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| Pillar: 4-5, 2 2B, 4 RBI |
Winners of nine straight, there seemed to be no way to stop the Red Sox.
Toronto figured it out on Friday, outscoring Boston, 13-7, in game two of their three game series at Fenway Park.
Justin Smoak stroked a pair of homers and Kevin Pillar piled up four hits in five at bats with two singles and a pair of doubles, driving in four runs as the Blue Jays rocked Rick Porcello and five Boston relievers for 14 hits.
Pillar broke out of a 4-for-31 slump with his best game of the season.
The win left Boston with a 3 1/2 game lead in the AL East, as the Yankees dropped a 6-5 decision in Cleveland.
Game two is scheduled for Saturday, at 1:05 pm EDT.
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| Arrieta: 7 scoreless |
Jake Arrieta tossed seven scoreless innings as the Philadelphia Phillies opened their three-game series in Miami with a 2-0 victory.
Combined with Atlanta's 2-1 loss to Arizona, the win put the Phillies 1 1/2 games on top in the NL East with just two games remaining before the annual all star break.
Arrieta (7-6) allowed three hits, three walks and struck out three. Relievers Victor Araon and Pat Neschek each pitched perfect frames in the eighth and ninth. Neshek lodges his first save of the year.
The Phillies have been on fire the past three weeks. Starting with a 3-0 win over the Yankees on June 27, they're 12-4, and have surged past the Braves into first place in their division.
Miami hosts the Phillies for game two of the series, Saturday, 4:10 pm EDT.
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