Boston bats come through to cool down Jays

BOSTON — The Red Sox chipped away at the plate and got the outs when they needed to from the mound en route to a 6-4 victory over the recently hot Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park.

Boston snapped a three-game losing streak to push Toronto to 3 1/2 games back in the American League East.

Knuckleballer Steven Wright did enough to get the win, allowing three runs (none earned) and throwing 111 pitches over five innings. Wright (6-4, 2.29 ERA) surrendered three hits and five walks in a performance that wasn’t as sharp as many of the others he’s had this season.

A day after Xander Bogaerts had his 26-game hitting streak come to an end, the shortstop went 3-for-4 and scored twice for the Red Sox. Mookie Betts added two hits and two RBIs. David Ortiz continued his RBI tear by driving in two runs on a single in the …

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