Alex Verdugo's homer lifts Red Sox over Blue Jays Field Level Media 27 Jul 2021, 12:55 GMT+10 Alex Verdugo crushed a go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning to carry the Boston Red Sox past the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in the opener of a four-game series Monday night. Verdugo (three RBIs) marked the Red Sox's second dramatic comeback in as many days as they won for the sixth time in their last seven games. Rafael Devers also homered for Boston. Bo Bichette hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in his 80th run of the season. Toronto has dropped five of six.