00:00Right now fan graphs putting Red Sox wildcard chances at less than 1 percent.
00:10The Red Sox have won the first two games of this series are going to have to finish the
00:15season with an eight game winning streak.
00:17Regardless, gotta win them all.
00:19Guys have made back to back starts against the Boston Red Sox on the 19th and then the
00:2325th of June.
00:25This will be his third start of the season against Boston.
00:27He's got very unusual numbers on the road.
00:30He has pitched very well to a 251 earned run average.
00:33Here at Rogers Center it's been a puzzling season for him.
00:37His ERA is 526.
00:39And Jaron Durant steps up to the plate.
00:41In on the hands of Durant and it is popped up shallow left.
00:45And it'll be the shortstop tonight, Ernie Clement to make the catch.
00:49Broken back grounder to second base rolls right into the glove of Jimenez who pops up,
00:53throws to first and there are two outs.
00:56The ground ball to second brings up Tristan Casas.
00:58And a fastball is right there.
01:00Outside corner with the knees says Tom Hanahan.
01:03Gosman strikes out Casas and has a very strong first inning.
01:07That's a starting pitcher, that's the right hander Richard Fitz.
01:10Now look at that first big league win.
01:12Three major league starts without allowing an earned run.
01:14Swing and a line drive right center field and down for a base hit.
01:18First time the Blue Jays lead off class A this season.
01:22And he comes up with a lead off single in the bottom of the first.
01:25They move the runner into scoring position.
01:27For Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
01:29Swing and a ground ball up the middle.
01:31Fielded by the second baseman Valdez.
01:33He throws from the wrong side of second back to first.
01:36Gets Guerrero for the second out.
01:37Class A moves up to third.
01:39Two down and a runner to third.
01:40Now for Kirk.
01:42Fly ball right field.
01:43A brave size is that one up.
01:44He's got it.
01:45And Fitz gets out of the inning.
01:47Tyler O'Neill the native Canadian to start things off in the second inning.
01:50Goes score after one.
01:52There's a swing and a miss.
01:53A good splitter down and in.
01:54Kevin Gaussman gets Tyler O'Neill.
01:56And it'll be runners on first and second now with two outs for the Reds.
01:59And he got him.
02:00Swing and a miss on a good splitter down.
02:02To strand a couple of runners.
02:04Three strikeouts through two for Gaussman.
02:06No score.
02:07Bottom three.
02:08And Joey Lo Perfido.
02:09A foul tipped that one into the mitt and held for strike three.
02:12First K tonight for Richard.
02:14Here's Jonathan Class A who had a base hit to lead off the bottom of the first.
02:18That's the only hit the Blue Jays have so far.
02:20Outside again and this one is called outside.
02:22Ball four.
02:23Is popped up.
02:24Back of second base.
02:25Story should take charge but instead here comes Durant.
02:28In from center.
02:29He makes the play.
02:30Inning over.
02:31Well we played three innings.
02:32In front of Masatake Yoshida.
02:34And a liner.
02:35That's going to be down into the corner.
02:37Yoshida will reach.
02:38He's heading for second.
02:39Lo Perfido will fire back in at two bases for Masa with two down.
02:43And the Red Sox have their second hit.
02:45Again with two outs.
02:46That's a great execution of seeing that split.
02:53Not try to jump out and go get it.
02:55A lot of times hitters will see it and they're trying to go get it.
02:58He just stayed through it.
02:59Stayed back on it.
03:00And just shot it the other way.
03:01Here's Trevor Story.
03:02Maybe a play here down the third baseline.
03:05Clement into foul territory.
03:07Has plenty of room to make the catch.
03:09And the side is retired.
03:11No score.
03:12Going bottom four.
03:13Guerrero will lead it off.
03:15High in the air.
03:17Right center.
03:18Well hit.
03:19And it's off the wall.
03:21And Guerrero is barely in the second base.
03:25He might have thought that one was going to go.
03:27And is a little bit fortunate perhaps to be out at second.
03:30But it is a double.
03:32And his 196th hit on the season.
03:3544 doubles now.
03:36And he smoked that ball to the power alley in deep right center.
03:40And it comes out of the box.
03:42And he probably thought it was up into the seats.
03:44But it's a cooler night here.
03:46The roof is open.
03:47The ball is not carrying as we normally see it carry.
03:50But you can see his reaction suggests he thought he might have hit it out.
03:54And then he sees it hit off the wall.
03:56He's got a scamper into second.
03:58Alejandro Kirk is now up.
04:00Now Kirk lines one up the alley in left center.
04:03That'll get to the wall.
04:05Guerrero on his way home.
04:07It's an RBI double for Kirk.
04:09It's a 17 game hitting streak.
