Blue Jays achieve historic numbers in dominant win over Red Sox

The Toronto Blue Jays did not wait lengthy to search out their groove after the All-Star break. They placed on an offensive clinic Friday night time, defeating the Boston Crimson Sox 28-5.

Left fielder Raimel Tapia placed on a present, ending 3-for-7 on the plate with six RBIs and a grand slam. That homer was an inside-the-park job — the second in Blue Jays franchise historical past. It is the primary inside-the-park grand slam in MLB since Michael A. Taylor did it for the Washington Nationals in 2017.

The fifth inning was the place the Jays did most of their harm, scoring 11 runs in that body. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, who performed his first 20 seasons for the New England Patriots, took word of Boston’s tough night time. Brady, after all, has a historical past of epic comebacks, notably getting back from 25 factors all the way down to beat the Atlanta Falcons in Tremendous Bowl LI. In contrast to Brady, nevertheless, the Crimson Sox didn’t have such magic Friday night time.

Historical past, each good and dangerous, was made on this recreation for each Boston and Toronto.

The Blue Jays scored probably the most runs towards the Crimson Sox in almost 100 years. Here is a take a look at a number of the different numbers:

28: The 28 runs scored by Toronto on Friday had been probably the most in franchise historical past. It eclipsed the earlier mark of 24 on June 26, 1978, towards the Baltimore Orioles. For the Crimson Sox, it set the mark for probably the most runs allowed in any recreation in franchise historical past. That report had stood for almost a century — the Cleveland Guardians scored 27 towards Boston on July 17, 1923.

To place this offensive onslaught into perspective, Friday was the 8,744th recreation at Fenway Park. The Blue Jays scored extra runs there than any visiting group earlier than them.

11: The 11 runs Toronto scored within the fifth tied a franchise report for many in a single inning. The Blue Jays have completed that 4 different occasions, most not too long ago in 2021 towards the Orioles.

25: On Friday, the Jays exited the fifth inning with 25 complete runs, tied for probably the most by an MLB group via 5 innings since 1900 (1922 Cubs).

5: For the primary time in Blue Jays historical past, three totally different gamers had at the very least 5 RBIs (Tapia, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Danny Jansen).

29: Toronto notched 29 hits towards Boston, probably the most in a recreation in group historical past. It surpassed a 25-hit efficiency in a 19-4 victory towards the Texas Rangers on August 9, 1999. All 9 starters logged at the very least two hits and two runs scored every, because the Jays grew to become the second group since 1900 to take action (1979 Los Angeles Angels).

19: In two-out eventualities, the Blue Jays nonetheless discovered methods to place runs on the board — 19 of the 28 Toronto runs got here with two outs. That is probably the most two-out runs a group has scored for the reason that Crimson Sox scored 22 such runs on August 21, 1986.

6: Gurriel had himself a recreation, going 6-for-7 with 5 RBIs and three runs. His six hits tied Frank Catalanotto (2004) for probably the most in group historical past.

ESPN Stats & Data analysis contributed to this story.