Doug Fister (7-4-1-1-5, 98) is on a roll, with a 2.83 ERA over his last six starts. And in his last three outings, he has pitched 23 innings and allowed only four runs and 10 hits (1.57 ERA).
And his teammates, who are last in the American League in home runs, belted three dongs off Sonny Gray (7-5-4-1-9, 98) and cruised to a 4-1 win on Friday night. Boston re-established its 5.5-game lead in the East, and will send its two best pitchers in the last two games of the series, Drew Pomeranz and Chris Sale.
Eduardo Nunez lined a two-run homer to left in the third, following a walk to Brock Holt.