The Toronto Blue Jays gave the Boston Red Sox no chance on Monday at the Rogers Center, easily beating them 7-2.
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Crowd favorite pitcher Kevin Gausman (6-6) was particularly pleased by hitting 10 batters. He eventually gave up work after seven innings, allowing only four hits and two walks.
Ninth-inning reliever Shaun Anderson allowed the Red Sox two runs with four hits.
Offensively, the Jays have success with the long ball. George Springer (one point) and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (two points) initially dealt a heavy blow to their opponents in the third set. Matt Chapman then added two runs in the fifth inning, also with a two-run homer.
Red Sox pitcher Connor Seabold (0-1), making only his second major league career start, went through hell allowing all seven runs in four and two-thirds innings with nine hits and a walk. Despite this disastrous outing, he passed seven competitors in the mitten.
Both teams will continue this three-game streak on Tuesday. Michael Wacha (Red Sox) and Ross Stripling (Blue Jays) should be the men on the hill.
Yankees win late
In New York, the Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics 9-5 with six runs in the seventh inning.
Josh Donaldson (double), Jose Trevino (double), and Marwin Gonzalez (single) all had two-run hits on this turn at bat to give them the lead.
For their part, the visitors took all their points in the third set, including three thanks to a brace from Elvis Andrus that cleared the lanes.