Red Sox Walk-Off Blue Jays 7-6 [VIDEO]
The Boston Red Sox earned their 3rd walk-off win of the season, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Monday night at Fenway Park, to go to a season-high 7 games above .500
The Red Sox were leading 2-1 but Toronto scored 5 runs in the top of the 7th inning to take a 6-2, lead. But the Red Sox scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning, and then Jarren Duran hit a RBI single in the 9th inning for his 1st walk-off RBI.
Duran finished the night 3-5 with a double and extended his career long hitting streak to 14 games.
Rafael Devers was 3-4 and hit a 2-run homer in the 4th inning. The homer was 443 feet, and the longest homer hit by a Red Sox batter at Fenway since Franchy Cordero's 448 foot homer on My 29th, 2022.
David Hamilton was 1-4 with a 2-run homer in the 8th inning.
Romy Gonzalez, pinch-hitting in the 8th inning, his a 2-run game tying single.
Tanner Houck went 6.2 innings, allowing 5 hits and 2 runs. He struck out 7 and walked 2.
Isaiah Campbell allowed 3 runs and 3 hits retiring just 1 batter in the 7th inning. Kenley Jansen picked up the win, pitching the 9th inning and is 3-1 on the season.
Boston is now 43-36
Prior to the game, the Red Sox place Connor Wong on paternity leave, recalling Tyler Heineman from Worcester. They also optioned Cam Booser and Brad Keller to Worcester, recalling Isaiah Campbell and Josh Winckowski.
Boston and Toronto play game 2 of the 3-game series Tuesday night, with the pregame starting at 6:10 p.m. and 1st pitch at 7:10 p.m. on AM 1370 WDEA.