Trey Yesavage has a sharp season debut as Blue Jays beat Red Sox 3-0
TORONTO (AP) — Trey Yesavage pitched into the sixth inning in a sharp season debut, Kazuma Okamoto drove in two runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-0 on Tuesday night. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added an RBI single as Toronto stopped Boston’s season-best winning streak at three games and handed Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy his first loss since replacing Alex Cora , who was fired on Saturday.
The Red Sox failed to hit at least one home run for the first time in six games. After being blanked 5-0 Monday, the Blue Jays bounced back to hand Boston its third shutout. Yesavage (1-0) left to a standing ovation after pitching 5 1/3 innings.
He struck out three, walked none and allowed four hits, three singles. He threw 74 pitches, 50 for strikes. Toronto’s bullpen followed with 3 2/3 hitless frames.
Mason Fluharty got two outs in the sixth and Jeff Hoffman struck out a pair in the seventh. Tyler Rogers worked the eighth and Louis Varland finished for his fourth save in four chances. The 22-year-old Yesavage, who had a 3.
58 ERA in six postseason appearances for Toronto last year, began the season on the injured list while recovering from a shoulder impingement. Willson Contreras hit a one-out double in the first but Yesavage got Roman Anthony to ground out and retired Wilyer Abreu on a fly ball. Yesavage finished his outing by striking out Contreras on a slider to begin the sixth.