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WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (9): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (14): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (10): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR • HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM • @SOXNOTES BOSTON RED SOX 2, TORONTO BLUE JAYS 1 Monday, June 14, 2021 • Fenway Park, Boston, MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E PITCH COUNTS Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 RED SOX Boston 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 Pitcher # (Strikes) Win: Barnes (3-1) Loss: Dolis (1-3) Save: None Nathan Eovaldi 81 (55) Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 20,070 Weather: 63°, NE at 7 mph Josh Taylor 15 (11) Blue Jays HR: Guerrero Jr. (22) Matt Barnes 15 (12) Red Sox HR: None BLUE JAYS Pitcher # (Strikes) Alek Manoah 93 (59) RED SOX NOTES (40-27) Joel Payamps 30 (22) Rafael Dolis 11 (8) THE RED SOX earned their 3rd walk-off win of the season, their 2nd of the series (also 4/6 vs. TB, 6/11 vs. TOR). This is the 10th time the Red Sox have earned multiple walk-off wins vs. TOR in a season (2 each time, previous: 2020). Snapped a 2-game losing streak, winning the series finale to earn the 4-game series split...Are 17-8 (.680) against AL East clubs this season. RAFAEL DEVERS (2-for-4, RBI) hit a walk-off single off the left-center field wall with 1 out in the 9th...Was his 2nd career walk-off RBI (als0 4/11/19 vs. TOR). NATHAN EOVALDI (6.2 IP, 3 H, BB, 4 SO) tossed his 2nd scoreless start of the season (also 5/29 vs. MIA, 5.1 IP)...Was his 1st scoreless start of at least 6.2 innings since doing so in back-to-back starts to begin his Red Sox career in 2018 (7/29 vs. MIN-7.0 IP, 8/4 vs. NYY-8.0 IP). Retired each of his first 10 batters before allowing a single with 1 out in the 4th inning (Bo Bichette). Induced a 5-4-3 double play to his final batter faced (Randal Grichuk, 7th inning)...Eovaldi's 4-hardest thrown pitches came in the 6th inning, all fastballs of at least 98.8 mph. In his last 5 starts, is 3-1 with a 2.48 ERA (8 ER/29.0 IP). In 4 starts against AL East opponents this season, is 2-1 with a 1.08 ERA (3 ER/25.0 IP). ALEX VERDUGO (2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI) hit an RBI double with 2 outs in the 3rd inning, giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead...Singled to begin the 9th and scored the game- winning run on Rafael Devers' single. In 24 games beginning 5/15, is batting .314 with an .896 OPS (27-for-86, 13 R, 6 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 8 BB). MATT BARNES (1.0 IP, H, R, 3 SO) struck out his first 2 batters faced before allowing a game-tying solo HR to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (0-1 pitch)..Struck out Teoscar Hernández to end the inning...Has struck out 50 of 103 batters faced this season (48.5%). JOSH TAYLOR (1.1 IP, 3 SO) retired all 4 batters faced...Was his 18th consecutive scoreless appearance (beginning 4/30), extending a career-best streak. During the streak, which is the longest active of consecutive scoreless appearances, has thrown 14.0 IP with just 7 hits and 4 walks allowed, striking out 18... Has lowered his season ERA from 9.72 to 3.63 during the streak. Entered with 2 outs, a 1-0 lead, and a runner at third base in the 7th inning...Struck out Rowdy Tellez to strand the runner at third. BLUE JAYS NOTES (33-31) THE BLUE JAYS lost on a walk-off for the 2nd time in this series and 4th time this season (also 4/17 at KC, 5/30 at CLE, 6/11 at BOS)...Each of their last 3 losses at Fenway Park have been on a walk-off (also 9/5/20). Split the 4-game series...Are 9-8-4 in series play...Have lost 5 of their last 8 games, but are 10-8 in their last 18 following a season-long 6-game losing streak. Were held to 4 hits, tied for their 3rd-fewest in a game this season (4/18 at KC-2, 5/4 at OAK-3). VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR. (2-for-4, R, HR, RBI) hit his MLB-leading 22nd home run in the 9th inning to tie the game, 1-1...Was his first career game-tying or go- ahead HR in the 9th inning or later. Homered in 4 consecutive games for the 1st time in his career...Is the first Blue Jay to do so since Randal Grichuk from 8/16-19/20. ALEK MANOAH (6.0 IP, 4 H, R, BB, 5 SO) has allowed 1 or 0 ER and 4 hits or fewer over 5.0+ IP in 3 of his first 4 career starts. Is the 1st pitcher in Blue Jays history to pitch 3.0+ innings and allow 4 hits or fewer as a starter in each of their first 4 career games. Held Red Sox right-handed batters to 0-for-14 (BB, 4 SO), while left-handed batters went 4-for-7 (1 SO)...Struck out his last 3 batters faced. BO BICHETTE (1-for-4, SB) singled in the 4th inning, the Blue Jays' first hit...Recorded his team-leading 9th stolen base of the year. Batted .419 (13-for-31) with 10 runs scored, 2 doubles, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 2 SB on the Blue Jays' 7-game road trip. Has a hit in each of his first 15 career games vs. BOS, batting .375 (24-for-64, 8 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBI)...The 15-game streak vs. BOS is the longest to start a career since Yuli Gurriel (16 games) from 2017-19 and ties Edgar Martinez from 1989-91 and Cy Seymour in 1901 as the 5th-longest all-time to start a career vs. BOS. MARCUS SEMIEN (0-for-4) snapped his franchise-record road hitting streak at 26 games, the longest in MLB since Dexter Fowler in 2015 (27 games). Boston Red Sox (40-27) 2, Toronto Blue Jays (33-31) 1 Jun 14th, 2021 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 Boston 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 One out when winning run scored. Toronto AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Boston AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Semien, 2B .290 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 Hernández, K, CF .225 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Bichette, B, SS .280 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Verdugo, RF .288 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 Guerrero Jr., DH .346 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Martinez, J, DH .309 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hernández, T, RF .295 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 Bogaerts, SS .320 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Grichuk, CF .269 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Devers, 3B .276 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 Tellez, 1B .216 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Vázquez, C .256 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 Gurriel Jr., LF .263 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Arroyo, 2B .259 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Biggio, 3B .225 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Gonzalez, M, LF .196 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 McGuire, C .212 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 Dalbec, 1B .194 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 Manoah, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eovaldi, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Payamps, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taylor, J, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dolis, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barnes, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .262 30 1 4 0 0 1 1 1 10 25 7 Totals .254 31 2 7 1 0 0 2 1 7 27 7 BATTING BATTING HR : Guerrero Jr. (22, 9th inning off Barnes, 0 on, 2 out). 2B : Verdugo (13, Manoah). TB : Bichette, B; Guerrero Jr. 5; Hernández, T. TB : Devers 2; Gonzalez, M 2; Martinez, J; Verdugo 3.