Wilyer Abreu had two hits with an RBI double and the visiting Boston Purple Sox took benefit of 10 walks to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Monday night time.
Boston right-hander Tanner Houck (9-10) pitched 5 scoreless innings, permitting one hit and one stroll within the opener of the three-game collection.
The Purple Sox (79-78) have gained three in a row and the Blue Jays (73-84) have misplaced 4 straight. Boston leads the season collection 7-4.
Toronto right-hander Chris Bassitt (10-14) gave up three runs (two earned) on 4 hits and 7 walks whereas hanging out two in 4 1/3 innings.
Boston scored an unearned run within the second inning. Abreu led off with a stroll and superior to second when Connor Wong reached first on first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s error. He took third on Nick Sogard’s fielder’s alternative grounder to second and scored on Vaughn Grissom’s sacrifice fly to left.
The Purple Sox added a run within the third. Triston Casas and Tyler O’Neill walked with two outs and Abreu stroked an RBI double to proper.
The lead reached 3-0 within the fourth. Sogard doubled, took third on a balk and scored on Ceddanne Rafaela’s groundout to Bassitt.
Zach Pop changed Bassitt within the fifth after Casas walked and took third on Abreu’s single. Wong walked earlier than the inning ended on Sogard’s double-play grounder.
The Blue Jays had their first base runner when Addison Barger walked with two outs within the fifth. Ernie Clement adopted with a single to left earlier than Jonatan Clase flied out to left.
Greg Weissert changed Houck and pitched round two singles within the sixth with the assistance of a double play.
Boston scored as soon as within the eighth in opposition to Dillon Tate, as Wong, who had walked and stole second, got here round to attain on a fielder’s alternative grounder by Rafaela.
Chris Martin, Boston’s fifth pitcher of the day, allowed a leadoff single to Nathan Lukes within the ninth, then Lukes scored on Spencer Horwitz’s one-out single.
Boston put right-hander Kenley Jansen (shoulder) on the injured listing Monday and recalled right-hander Chase Shugart from Triple-A Worcester.
–Subject Stage Media
