Final
Blue Jays turn to Hutchison against Red Sox
Apr 28, 2015 - 2:49 PM (SportsNetwork.com) - Drew Hutchison goes after his third win of the season on Tuesday when the Toronto Blue Jays resume a three-game set with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.After a pair of shaky outings, Hutchison was terrific in beating Baltimore on Thursday, as he allowed two runs and two hits in eight innings. He also struck out seven without walking a batter and improved to 2-0, while lowering his ERA to 5.48.
Hutchison had surrendered 11 earned runs in nine innings of his two previous starts.
"Felt like I did a good job of being aggressive in the zone," Hutchison said. "Got a good tempo going and rhythm and the ball was coming out good. I was able to pound my fastball early and get ahead of guys, and that was the difference."
In four starts versus the Red Sox Hutchison is 2-1 with a 4.64 ERA.
Boston, meanwhile, will hand the ball to righty Clay Buchholz, who has been victimized by a lack of run support his last two times out. Buchholz struck out 10 and allowed one run to Tampa Bay on Thursday, but did not factor in the decision of his team's 2-1 loss.
Buchholz had given up two runs in six innings in his previous start, but absorbed the loss, as the Red Sox managed just one run in that one.
"Best I've felt all year," said Buchholz, who is 1-2 on the year with a 4.84 ERA. "I felt that way warming up. Getting here today, I felt really good. My mindset was to build off the last time out. I just about had all of my pitches working the way I wanted to."
Buchholz has faced the Blue Jays 24 times (23 starts) and is 11-8 against them with a 3.20 ERA.
Boston drew first blood in this series on Monday, as Mookie Betts capped off a terrific night with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Red Sox to a 6-5 win.
The Blue Jays sent Miguel Castro (0-2) to the mound in the ninth with the score tied. Xander Bogaerts and Ryan Hanigan hit consecutive one-out singles. After the two runners moved up on a wild pitch, Bogaerts scored on Betts' hit up the middle.
"We've hit the ball hard in some situations, where we've made outs," Betts said. "I think we'll turn the corner and today was a really good showing."
Betts had three hits and Pablo Sandoval homered and knocked in three runs before exiting with a neck injury for the Red Sox, who snapped a two-game losing streak and won for only the second time in six tries.
It's unclear whether or not Sandoval will play on Tuesday.
Boston starter Joe Kelly allowed five runs on five hits while striking out 10 and walking three over six innings. Alexi Ogando tossed two scoreless frames and Koji Uehara (2-1) pitched a perfect ninth.
Devon Travis homered in the loss for the Blue Jays, who have dropped four in a row.
"It's tough," said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons. "It wasn't a great lead for this ballpark. We had a nice little lead. They just kept chipping away, chipping away. They're dangerous. They got us there at the end."
Even with Monday's loss, the Jays are 7-3 in their last 10 games at Fenway Park.
- TORONTO: 11
BOSTON: 8
Final
Apr 28 10:12 PM - H.Ramirez homered to right on a 0-1 count, Ortiz scored.
Blue Jays 10, Red Sox 8 Bot 8, 2 OutsApr 28 9:46 PM - Hanley Ramirez homers to right field. David Ortiz scores.
Blue Jays 10, Red Sox 8 Bot 8, 2 OutsApr 28 9:46 PM - Betts walked on a full count, Sandoval scored, Nava to third, Holt to second.
Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 6 Bot 5, 2 OutsApr 28 8:32 PM - Brock Holt to second. Daniel Nava to third. Pablo Sandoval scores.
Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 6 Bot 5, 2 OutsApr 28 8:31 PM - Ryan Goins triples to deep right field. Kevin Pillar scores.
Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 5 Top 5, 2 OutsApr 28 8:09 PM - Ortiz hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pillar, Betts scored.
Blue Jays 8, Red Sox 5 Bot 4, 2 OutsApr 28 7:57 PM - David Ortiz out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Kevin Pillar. Mookie Betts scores.
Blue Jays 8, Red Sox 5 Bot 4, 1 OutApr 28 7:57 PM - Edwin Encarnacion singles to left field. Jose Bautista scores.
Blue Jays 8, Red Sox 4 Top 4, 2 OutsApr 28 7:47 PM - Bautista singled to right, Travis scored, Donaldson to third.
Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 4 Top 4, 2 OutsApr 28 7:45 PM - Jose Bautista singles to right center field. Josh Donaldson to third. Devon Travis scores.
Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 4 Top 4, 2 OutsApr 28 7:45 PM - Michael Saunders singles to right field. Edwin Encarnacion scores.
Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 4 Top 3, 2 OutsApr 28 7:17 PM - Edwin Encarnacion singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Josh Donaldson scores. Fielding error by Hanley Ramirez.
Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 4 Top 3, 1 OutApr 28 7:13 PM - Bautista hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Holt, Travis scored.
Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 4 Top 3, 1 OutApr 28 7:12 PM - Jose Bautista out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Brock Holt. Josh Donaldson to second. Devon Travis scores.
Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 4 Top 3, 0 OutsApr 28 7:11 PM - Donaldson singled to right, Goins scored, Travis to third.
Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 4 Top 3, 0 OutsApr 28 7:10 PM - Josh Donaldson singles to right field. Devon Travis to third. Ryan Goins scores.
Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 4 Top 3, 0 OutsApr 28 7:10 PM - Travis singled to right, Pillar scored, Goins to second.
Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 4 Top 3, 0 OutsApr 28 7:04 PM - Devon Travis singles to right field. Ryan Goins to second. Kevin Pillar scores.
Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 4 Top 3, 0 OutsApr 28 7:04 PM - Ortiz singled to left, Betts scored, Pedroia to second.
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4 Bot 2, 2 OutsApr 28 6:55 PM - David Ortiz singles to left field. Dustin Pedroia to second. Mookie Betts scores.
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4 Bot 2, 2 OutsApr 28 6:55 PM - Pedroia singled to center, Hanigan scored, Betts to third.
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 3 Bot 2, 2 OutsApr 28 6:52 PM - Dustin Pedroia singles to center field. Mookie Betts to third. Ryan Hanigan scores.
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 3 Bot 2, 2 OutsApr 28 6:52 PM - Mookie Betts singles to right center field. Ryan Hanigan to second. Xander Bogaerts scores.
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2 Bot 2, 2 OutsApr 28 6:51 PM - Betts singled to right, Bogaerts scored, Hanigan to second.
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2 Bot 2, 2 OutsApr 28 6:50 PM - Xander Bogaerts singles to right field. Pablo Sandoval scores.
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1 Bot 2, 2 OutsApr 28 6:46 PM - Devon Travis lines out to center field to Mookie Betts.
Apr 28 6:14 PM - TORONTO: 0
BOSTON: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Apr 28 6:12 PM
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