TORONTO -- Justin Smoak homered from both sides of the plate, Mark Buehrle won his fourth-straight decision and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 11-2 on Wednesday, ending Boston's winning streak at three.
Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and Josh Donaldson all connected and Jose Reyes had four hits as the Blue Jays scored more runs than they had in their previous four games combined, giving a Canada Day crowd of 45,392 plenty to cheer about.
Buehrle (9-4) allowed one run and four hits in seven innings. He hasn't lost since May 23 against Seattle.
Encarnacion hit a three-run homer off Rick Porcello in the first and Smoak added a two-run drive into the second deck in right.
Bautista snapped an 0-for-25 slump with a two-run shot in the second, the 16th home run allowed by Porcello this season.
Porcello (4-9) allowed seven runs and seven hits in two innings, his shortest start of the season. He's 0-7 with a 8.18 ERA in eight starts since beating Seattle on May 16.
Reds 4, Twins 1
CINCINNATI -- Johnny Cueto made his best start yet since returning from a sore elbow, allowing four hits in eight innings, and Cincinnati beat Minnesota to take the interleague series.
The game started 12 hours after the Twins' 8-5 win on Tuesday night following a long weather delay. Minnesota played several rested backups in the quick turnaround, with Pine Bluff's Torii Hunter among those out of the lineup.
Cincinnati took two of three in the series.
Cueto (5-5) pitched into the eighth inning for the first time in six starts since he returned from an inflamed right elbow. He struck out eight, walked one and gave up an RBI groundout to Eddie Rosario.
Aroldis Chapman retired the side in the ninth for his 16th save in 17 chances.
Mariners 7, Padres 0
SAN DIEGO -- Taijuan Walker pitched one-hit ball for six innings, Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz homered and Seattle beat punchless San Diego.
Cano had four hits and drove in three runs. Cruz connected for his 20th homer on his 35th birthday.
Walker (7-6) combined with four relievers on a three-hitter for Seattle's second-straight shutout of San Diego. The Padres have been blanked 13 times this year.
Walker struck out seven and walked none.
James Shields (7-3) failed for the fifth time to get his eighth victory. He's lost three straight starts.
Sports on 07/02/2015