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Match Report

Devers hits 20th home run and Red Sox beat Blue Jays 7-6 to spoil Canada Day celebrations

— Rafael Devers hit his 20th home run, Justin Turner homered and scored three times and the Boston Red Sox spoiled Canada Day celebrations in Toronto by holding on to beat the Blue Jays 7-6 Saturday.

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Top Performers

BOS

  • Masataka Yoshida DH H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Alex Verdugo LF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Adam Duvall LF H-AB 0-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Justin Turner 1B H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 3

TOR

  • Ernie Clement 2B H-AB 0-0 · AB 0 · R 0
  • Bo Bichette 3B H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Matt Chapman 3B H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 2

Head to Head

BOS wins series 3-0

Injuries

Toronto Blue Jays

  • Anthony Santander 60-Day-IL
  • Cody Ponce 60-Day-IL
  • Patrick Corbin 60-Day-IL
  • Jonatan Clase 60-Day-IL
  • Yimi Garcia 60-Day-IL

Boston Red Sox

  • Caleb Durbin Out
  • Garrett Whitlock Out
  • Roman Anthony Out
  • Tyron Guerrero Out
  • Romy Gonzalez Day-To-Day

Lineups

Confirmed

TOR

  1. George SpringerRF4
  2. Bo BichetteSS19
  3. Brandon BeltDH13
  4. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B27
  5. Matt Chapman3B26
  6. Daulton VarshoLF18
  7. Danny JansenC9
  8. Cavan Biggio2B4
  9. Kevin KiermaierCF93

Substitutes

  1. Ernie ClementPR22
  2. Alejandro KirkC30

BOS

  1. Rob RefsnyderLF30
  2. Alex VerdugoRF27
  3. Justin Turner1B3
  4. Rafael Devers3B16
  5. Adam DuvallCF14
  6. Masataka YoshidaDH7
  7. Enrique HernandezSS8
  8. Christian Arroyo2B28
  9. Caleb HamiltonC77

Substitutes

  1. Triston CasasDH36
  2. Jarren DuranPH16
  3. David HamiltonSS6
  4. Connor WongC12

Play by Play

  1. End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
    29630 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 7-6

    Guerrero Jr. singled to right, Springer scored, Bichette thrown out at home.

    29630 9th Inning
  3. Single 7-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    29630 9th Inning
  4. Strike Swinging 7-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    29630 9th Inning
  5. Strike Looking 7-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    29630 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 7-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    29630 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 7-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    29630 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 7-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    29630 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 7-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36013 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
    36013 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 7-5

    Turner homered to left (378 feet).

    36013 9th Inning
  12. Home Run 7-5

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    36013 9th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 6-5

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    36013 9th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 6-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36013 9th Inning
  15. Ball 6-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    36013 9th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 6-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36013 9th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 6-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36013 9th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 6-5

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    29630 8th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 6-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    29630 8th Inning
  20. End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
    4713488 8th Inning
  21. Play Result 6-5

    Chapman homered to right (365 feet), Guerrero Jr. scored.

    4713488 8th Inning
  22. Home Run 6-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    4713488 8th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4713488 8th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4713488 8th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4713488 8th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32888 8th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32888 8th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32888 8th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4713488 7th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    4713488 7th Inning
  31. Play Result 6-3

    Chapman scored on pickoff error by pitcher Winckowski.

    4713488 7th Inning
  32. Pick Off 6-3

    Chapman scored on pickoff error by pitcher Winckowski.

    4713488 7th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    4713488 7th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4713488 7th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4713488 7th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4713488 7th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4713488 7th Inning
  38. Foul Out 6-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    39646 7th Inning
  39. Error On A Dropped Foul Ball 6-2

    Devers continues to at bat after dropped foul ball by catcher Jansen.

    39646 7th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    39646 7th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39646 7th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39646 7th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4713488 6th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    39646 6th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 6-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    39646 6th Inning
  46. End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
    39912 6th Inning
  47. Play Result 6-2

    Verdugo hit sacrifice fly to right, Arroyo scored, Refsnyder to third.

    39912 6th Inning
  48. Sacrifice Fly 6-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    39912 6th Inning
  49. Strike Swinging 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    39912 6th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39912 6th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39912 6th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39912 6th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41277 5th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41277 5th Inning
  55. End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
    39912 5th Inning
  56. Play Result 5-2

    Yoshida singled to center, Devers scored.

    39912 5th Inning
  57. Single 5-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    39912 5th Inning
  58. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    39912 5th Inning
  59. Strike Looking 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    39912 5th Inning
  60. Strike Looking 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    39912 5th Inning
  1. End Inning 7-6

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
    29630 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 7-6

    Guerrero Jr. singled to right, Springer scored, Bichette thrown out at home.

    29630 9th Inning
  4. Single 7-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    29630 9th Inning
  5. Strike Swinging 7-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    29630 9th Inning
  6. Strike Looking 7-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    29630 9th Inning
  7. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5

    Kenley Jansen pitches to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

    29630 9th Inning
  8. End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
    29630 9th Inning
  9. Play Result 7-5

    Belt struck out swinging.

    29630 9th Inning
  10. Strike Swinging 7-5

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    29630 9th Inning
  11. Ball 7-5

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    29630 9th Inning
  12. Ball 7-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    29630 9th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 7-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    29630 9th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 7-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    29630 9th Inning
  15. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5

    Kenley Jansen pitches to Brandon Belt

    29630 9th Inning
  16. End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
    29630 9th Inning
  17. Play Result 7-5

    Bichette doubled to right, Springer to third.

    29630 9th Inning
  18. Double 7-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    29630 9th Inning
  19. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5

    Kenley Jansen pitches to Bo Bichette

    29630 9th Inning
  20. End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
    29630 9th Inning
  21. Play Result 7-5

    Springer singled to left.

    29630 9th Inning
  22. Single 7-5

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    29630 9th Inning
  23. Strike Looking 7-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    29630 9th Inning
  24. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5

    Kenley Jansen pitches to George Springer

    29630 9th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
    29630 9th Inning
  26. Play Result 7-5

    Kiermaier struck out swinging.

    29630 9th Inning
  27. Strike Swinging 7-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging

    29630 9th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 7-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    29630 9th Inning
  29. Strike Looking 7-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    29630 9th Inning
  30. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5

    Kenley Jansen pitches to Kevin Kiermaier

    29630 9th Inning
  31. Play Result 7-5

    Wong catching.

    9th Inning
  32. Play Result 7-5

    D. Hamilton at shortstop.

    9th Inning
  33. Play Result 7-5

    Casas as designated hitter.

    9th Inning
  34. Start Inning 7-5

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  35. End Inning 7-5

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  36. End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
    36013 9th Inning
  37. Play Result 7-5

    Duran grounded out to first.

    36013 9th Inning
  38. Ground Out 7-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    36013 9th Inning
  39. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5

    Erik Swanson pitches to Jarren Duran

    36013 9th Inning
  40. Play Result 7-5

    Duran hit for Hernández

    9th Inning

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