Blue Jays hit 4 homers and score 11 off Lester to complete sweep of Red Sox, 15-7

By Abbey Westbury
July 22 2012 05:26 PM

CP19491966 — Toronto Blue Jays\' Brett Lawrie slides safely at home on a single hit by Colby Rasmus as Boston Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, left, waits for the ball in the eighth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Sunday, July 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

BOSTON – Brett Lawrie hit the game’s first pitch for one of Toronto’s four homers and the Blue Jays tagged Jon Lester for a career-worst 11 runs in a 15-7 victory that completed a three-game sweep over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.

J.P. Arencibia, Rajai Davis and Travis Snider also homered for the Blue Jays.

Toronto (48-47) posted a season high for runs and climbed out of the AL East cellar, moving a half-game ahead of the Red Sox (48-48).

Lester (5-8) also allowed a career-high four homers and nine hits. He was booed off the field after being pulled with no outs in the fifth.

Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer and Jacoby Ellsbury a solo shot for the Red Sox, who play their next six games on the road against division leaders.

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