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Rick Porcello barely held onto an early 5-0 lead and
Ryan Brasier gagged away four runs late—yet Boston's offense somehow
allowed for a win over Toronto, 10-8. This was a game that
should have been a 'rocking chair' victory—and
would have been if this were 2018. Once again, the story of this edition of
The Carmine Hose is lousy pitching—from most of the starters
and most of the bullpen. Rookie
Michael Chavis got his first career grand slam,
Andrew Benintendi knocked in three runs and
Xander Bogaerts had three hits in Boston's ten-run attack. But somehow this was an unsatisfying win—over a woefully bad Blue Jay team. The victory did move Boston to within nine games of
The Evil Ones—and keeps them two games out of the second Wild Card spot.
