After giving up a leadoff double to Dustin Pedroia in the ninth, Estrada came out in favor of closer Roberto Osuna. The Red Sox scored three in the inning to make it a one-run game, and the tying and winning runs were on base when Marco Hernandez struck out to end the game.
Estrada allowed two hits and two runs over eight-plus innings to improve to 4-2 and lower his ERA to 2.41.
The righty was trying to become just the second Blue Jays pitcher in history to throw a no-hitter and first since Dave Stieb on Sept. 2, 1990, against the Indians. Meanwhile, the Red Sox kept their streak alive of not being no-hit since Seattle's Chris Bosio did it on April 22, 1993, at the Kingdome. The last pitcher to no-hit the Red Sox at Fenway was Jim Bunning on July 20, 1958.
After an impressive first start back from the disabled list, Red Sox lefty Eduardo Rodriguez wasn't sharp in this one. The theme of his day was established right away, as Jose Bautista led off the game with a homer. That was the first of four homers the Blue Jays hit off Rodriguez, and all of them went over the Green Monster. Rodriguez gave up four hits, five runs and three walks over 5 2/3 innings.
Darwin Barney and Edwin Encarnacion (two-run shot) went deep in the third. Russell Martin added a solo shot in the sixth.
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Going deep: The Blue Jays were limited to four hits, but all of them left the yard. A solo shot by Barney and a two-run shot by Encarnacion in the third gave Estrada all the breathing room he would need. Encarnacion has 12 home runs, and five of them have come against the Red Sox to go along with a pair of doubles. According to Statcast™, Encarnacion's two-run shot was projected to travel 410 feet and left his bat at 107 mph.
Young takes advantage of opportunity: Young is going to get a lot more playing time over the next couple of weeks, as Blake Swihart joined Brock Holt as the second Red Sox left fielder on the disabled list. The fact Young belted a homer against a tough righty like Estrada is encouraging to him. Over the years, Young has been a much better hitter against lefties. But he will play against most righties in the coming days.
Ian Browne has covered the Red Sox for MLB.com since 2002. Follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne and Facebook.
Gregor Chisholm has covered the Blue Jays for MLB.com since 2011. Follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB and Facebook, and listen to his podcast.
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After Estrada's gem and 4 HRs, Jays hold on
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