Red Sox Wrap: Boston’s Offense Silent Vs. Blue Jays In Series Finale

The Boston Red Sox closed out their four-game series with a 2-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park on Thursday night.

With the loss, the Red Sox fell to 69-65 on the season, while the Blue Jays improved to 66-70.

Check out the full box score here.

ONE BIG TAKEAWAY
The Red Sox could not figure out Blue Jays starting pitcher Bowden Francis, getting just one hit in 22 at-bats through seven innings against the right-hander. Francis threw 72.8% of his pitches for strikes (51-of-70 pitches), striking out five batters without allowing a walk.

Nick Sogard, recalled before the game after the Red Sox placed David Hamilton on the 10-day injured list, was the lone Boston hitter to knock a single to left field in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Across the diamond, Kutter Crawford allowed two runs on six hits while striking out three and walking two Toronto batters in his 7th start for the Red Sox this season.

Danny Jansen collected the Red Sox's second hit of the game in the bottom of the eighth inning off Blue Jays reliever Genesis Cabrera.

STARS OF THE GAME
-- Francis earned his eighth win of the season for Toronto, pitching seven shutout innings.

-- Rich Hill made his season debut, pitching 1 1/3 hitless innings, striking out two of the four Blue Jays batters he faced.

Rich Hill is the only player to appear in at least 1 MLB game in each of the last 20 seasons (2005-24).

Punches out his 1st batter of 2024. pic.twitter.com/aXvvPObBoH

— Red Sox (@RedSox) August 30, 2024

-- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 38th double of the season, knocking in Brian Serven for Toronto's first run of the game.

ON DECK ON NESN
The Red Sox will begin a three-game set with the Tigers in Detroit on Friday. The first pitch from Comerica Park is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. ET. You can watch the game on NESN following 90 minutes of pregame coverage.