Red Sox 7 Blue Jays 4
Seems like miseries have become a part of the Blue Jays lexicon this season. Look no further than Jays starter Marco Estrada, who, hopefully, has put his awful pitching starts behind him. At least, July can be seen as a 'fresh' start all over again. But, for now, Estrada ends the month of June in the first of this three-game series versus the Red Sox, with having allowed two runs in five innings, walking a career high seven batters, and a generally miserable feeling.
With Justin Smoak's three-run homer that gave the Jays the lead in the first inning, the Red Sox came right back within one in the fifth and then overtook the Jays in the sixth inning with the lead. Toronto's Troy Tulowitzki's solo homer tied it up in the (bottom of) sixth inning.
All was fine....until the 11th inning. One can say that the Jays relievers were worse than Estrada on the night. At least, even with all of the walks given, one could say that Marco tried hard to keep the opposition in tow.
Not so Aaron Loup et al. Boston scored in the top of the eleventh to run away with the win. For the facts crowd, note that after Loup allowed the go-ahead run, the Jays brought in Glenn Starkman and it was two more runs scored.
Will the pitchers and particularly the relievers ever get it right. Ezequiel Carrera's botched infield play in the sixth inning contributed to the Red Sox getting the go-ahead run that made it 4-3, before Tulo's solo heroics. Add to that the incredibly sloppy relieving in the 11th and you've got a recipe for disaster.
Certainly Blue Jays, you can do better than this especially playing the A.L.'s top team. (*eye roll*)
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