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Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays

MLB
Red Sox
43-42
5-4
Final
Blue Jays
45-40
Rogers Centre
TV: Sportsnet
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Who won: Red Sox 5-4

The Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at Rogers Centre. The Red Sox win the series 3-0. The Red Sox outscored the Blue Jays 2-0 in the 7th inning. Alex Verdugo went 1-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Red Sox. Brandon Belt went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Blue Jays.

Recap · Jul 2
Verdugo's home run in the 9th gives the Red Sox a 5-4 win and a sweep of the Blue Jays

Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.

What it means

  • Season series: BOS wins series 3-0.
  • Red Sox 22-21 on the road; Blue Jays 23-18 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 6d ago
Breslow, Tracy: Red Sox not overly reliant on analytics
ESPN · Oct 2
Red Sox's Mickey Gasper has surgery to repair right biceps tendon
ESPN · Oct 1
Red Sox's Sonny Gray not happy for being lifted after 70 pitches
Recap · Oct 1
Fried, Bellinger and García lead Yankees over Red Sox 9-2 for 2-game Wild Card Series sweep
ESPN · Oct 1
Yankees send Red Sox home again, move on to face Rays in ALDS
ESPN · Sep 30
Red Sox's Roman Anthony ruled out of ALWC with injuries
ESPN · Sep 30
Red Sox OF Anthony (hand) exits early; Game 2 status unclear
Recap · Sep 30
Schlittler and Rice torment hometown team as Yankees beat rival Red Sox 9-0 in playoff opener

Injuries and inactives

Red Sox3rd in AL East
  • Caleb Durbin 3B
    Finger, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Garrett Whitlock RP
    Leg, Fracture, right
    Out
  • Masataka Yoshida DH
    Hamstring, Strain, left
    Out
  • Roman Anthony LF
    Hand, Strain, right
    Out
  • Tyron Guerrero RP
    Shoulder, Strain, right
    Out
Blue Jays5th in AL East
  • Anthony Santander RF
    Shoulder, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Cody Ponce SP
    Knee, Surgery, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Dylan Cease SP
    Shoulder, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Jameson Taillon SP
    Elbow, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Shane Bieber SP
    Shoulder, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Red Sox3rd in AL East
Garrett Whitlock SP
Probable starter · 5-5, 5.15 ERA, 72 K, 1.33 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jarren DuranCF
  2. 2Justin TurnerDH
  3. 3Alex VerdugoRF
  4. 4Rafael Devers3B
  5. 5Rob RefsnyderLF
  6. 6Triston Casas1B
  7. 7Enrique Hernandez2B
  8. 8David HamiltonSS
  9. 9Connor WongC
Blue Jays5th in AL East
Kevin Gausman SP
Probable starter · 12-9, 3.16 ERA, 237 K, 1.18 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1George SpringerRF
  2. 2Bo BichetteSS
  3. 3Brandon BeltDH
  4. 4Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
  5. 5Matt Chapman3B
  6. 6Daulton VarshoLF
  7. 7Whit Merrifield2B
  8. 8Alejandro KirkC
  9. 9Kevin KiermaierCF

The series

BOS wins series 3-0
Last meeting: Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 6 (Jul 1)

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Game info

Venue
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario · Attendance 41,455
Officials
Jacob Metz (Home Plate Umpire), Todd Tichenor (First Base Umpire), David Rackley (Second Base Umpire), Alex Tosi (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesBOS wins series 3-0

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