Marco Scutaro spearheaded the 20-hit attack, going 4-for-5 with a walk, 3 doubles and 4 RBI. David Ortiz (4-for-6) matched a career high with four hits, while Jarrod Saltalamacchia had a 2-run homer in the third and Josh Reddick a solo shot in the eighth as the Red Sox pounded out 11 extra-base hits, including nine doubles..
Top of 9th: Red Sox 14, Blue Jays 0
After issuing back-to-back walks to start the inning, Dustin McGowan departed the game and turned it over to Joel Carrone, who retired the three batters he faced.
Bottom of 8th: Red Sox 14, Blue Jays 0
Weiland retired the side in tidy 1-2-3 fashion with a pair of groundball outs and an inning-ending flyball to center.
Top of 8th: Red Sox 14, Blue Jays 0
Josh Reddick took McGowan deep to right for a solo homer with two out in the frame. It was Reddick's seventh homer of the season (on a 1-2 pitch from McGowan) and gave the Red Sox 20 hits for the game, tying the season high they had vs. Cleveland May 25.
Kyle Weiland has been summoned from the bullpen to pitch the bottom of the 8th for Lester, who threw seven scoreless innings allowing three hits and one walk while striking out 11 batters. He threw 100 pitches, 67 for strikes.
Defensive substitutions: With Weiland in the game, Ryan Lavarnway has replaced Jarrod Saltalamacchia at catcher, and Jed Lowrie at first base for Adrian Gonzalez.
Bottom of 7th: Red Sox 13, Blue Jays 0
Lester mowed 'em down again. Retiring the side in 1-2-3 fashion, including a pair of strikeouts to give him 11 for the game. It tied his season high vs. the Angels May 3d.
Top of 7th: Red Sox 13, Blue Jays 0
McGowan held the Red Sox scoreless for the second consecutive inning, allowing two base runners: David Ortiz, who singled to left giving him four hits in the game; and Marco Scutaro, who walked to reach base for the fifth time in the game. McGowan got out of the inning by inducing Nate Spears, making his first Major League at-bat, to fly to left.
Bottom of 6th: Red Sox 13, Blue Jays 0
Lester spared the Blue Jays no quarter, throwing another scoreless frame. Through six innings, Lester has allowed three hits (two to leadoff hitter Yunel Escobar), one walk and struck out nine batters. He's thrown 86 pitches, 57 for strikes.
