AL East Roundup (April 28): Manoah Wins Pitcher's Duel in Jays' 1-0 Win Over Red Sox

Alex Manoah pitched seven scoreless innings and picked up his fourth win of the season with a brilliant three-hit performance as the Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 1-0 on Thursday. Here's our daily AL East Roundup, with summaries from Thursday's games, the latest standings and the schedule for the weekend.

Alex Manoah has been terrific so far this season, but he might have had his best performance of the year on Thursday, pitching seven scoreless innings and allowing just three hits in the Toronto Blue Jays' 1-0 win over the Boston R ed Sox in Toronto.

"He was really good," Boston manager Alex Cora said. "He had a really good four-seamer and a really good slider. We had some good at-bats, too. We hit the ball hard. But in the end, you have to score some runs to win."

The Blue Jays' lone run was unearned, coming in the third inning off starter Garrett Whitlock, who's been great himself so far in 2022. Lourdes Gurriell Jr. reached on a one-out error by Red Sox shortstop Christian Arroyo, and he advanced to second after a walk and scored on Alejandro Kirk's two-out single.

Here's our daily quickie roundup from Thursday's games, with the latest standings and the schedule for the rest of the week. There are several great series that start on Friday and, individually, the major-league debut of Baltimore prospect Kyle Bradish.

Thursday's results

• BLUE JAYS 1, RED SOX 0: Alex Manoah got his fourth straight win, allowing just three hits in seven scoreless innings as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 1-0. The 24-year-old Manoah won his eighth in a row dating to last year, and the Blue Jays have gone 20-4 in his 24 career starts. Garrett Whitlock was also great for Boston, allowing just one unearned run in three innings to lower his ERA to 0.54. The Jays won three of four in the series.
• YANKEES 10, ORIOLES 5: Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer and the New York Yankees took advantage of five Baltimore Orioles errors in a 10-5 win. Six of the Yankees' runs were unearned. Anthony Rizzo also had two hits, including an RBI single as New York won its sixth straight game. Baltimore's five errors were their most in a game since August 2018 against Tampa Bay. The Orioles have lost four straight.
• RAYS 2, MARINERS: Brett Phillips drove in two runs and made several key defensive plays, and six Tampa Bay relievers kept Seattle's hitters at bay in the Rays' 2-1 win to clinch the series. It was Tampa Bay's third straight series win (Cubs, Red Sox). For the full game story, CLICK HERE

Upcoming schedule

Friday's games (April 29)

• Boston Red Sox (Rich Hill 0-1, 4.85 ERA) at Baltimore Orioles (Kyle Bradish (0-0, 0.00 ERA), 7:05 p.m. ET
• Houston Astros (Jose Urquidy 1-1, 5.52 ERA) at Toronto Blue Jays (Yusei Kikuchi 0-1, 3.75 ERA), 7:07 p.m. ET
• Minnesota Twins (Dylan Bundy 3-0, 0.59 ERA) at Tampa Bay Rays (Corey Kluber, 0-1, 3.68 ERA), 7:10 p.m. ET
• New York Yankees (Nestor Cortez 0-0, 1.15 ERA) at Kansas City Royals (Kris Bubic, 0-1, 14.14 ERA), 8:10 p.m. ET

Saturday's games (April 30)

• Houston Astros at Toronto Blue Jays, 3:07 p.m. ET
• Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays, 4:10 p.m. ET
• Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 p.m. ET
• New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals, 7:10 p.m. ET

Sunday's games (May 1)

• Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles, 1:05 p.m. ET
• Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays, 1:10 p.m. ET
• Houston Astros at Toronto Blue Jays, 1:37 p.m. ET
• New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals, 2:10 p.m. ET

This week's results

Monday's results (April 25)

• Toronto Blue Jays 6, Boston Red Sox 2

Tuesday's results (April 26)

• New York Yankees 12, Baltimore Orioles 8
• Seattle Mariners 8, Tampa Bay Rays 4
• Toronto Blue Jays 6, Boston Red Sox 5, 10 innings.

Wednesday's results (April 27)

• YANKEES 5, ORIOLES 2: Giancarlo Stanton hit his 350th career home run in the first inning and drove in another run in the sixth with a sacrifice fly to put the New York Yankees ahead for good in a 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles . "It’s pretty cool,” he said of reaching the milestone. “When I began this journey, I didn't know really what to expect or where I'd be, or how long I'd be around, so yeah, it's a cool feat." Michael King, who pitched 2 1/3 innings of one-hit relief, got the win for the Yankees, who have now won five straight game to take the AL East lead for the first time. The Orioles managed just five hits, but third baseman Ramon Urias had two of them, and Anthony Santander had a two-run homer.
• RED SOX 7, BLUE JAYS 1: Xavier Bogaerts went 4-for-4 and Michael Wacha had another impressive start as the Boston. Red Sox snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-1 road win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Manager Alex Cora returned from COVID, and he was welcomed back since the Sox went 1-5 without him. Bogaerts leads the AL in hits, and this was his seventh game this season with three or more hits, tops in baseball. The loss knocked Toronto, who had won 6-of-7, out of first place in the AL East standings.
• RAYS 3, MARINERS 2: Drew Rasmussen pitched six shutout innings and Kevin Kiermaier hit another dramatic home run, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2. Rasmussen allowed only two hits and had a career-high nine strikeouts. Kiermaier hit his second homer in four games, the first one a walk-off last Saturday against the Red Sox. For the complete game story, CLICK HERE