Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox
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After a misplayed foul pop, Valenzuela hits go-ahead double in Blue Jays' 4-3 win over Red Sox
Valenzuela’s tiebreaking hit clanked off the Green Monster and came after Red Sox catcher Connor Wong misplayed a pop-up in foul territory that would have been the final out of the ninth.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Nathan Lukes homered for Toronto, which has taken five of six matchups against Boston this season.
Trailing 3-1, the Red Sox tied it in the eighth on back-to-back homers by Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Caleb Durbin.
Tommy Nance (1-2) picked up the win after recording the final two outs in the eighth and Mason Fluharty pitched a perfect ninth for his first save of the season.
Chapman (0-2) took the loss as Boston fell to 12-25 at Fenway Park and 6-17 against AL East teams this season.
Guerrero jumped on the first pitch he saw from Red Sox starter Sonny Gray for a 410-foot homer that landed in the first row of the Green Monster seats. The first-inning blast was his fourth home run of the season and first since May 17.
Toronto starter Trey Yesavage carried a shutout into the seventh, but left with the game tied at 3. The right-hander struck out six and walked none while allowing three runs in 7 1/3 innings.
Gray allowed three runs – including solo homers by Guerrero and Lukes — and six hits over seven innings. The right-hander struck out seven and walked one.
Before the consecutive homers by Kiner-Falefa and Durbin in the eighth, the Red Sox snapped a 16-inning scoreless in the seventh when Wilson Contreras drove in Ceddanne Rafaela on a grounder.
Red Sox: Travel to Seattle for a weekend series that begins Friday night. Boston LHP Ranger Suarez (2-3, 3.21) starts opposite Seattle RHP Bryce Miller (3-0, 1.54).
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Duran popped out to third. |
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9th Inning | Contreras grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Abreu flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Fluharty relieved Nance |
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9th Inning | Giménez popped out to second. |
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9th Inning | Valenzuela doubled to left, Clement scored. |
Statistics
 TOR |
 BOS |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 10 | Hits | 5 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 1 | Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 34 | At Bats | 31 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 10 | Runners Left On Base | 4 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 4 | Doubles | 2 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 17 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 124 | Pitches | 114 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 20 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 32 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 6 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 5.9 | Runs Created | 2.4 |
| .294 | Batting Average | .161 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .588 | Slugging Percentage | .419 |
| .294 | Secondary Average | .290 |
| .306 | On Base Percentage | .161 |
| .894 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .581 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 6.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.4 |
| 40.0 | Batter Rating | 28.0 |
| 17.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 15.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.44 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.56 |
| .294 | Isolated Power | .258 |
| 0.17 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
| .028 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .129 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
| 89.8 | MLB Rating | 75.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 32,027 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tb.png" class="logo-micro">Tampa Bay | 62 | 43 | .590 | - | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/nyy.png" class="logo-micro">New York | 59 | 45 | .567 | 2.5 | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/bos.png" class="logo-micro">Boston | 54 | 50 | .519 | 7.5 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/bal.png" class="logo-micro">Baltimore | 51 | 55 | .481 | 11.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tor.png" class="logo-micro">Toronto | 48 | 58 | .453 | 14.5 | L1 |