"TORONTO (AP) - Daulton Varsho hit his fifth career grand slam, George Springer added a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Thursday night to maintain a tie for the AL East lead with the New York Yankees. Toronto (91-68), which had lost six of seven, closes with three games at home against Tampa Bay. The Red Sox (87-72) were prevented from clinching a postseason berth."
"Three Blue Jays combined for six perfect innings before Jarren Duran doubled off Braydon Fisher starting the seventh and scored on Trevor Story's single. Toronto opener Louis Varland struck out three of six batters, and Eric Lauer retire 10 straight. Right fielder Nathan Lukes made a diving catch on Cedanne Rafaela's liner to end the fifth. Yariel Rodríguez (3-2) retired two batters to finish the sixth."
Daulton Varsho hit his fifth career grand slam and George Springer added a two-run homer as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1. Toronto is tied with the New York Yankees for the AL East lead and will finish the regular season with three home games against Tampa Bay. The Red Sox were prevented from clinching a postseason berth but hold the second AL wild-card position, one game ahead of Detroit and two games ahead of Houston, with three games remaining. Three Blue Jays pitchers combined for six perfect innings before Jarren Duran's seventh-inning double. Brayan Bello took the loss for Boston, allowing three runs in five-plus innings.
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