“Always good thoughts”, Gibbons joked about his mindset during the ninth-inning meltdown. “I’m a positive guy”.
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RHP Marco Estrada, coming off eight shutout innings in a win over the New York Yankees, closes the three-game series in Boston on Sunday.
In the bottom of the first, Boston had Estrada in trouble after back-to-back walks to Mookie Betts and Pedroia. “By the third inning, I felt pretty comfortable out there and just had things going”.
Estrada has now posted eight consecutive starts allowing five or fewer hits, something he did last season as well.
“Estrada makes it tough on you, because if you wait it out you’re behind in the count, and sometimes if you’re overly aggressive you swing at his pitch”, Young said. The last time it happened to the Sox in Boston was when the Tigers’ Jim Bunning did it on July 20, 1958.
Right fielder Jose Bautista made a running grab on Ramirez’s drive to end the seventh.
Boston (33-24) dropped two of three in the series after Saturday’s 6-4 victory and four of five overall. Osuna got short stop Xander Bogaerts to pop up to second but then allowed a double to right by David Ortiz. “Most of us will need the use of it to get our body well rested”. Toronto is dealing with an injury to reigning MVP Josh Donaldson, who sat out the last game and is day-to-day with a jammed thumb.TV: 1:35 p.m. ET, TVAS, Sportsnet (Toronto), NESN (Boston) PITCHING MATCHUP: Blue Jays RH Marco Estrada (3-2, 2.43 ERA) vs.
The 40-year-old Ortiz entered the day leading the majors in RBIs and raised his total to 53, helping Boston snap a three-game losing streak.
The hot-hitting Barney slapped a home run just over the Green Monster in the third inning to give Toronto a 2-0 lead.
Eduardo Rodriguez thought every time he made a bad pitch, it went over the Green Monster.
Toronto received contributions from both ends of the batting order to take an early lead.
After Ramirez walked to start the second inning, Estrada retired 19 straight, before Young jumped on a first-pitch cut fastball in the eighth. Encarnacion has 12 homers and it was the fifth multi-home-run inning for the Jays this season.
Russell Martin launched his fourth homer of the season with one out in the sixth inning, with all of the Jays’ home runs deposited to left field.
NOTES: Red Sox LF Blake Swihart (left ankle sprain) and C Ryan Hanigan (neck strain) were placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday. OF Rusney Castillo, RHP Heath Hembree and C Sandy Leon were brought up from Triple-A Pawtucket. Toronto recalled INF Matt Dominguez from Triple-A Buffalo and optioned RHP Ryan Tepera to Buffalo.
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He was aiming to become just the second pitcher in Blue Jays history to throw a no-hitter. Donaldson was held out of the lineup Saturday, but was available to pinch hit.
