Jansen a triple short of the cycle as Blue Jays rout Red Sox

TORONTO — Catcher Danny Jansen is trying to step up for the Blue Jays as Toronto inches toward home-field advantage in the American League wild-card series.

Jansen was a triple short of hitting for the cycle to lead the Blue Jays to a 10-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon. It was Toronto's second lopsided win over Boston in as many days after a 9-0 victory the night before.

Saturday's win kept the Blue Jays 2 1/2 games ahead of Seattle in the wild-card standings and a game closer to home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Toronto has four games left in the regular season.

"I just want to help the team win any way I can. These next games are meaningful, obviously," said Jansen, who has been platooning with Alejandro Kirk as the Blue Jays catcher. "We want to win them all, so we're doing whatever it takes."

Jansen drove in a total of five runs for the Blue Jays (89-69) with a single, a double, a home run and a sacrifice fly. Teoscar Hernandez had a solo homer and a late RBI double while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added an RBI double in the win.

"We're fighting for the wins," said Hernandez. "Now that we're getting close to the post-season, we're just trying to get in the best performance that we can."

All-star shortstop Bo Bichette, who set a club record with 48 hits in September, kept up his torrid autumn pace with four hits.

Ross Stripling (10-4) pitched six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out three. Anthony Bass, David Phelps, Jordan Romano of Markham, Ont., and Adam Cimber came out of the bullpen to secure the victory.

Stripling, who has spent most of his seven seasons in Major League Baseball as a long reliever, will finish the regular season with some of the best