Seigler, Rafaela Blast Boston Past Toronto 6-4

Anthony Seigler went 4-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, and two runs scored, anchoring a Boston offense that built a four-run cushion before Toronto could even get on the board. The Red Sox survived a furious Blue Jays comeback attempt in the seventh, then put the game away with a two-run eighth to win 6-4.

Boston came out swinging. Seigler opened the scoring in the first with a 390-foot shot to right, and Ceddanne Rafaela made it a three-run game in the third when he launched a 376-foot homer to left — Seigler scoring ahead of him — though not before an umpire review upheld the call on the field. A Monasterio sacrifice fly in the sixth pushed the lead to 4-0, and at that point it looked like Boston was cruising.

Then Kazuma Okamoto happened. With Toronto still scoreless heading into the seventh, Okamoto unloaded a 408-foot three-run shot to center — Clement and Guerrero Jr. both scoring — to suddenly make it a 4-3 game. Toronto kept the pressure on in the eighth: a Giménez sacrifice fly tied it at four. Just like that, a comfortable Boston lead had evaporated, and the Blue Jays looked like they had all the momentum. Patrick Sandoval had already exited after 4.2 innings of scoreless work — five hits, two walks, three strikeouts, zero earned runs — and Toronto's Trey Yesavage had punched out nine batters in four innings before his own bullpen took over. This game had the feel of a Toronto win in the making.

Boston had other ideas. Still in the eighth, González doubled to left to score Duran, swinging the home win probability from 65% to 90% — a 26-point lurch that effectively ended the drama. Seigler then doubled to left to score González, making it 6-4 and putting the game on ice. Aroldis Chapman closed it out with a clean inning — no hits, two strikeouts — to seal the win. The story of the night was Seigler, who looks like the kind of player who can hurt you multiple ways in a single game: he opened the scoring, extended it, and then delivered the dagger double when Boston needed it most. Okamoto's three-run blast was genuinely impressive — 408 feet, three RBI, a one-man comeback attempt — but Toronto's bullpen couldn't hold the tie long enough for it to matter.