Kirk hits winning single in 10th, Blue Jays rally past Red Sox 7-6 in Giolito’s return

TORONTO AP Alejandro Kirk hit a game-ending bases-loaded single in the th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays overcame a six-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox - in Lucas Giolito s return on Wednesday night stopping a three-game losing streak Vladimir Guerrero Jr started the th as the automatic runner on second Justin Slaten - intentionally walked Daulton Varsho and George Springer with one out and Kirk singled to left Jeff Hoffman - struck out three in two hitless innings Anthony Santander tied the count in the seventh with his fourth home run this season a three-run drive off Garrett Whitlock Kirk and Varsho started the rebound from a - deficit with back-to-back homers in the sixth off Giolito who made his Red Sox debut more than months after signing a a million two-year contract Giolito didn t pitch last season because of a partial tear in his right ulnar collateral ligament then had been sidelined since spring training due to a strained left hamstring Toronto began the night with homers th among the teams and hit three homers in a meeting for the first time this season Yariel Rodr guez s run-scoring balk and Alex Bregman s seventh homer built a - lead in the first and Jarren Duran hit an RBI single in the second and scored on Rafael Devers double Carlos Narv ez stretched the lead to - with a two-run homer off Chad Green in the sixth Key moment Kirk lined a single over Jarren Duran to end the meeting Key stat Toronto scored more than four runs for the first time since a - win over Atlanta on April Up next Red Sox RHP Tanner Houck - ERA is expected to start against Toronto RHP Jos Berr os - on Thursday