McDonald and Big Papi Go Deep as Sox Beat Jays

TORONTO (AP) – David Ortiz and Darnell McDonald each hit a home

run, Daisuke Matsuzaka won for the first time in more than a month

and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Sunday.

Aaron Hill homered for Blue Jays, who lead the major leagues

with 136, 18 more than Boston, but Toronto's streak of multihomer

games was snapped at seven, one shy of the club record.

Matsuzaka (6-3) allowed two runs and six hits in six-plus

innings. He walked none and struck out five to win for the first

time since June 7 at Cleveland.

Daniel Bard worked two innings and Jonathan Papelbon closed it

out in the ninth for his 20th save.

Boston lost All-AStar third baseman Adrian Beltre in the sixth

with a strained left hamstring.

 

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