TORONTO (AP) — Alejandro Kirk hit a game-ending, bases-loaded single within the tenth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays overcame a six-run deficit to beat the Boston Purple Sox 7-6 in Lucas Giolito’s return on Wednesday night time, stopping a three-game dropping streak.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. began the tenth as the automated runner on second, Justin Slaten (0-1) deliberately walked Daulton Varsho and George Springer with one out and Kirk singled to left.
Jeff Hoffman (3-0) struck out three in two hitless innings.
Anthony Santander tied the rating within the seventh together with his fourth dwelling run this season, a three-run drive off Garrett Whitlock.
Kirk and Varsho began the rebound from a 6-0 deficit with back-to-back homers within the sixth off Giolito, who made his Purple Sox debut greater than 15 months after signing a a $38.5 million. two-year contract, Giolito didn’t pitch final season due to a partial tear in his proper ulnar collateral ligament, then had been sidelined since spring coaching because of a strained left hamstring.
Toronto started the night time with 16 homers, twenty ninth among the many 30 groups, and hit three homers in a recreation for the primary time this season.
Yariel Rodríguez’s run-scoring balk and Alex Bregman’s seventh homer constructed a 2-0 lead within the first, and Jarren Duran hit an RBI single within the second and scored on Rafael Devers’ double. Carlos Narváez stretched the result in 6-0 with a two-run homer off Chad Inexperienced within the sixth.
Key second
Kirk lined a single over Jarren Duran to finish the sport.
Key stat
Toronto scored greater than 4 runs for the primary time since a 6-3 win over Atlanta on April 15.
Up subsequent
Purple Sox RHP Tanner Houck (0-2, 7.58 ERA) is predicted to begin towards Toronto RHP José Berríos (1-1, 4.24) on Thursday.
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