Jose Berrios tossed seven scoreless innings to guide the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 9-0 victory over the Boston Pink Sox on Friday evening.
Berrios (4-3) restricted Boston to 4 hits, struck out eight and walked one within the opener of a three-game sequence.
Toronto’s victory prolonged Boston’s dropping streak to 6 video games. It additionally ended Boston’s five-game residence successful streak. The Pink Sox have scored 4 runs of their final three video games.
Andres Gimenez had three hits and three RBIs as a part of Toronto’s 16-hit assault. The Blue Jays, who drew eight walks, additionally obtained three hits and two RBIs from George Springer.
Boston beginning pitcher Brayan Bello (3-3) exited the mound after six innings. He gave up three runs on eight hits and three walks with one strikeout. The Blue Jays added two runs within the seventh and 4 within the eighth.
The Pink Sox have been with out rookie Marcelo Mayer, who was positioned on the bereavement listing Friday. Boston recalled Nick Sogard from Triple-A Worcester and he began instead of Mayer at third base.
Vladimir Guerrero was in Toronto’s lineup regardless of leaving Thursday’s 6-0 victory over Cleveland within the third inning after he was hit by a pitch. He collected two hits and scored three runs throughout Friday’s win.
Guerrero had a two-out single within the first and scored on Springer’s single later within the inning for a 1-0 lead.
Toronto doubled its lead within the second on Bo Bichette’s RBI single that drove in Ernie Clement, and it was 3-0 after Clement’s two-out single scored Springer within the third.
Within the seventh, Addison Barger scored on Alejandro Kirk’s double to increase the result in 4-0 earlier than Gimenez drew a bases-loaded stroll, scoring Guerrero to stretch Toronto’s benefit to 5-0.
Toronto’s four-run eighth featured an RBI single by Springer, a sacrifice fly by Myles Straw and a two-run single by Gimenez.
The Blue Jays are 6-2 towards the Pink Sox this season.
–Discipline Stage Media
