‘Aggressive send’ gives Red Sox dramatic run

BOSTON — Boston’s final run of its 6-4 win over the Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon was also the most dramatic.

As Mookie Betts hit a line drive into left field in the bottom of the sixth inning and the ball kept trickling down toward the Green Monster, third-base coach Brian Butterfield was wildly waving Blake Swihart home from first.

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Swihart slid into home plate just as Toronto catcher Russell Martin tagged him. Home-plate umpire Jerry Meals signaled that Swihart was out. Red Sox manager John Farrell challenged, and after a three-minute-and-14-second review, the call was overturned to give Boston an insurance run.

“You know, there’s a huge difference between a one- and two-run lead,” Farrell said. “You give a little breathing room to the guy on the mound. It was an aggressive send by Butter, a very good decision on his part. But Blake not giving up and one heck of a slide to avoid the tag at home plate, …

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