All you need to know, in quickie form, about the Red Sox' 5-3 win over the Blue Jays, complete with BSJ analysis and insight:
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Devers starts to dig out: Mitch Moreland may have hit the game-winning homer in the ninth for the walk-off win, but the slumping third baseman enjoyed a big game, too.
In the sixth inning, with the Red Sox trailing 3-2, Devers hammered a pitch into the center-field seats to tie the game. It was his second homer of the season and snapped an 0-for-12 skid, a stretch in which Devers was having difficulty just making contact with the ball. "This is something I've experienced in the past,'' he said of his recent struggles. "In 2018, I had these struggles. It's a part of baseball. There are stretches where I won't be able to hit the ball right. It's just the ebbs and flows of the game. I just try to keep a positive mindset and know that it will eventually even out.''
Raffy made that one look easy! pic.twitter.com/7MFMxPG7bP
— Red Sox (@RedSox) August 9, 2020
MITCH WALKS IT OFF!!! #DIRTYWATER pic.twitter.com/Pmyyu8lm8X
— Red Sox (@RedSox) August 9, 2020
- The walk-off win was the first for the Red Sox since the final game of last season.
- Red Sox relievers have allowed just three runs over their last 18 innings of work.
- Boston relievers have stranded 15-of-16 inherited runners this season.
- The walk-off homer was the fourth of Mitch Moreland's career.
- Andrew Benintendi was hitless in two trips and is now 0-for-17.