MLB: The Blue Jays had fun at Fenway Park against the Red Sox

BOSTON – Jackie Bradley Jr. doubled and scored in an eight-run third inning as the Toronto Blue Jays easily beat the Boston Red Sox 9-3 on Tuesday night.

George Springer had two hits and three RBIs as he returned to the lineup as the designated hitter. The Blue Jays (66-55) recorded their fifth win in their last six games and continued the momentum set by the Tampa Bay Rays in the American playoff hunt.

Ross Stripling (6-3) gave up just one run and six hits in six innings on the mound for Toronto. Stripling said he appreciated being a player the team could rely on at the end of the season.

“I’ve had some good years, but I’ve never been a player that a team can really rely on or expect big things in a playoff push,” he said. It’s fun being on the mound for five days while counting every win. »

Blue Jays interim manager John Schneider said the team is riding a wave of starting pitchers right now.

“They threw well and it goes from there, he insisted. I think it allows the attack to do what it can. »

The Red Sox (60-63) have lost four of their last five outings.

Red Sox starter Josh Winkowski (5-7) lasted just two and two-thirds innings, allowing six runs, six hits and two walks. He has allowed 12 runs in seven and two-thirds innings over his last two starts.

The start of the game was delayed an hour due to thunderstorms in the Boston area.

It didn’t silence…