Purple Sox
Justin Turner and Masataka Yoshida every hit a solo house run, and Turner added a sacrifice fly for Boston, which totaled 4 runs in its earlier 4 video games.
TORONTO (AP) — Jarren Duran hit a two-run homer, James Paxton and two relievers mixed on a three-hitter, and the Boston Purple Sox snapped a season-worst five-game shedding streak by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on Friday evening.
Justin Turner and Masataka Yoshida every hit a solo house run, and Turner added a sacrifice fly for Boston, which totaled 4 runs in its earlier 4 video games.
Paxton (4-1) pitched a season-high 7 2/3 innings for his third straight win because the Purple Sox improved to 5-0 towards the Blue Jays. Toronto gained 16 of 19 conferences final season.
In his earlier begin final weekend on the Chicago White Sox, Paxton left after 4 innings due to a sore proper knee. Towards Toronto, the Canadian-born lefty set down the primary eight batters so as and didn’t enable a runner to achieve second base till the eighth inning. He walked two and struck out seven.
Chris Martin changed Paxton with runners at first and second and struck out pinch-hitter Brandon Belt to finish the eighth. Kaleb Ort completed for the Purple Sox.
Toronto is 7-18 towards AL East opponents. The Blue Jays have been blanked for the third time this season and the second time in 4 video games. Toronto misplaced 3-0 to San Francisco on Tuesday.
Turner opened the scoring with a leadoff house run within the fifth, his twelfth.
Duran linked after Connor Wong’s leadoff double within the sixth, his fourth. Two batters later, Yoshida launched one over the Boston bullpen in proper subject, his ninth.
All three homers got here off Blue Jays right-hander José Berríos (8-6), matching a profession worst. It’s the eighth time Berríos has given up three house runs.
Berríos allowed 4 runs and 5 hits in six innings to lose for the second time in three begins. He walked none and struck out eight.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: LHP Hyun Jin Ryu (Tommy John surgical procedure) is about to make his first minor league rehab begin Tuesday, both within the rookie-level Florida Advanced League or the Class A Florida State League. Ryu final pitched for Toronto on June 1, 2022.
WEB GEM
Duran made a leaping catch on the center-field wall to retire Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for the ultimate out of the primary inning.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: LHP Yusei Kikuchi (7-2, 3.75 ERA) begins for Toronto in Saturday afternoon’s Canada Day recreation. RHP Kutter Crawford (2-4, 4.01) goes for the Purple Sox. Boston will face a left-handed starter for the fourth time in six video games.
Originally posted 2023-07-01 02:02:02.