Toronto’s grip on the AL East loosened after a 7-1 loss to Boston. Max Scherzer was touched early, Masataka Yoshida homered, and Carlos Narvaez added a late three-run blast as Boston pulled away. Isiah Kiner-Falefa spoiled the shutout with a ninth-inning homer for Toronto, but Vlad Guerrero Jr. was ejected in the seventh amid a heated strike call. The Jays were limited to four hits, while Boston’s bats finally woke up and trimmed the magic number to two.

Meanwhile, New York knocked off Chicago to tie Toronto atop the division, with Toronto still holding the tiebreaker and a playoff spot secured. The Red Sox sit second in the wild-card picture, six of nine in their last games. Crochet dominated eight innings, reigniting Cy Young chatter, while Toronto’s offense looks to rebound as the season winds down.