The runs simply stored coming for Toronto.
And coming.
The Blue Jays lit up the Pink Sox for seven runs within the third inning and 11 runs within the fifth Friday night time at Fenway Park. By way of the primary 5 1/2 innings, they led Boston 27-3.
And the blowout contains an inside-the-park grand slam from Raimel Tapia.
Trailing 6-0 within the third inning with the bases loaded, Pink Sox middle fielder Jarren Duran misplaced Tapia’s seemingly-routine fly ball within the lights. Because it landed behind him, and with Duran not hustling after it, Tapia was in a position to come all the way in which round to attain a uncommon inside-the-park-grand-slam.
It was the second inside-the-park slam in Toronto’s historical past — each of them at Fenway — and the 27 runs set a franchise file.
Junior Felix had the Blue Jays’ different inside-the-park slam on June 2, 1989 off Bob Stanley. This one got here as a part of a seven-running inning.
It additionally continued a streak of fly ball blunders by Red Sox outfielders in latest video games.
The gaffe prolonged Toronto’s result in 10-0, and was a troubling indicators of what was to return for Boston. Amid the pounding, Nathan Eovaldi gave up 9 earned runs, Austin Davis 5 earned runs, Kaleb Ort eight earned runs, and Darwinzon Hernandez three earned runs. The Blue Jays hit 5 dwelling runs within the course of.
The most important rout in MLB historical past was a 30-3 Rangers’ win over the Orioles in 2007.
