J. D. Martinez hits his league-leading 18th home run and Craig Kimbrel gets Boston out of trouble in the ninth inning, helping Boston get its ninth win in 11 games.
BOSTON — J. D. Martinez hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer over the Green Monster and out of Fenway Park, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.
Martinez tied for the major league lead with his 18th homer, breaking a 2-2 tie in the sixth.
Eduardo Nunez had a solo homer and RBI double, and Jackie Bradley Jr. had a run-scoring double for Boston, which has won nine of 11 and has the best record in the major leagues at 39-17.
Toscar Hernandez hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, who have lost 13 of 17 and dropped to 2-7 against the Red Sox this season. Toronto, which opened the season 13-6, is a season-high five games under.500 at 25-30.
Eduardo Rodriguez (6-1) gave up two runs and three hits in 6 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts and one walk. Boston is 10-1 in his starts.
Craig Kimbrel allowed two inherited runners to score on Kendrys Morales’ double in the ninth inning, then got three straight outs for his 18th save in 20 chances.
Making his third start since his May 11 recall from Triple-A, Sam Gaviglio (2-1) gave up four runs and seven hits in six innings.
Boston opened a 2-0 lead on Jackie Bradley Jr.’s RBI double in the third and Nunez’s fifth-inning homer off a tabletop above the Green Monster in left.
Hernanez’s homered tied the score in the sixth.
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