The Red Sox suffered one such loss to the Blue Jays on Friday night, kicking off the second half of their season in horrifying fashion. The Blue Jays hung 28 runs on Boston and walking out of Fenway Park with a 28-5 victory.
The Blue Jays surpassed their previous franchise record of 24 runs by the fifth inning with an 11-run frame, and they sent to a Boston to a franchise record for runs allowed in a game with an “insurance” tally in the ninth.
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In short, to borrow a phrase from the Sox’s archrivals: It’s not what you want. It’s hard to know where to start in a game like this, but here are the numbers to know from Blue Jays-Red Sox.
Five numbers to know from Blue Jays vs. Red Sox
28
You know what? Why overthink it? 28! That’s. Twenty. Eight. Runs. In a single game. It’s the sixth time since 1900 that a team has scored 28 or more, and as mentioned above, it’s the first time the Blue Jays have reached that number and the first time the Red Sox have allowed it.
29
Another franchise record. The Blue Jays had 29 hits in their win. The previous record was 25 against the Rangers on Aug. 9, 1999. Nine players had multiple hits in Friday’s game and seven logged three or more.
6
Weirdly, six became a magic number for the Jays. They had two players with six RBIs: outfielder Raimel Tapia (four coming via an inside-the-park grand slam) and catcher Danny Jansen. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. tied Frank Catalanotto’s franchise record with six hits in seven at-bats. And the Blue Jays scored in each of the first six innings of the game.
9
The number of earned runs allowed by Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi, who had that number inflated by Tapia’s embarrassing inside-the-park grand slam which was allowed by reliever Austin Davis. Eovaldi, who was responsible for the three runner on base, had to watch as center fielder Jarren Duran misplayed a ball and allowed Tapia to circle the bases after giving up on the play. Eovaldi was taken out after 2 2/3 innings and had the book closed on him after Tapia’s homer.
11
The number of runs the Blue Jays scored in the fifth inning, in which they sent 15 batters to the plate. The craziest part? They all came with two outs after Vladimir Guerrero Jr. struck out and Alejandro Kirk grounded out. The next four Blue Jays hit singles before a walk broke the streak. That was followed by a single, double, single, walk, single, single and double.
