The Toronto Blue Jays struck gold Thursday night as Daulton Varsho's sixth-inning grand slam sent them flying to a 6-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Rogers Centre.

The win keeps Toronto tied with the New York Yankees atop the AL East, and while New York eked out a 5-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox, the Blue Jays still hold the upper hand, clutching the tiebreaker like a trump card as the regular season winds down.

Varsho’s grand slam, his second of the season, broke a 0-0 stalemate and came after a tense stretch in which the Blue Jays had fought to hold onto their five-game AL East lead. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached on an error by Trevor Story, followed by a walk to Addison Barger and a hit-by-pitch to Anthony Santander, loading the bases with no outs. Varsho then crushed

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