a row for the first-place Red Sox, who lead Toronto by one game in the American League East. “I didn’t feel very good during my bullpen getting and I guess I took it out there”. At the same time it’s collective. “I think we left him down there long enough to get his confidence and to fine-tune his skills. So it’s thanks to 25 guys – or 40 now”. Dustin Pedroia has hit 180 times with 93 runs and 65 RBI. He struck out seven in winning his sixth straight decision.
Chatwood the hitter went 2-for-3 with a two-run triple and scored ahead of Charlie Blackmon on the center fielder’s third-inning, two-run homer off Padres starter and loser (7-9) Luis Perdomo as the Rockies defeated the Padres. “I couldn’t believe he jumped, to be honest with you”, Farrell said. “You can’t hang your head”. “And it was just nice to get everyone together to talk about it and get back on the same page”.
Blue Jays OF Melvin Upton Jr. dropped a fly ball in the third and misplayed a double by Brock Holt in the fourth. The visitors are arriving to finish a nine-game road trip after a 4-2 stretch through Oakland and San Diego.
Blue Jays: Martin returned after leaving Wednesday’s game and sitting out Friday with a sore left knee. Swimmer Penny Oleksiak, who won four medals at the Rio Olympics, threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
Regardless of where they end up in the standings, this could be Bautista’s final few weeks with the Blue Jays, as he will be a free agent after the season. A sellout crowd of 46,953 was on hand.
Entering play Friday, four teams were separated by just four games in the tightest divisional race in the major leagues.
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Rodriguez is 2-6 with a 4.83 ERA and a 1.305 WHIP in 15 starts.
