TORONTO -- For Nathaniel Lowe , it was redemption Tuesday at Rogers Centre. For his Red Sox, it was one step closer to qualifying for the postseason.

After leaving eight runners on base in Boston’s defeat on Sunday night in Tampa, Lowe came up with two big RBI hits against tough righty Kevin Gausman in what the Sox hope will be a tone-setting 4-1 victory over the Blue Jays to start the final week of the regular season.

While Lowe’s second knock snapped a 1-1 tie in the sixth, Carlos Narváez opened up more breathing room later in the frame by breaking an 0-for-17 slump with a two-run double to right-center.

The win helped the 86-71 Sox maintain possession of the second American League Wild Card spot by one game over the slumping Tigers and 1 1/2 games over the Astros, pending the o

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