TORONTO — Mookie Betts homered twice and drove in three runs as the Boston Red Sox snapped their season-high three-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.
Boston is 6-1 in one-run games and got its 18th win of the season, tying the franchise record for victories before May 1.
Betts got the Red Sox on the scoreboard with a leadoff homer – his third of the season – over the left-field fence. He then put the Red Sox in front for good in the seventh, taking reliever Danny Barnes (1-1) deep over the right-field wall for his eighth homer of the season – a two-run shot that drove in Brock Holt.
Betts has six home runs and seven RBI in his last seven games, and has reached base in his last 19 games against the Blue Jays.
Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez (3-0) gave up three runs and six hits in 62/3 innings – his longest outing of the season. Boston has won all of his four starts.
One night after giving up a walk-off home run to Curtis Granderson, closer Craig Kimbrel worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his sixth save.
Aaron Sanchez lasted six innings for the Blue Jays, giving up just three hits and two runs while striking out eight.
Yangervis Solarte hit his sixth home run of the season, into the second deck of left field, in the sixth inning to give Toronto its only lead of the game at 3-2.
After falling behind in the first on Betts’ first homer, the Blue Jays took advantage of a fielding error to tie the score when an errant throw by third baseman Rafael Devers to first baseman Hanley Ramirez allowed Steve Pearce to scurry home from second.
The Red Sox jumped back in front in the fifth inning. After Sanchez walked the first batter and hit the second, Holt doubled to left field, scoring Jackie Bradley Jr.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. singled and stole second in the bottom half, and Pearce dropped a hit into shallow left field, allowing the rookie to score the tying run.
TRAINER’S ROOM
RED SOX: Shortstop Xander Bogaerts might be in the Boston lineup Friday, but lost his chance for another rehab appearance when Triple-A Pawtucket’s game was rained out. Manager Alex Cora said Bogaerts would visit the doctor before a determination is made on his availability.
He has been out since fracturing his ankle on April 8.
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