Alex Verdugo greeted Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano with a first-pitch solo home run in the ninth inning to cap the visiting Boston Red Sox's 5-4 comeback win and sweep the three-game series on Sunday.
Romano (3-4) began the ninth inning with a four-seam fastball that wound up 415 feet away in the right-field seats. The fifth-place Red Sox (43-42) now trail the Blue Jays (45-40) in the American League East Division standings by two games.
Boston reliever Chris Martin (3-4) notched the win. DUGIE IS BUILT DIFFERENT. <a href="https://t.co/M3RpYGbEPC">pic.twitter.com/M3RpYGbEPC</a> Jarren Duran scored three times with four doubles and a check-swing infield hit as the Red Sox trailed 4-2 after sixth innings.
In the seventh, the Red Sox tied the game at 4-4 with reliever Erik Swanson pitching. Duran opened the inning with his fourth double and scored on Justin Turner's single to right field.