Blue Jays ride Manoahs arm more than the

Blue Jays ride Manoah's arm more than their bats, beat Bosox July 23 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink BOSTON (AP) All-Star Alek Manoah pitched six sharp innings as the Toronto Blue Jays relied more on his arm than their bats to keep up their season-long dominance of the Red Sox, beating Boston 4-1 Saturday.A day after Toronto set a team record for runs and posted the most ever scored against the Red Sox in a 28-5 romp, Manoah set the tone.Boston lost for the eighth time in nine games. Red Sox fans were sure to get a cheer on Sunday, however, when former slugger David Ortiz was inducted Alex Erickson Jersey into the Hall of Fame plenty of them headed to Cooperstown, New York, to see Big Papi enshrined. Manoah (11-4) allowed one run, on a homer by Bobby Dalbec that cleared everything in left field in the second, and seven hits. He walked none, struck out seven and lowered his ERA to 2.24.The animated Manoah barked at the Boston bench after ending his outing with three straight strikeouts. He fanned fellow All-Star Xander Bogaerts to start that late flourish.Jordan Romano pitched a scorele s ninth for his league-leading 21st save.Toronto got seven hits Stephon Gilmore Jersey a day after pounding out 29, and improved to 9-3 against the Red Sox this year. The Blue Jays are 3 1/2 games ahead of Boston for the AL's final wild-card spot.After teeing off the previous night at Fenway Park, the Blue Jays pieced together a three-run third off rookie Kutter Crawford (2-3). Santiago Espinal and George Springer hit RBI singles and Alejandro Kirk had a sacrifice fly.DEVERS OUTThe Red Sox put All-Star third baseman Rafael Devers on the 10-day injured list because of right hamstring inflammation, making the move one day after his early exit in the fifth inning.TRAINERS ROOMBlue Jays: Yusei Kikuchi (neck strain) delivered five innings of two-hit shutout ball in a rehab start for Triple-A Buffalo on Friday. The lefty finished with four strikeouts and three walks while throwing 43 of his 77 pitches for strikes. Interim manager John Schneider said the next 72 hours will be key before plotting the next course of action for a pitcher who has posted a 5.12 ERA in 16 starts before getting placed on the 15-day injured list earlier this month.Red Sox: Back spasms kept All-Star DH J.D. Martinez out of the lineup for the second straight game. He doesnt feel great, manager Alex Cora said. Hopefully by tomorrow (Sunday) or Monday, hell be back Jeremy Chinn Jersey in the lineup. Rich Hill (left knee sprain) has a bullpen se sion scheduled for Sunday. The lefty pitcher has been on the IL since July 2. Cora says RHP Matt Barnes (shoulder inflammation) was in good spirits following Fridays rehab appearance with Worcester. He is scheduled to throw an inning for the WooSox on Sunday. INF/OF Kik Hernndez (hip flexor strain) was transferred to the 60-day IL. .... 2B Trevor Story (hand contusion) is throwing but still hasnt swung a bat since landing on the John Miller Jersey injured list on July 16.UP NEXTBlue Jays: Ro s Stripling (5-3, 3.03) will look to continue to build on whats been a strong July. The right-hander has posted a 2.70 ERA in his previous three starts this month.Red Sox: Top pitching prospect Brayan Bello (0-1, 10.13 ERA) makes his third start on Sunday. The 23-year-old is still searching for his first MLB win and will be looking to pitch into the fifth inning something he didnt do in each of his first two starts with Boston.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic Toronto Blue Jays American League Major League Baseball Alek Manoah Xander Bogaerts Rich Hill George Springer Matt Barnes Alek Manoah Ro s Stripling Rafael Devers Bobby Dalbec J.D. Martinez Alejandro Kirk Jordan Romano Santiago Espinal Toronto Blue Jays share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 46 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 49 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the Joseph Charlton Jersey San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS