The Boston Red Sox entered the top of the ninth inning of Sunday’s matinee match with just one run to Toronto’s two. The Red Sox had an opportunity to take the lead, but Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson made that difficult task nearly impossible by striking out Masataka Yoshida and Justin Turner. Things looked just as bleak for Sox third baseman Rafael Devers, who had received two strikes in four pitches. One more and the Red Sox would lose the game.
But Devers would mash Swanson’s fifth pitch to the opposite field, over the outfield fence and into the stands filled with stunned Blue Jays fans.