O Canada: The Boston Red Sox were victorious 7-3 against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series north of the border thanks to a couple of Canadians.
Victoria’s Nick Pivetta picked up the win after pitching seven innings and giving up three runs on nine hits. He also recorded four strikeouts and one walk.
The 31-year-old levelled his record on the season to 4-4 and improved to a 3.88 ERA.
Left fielder Tyler O’Neill, from Burnaby, B.C., opened the scoring for the Red Sox with a solo home run in the first inning off of Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi.
The 28-year-old hit another solo shot off of Kikuchi in the top of the third that made it 4-1.
O’Neill is batting .253 with 12 home runs and 23 RBIs during his first season with Boston. He was acquired during the off-season from the St. Louis Cardinals for pitchers Nick Robertson and Victor Santos.
