Blue Jays pummel Rays to clinch AL East title
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Varsho hits fifth career grand slam, Blue Jays beat Red Sox 6-1 to maintain share of AL East lead
Daulton Varsho hit his fifth career grand slam, George Springer added a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Thursday night to maintain a tie for the AL East lead with the New York Yankees.
Varsho's deep drive kick-started a 6-1 win, backstopped a bullpen game and kept the Jays tied with the Yankees in a tense division race.
Daulton Varsho’s grand slam carried the Blue Jays to a 6-1 win over the Red Sox, going all out in the AL East race.
The clinch wound up being a cinch as the Blue Jays’ improbable journey became complete Sunday at Rogers Centre, where the club previously laid claim to first place in the AL East on home soil way back in 1992.
In a season of a million moments, Daulton Varsho just gave the Blue Jays their brightest one yet. Varsho’s grand slam in Thursday night’s 6-1 win over the Red Sox was an electric shock to the heart of the Blue Jays,