(Toronto) Alex Verdugo hit a long ball in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Saturday to complete the series sweep.
Verdugo’s home run was hit on the first pitch thrown by Blue Jays pitcher Jordan Romano (3-4).
Jarren Duran went five for five with four doubles and Rafael Devers reached base five times and drove in two runs in the win.
The Red Sox have three straight wins. The team is 7-0 against the Blue Jays this season, having lost 16 of 19 games in 2022.
Chris Martin (2–1) pitched a game-winning inning and Joe Jacques finished the game to collect his first career save.
In the loss, Brandon Belt hit two home runs and Bichette added a two-run single. The Blue Jays led 4–2 in the sixth inning.
Kevin Gausman gave up two runs and five hits in five innings of work for the Blue Jays.
Masataka Yoshida was not in uniform after being shot in the right leg on Saturday.
