TORONTO -- Craig Kimbrel turned 28 on Saturday, but it's safe to say he's had better birthdays. The Boston Red Sox closer's mood was far from celebratory after earning both a blown save and a loss as part of an overall bullpen meltdown in a 10-9 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Red Sox carried an 8-4 lead into the eighth inning, yet the four-run cushion wasn’t enough. After Tommy Layne and Junichi Tazawa were ineffective, manager John Farrell turned to Kimbrel with one out and the tying run on third base.