Boston makes comeback against the Blue Jays

The Boston Red Sox continued their three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays with a 6-5 win in extra innings on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.

With the win, Boston improves its record to 80-78, while Toronto falls to 73-85.

You can view the full match report here.

A GREAT SUCCESS
Boston’s hitting power was nonexistent for most of the night against Toronto starter Bowden Francis. The right-hander limited the Red Sox to just three hits in five strong innings. Francis appears to have Boston under control this season after throwing seven scoreless innings with just one hit allowed in a win over the Red Sox on Aug. 29.

The Red Sox faced a lot of traffic early on, but couldn’t find a way to take advantage of it consistently, going just 2-for-11 with five runners on base early in the game.

Boston finally made a push in the seventh inning when Ceddanne Rafaela scored two runs after the Red Sox broke into Toronto’s bullpen. Masataka Yoshida tied the game an inning later with a fielder’s choice that scored Romy González. In the two innings, Boston scored three runs on five hits and eventually forced overtime.

The Red Sox kept the momentum going into extra innings when Trevor Story took a three-run lead with an RBI double in the 10th inning. Toronto held on for two runs in the home half before Chase Shugart finally put the game away and the Blue Jays left the bases loaded.

STARS OF THE GAME
– Rafaela brought the ballclub back in the game with a two-run single.

– Grissom hit the ball hard all night for Boston, scoring three hits.

– Story started the extra innings on the right note on a high-hit night.

Next
The Red Sox and Blue Jays finish their three-game series on Wednesday night. First pitch is scheduled for 7:07 p.m. ET. You can watch the game plus an hour of pregame coverage on NESN.