Jays use two rallies to walk off vs. Red Sox

TORONTO — Devon Travis hit a walk-off infield single in the ninth inning as the Blue Jays rallied twice to steal a victory away from the Red Sox with a 10-9 victory at the Rogers Centre on Saturday afternoon.

Toronto trailed by four runs heading into the bottom of the eighth, but it went to the ninth with the game tied after an extended rally. All of that seemed for naught after David Ortiz hit a solo shot in the ninth to reclaim the lead with his 13th home run of the year.

Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel retired the first two batters he faced in the bottom half of the inning, but the righty then surrendered a single to Justin Smoak. Pinch-runner Ezequiel Carrera stole second base and advanced to third on a wild throw by Christian Vazquez. Russell Martin then came through with a game tying double and moved up to third on an eventual wild pitch.

That set the stage for Travis, who hit a sharp ground ball down the third-base line. Travis Shaw initially made a very nice play on the ball, but his strong throw across the diamond got away from first baseman Hanley Ramirez. Travis was safe at first as Martin crossed the …

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