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06/16 21:14 CDT Blue Jays back Cease with 3 homers in 6-1 victory over Red Sox
at Fenway
Blue Jays back Cease with 3 homers in 6-1 victory over Red Sox at Fenway
By BRENDAN McGAIR
Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) --- Davis Schneider and Andrs Gimnez hit back-to-back home runs,
Dylan Cease pitched five shutout innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the
Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Tuesday night.
George Springer added a two-run homer, the 300th of his career, and knocked in
three. Schneider's drive off rookie Payton Tolle (3-4) cleared the Green
Monster, and Gimnez followed with a shot that put Toronto up 3-0 in the fifth.
It marked the first time the Blue Jays went back-to-back this season.
Schneider also had an RBI double in the sixth inning. Springer opened the
scoring with a sacrifice fly in the third and then went deep in the ninth.
Cease (4-3) scattered four hits and issued four walks while striking out seven.
Louis Varland got four outs for his 13th save.
Tolle was tagged for three runs and four hits in five innings. The left-hander
struck out six and walked two.
Jarren Duran spoiled Toronto's shutout bid in the eighth with his 12th home
run. Connor Wong had two hits and two stolen bases for Boston, which stranded
13 overall and went 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position.
Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. returned to the lineup after missing
two games with back tightness.
For the second consecutive game at Fenway Park, the Tartan Army full of
Scotland soccer fans made its presence felt by waving flags and breaking into
chants. Scotland's next game at the World Cup is Friday against Morocco in
Massachusetts.
Up next
The three-game series continues Wednesday night with Toronto RHP Max Scherzer
(1-4, 10.23 ERA) opposing Boston LHP Jake Bennett (1-2, 5.28).
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