Major League Baseball
Boston 6, Toronto 2
When: 1:05 PM ET, Saturday, July 14, 2018
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Mike Muchlinski, 1B - Adrian Johnson, 2B - Tripp Gibson III, 3B - Brian Gorman
Attendance: 36390

Xander Bogaerts delivered a walk-off grand slam to center field in the 10th inning as the Boston Red Sox got back in the win column with a 6-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.

Mookie Betts reached on a fielding error with one out in the 10th against Blue Jays reliever Chris Rowley (0-1). Betts advanced to third after getting a running start from first on Brock Holt's grounder to left field.

After J.D. Martinez was intentionally walked, Bogaerts proceeded to drive a 2-0 fastball from Rowley to center to end it. It was Boston's first walk-off grand slam since Rico Brogna's slam on Aug. 14, 2000, against the then-Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Martinez contributed a solo shot for his major-league-leading 29th home run for Boston, which has won 11 of its last 12 games after losing 13-7 on Friday to snap its 10-game winning streak.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Aledmys Diaz each had an RBI for Toronto, which has lost five of its last seven games.

Boston avoided back-to-back losses for the first time since June 19-20 in Minnesota.

Boston starter Eduardo Rodriguez exited after 5 1/3 scoreless innings when he sustained a right ankle sprain covering first base in the sixth. The left-hander allowed four hits and walked none while striking out five.

Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel (2-1) struck out two in the 10th to get the win.

Blue Jays starter Sam Gaviglio departed after just 3 1/3 innings. The righty gave up a run on four hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

Toronto lost center fielder Kevin Pillar after he made a diving catch and doubled up Tzu-Wei Lin at second to end the third. Pillar was diagnosed with a right sternoclavicular joint injury.

Martinez went deep in the fourth when he drove a full-count pitch from Gaviglio over the Green Monster in left, giving Boston a 1-0 lead.

Toronto tied the game and took the lead in the seventh. Kendrys Morales singled and Dwight Smith Jr. doubled against Joe Kelly to put a pair in scoring position, and Diaz plated the tying run with his 6-3 groundout.

Kelly walked Luke Maile, ending his day, and reliever Matt Barnes allowed the go-ahead single on a soft-hit grounder to right by Gurriel.

Bogaerts doubled to lead off the Boston ninth against Blue Jays closer Tyler Clippard. Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a game-tying RBI double the next at-bat.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Toronto   Boston
Sam Gaviglio Player Eduardo Rodriguez
No Decision W/L No Decision
3.1 IP 5.1
2 Strikeouts 5
4 Hits 4
2.70 ERA 0.00
Hitting
Toronto   Boston
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Player Mookie Betts
3 Hits 3
1 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 3
.600 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Toronto 7 0 8 .194 16 12 2 5 0 2
Boston 11 2 19 .297 12 9 6 3 1 0