BLUE JAYS vs. RED SOX Full Game Highlights (6/18/26) | MLB Highlights

Red Sox and Blue Jays wrapping up a three game series Sox trying to avoid a sweep after Boston left 13 men on base last night and dropped game two despite getting solid pitching and after a frustrating night. Well the saving grace has been right hitter Sonny Gray when he's been on the mound. He starts today's eight and one Red Sox have won his last three. So has he. And the Red Sox have scored for him as well. That sweeper and a great pitch for him guys hitting 140 off of it. He goes on the sweeper struck him out and a pleasant start here for Sonny Gray gets the first out on the K. He's been doing great. He has given up a run in each of his last four starts in the first Laguerrero Junior to 80. And he gets into this one deep left center. He's here this afternoon winds up above the monster and it's one and up in Blue Jays. Talk about someone who is right at home at Fenway Park that has always been Vladdy and he makes it one to nothing. Toronto chopped to first base Contreras with the play Sonny you'll get to the first base bag for out number two and he missed inside again. Penago with a couple of very good takes there to work a walk hitting in the five spot today for the Blue Jays is Ernie Clement reach out and hit a high fly into left field for Duran. And they're just shy of the winning track. He'll have it for out number three a home run by Vladdy makes it one to nothing Toronto night starts for a trade this season. Walks continue to be an issue. He has given up 11 runs in his last two starts. Mickey Gasper leading it off for the second game in a row for the Red Sox he's D.H. in today fastball elevated on the three two is popped up Valenzuela charging after it into foul territory on the side warning track makes a backhanded grab. Boy what a tough play that was because Okamoto was way off the line and Valenzuela saying come on man that's your ball but I don't know if Kaz could have gotten there but Valenzuela did now say down Rafaela and he has popped it up and it'll be Ernie Clement the second baseman to make the catch more smiles to down and a very nice first inning for Trey Savage as he sets down the Red Sox in order in the bottom of the first as the Red Sox trail one nothing Nathan Lucas another postseason hero a year ago in the chopper on the first base side Contreras beautifully handles a little bobble he steps on the bag after regathering and there's one away Okamoto lines it hard to left have to give it to Chase and Okamoto in the second base with a double that's his first hit of the series and we continue to see yes there are a lot of strikeouts but when he does make contact it is good solid hard contact a one out double here in the top of the second to bring up Brandon Valenzuela this is line to right a base hit a break he's got a great arm Okamoto running through the stop sign the throw gets to the backstop and when everybody retreats to safety Okamoto with third and Valenzuela at first I don't know about you I was shocked to see him do it it was a hard hit ball a Braves got a great arm and the throw getting by the catcher allowed him to get back to third. So it's runners on the corners with one out for the number nine hitter Andres Jimenez who's had a big series and it's hit in the air to left Duran comes in to score and Jimenez delivers with a sack fly to make it two to So it's two outs Valenzuela still at first and back around at the top of the order for George Springer this one hit well to left field Duran back and it's going to be off the wall. Valenzuela had already been held at third. It's a double off the monster for Springer. So two men in scoring position for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has already blasted a home run sharply hit on a stereo glove and get him side retired. Another run up there for Toronto. They lead it two to nothing in the middle of the second Trey Savage back out on the hill the Blue Jays leading to nothing as we go to the bottom of the third. As now a fly ball to deep center off the bat of Durbin and out in left center Nathan Lucas has just enough room to make the catch swing and a miss. He went around on a pitch down and in strike three Savage with his third day seems like a different spot where Trey would get swings like that for Seymour may have been trying to elevate it but it's down and in it just goes a little too far. And he is Savage strikes him out on three pitches maybe with a little bit of help from his catcher and it's nine up nine down with four strikeouts. Trey Savage is not allowed a baserunner through three he'll face Mickey Gasper here to lead off the bottom of the fourth stung into right field. I'll take a hop and bounce into the stands. That'll be a double Red Sox after first baserunner and a two base hit for Mickey Gasper to lead it off. Go second time around get that first knock of the game get him in the stretch see if he can change things up a little bit. Mickey a little ground rule double to get going. He had been four for his last thirty two is a bunt on the third base side is popped on the line. It is barehanded throw to first by Okamoto in time. Seidon does the job. Nice sacrifice. Gasper over to third. There's one down. This is in the air. It is not very deep. Lucas is coming in and left center makes the catch. Gasper will take a few steps and then retrieve that Gasper was not sent home on that play. Mickey Gasper runs OK. He's not a speedster. You're respecting the arm here of Nathan Lucas. You're going to go and then read the throw watch catch of Valenzuela here. Tough hop he blocks the baseball. That's what we didn't see from the Red Sox catcher earlier in this game. You know the runners right in front of you. He's not coming. Make sure the ball stays right there. So Gasper third for Contreras