Rafael Devers had a four-hit game -- including two homers -- and knocked in six runs as the Red Sox blew past the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-6, snapping a three-game losing streak.
The Sox jumped out a 4-0 lead in the top of the first and never looked back. Christian Vazquez chipped in with three hits and a homer and two RBI.
David Price went six innings and allowed two runs. Colten Brewer, Josh Taylor and Trevor Kelley contributed an inning of relief each, with Kelley making his major league debut.
WHO: Red Sox vs. Blue Jays
WHEN: 7:07 p.m.
WHERE: Rogers Centre
SEASON SERIES TO DATE: Boston 5-4
STARTING PITCHERS: LHP David Price (5-2, 3.36) vs. RHP Trent Thornton (2-5, 4.60)
TV/RADIO: NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM
IN-GAME OBSERVATIONS:
9:50 Have a night, Rafael Devers -- second homer of the night, this one to the opposite field. That's four hits and six RBI.
9:21 Vazquez, who did some damage earlier, belts a rocket into the left field seats, his fourth homer in his last 12 games.
8:54 After that shaky second inning, Price has settled in nicely, retiring 10 in a row after that third walk.
8:23 Nine-pitch inning for Price, which helps make up for the 25-pitch inning he had the inning before.
8:13 Devers continues to mash -- a ground single to right with the bases loaded scores two. He's got 14 RBI in nine games against the Jays this season.
7:56 Price's command clearly off early - three walks to the first 10 hitters he's faced.
7:51 Price not as sharp in the second inning as he was in the first. Ground rule double to left by Danny Jansen scores a run and puts two runners in scoring position.
7:40 Productive out by Bogaerts on a grounder to the right side, good enough to score Betts from third.
7:21 Much better at-bats against Thornton this time. Last time he faced them at Fenway
7:18 Opposite-field double for Vazquez scores Bogaert from third and the Sox are rolling. This is the fourth straight game in which they've scored multiple runs in the first.
7:13 Red Sox are raking early, with Xander Bogaerts extending his hitting streak to six straight with a rocket of a double.
7:11 It takes just three pitches for the Red Sox to grab a quick 2-0 lead as Mookie Betts singles and Rafael Devers hammers a fastball over the middle of the plate and drives it way out to straightaway center.
LINEUPS
RED SOX
Betts RF
Devers 3B
Bogaerts SS
Martinez DH
Benintendi LF
Vazquez C
Bradley CF
Chavis 1B
Holt 2B
BLUE JAYS
Sogard DH
Guerrero Jr. 3B
Gurriel Jr. LF
Smoak 1B
Grichuk LF
Biggio 2B
Galvis SS
Drury RF
Jansen C
WHAT'S UP: The Red Sox have lost three straight and five of their last seven and are a season-high 11 games out of first place in the division....Those three losses have happened even though the Sox have scored at least seven runs in the last three games and recorded 15 or more hits in each of those games...The Red Sox hadn't accomplished that in three straight games since 2016....Given that the two games in London last weekend were technically home games, the Red Sox are 7-1 in their last eight games and 21-8 (.724) since April 19....The 50 runs total in the two games with the Yankees over the weekend are most the runs ever scored in two consecutive games between the two clubs...The Sox have scored six or more runs and collected 10 or more hits in each of their last five games...In their last 16 games, the Sox have averaged 6.8 runs per game....Overall, among A.L. teams, the Sox are third in average runs per game (5.51), first in on-base percentage (.344) second in average (.269) and tied for second in doubles (170)….Xander Bogaerts leads the A.L. in doubles (27) and is second in extra-base hits (43). He also leads all A.L. shortstops in WAR with 3.7, in OPS (.932), extra-base hits (43), doubles (27), runs scored (63), RBI (57) and walks (49)….In his last five games, Rafael Devers is 11-for-22 (.500) with seven doubles, eight runs scored and jut one strikeout...Jackie Bradley Jr. is 8-for-12 with a homer and no strikeouts in his last three games...He has a .511 OBP in his last 10 games...The Sox have played nine games that have lasted four hours or more, the most in either league...They also lead the A.L.. with nine extra-inning games...In 50 of their 82 games, Red Sox pitchers have struck out 10 or more hitters, including nine times in the last 10 games....Red Sox hitters lead the A.L. in two-out hits....J.D. Martinez has hit in four straight games and has two homers and five RBI in that span....Christian Vazquez has four homers and 12 RBI in his last 11 games....David Price has allowed two earned runs or fewer in seven of his last eight games...He hasn't allowed a homer in any of his last four starts...Against the Blue Jays, Price is 5-0 with a 2.17 since the start of 2018....Justin Smoak is 5-for-22 with a homer and six strikeouts against Price in his career while Randal Grichuk is 2-for-9 with two strikeouts....The Red Sox don't have a lot of career at-bats against Thornton, though Martinez is 2-for-3 as is Michael Chavis.
PRE-GAME NOTES:
- The Red Sox optioned RHP Mike Shawaryn to Pawtucket and called up RHP Trevor Kelley. To make room for Kelley on the 40-man roster, the Sox designated for assignment C Oscar Hernandez.
- Kelley was 5-2 with four saves and an ERA of 0.96. He had allowed just one earned run in his last 19 apperances.