FINAL: Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 3 - Offense Powers Boston to Win After Disastrous Doubleheader Yesterday

The Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 at Fenway Park on Tuesday night and snapped their four-game losing streak. Jarren Duran got Boston on the board early in the first inning on the first pitch with his 20th home run of the season. It was also his third long ball in his last three games. 

Boston scored two more runs in the first inning on a Masataka Yoshida two-run RBI single which made it 3-0. 

David Hamilton, Triston Casas and Wilyer Abreu also got in on the scoring action with an RBI single, RBI double and another RBI single. The Red Sox showed off their leather tonight in the field throwing out two Toronto baserunners at the plate. The first one came in the second inning on a great throw from Duran while playing the ball off the green monster and Danny Jansen made a great play at home tagging out Joey Loperfido coming off the relay throw from Ceddanne Rafaela. 

The second one came in the fourth inning on a  George Springer fly ball to Wilyer Abreu. Abreu threw a bullet to Jansen to tag out Ernie Clement for the double play.

Cooper Criswell made it into the fourth inning going 3.1 innings and only gave up one run. The problem was the walks and putting the leadoff hitters on base. Criswell hit Springer to start the game. Criswell got out of a jam on a line out to David Hamilton to work around the leadoff hit by pitch. Criswell then walked Springer in the third inning and got burned for it on an Addison Barger sac fly which made it 3-1 Boston. 

The Blue Jays got their other two runs on Will Wagner's first MLB career home run and a Daulton Varsho solo shot. 

The Red Sox will be back in action tomorrow night at 7:10 p.m. when Brayan Bello takes the mound for Boston. 

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WHO: Toronto Blue Jays (65-68) vs. Red Sox (67-64)
WHEN: 7:10 p.m.
WHERE: Fenway Park, Boston.
SERIES TO DATE: 4-3 (1-3/3-0)
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Cooper Criswell (5-4, 4.41) vs. RHP Yariel Rodriguez (1-5, 4.33)
TV/RADIO: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
LIVE BOX
LINEUPS
RED SOX
Duran CF
Hamilton 2B
O'Neill LF
Casas 1B
Abreu RF
Yoshida DH
Gonzalez 3B
Jansen C
Rafaela SS

SP Cooper Criswell

BLUE JAYS
Springer RF
Varsho CF
Guerrero Jr. DH
Horwitz 1B
Barger 3B
Kirk C
Loperfido LF
Clement SS
Wagner 2B

SP Yariel Rodriguez

WHAT'S UP
With the Red Sox' loss in yesterday's continuation of the suspended game from 6/26, they lost their 3-game series vs. TOR from 6/24-26 and fell to 21-16-5 in series play, including 10-9-2 at home...Boston fell to 15-11 in June and 53-43 before the All-Star break.

Last night, the Sox lost Game 1 of their 4-game series vs. TOR from 8/26-29 and extended their losing streak to a season-high-tying 4 consecutive games (5x, prev.: 8/7-11).

They're 4-6 in their last 10 games, 8-12 in their last 20 games, and 14-21 in 35 games since the All-Star break.

The Red Sox have been swept in 2 of their last 3 home series (8/23-25 vs. ARI, 8/9-11 vs. HOU).

Boston is 5-2-1 in its last 8 series, since 7/29, after going 0-3-0 in 3 series following the All-Star break.

The Red Sox have won or tied 17 of their last 24 series, beginning 5/30 (13-6-4).

The Sox have lost 5 straight home games, their longest single-season streak since 8/27-9/9/23 (6 games).

 They're 2-8 in 10 August home games and 5-11 in 16 since the All-Star break.

Rafael Devers last night played in his 933rd career game at 3rd base, passing Larry Gardner for 3rd most in Red Sox history (see box on right).

 Devers hit his 200th career HR on Sunday vs. ARI...He's the 11th player ever to hit 200 HR with the Red Sox, but the 1st to do so before turning 28 years old.

 He's also the 31st player in MLB history to reach 200 career HR at the age of 27 or younger...The only other active players to do so are Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, and Giancarlo Stanton.

Danny Jansen yesterday became the 1st player in Major League history play for both teams in the same game.

Jansen started as the Blue Jays' catcher on 6/26 before the game was suspended and was then traded to the Red Sox on 7/27 in exchange for 3 minor leaguers.

When the game resumed yesterday, Jansen entered as the Red Sox' catcher, catching an at-bat that he began as the hitter (0-1 count).

Cooper Criswell owns a 7.88 ERA (7 ER/8.0 IP) in 2 games (1 start) since being activated from the COVID-19 related IL on 8/16.                    

The Sox won each of his first 5 starts (1.93 ERA, .214 AVG) but are 5-4 in his last 9 (4.91 ERA, .284 AVG).                   

 Criswell allowed 3 ER or fewer in 12 of his 14 starts (3 ER or fewer in 11 of them). 

The Red Sox have selected LHP Rich Hill to the active MLB active roster from AAA and will wear number 44. 

Boston has recalled RHP Greg Weissert from AAA. The Red Sox also placed RHP Lucas Sims on the 15-Day IL with a right lat strain. 

Boston has DFAd RHP Brad Keller for assignment.   

The Red Sox also placed LHP Luis Garcia on the 15-Day IL with right elbow inflammation and recalled RHP Josh Winckowski from AAA.