Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went deep and starter Trent Thornton pitched three shutout innings as the BlueJays beat the RedSox on Wednesday in rain-shortened exhibition action.
BOSTON — Vladimir Guerrero Jr., went deep and starter Trent Thornton pitched three shutout innings as theGuerrero took a 3-2 pitch from lefty Brian Johnson over the Green Monster in left field with Cavan Biggio aboard for two runs in the top of the fourth inning, breaking open a scoreless game that was called off in the middle of the fifth because of weather.
Thornton allowed just one hit and struck out three with no walks, facing a total of 10 batters before giving way to Shun Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi gave up one hit in an inning of relief. Boston starter Zack Godley didn’t allow a hit, with one walk and two strikeouts before Johnson came on for two innings. Jays shortstop Bo Bichette made a highlight-reel play in the field when he dove towards the hole towards third to snag a grounder before getting up and throwing to first to get J.D. Martinez by a stride in the bottom of the third.More from Sportsnet
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