MLB: Bosox win again in extra innings
Mitch Moreland hit a three-run homer during a fiverun 10th inning, helping the Red Sox overcome Craig
Kimbrel’s blown save to beat the Blue Jays 10-7 on Tuesday night in Toronto for their fifth straight win.
Moreland’s one-out shot off Ken Giles (0-3) followed a triple by Mookie Betts and a walk by Andrew Benintendi. Kimbrel (3-1) gave up a solo homer to Justin
Smoak with one out in the ninth to tie the game at 5. It was Kimbrel’s second blown save in four outings.
In Arlington, Texas, Bartolo Colon became the winningest pitcher from Latin America as the Rangers beat the Mariners 11-4. It was the 246th career victory for the 45-year-old Dominican, breaking a tie with Dennis Mar
tinez, a native of of Nicaragua. In Washington, Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman hit consecutive homers to spark a four-run fourth inning, and the surging Nationals beat the Braves 8-3 in the opener of a split doubleheader to move four games over .500 (58-54) for the first time since June 29. Ender Inciarte’s ninth-inning, two-run triple led the Braves to a 3-1 win in the nightcap.
Red Sox television analyst Jerry Remy is again battling cancer. NESN announced Remy’s latest diagnosis, saying “at this time, Jerry’s focus is on his medical treatment,” without providing details. The 65-year-old was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2008, relapsed in 2013 and twice in 2017.
Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager had arthroscopic surgery on his left hip, following Tommy John surgery in May. He is expected to be set for spring training.