Red Sox starter Brayan Bello allows a career-high eight runs as Boston falls to three games under .500 for the first time since April.

Texas is chasing a wild card and scores twice in the seventh inning to pull ahead, while Boston (75-77) fails to get back to .500 with a 6-4 loss.

Rob Refsnyder hits a two-run single in the eighth inning and Boston wins, 4-2.

Boston must find a replacement for Chaim Bloom, who was dismissed last week as the team’s chief baseball officer.

Rafael Devers tied it for Boston with a home run in the top of the inning, but Toronto wins on Matt Chapman’s double.

Chris Sale allows one run in six-plus innings, but Boston loses for the ninth time in 11 games, 4-3.

Guerrero hits a three-run home run to lift the Blue Jays to a 3-0 win over the Red Sox.

Chaim Bloom is out as chief baseball officer, GM Brian O’Halloran is offered a new job, and Theo Epstein is not a candidate to return to Boston.

Boston and New York will play a doubleheader on Thursday, while closer Kenley Jansen is going to the COVID-related injured list.