Betts’ First Home Run of Season Helps Red Sox Edge Blue Jays 8-7
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
The Red Sox have now won four straight games and improve to 9-5 on the season.
Brian Johnson picked up the win for the Red Sox in his first major league start in 21 months. He gave up four runs and seven hits while striking out six in five innings.
Red Sox Hold on
With the Red Sox leading 8-4 in the bottom of the 9th, Toronto’s Steve Pearce drove in Russell Martin with a single. After that, Ezequiel Carrera hit his first home run of the year, a two-run blast into the Blue Jays' bullpen in left field, to cut the Red Sox lead to just one, 8-7. However, Devon Travis popped out to shortstop to seal the Red Sox win.
The Red Sox started to build their lead during a three run third inning that saw Betts hit an RBI single. He would hit his first home run of the season in the 7th.
Mitch Moreland continued to have a hot bat for Boston, reaching base for the 12th straight game and driving in three runs in the game.
Pablo Sandoval also tallied three hits in the game. It is his first three hit game since 2015.
Series Continues
The Red Sox and Blue Jays continue their series on Wednesday, April 19 when Boston’s Rick Porcello faces Toronto’s Francisco Liriano.
First pitch is set for 7 p.m.
Related Slideshow: The History of Baseball in Central Massachusetts
Baseball and Central Mass. go way back - to the 1860s. The local historical landmarks range from Mudville to Hotel Vernon to Fitton Field. A version of these highlights is posted on the site of the new, yet-to-be-formally-named Worcester Baseballteam of the three-year-old Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
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