Bo Sox beat up on Gausman as Blue Jays suffer 4-game sweep in Boston
Toronto starting pitcher concedes 8 runs on 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings during 11-5 loss
Masataka Yoshida and Rafael Devers each homered, and the Boston Red Sox completed a four-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays with an 11-5 victory Thursday night.
Boston won its sixth straight overall to jump over Toronto for third place in the AL East. It's the first time the Sox have swept the Jays in a four-game series since 2002.
"Great series, great homestand," Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. "We're playing good baseball."
Devers finished with four RBIs and Yoshida three, and Jarren Duran had three hits and two of the Red Sox's five stolen bases.
Brayan Bello (1-1) picked up his first win of the season after allowing four runs — two earned — and six hits in five innings. He struck out five and walked one.
"They did a lot of damage against him last year," Cora said of Bello. "Today was a step in the right direction."
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and drove in two runs for Toronto, which has lost five straight.
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—@BlueJaysYoshida set the tone early for Boston when he jumped on the first pitch he saw from Toronto starter Kevin Gausman (2-3) in the first inning for his sixth home run.
"He's an accomplished hitter and knows how to study and prepare," Turner said of Yoshida. "When you mix talent and preparation, you're going to get a lot of good results. It's fun to be on deck behind him and watch him use the whole field."
The Red Sox scored five more in the second on run-scoring hits by Reese McGuire, Ramiel Tapia and Yoshida before Devers' two-run double that made it 6-0.
But Gausman was chased with one out in the fourth after Duran and Devers had RBI singles to make it 8-1. Gausman allowed eight runs and 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings. His ERA soared from 2.33 to 3.86.
"Your tip your hat to them," Blue Jays manager John Schneider said of the Red Sox. "They're firing on all cylinders offensively."
Toronto finally got to Bello in the fifth with three runs, but Boston added three more runs of their own in the eighth on Turner's RBI single and Devers' AL-leading 11th home run. It was also the 150th homer of his career.
"I'm super proud of the new milestone," Devers said, "but just keep hoping to hit home runs and drive in runs and help the team win."