04:11And it's one to nothing Blue Jays.
04:13Glad he hits the lead off double.
04:15Kirk right behind him gets an RBI double.
04:18Richard Fitz has just given up his first run.
04:21Runner on third now.
04:22One out.
04:23One of the batters is Ernie Clement.
04:25And a base hit and a left for Clement to bring home.
04:27Kirk and make it two to nothing.
04:30Not only does Ernie pick up his 50th RBI.
04:33But he makes Addison Barger feel real good about moving the runner from second to third.
04:38And Manuel Valdez now up to the plate.
04:40He's hit high in the air.
04:42Medium depth run.
04:43Nathan Lucas started in.
04:45Now backpedaling under it to make the catch.
04:47Hand end.
04:48Another one, two, three inning.
04:50Cruising along through five scoreless is Kevin Gaussman.
04:53Two down and the runners will hold it second and third.
04:55And here's Kirk who had an RBI double his last time up.
04:59And this is pretty well hit towards the right field corner.
05:02And it's off the wall.
05:04Kirk is going to be out at second.
05:07But it is a two run single.
05:09His second hit of the night.
05:11He's got three RBIs on the night.
05:13And another big hit for Kirk to make it a four to nothing lead.
05:16Jaron Duran, the left-handed hitting center fielder, is up.
05:19He'll float that one down the line.
05:21Loprefito giving chase.
05:23And that's a fair ball.
05:24He's going to pick up another one here.
05:26He's got himself a double to lead off the sixth inning.
05:28But the Red Sox down 4-0.
05:30The Sox with a couple of men on here.
05:31Interesting.
05:32Casas at the plate.
05:33And a line drive base hit into right field.
05:36Duran at the third.
05:37He's trying to score.
05:38Here comes the throw.
05:39It's cut off.
05:40And the Red Sox are on the board.
05:41Casas picks up his 30th RBI.
05:43He's had a lot of really, really good at-bats lately.
05:46This is a big spot for Kevin Gossman.
05:48Swing and a chopper.
05:50Caught on a bounce by Clement.
05:51And short.
05:52Throws to second for one.
05:53Jimenez goes to third.
05:54And Barger chases down the runner, Abreu, for an unorthodox double play.
06:00Ernie Clement snared the one-hopper.
06:02Got the force out at second.
06:03Heads up by Leo Jimenez.
06:05Wilier Abreu was trapped in between second and third.
06:08And they get him in the rundown.
06:09Two outs now.
06:10O'Neal at first.
06:11That's just good baseball right there from Ernie Clement.
06:13Masataka with a double and a ground out.
06:16He's got one for two.
06:17Ground ball to third.
06:18Up with it.
06:19Barger.
06:20He'll feed Clement at the bag.
06:22And they'll get the out.
06:23Not a routine play with the way the infield was aligned.
06:26But they do get the out.
06:29The Red Sox thinking about it, wanting to see.
06:32And they're going to challenge.
06:34Alex Cora got word that they want to challenge.
06:38He missed it.
06:39He missed it initially.
06:40Then got the second foot in.
06:41But O'Neal was on it.
06:43Yeah.
06:44This is really close.
06:46Man, is that close.
06:47I think he's safe.
06:48It's bang, bang.
06:49Wow.
06:50I do think O'Neal will be safe.
06:51And it's worth a look.
06:52No question about it.
06:54At the cue.
06:55A call on the field.
06:56It's overturned.
06:57The runner is safe.
06:58So the Red Sox win that challenge.
07:00And a 3-2.
07:01And he's going to walk him.
07:03And that's going to load up the basins.
07:04So all filled up for Sogard.
07:07What a strange inning this has become.
07:09Absolutely bizarre.
07:10Fly ball right field.
07:12Lucas coming over near the line.
07:14Makes the catch.
07:16And Gaussman pitches out of it.
07:18The bases are left loaded.
07:19But the Red Sox do get one.
07:21It is 4-1.
07:22Back to the top of the order for Jonathan Clase.
07:24Fly ball right field.
07:25He's hit it well.
07:27And it is gone.
07:30The first big league home run for Jonathan Clase.
07:35What a good night.
07:36And what a nice moment for that young man.
07:38Been on base all four times.
07:39Hitting in the leadoff spot.
07:41He has two singles.
07:43A walk.
07:44And now his first big league home run.
07:45A two-run shot.
07:47Now Chad Green on for the ninth.
07:49And the Red Sox are down to their final out.
07:51And he got him.
07:52Right at the knees for strike three.
07:54Called as Green finishes it off.
07:56Kevin Gaussman picks up his 14th win of the season.
07:59Sox brought it to the end of September.
08:02But they come up short.
08:03And they will miss the playoffs for the fourth time in five years.
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