Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays
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Payton Tolle pitches 8-inning gem as Red Sox end 5-game skid with 7-0 win over Blue Jays
Tolle (8-6) struck out four, threw 91 pitches and retired his last 17 batters while matching the longest outing of his career. Greg Weissert worked the ninth.
Boston's skid matched its worst of the season, but the Red Sox remain comfortably in position for an AL wild-card playoff berth. They also lost five straight after losing their season opener.
Boston had won nine straight before dropping two at home to the Athletics and the first three of the series at Toronto.
The Red Sox led 1-0 before Durbin broke the game open in the eighth, hitting a 1-0 sweeper from Chase Lee into the Blue Jays' bullpen in left. Durbin also had an RBI single in the ninth on his 3-for-5 day.
Willson Contreras had an RBI single in the first inning against Max Scherzer (1-5), who surpassed 3,000 career innings. The 42-year-old worked five innings, allowing one run on three hits and striking out four. Scherzer and Justin Verlander are the only active players in the majors to pitch 3,000 innings.
Blue Jays: RHP Shane Bieber (3-2, 4.58 ERA) takes the mound for game one versus the Yankees on Friday.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Guerrero Jr. struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Clement walked. |
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9th Inning | Smith grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Smith hit for McAdoo |
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9th Inning | Lukes grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Weissert relieved Tolle |
Statistics
 BOS |
 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 16 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 7 | Runs Batted In | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 10 | Hits | 2 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 7 | Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 27 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 1 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 13 | Runners Left On Base | 9 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 0 |
| 15 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 175 | Pitches | 108 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 14 | Total Bases | 2 |
| 43 | Plate Appearances | 30 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 0 |
| 6.1 | Runs Created | -1.3 |
| .286 | Batting Average | .074 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .400 | Slugging Percentage | .074 |
| .257 | Secondary Average | .111 |
| .381 | On Base Percentage | .167 |
| .781 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .241 |
| 1.1 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 6.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | -1.3 |
| 43.0 | Batter Rating | 2.0 |
| 35.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.07 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.60 |
| .114 | Isolated Power | .000 |
| 0.83 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.60 |
| .116 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .100 |
| -.029 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .037 |
| 14.0 | Runs Produced | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
| 91.3 | MLB Rating | 56.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 43,442 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tampa Bay |
- | 61 | W1 | 0.611465 | 96 |
 New York |
6 | 67 | L1 | 0.5732484 | 90 |
| Boston |
12 | 73 | L3 | 0.53503186 | 84 |
 Baltimore |
19.5 | 81 | W2 | 0.48734176 | 77 |
| Toronto |
19.5 | 81 | L2 | 0.48734176 | 77 |