Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay had an eye on earning his major league-leading 17th victory of the season Thursday, but instead incurred the loss thanks to some sloppy defence.
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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay gave up six earned runs on seven hits over seven innings against Boston on Thursday.
(Michael Dwyer/Associated Press)
Alex Rios's comical error cost Toronto two runs - and the game - as the Blue Jays squandered a solid effort by Halladay in a 6-4 loss to the Red Sox at Boston's Fenway Park.
Boston's Alex Cora hit his first home run of the season when Rios botched what was a routine fly ball ten feet from the right-field fence with two out in the seventh inning. The Toronto outfielder let the ball bounce out of his glove and then fumbled it over the fence as he tried to barehand it to give Cora a two-run homer.
Rios's mistake was the difference as the Red Sox snapped a six-game losing streak in the opening contest of a three-game series. The loss was Toronto's fourth straight.
Halladay, who sports a 16-5 record, gave up six earned runs on seven hits over seven innings.
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