Blue Jays Beat Red Sox 6-4 for 3rd Straight, Riding 8th-Inning Rally

3 articles · Updated · MLB.com · Aug 13

Toronto turned a 4-4 tie into a 6-4 win in the eighth, capitalizing after Willson Contreras dropped Kazuma Okamoto’s foul pop-up and Okamoto answered with the go-ahead hit.
Myles Straw then drove in two with a gap double, while Ernie Clement drew a bases-loaded walk and George Springer added a sacrifice fly as the Blue Jays broke through late again.
José Soriano strengthened the win with six innings of one-run ball in his home debut, offering an early payoff on Toronto’s trade-deadline bet and giving the club a needed rotation boost.
The victory gave the Blue Jays the first three games of the series and a chance to sweep Boston, extending the momentum they began building with Tuesday’s 5-3 win.