The Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays in huge style, 14-1. Adrian Gonzalez started the scoring with a solo blast, Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz each homered in the fifth, and Kevin Youkilis added a two-run blast for extra insurance in the ninth. I find it great that the Sox can keep winning, and even better, keep getting lots of hits and homers. Ortiz now has 17 homers while A-Gone is now leading the league in both hitting and RBI, with 60 RBI and a .341 clip, ahead of Jose Bautista, who also drilled a bomb last night for the Jays. The Sox have now won 9 consecutive games, and Jon Lester, unlike in his previous wins, was superb. He struck out eight and gave up just 2 hits over eight strong innings to earn his ninth win of the season, the most in the AL. I think it is amazing that the pitching is staying strong even when the Sox turn the game into a blowout. Meanwhile, Pedroia has been shooting strong after his knee was lubricated due to a bone bruise on the cap; he scored 2 and knocked in 2. Jacoby Ellsbury added 2 hits and 3 runs while being named the AL Player of the Week, which makes 3 straight weeks in which a Sox player has been chosen for the honor. I think it is absolutely unbelievable that Boston hitters keep going on amazing tears and winning.
Trivia
The Red Sox outscored Toronto in the series 35-6.
The Sox have scored 6 or more in an inning 3 times in the last 4 games.
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