TORONTO ( AP) — Ricky Romero outdueled Jon Lester, Yunel Escobar drove in two runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Boston 3-1 Wednesday to drop the Red Sox to 1-5.

Other than a third inning that saw the teams combine for five hits and three runs, both left-handers were perfect until Lester (0-1) issued a twoout walk to Rajai Davis in the eighth, snapping a streak of 15 consecutive outs. Davis promptly stole second, beating the tag on a failed Red Sox pickoff play, then scored on Escobar’s single to center.

Romero (1-0) saw his streak of 17 straight outs end when Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia drew back- to- back walks to begin the ninth. He left to a standing ovation after Adrian Gonzalez flied out to center, with both runners advancing on the play.

Sergio Santos came on to strike out Kevin Youkilis, then ended it by getting David Ortiz to ground out. The save was the first of the season for Santos, who had blown his first two chances.

Romero allowed three hits, all singles, in 8.1 innings. He walked two and struck out five.

Romero, who won just two of his first 11 career starts against the Red Sox, beat Boston for the third straight time. He earned back-to-back victories over the Red Sox during their historic swoon last September, beating them Sept. 8 at Toronto and Sept. 14 at Fenway Park.

Lester allowed three runs and three hits in eight innings, walked three and struck out six.

• Who: Tampa Bay Rays at
Boston Red Sox.
• Where: Fenway Park.
• When: 2:05 p.m. Friday.
• Starting pitchers: Tampa
Bay (David Price 1-0) vs.
Boston (Josh Beckett 0-1).
• TV: NESN.