Matt Chapman hit a double to center field to propel the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win and sweep their three-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.
The game ended a 10-game home streak for the Blue Jays (83-67), in which they won six. This series against the Red Sox made us forget the one against the Texas Rangers, earlier in the week, when the Blue Jays had lost all four games in the series.
“That’s kind of how it’s been all year,” Chapman said. There were many ups and downs. We got swept, then swept a team. With the importance of these victories, it’s nice to be able to forget the series against the Rangers. »
The Blue Jays have one draft spot in the AHL after the Rangers were swept by the Cleveland Guardians and the Seattle Mariners lost two of three in their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. .
Chapman’s double, against reliever Garrett Whitlock (5-5), gave the Blue Jays a sixth straight win against the Red Sox (74-76). However, the team had lost its first seven duels against its rivals in the Eastern section of the American earlier this season.
Chapman has not escaped the recent roller coaster. As he returns to form after a stint on the injured list with a left middle finger injury, Cavan Biggio was sent in by manager John Schneider as a relief hitter in place of Chapman in the ninth inning on Saturday.
Biggio hit a single and eventually crossed home plate to tie the game.
“I helped this team win several games. I have no ego, so the decision is fine with me,” said Chapman.
Sunday, Chapman’s game-winning hit scored Biggio, who had hit a one-out single.
“I like the fact that Chapman had that hit today,” Schneider said. I think our pitcher Chris Bassitt said that yesterday. We have the players for that, and he is one of them. »
Rafael Devers tied the game in the ninth inning, with a home run to left field against Erik Swanson (4-2).
The Blue Jays led 1-0 after the second inning, and 2-0 after Daulton Varsho’s long ball to right field after one out in the fifth.
Red Sox starting pitcher, Canadian Nick Pivetta, gave up the two runs in just over six innings of work. He allowed just four hits, striking out six batters and walking one.
Between Chapman’s double and Varsho’s homer, Pivetta allowed no hits and struck out nine of the Blue Jays’ 10 batters.
The Red Sox put 12 runners on base, but had only one hit in 14 opportunities when a player was in scoring position.