Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Box Score on Jul 02, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jul 2, 2017

TORONTO -- Mookie Betts had two homers and matched his career best of eight RBIs, Drew Pomeranz pitched six effective innings and the Boston Red Sox trounced the Toronto Blue Jays 15-1 to complete a sweep of the three-game series.

Betts had three-run and two-run homers and an RBI single and a two-run single as the Red Sox won their fourth game in a row.

Hanley Ramirez added three hits, including a two-run homer, and three RBIs for the Red Sox (47-35), who outhit the Blue Jays 21-5.

Pomeranz (8-4) allowed five hits, two walks and one run in six innings to win his second straight start.

Fernando Abad replaced Pomeranz in the seventh and allowed one walk in three innings to pick up his first save of the season.

The Blue Jays (37-44) completed a six-game homestand with one win and have lost four in a row.

Blue Jays starter Joe Biagini (2-8) allowed two homers among 10 hits, two walks and seven runs while striking out seven in 5 1/3 innings. His earned-run run average climbed to 5.03.

The Red Sox scored a run in the first inning on a pair of two-out walks and an RBI single by Ramirez that extended his hit streak to seven games.

They scored another run in the second inning on a triple by Tzu-Wei Lin and a single by Betts.

A sacrifice fly by Steve Pearce gave Toronto a run in the second. It scored Justin Smoak, who led off with a single, moved to second on a walk to Kendrys Morales and took third when Troy Tulowitzki flied out to center.

Lin and Deven Marrero bunted for singles to open the fourth and Betts homered to put Boston into a 5-1 lead.

Betts hit his 15th homer of the season after Marrero singled to make the score 7-1.

Aaron Loup replaced Biagini and completed the sixth before Glenn Sparkman took over for the seventh inning.

Sparkman coughed up seven hits and seven runs in one-third of an inning. He allowed three singles followed by a two-run double by Marrero, his third hit of the game, a two-run single by Betts, and RBI doubles by Andrew Benintendi and Dustin Pedroia.

Jeff Beliveau replaced Sparkman and allowed the 12th homer of the season by Ramirez.

NOTES: Boston SS Xander Bogaerts (left groin tightness) was a late scratch from the lineup Sunday and was listed as day to day. ...Boston manager John Farrell returned Sunday after watching his son Luke's major league pitching debut Saturday with the Royals in Kansas City. ... Boston traded minor league 1B Nick Longhi Sunday to the Cincinnati Reds for international amateur signing bonus pool space. ... Toronto acquired minor league OF Eduard Pinto from the Texas Rangers Sunday for RHP Jason Grilli, who had been designated for assignment, and cash considerations. ... Boston RHP Rick Porcello (4-10, 5.06 ERA) will start the opener of a three-game series Monday against the Rangers in Arlington, Tex. Texas had not named a starter. ... Toronto opens a three-game series at Yankee Stadium Monday with RHP Marcus Stroman (8-4, 3.41 ERA) facing Yankees RHP Masahiro Tanaka (6-7, 5.56 ERA).