he got him. The Red Sox struggles continue and you Savage pitches around a lead on double. Jesus Sanchez is over to 10 straight set down by Sonny Gray bringing in a hard hit ground to right side through the hole past Bonasterio in the right field it's the first Blue Jays knock since the second inning as they look to add to their two nothing lead bouncing ball to the right side. The only play is to first and they just will get Pena. Go Sanchez to second and a ground ball in the hole at short. And where is Sanchez going. Where was Jesus Sanchez going on a ground ball hit right in front of him. As good as the Blue Jays have been playing pitching defense hitting these are the things that will drive a manager crazy. And here's Nathan Lucas he is over to today and they got him picked off throw from Contreras to kind of the left is in time. That was a horrendous base running inning by the Toronto Blue Jays Sox will take it any way they can get it. Both starters through six Sonny Gray working into the seventh. Here's Nathan Lucas over to well hit ball right center field is gone. Nathan Lucas hits it into the Red Sox bullpen and it's three nothing. And that's the separation that John Schreier has been talking about. You go from a two run lead to a three run lead and that changes who you bring out into this ball game. Trey is Savage back out on the Hill one base runner allowed for him so far today feels like he's been in cruise control the whole way. Nine in a row he's retired now. Until that swing by Red Sox try to get something going. Zaydan smashes one inside the third base line. He's hit on the line out to right field Sanchez stops and makes the catch overhead. Rafaela tagging from second the throw into third bounces in behind him. So the runner will advance but Sanchez makes the play and there's one down Valenzuela is on his way to the mound for a conversation with your Savage Wilson Contreras the next hitter struck out Contreras already once today and a ground ball to short that will drive in the wind. Man is up and over to get him and the Red Sox are finally on the board that'll make it three to one RBI number forty four for Contreras and such find a way to get on the scoreboard at last. He's hit on the ground back to the mound you Savage gloves and he'll go to first and under hand flip to end the inning Red Sox get one but it's seven innings of one run ball for Trey Savage Justin Slayton after giving up the leadoff single looking to keep it three one from the top of the eighth two outs. Young hits it to the opposite field now Duran is going to back still going and it's off the wall Springer is getting away. Springer is walking off the field. It seems that George knows he was tagged. Absolutely spectacular. The play was in foul ground. Conor Glove did lunge back over in front of the plate and saves a run in the eighth inning. This ball was eight to 10 feet away from home plate. Conor gets over there. You know how athletic he is. Two steps in a dive and just gets the tag on the leg of Springer right before he touches home plate. This is Trey Savage by inning and you know nothing more than 15 pitches in any inning. Isaiah Connor Falefa swings in the first pitch he drives it high and deep and a left Vizie and the Hasey a solo shot and the Red Sox are going to run Connor Falefa is doing his job to carry the weight for this offense on base three times yesterday and here now as the tying run is Cable Durbin. This is the first time this season Savage has seen a lineup the fourth time through the Blue Jays might think twice about that next time. And it's the bottom half of this Red Sox lineup that gets to him to tie it up. Tied at three top nine. And here's the guy the Blue Jays didn't want to see a role as Chapman chopped a swinging Buncher Ward third. This is going to stay fair Chapman barehands and faints a throw to first. He's got no play infield hit for Bernie Clement and that's a way to bust a slump. He's on first base here to start the top of the ninth as the go ahead run. And now Nathan Lucas steps in left on left against Chapman pops it up. Here comes Wong. He's got it first. Lucas can't get it down in the big first out. The man still at first one out and out Kaz Okamoto and we all know Okamoto has done very well against fastballs this year. Clement still at first and here's Brandon Valenzuela turning around about for the right side of a Chapman on the mound. Straight up. Wong finds it and can't make the cat win took it up the third baseline. Dermott didn't come far enough down to help him and the Blue Jays catch a break. Well the one thing you want to do when you are a young player you learn first thing when you get to the ballpark see what the flags are doing you have to know this for pop up. So as a catcher as soon as this ball goes up you think it's right above you but you've got to know what it's doing. That's not a big play. And a swing and a fly ball out to left field to Rand going back to the warning track turns at the monster. It's high off the wall. Clement around third. He's going to score. Brandon Valenzuela with an RBI double the Blue Jays cash in after the extra life and it's four three in the top of the nine. How important is that miscue from Caleb Durbin now seven and a third from you Savage two outs from Nance Flew Hardy trying to pick up a save here today swinging a pop up third base. So Camoto puts his hands in the air back pedals makes the grab Red Sox lose their fourth in a row Toronto comes into Fenway where they are very much at home and the Blue Jays have their first sweep since the opening weekend. They score a run on a roll this Chapman and get a save from Mason Flew Hardy to win it for three and take all three at Fenway Park. Just an outstanding at bat for Brandon Valenzuela to drive in on the go ahead and eventual winning run.