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05/01 00:24 CDT Kirk hits winning single in 10th, Blue Jays rally past Red Sox
7-6 in Giolito's return
Kirk hits winning single in 10th, Blue Jays rally past Red Sox 7-6 in Giolito's
return
By IAN HARRISON
Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) --- Alejandro Kirk hit a game-ending, bases-loaded single in the
10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays overcame a six-run deficit to beat the
Boston Red Sox 7-6 in Lucas Giolito's return on Wednesday night, stopping a
three-game losing streak.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. started the 10th as the automatic runner on second,
Justin Slaten (0-1) intentionally walked Daulton Varsho and George Springer
with one out and Kirk singled to left.
Jeff Hoffman (3-0) struck out three in two hitless innings.
Anthony Santander tied the score in the seventh with his fourth home run this
season, a three-run drive off Garrett Whitlock.
Kirk and Varsho started the rebound from a 6-0 deficit with back-to-back homers
in the sixth off Giolito, who made his Red Sox debut more than 15 months after
signing a a $38.5 million. two-year contract, Giolito didn't pitch last season
because of a partial tear in his right ulnar collateral ligament, then had been
sidelined since spring training due to a strained left hamstring.
Toronto began the night with 16 homers, 29th among the 30 teams, and hit three
homers in a game for the first time this season.
Yariel Rodrguez's run-scoring balk and Alex Bregman's seventh homer built a
2-0 lead in the first, and Jarren Duran hit an RBI single in the second and
scored on Rafael Devers' double. Carlos Narvez stretched the lead to 6-0 with
a two-run homer off Chad Green in the sixth.
Key moment
Kirk lined a single over Jarren Duran to end the game.
Key stat
Toronto scored more than four runs for the first time since a 6-3 win over
Atlanta on April 15.
Up next
Red Sox RHP Tanner Houck (0-2, 7.58 ERA) is expected to start against Toronto
RHP Jos Berros (1-1, 4.24) on Thursday.
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