On June 11, 2011 The red-hot Red Sox continue to streak, crushing the Blue Jays, 16 – 4, for their 8th straight win. David Ortiz hits a three-run homer, Jason Varitek homers and drives in four, Dustin Pedroia has 3 RBI on 3 hits, and Marco Scutaro scores three times on 4 hits, while John Lackey picks up the win. The battered Jays turn to utility player Mike McCoy to finish the game, and he proves to be the only one of their pitchers able to handle Boston’s bats, hurling a perfect inning of mop-up work.
Coming out of the bullpen in the eighth, Jimmy Gobble allows ten runs in two-thirds of an inning, setting a franchise record for the most runs allowed by a Royals reliever in a game. The 26 year-old southpaw, who will be placed on the 15-day disabled list the next day with a stiff lower back, gives up seven hits and walks four batters, facing 13 Tigers.
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July 21, 2008
