Gausman shines through seven as Blue Jays rout Red Sox

TORONTO — George Springer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Matt Chapman homered to power the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night at Rogers Centre.

Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman worked seven shutout innings as Toronto used a 10-hit attack to end Boston's winning streak at seven games.

Springer and Guerrero went deep in Toronto's three-run third inning and Chapman ended Boston starter Connor Seabold's night with a two-run shot in the fifth.

Bo Bichette and Teoscar Hernandez chipped in with two hits apiece.

The game kicked off an eight-game homestand for the Blue Jays against American League East division foes. Toronto (41-32) moved a half-game behind the second-place Red Sox (42-32), who have dropped just three of their last 14 games.

The Blue Jays will play a rare five-game series later this week — including a Saturday doubleheader — against the Tampa Bay Rays, who are a half-game behind Toronto in the standings.

Springer drew a leadoff walk in the first inning and scored on a Bichette double. The ball curled into foul territory down the left-field line and took an unusual bounce off the wall padding, allowing Springer to score without a throw.

Gausman (6-6), who had lost his last three decisions, retired the first eight batters in order before allowing a seeing-eye single to Bobby Dalbec.

Springer hit a solo shot in the third inning for his 14th homer of the season. Bichette singled and Guerrero followed with his team-leading 18th homer, which had a game-high exit velocity of 108.2 miles per hour.

Chapman's blast was his 11th homer of the season. Seabold (0-1) allowed seven earned runs, nine hits and a walk over 4 2/3 innings while striking out seven.

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