Overview
- The exhibition in Fort Myers on Sunday ended 11-10 for Boston after Toronto’s three-run push in the ninth fell short.
- Toronto briefly led 7-4 in the sixth on Eloy Jiménez’s solo homer and Josh Kasevich’s two-run shot.
- Boston answered with six in the bottom of the sixth and finished with 15 hits from 11 players, with Braiden Ward, Ceddanne Rafaela and Nate Eaton driving in two runs each.
- Blue Jays starter Fernando Perez allowed four runs while recording two outs, and Yariel Rodríguez was charged with six in two-thirds of an inning.
- The loss moved Toronto to 1-1 in Grapefruit League play, and the Blue Jays host the New York Mets on Monday in Dunedin.