Blue Jays miss chance to sweep Red Sox

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TORONTO — Dustin Pedroia hit an RBI double in the 11th as the Red Sox avoided a series sweep with a 5-3 victory over the Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre.

The Red Sox could not hold onto a lead in the eighth inning for a second consecutive game, but unlike Saturday, it didn’t come back to haunt them in the series finale. Boston improved to 2-0 in extra-inning games on the road and pushed the Blue Jays to five games back of first place in the American League East.

Boston’s rally began when right-hander Gavin Floyd issued a pair of one-out walks to Blake Swihart and Mookie Betts. …

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