After a frustrating June in which bad weather and befuddling baseball were the only constants, the Red Sox were ready to turn the calendar page.
But on the first of July, their inconsistencies made for a long and arduous road to a tight 7-6 victory.
Nothing has come easy for Boston’s baseball club lately, and that was the case in Toronto on Saturday. The sixth meeting between the division rivals overflowed with tense and worrisome moments, including Kutter Crawford getting hit by a comebacker, Masataka Yoshida taking a 102-mph pitch to his right leg by the knee, and the entire bullpen portion of the day, right down to the last out.
