Blue Jays support Cease with three homers in 6-1 win over Red Sox
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 17, 2026, 2:14 AM
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on June 16 at Fenway Park. Dylan Cease pitched five shutout innings, allowing four hits and striking out seven. George Springer hit a two-run homer, marking the 300th of his career, while Davis Schneider and Andrés Giménez added back-to-back homers in the fifth. Limited offensive output plagued the Red Sox, who left 13 runners on base. The series continues with Max Scherzer facing Jake Bennett on June 17.
- •Cease improves to 4-3 with dominant pitching performance.
- •Springer reaches his 300th career home run with a two-run shot.
- •Blue Jays hit three home runs, including back-to-back by Schneider and Giménez.
- •Red Sox stranded 13 runners and went 1 for 12 with RISP.
- •Next game features Scherzer against Bennett on June 17.
- 2:14 AMYahoo Sports — Blue Jays back Cease with 3 homers in 6-1 victory over Red Sox at Fenway
"Davis Schneider and Andrés Giménez hit back-to-back home runs, Dylan Cease pitched five shutout innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Tuesday night. George Springer added a two-run homer, the 300th of his career, and knocked in three. Schneider’s drive off rookie Payton Tolle (3-4) cleared the Green Monster, and Giménez followed with a shot that put Toronto up 3-0 in the fifth.
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