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Baseball fans must have been thinking Friday night when the final score of the Boston Red Sox-Toronto Blue Jays game appeared on their screens.
The Blue Jays outscored their division rivals 28-5.
Boston Red Sox’s Nathan Eovaldi leaves the field during the third inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park on July 22, 2022 in Boston. (Brian Fluharty/Getty Images)
The Blue Jays scored 28 runs at Fenway Park, setting a franchise record for runs scored in a game and within two runs of Major League Baseball record for most runs scored in a game.
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The 28 runs allowed by Boston also holds the franchise recordeclipsing the previous high of 27 allowed in 1923 against the Baltimore Orioles.
“It was tough to watch,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said, according to Boston.com. “It was tough being in the dugout, to be honest with you. They know it and I know it.”
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Every Toronto starter had at least two hits on the night, as The blue jays jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the fourth inning and put up an 11-run run in the top of the fifth to take a 25-3 lead.
Toronto Blue Jays’ Raimel Tapia (15) reacts after hitting an inside-the-park grand slam during the third inning against the Boston Red Sox on July 22, 2022 at Fenway Park in Boston. (Maddy Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
The 11 runs in the fifth inning tied a franchise single-inning record, a number Toronto had previously reached four times.
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“That was great,” Toronto interim manager John Schneider said. “We talked about it before the game, how you can come out a little bit sleepy and you can come out fired up. I think obviously we came out hot.”
In the third inning, Boston center fielder Jaron Duran misplayed a ground ball, allowing Raimel Tapia to round the bases for an inside-the-park grand slam, just the second in Blue Jay history.
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“I just lost it in the twilight,” Duran said. “Happens. (Verdugo) was right there. Obviously I had to take a step or two. He was already going to beat me to the ball. I just didn’t want to get in his way… Next time, I know to take a step or two.”
Toronto Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr., right, reacts with teammate Teoscar Hernandez after scoring during the first inning against the Boston Red Sox on July 22, 2022 at Fenway Park in Boston. (Maddy Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
The great thing about baseball? Boston will have a chance to wash away the stink from Friday night with Game 2 of the three-game series against Toronto, set for 4:10 PM ET on Saturday.
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“At the end of the day, what we’re doing as an organization is trying to get better this season and going forward,” Cora said. “We were very vocal about it. A ranking is a ranking and we will be judged by what we do.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report
Joe Morgan is a sports reporter for Fox News.
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