Pink Sox drop fifth straight recreation, fall to Jays 6-4

Boston Pink Sox

Willson Contreras hit his twenty fourth residence run however the Pink Sox matched their longest shedding streak of the season.

TORONTO (AP) — Kazuma Okamoto hit the go-ahead RBI single and Myles Straw had a two-run double in a five-run eighth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Boston 6-4 on Wednesday night time, handing the Pink Sox their fifth consecutive loss.

José Soriano, making his second begin with Toronto, allowed one run and 4 hits in six innings. Tyler Rogers (2-2) labored the eighth inning for the win.

Willson Contreras hit his twenty fourth residence run however the Pink Sox matched their longest shedding streak of the season. Boston gained at Cincinnati on opening day earlier than shedding the subsequent 5.

The Blue Jays have gained three straight and 11 of 16 to realize floor within the AL wild-card race.

Trailing 6-1, Boston scored three runs within the ninth with two runs off Matt Waldron and one off Louis Varland, who bought the ultimate two outs for his twenty sixth save in 27 probabilities.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk singled off Tyron Guerrero (1-2) to start the eighth, and Brandon Valenzuela got here in to run for Kirk.

After first baseman Contreras dropped Okamoto’s foul pop up, Toronto’s DH took benefit by lining an RBI single to left on the subsequent pitch.

Guerrero deliberately walked Andrés Giménez to load the bases, then walked Ernie Clement to power in a 3rd run.

Alec Gamboa got here in to pitch for the Pink Sox, however George Springer hit a sacrifice fly and Straw added his two-run double.

Clement opened the scoring with a two-out RBI single off Ranger Suarez within the second. Boston tied it when Contreras homered off Soriano to start the fifth.

Suarez allowed one run and 6 hits in 5 innings.

Up subsequent

Pink Sox LHP Payton Tolle (7-6, 3.20 ERA) is scheduled to begin Thursday towards Blue Jays RHP Max Scherzer (1-4, 7.25).