The Toronto Blue Jays secured a 6-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox as Daulton Varsho hit his fifth career grand slam and George Springer contributed with a two-run homer. The win keeps the Blue Jays tied for the AL East lead with the New York Yankees. Toronto, with a record of 91-68, will play their final three games at home against Tampa Bay.
Boston, at 87-72, missed the chance to clinch a postseason spot but remains in contention for the second AL wild card. They are one game ahead of Detroit and two games ahead of Houston, with three games remaining, including a series against the Tigers.
The Blue Jays’ pitching was solid, with three pitchers combining for six perfect innings before Jarren Duran’s double and subsequent run off a single by Trevor Story in the seventh inning. Nathan Lukes’ impressive diving catch in right field also stood out.
Toronto’s Louis Varland and Eric Lauer delivered strong performances on the mound, while Yariel Rodriguez closed out the sixth inning effectively. Boston’s Brayan Bello took the loss after giving up three runs in five-plus innings.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. capitalized on an error in the sixth inning to kickstart the Blue Jays’ offense, which saw Addison Barger and Anthony Santander contributing before Varsho’s grand slam and Springer’s home run extended the lead.
The key moment of the game was Varsho’s grand slam on an 0-2 pitch, his second of the season. Notably, the Blue Jays hold an impressive 69-4 record when scoring five runs or more.
Looking ahead, the Red Sox will have LHP Kyle Harrison facing Tigers RHP Casey Mize, while the Blue Jays will send RHP Shane Bieber against Rays RHP Adrian Houser in their upcoming games.
