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- Updated: May 27, 2016
TORONTO — Josh Donaldson put the Blue Jays on his back and single-handedly took over Friday night’s game against the Red Sox with a 4-for-5 performance at the plate which included a pair of home runs in a 7-5 victory.
Donaldson drove in five of Toronto’s seven runs in the seventh multihomer game of his career and first of the season. He finished a triple shy of the cycle and his four hits tied his season high while it also marked the third five-RBI game of his career.
The decisive blow came in the eighth inning when Donaldson hit a two-run shot to right off Boston reliever Koji Uehara. It was the second time in his previous four appearances that Uehara surrendered two runs, and both of those included home runs.
The late rally meant neither starting pitcher was on the hook for a decision. Toronto right-hander Aaron Sanchez surrendered four runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six over 6 2/3 innings. Boston righty Joe Kelly could not pitch his way out of the fifth inning as he was charged with five runs over 4 2/3 frames.
Third baseman Travis Shaw had a two-hit night for the Red Sox and second baseman Dustin Pedroia added a double. Boston has …
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