{"id":2910,"date":"2026-06-17T07:33:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2910"},"modified":"2026-06-17T07:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:33:48","slug":"red-sox-offense-fails-to-capitalize-vs-dylan-cease-and-blue-jays-get-to-payton-tolle-bullpen-in-series-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2910","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox offense fails to capitalize vs. Dylan Cease, and Blue Jays get to Payton Tolle, bullpen in series opener"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There were a few minutes of optimism at Fenway Park on Tuesday night when the Red Sox brought the tying run to the plate against the Blue Jays in the eighth inning.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It lasted four pitches as Louis Varland struck out Mickey Gasper to end the threat. The Blue Jays went on to win 6-1, further defining this lost season for the Sox.<\/span><\/p>\n

With two runners on and two outs, Sox interim manager Chad Tracy used Gasper to pinch hit. Gasper is a useful player, but had two home runs in 197 major league at-bats. Toronto manager John Schneider countered with Varland, one of the best relievers in baseball.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Gasper went down swinging at a 99.7-m.p.h. fastball. The Blue Jays then put the game away when George Springer belted a two-run homer in the ninth inning.<\/span><\/p>\n

At 29-41, the Red Sox are on a pace to lose 95 games for the first time since they finished 62-100 in 1965. They are 12-23 at Fenway and have dropped six of eight overall to fall 14\u00bd games behind the Yankees.<\/span><\/p>\n

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