Blue Jays complete 3-game sweep of Red Sox
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Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) - Dioner Navarro had three RBI singles and the Toronto Blue Jays wrapped up a three-game sweep at Fenway Park with a 6-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.
Juan Francisco knocked in two runs for the Blue Jays, who have won five in a row and eight of their last nine.
Mark Buehrle (11-7) bounced back from a bad outing against the Yankees in the Bronx last week to break a nine-start winless streak. Buehrle, 0-6 since a win over Kansas City on June 1, gave up just one run on six hits and a walk in 6 2/3 innings.
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The Red Sox, mired in a 1-8 funk, recalled righty Brandon Workman from Triple- A Pawtucket to pitch for ace Jon Lester, who was given the day off amid rising speculation he will be traded before Thursday's non-waiver deadline.
Workman (1-4) lost his fourth straight decision for Boston after allowing five runs -- two earned -- on four hits and four walks.
Red Sox manager John Farrell pinch-hit for right fielder Shane Victorino in the fifth inning after he saw "a little bit of change in his gait."
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Victorino, who spent two months on the disabled list with a right hamstring strain, was removed for precautionary reasons only, Farrell said. He said Victorino wanted to remain in the game.
The Red Sox made a trade Wednesday, but not involving Lester. They dealt lefty Felix Doubront to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later.
Workman walked the first two batters, Jose Reyes and Melky Cabrera, who both scored to give Toronto a 2-0 lead. Navarro hit an RBI single and Francisco's fielder's choice scored the other run.
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Farrell said it was Workman's walks, above anything else, that contributed to the loss.
"They were able to bunch seeing-eye hits (together) ... but when you look back at the runs allowed, it centers around the walks," he said.
Workman bounced a throw past first base on Reyes' sacrifice bunt in the fifth inning, allowing Anthony Gose to score from second. Navarro and Francisco added RBI singles to give the Blue Jays a 5-0 lead.
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The Red Sox got a run back in the bottom of the inning after Xander Bogaerts led off with a double and scored on Christian Vazquez's ground-rule double to right-center.
Navarro delivered his third RBI hit off Craig Breslow with the bases loaded in the sixth, but Cabrera was thrown out at home plate to end the inning.
Game Notes
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The Red Sox were 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position and stranded eight men on base. They will remain at home for a three-game series against the Yankees ... Toronto will finish a 10-game road trip in Houston.