Chris Sale turned in another dominant performance and Mookie Betts ripped a three run double in the 10th inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 4-1 at Toronto on Thursday afternoon.
Sale pitched eight shutout innings, allowing four hits and one walk, while striking out 13. Sale threw 102 pitches/80 strikes. Sale now has an ERA of 0.91 in his first four appearances for the Red Sox.
With the game scoreless, Mitch Moreland ripped a double with two outs in the ninth inning. Xander Bogaerts singled home Moreland to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.
With a one run lead, Craig Kimbrel came into the game to try and close it out. Kendrys Morales ripped a solo home run off of Kimbrel to send the game into extra innings.
Sandy Leon walked, Brock Holt singled, and Andrew Benintendi walked to set up the dramatics from Betts. A double to left field scored pinch runner Marco Hernandez, Holt, and Benintendi. Kimbrel struck out two in the bottom of the 10th to close out the victory.
Mookie Betts provided the big hit in the Red Sox win over the Blue Jays on Thursday. Photo courtesy courtesy of Sue Zeiba
