Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox

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Ranger Suarez made his first start since straining his groin on July 5 — the same day he found out he'd made his second All-Star team — and Boston needed length after a bullpen-taxing stretch. Across the mound stood Kevin Gausman, working what may have been his last turn in a Toronto uniform before the Aug. 3 trade deadline.

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Postgame

Boston's moneyline hit clean — Suarez and the offense handled a fading Jays club with a struggling Gausman on the mound.

Pregame

Boston's price reflected a real gap between a team playing its best baseball of the year and a Toronto club fading toward the deadline. Gausman's rough summer against a lineup this hot made the home side the play, and it landed exactly as expected.

Gausman's line matched the trend that's had rival execs calling Toronto about him all month: shaky command, quick trouble, an outing that ends before it should. The lineup that torched Boston 6-0 just a day earlier went cold again, managing only 1 run against a Red Sox club that has completely flipped its season since Chad Tracy took over in the dugout.

Kevin Gausman

(6-10)·4.29 ERA

Jul 21 vs Rays

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3.1IP

4ER

1K

2BB

90P

07/26 Lineup

Ranger Suarez

(4-3)·3.32 ERA

Jul 5 @ Angels

ND

2.2IP

3ER

5K

0BB

53P

07/26 Lineup

Boston's turnaround under Tracy has been the story of the American League — a team that sat well under .500 in late June is now hunting the buyer's side of the trade deadline instead of the seller's, and Sunday's win was just another data point in that shift. Fenway's bats got to Toronto's bullpen late, breaking the game open in the 7th to turn a tight afternoon into a laugher.

For the Blue Jays, this is the same story that's followed them all July: a rotation ravaged by injury, a lineup missing Addison Barger for good and Anthony Santander for the foreseeable future, and now a front-line arm in Gausman getting shopped instead of trusted to stop a slide. Toronto still has Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and enough talent to scare people, but afternoons like this one are exactly why the roster's about to look different in a week.

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Jul 25W@ Red Sox6-0

Jul 24L@ Red Sox4-6

Jul 23Wvs Rays3-1

Jul 22Lvs Rays2-4

Jul 21Lvs Rays2-12

Boston Red Sox

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Jul 25Lvs Blue Jays0-6

Jul 24Wvs Blue Jays6-4

Jul 22Lvs Orioles1-5

Jul 22Wvs Orioles6-3

Jul 21Pvs Orioles0-0

Boston, meanwhile, gets to enjoy a series win with its trade-deadline leverage growing by the day. Suarez back in the fold gives Tracy a healthier-looking staff right when the front office is deciding whether to lean into this run, and a series like this one — taking 2 of 3 from a fading division rival — is the kind of stuff good teams are supposed to do.

Toronto Blue Jays

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• 10-Day-ILJesus Sanchez (RF) — Sanchez (ankle) began a rehab assignment in the Florida Complex League on Thursday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.07/23
• 10-Day-ILJonatan Clase (LF) — Clase (foot) isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.07/22
• 10-Day-ILLenyn Sosa (2B) — Sosa (wrist) resumed hitting in the batting cages earlier this week after experiencing a setback in his rehab program, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.07/17
• 15-Day-ILMax Scherzer (SP) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider indicated Thursday that Scherzer's (back/thumb) next start could be in the majors, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.07/23
• 15-Day-ILPatrick Corbin (SP) — The Blue Jays placed Corbin on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a left teres major strain.07/23
• 60-Day-ILYimi Garcia (RP) — Garcia (elbow) will embark on a rehab assignment with Single-A Dunedin on Saturday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.07/24
• 60-Day-ILAddison Barger (RF) — Barger will undergo season-ending surgery to repair the UCL in his right elbow, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.07/24
• 60-Day-ILAnthony Santander (RF) — Santander is still dealing with discomfort in his surgically repaired left shoulder and recently received another cortisone shot, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILJoe Mantiply (RP) — Mantiply will undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair some damage in his left knee, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.06/04
• 60-Day-ILJose Berrios (SP) — Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that Berrios underwent full Tommy John surgery Wednesday in addition to having a stress fracture repaired, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.05/27
• 60-Day-ILCody Ponce (SP) — Ponce underwent surgery Friday to repair the ACL in his right knee, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILBowden Francis (SP) — The Blue Jays placed Francis (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.05/08

Boston Red Sox

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• 10-Day-ILMarcelo Mayer (2B) — Mayer (forearm) has progressed from dry swings to hitting off a tee, MLB.com reports.07/26
• 10-Day-ILIsiah Kiner-Falefa (2B) — Kiner-Falefa (forearm) has been cleared to start his hitting progression with dry swings, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.07/20
• 60-Day-ILGarrett Crochet (SP) — Crochet (lat/shoulder) said Tuesday that he and the Red Sox training staff have no timeline in mind for when he'll be cleared to restart his throwing program, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.07/22
• 60-Day-ILZack Kelly (RP) — The Red Sox recalled Kelly (elbow) from Triple-A Worcester and placed him on the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.07/21
• 60-Day-ILTrevor Story (SS) — Story (sports hernia) told reporters Monday that "sometime in August is in play" for him to embark on a rehab assignment, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.07/20
• 60-Day-ILTanner Houck (SP) — Houck (elbow) has started throwing two bullpen sessions per week, MLB.com reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILJohan Oviedo (SP) — Oviedo (elbow) will throw a bullpen session next week, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILRoman Anthony (LF) — Interim manager Chad Tracy confirmed Thursday that Anthony's (finger) recent follow-up appointment with Dr. Gary Lourie revealed no new information about his injury, and the outfielder will continue to rehab at the Red Sox's complex in Florida through at least the All-Star break, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.07/13
• 60-Day-ILKutter Crawford (SP) — The Red Sox announced June 29 that Crawford (forearm) has been throwing plyometric balls during workouts at the team's spring training facility in Florida, MLB.com reports.07/06
• 60-Day-ILTriston Casas (1B) — Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said Saturday that Casas (abdomen/knee) has been shut down from hitting due to a wrist issue, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.07/06