Davis Schneider and Andrés Giménez hit back-to-back home runs, Dylan Cease pitched five scoreless innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Tuesday night.
George Springer hit a two-run homer, the 300th of his career, and drove in three. Schneider’s hit off rookie Payton Tolle (3-4) beat the Green Monster, and Giménez followed with a home run that put Toronto up 3-0 in the fifth inning. This was the first time the Blue Jays had won two consecutive games this season.
Schneider also hit a run-scoring double in the sixth inning. Springer opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the third and then hit a home run in the ninth.
Cease (4-3) allowed four hits and four walks, striking out seven batters. Louis Varland got four outs for his 13th save.
Tolle allowed three runs and four hits in five innings. The left-handed pitcher struck out six and walked two.
Jarren Duran ruined Toronto’s eighth-inning shutout attempt with his 12th home run. Connor Wong had two hits and stole two bases for Boston, which left 13 total runners on base and went 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position.
Blue Jays star hitter Vladimir Guerrero Jr. returned to the lineup after missing two games with back discomfort.
For the second consecutive game at Fenway Park, the Tartan Army, packed with Scottish soccer fans, made their presence known waving flags and chanting. Scotland’s next game in the World Cup is on Friday against Morocco in Massachusetts.
