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 Melky Cabrera doubled three times and drove in a pair while Ryan
Goins added two hits and an RBI for the Blue Jays, who took the
final three games of the series after dropping the opener 14-1.
Stroman (6-2) had a no-hit bid through six innings and ended up
permitting a pair of walks en route to winning his third straight
decision.
Rubby De La Rosa (3-3) started for the Red Sox and suffered through
his worst start of the season, surrendering seven runs - six earned
- on nine hits and a pair of walks in four-plus innings. Shane
Victorino broke up the no-hit bid with a single leading off the
seventh.
A passed ball with the bases loaded gave Toronto a quick lead in the
first and it added two more in the second as Goins and Cabrera each
recorded an RBI double. Francisco, who tripled and scored in the
second, made it a 5-0 gap with a two-run blast to right in the
third.
 The Blue Jays loaded the bases on a hit-by-pitch and a pair of
singles to start the fifth before Burke Badenhop came on in relief
of De La Rosa and surrendered Francisco’s two-run single to left.
Victorino’s single just dropped in front of center fielder Anthony
Gose in the seventh but Stroman got David Ortiz to fly out and
induced a double play to end his day.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Boston 2B Dustin Pedroia, who is 2-for-24 since the
All-Star break, was given a rare day off and Brock Holt got the
start in his spot, becoming the first Red Sox player to start games
at seven different positions. … Goins has at least one hit, one RBI
and one run scored in all three contests since being recalled from
Triple-A Buffalo. … Ortiz left the game with two outs in the ninth
after grabbing his back following an awkward swing.
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