Sox score early for series win

The Red Sox came out in the rubber match of the three-game series with Toronto ready to jump on the Jays. After the Blue Jays scored a run in the top of the first, the Sox piled on six in the bottom of the inning, helped out by Edwin Encarnacion's error on a bases-loaded ground ball. The Sox put on another in the second and two more in the fourth to answer Jose Bautista's 25th home run of the season for Toronto. Then in the fifth, David Ortiz sent the crowd to their feet with a home run over the Boston bullpen for a 10-3 lead, his 21st of the season and 399th of his career. The rest of the game was mostly uneventful, with Encarnacion atoning for his error with a bomb. Then came the ninth, where Darnell McDonald would atone for his error. McDonald made a fantastic leaping catch at the bullpen fence in right to rob a home run, prompting a cheer from his pitcher, Clayton Mortensen.

Tonight, Boston has their first game at the graveyard of Boston, the West Coast. They kick off a seven-game trip tonight in Seattle, with lefty Franklin Morales making his third start against the King, Felix Hernandez. Wow, that seems like Morales has a great chance against one of the best in baseball! Yay! Though let's be fair. Morales did win his last start, giving up just four runs in six innings for a near-quality start. So, let's see how this turns out, shall we?

Worth Noting
The Sox have now moved into a tie for third place in the AL East with the Tampa Bay Rays.
Ortiz is tied for first in the AL in runs, fifth in homers, and sixth in RBI.