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Varsho’s Grand Slam, Opener Strategy Lift Blue Jays Past Red Sox 6-1

The win kept Toronto in first place in the AL East with three games remaining.

Overview

  • Daulton Varsho broke a scoreless tie with a sixth-inning grand slam on an 0-2 fastball from reliever Justin Wilson after Brayan Bello exited.
  • Toronto deployed an opener in Louis Varland followed by long reliever Eric Lauer, who combined to keep Boston hitless into the seventh.
  • Varland retired the first six batters with three strikeouts, and Lauer set down 10 straight before Yariel Rodríguez handed off to the late-inning bullpen.
  • George Springer added a two-run homer later in the sixth as the Blue Jays piled up six runs after leaving early traffic on the bases.
  • The defeat postponed Boston’s chance to clinch a postseason berth, and Toronto now hosts the Rays to close the regular season.