Cease falters after promising start as Red Sox defeat Blue Jays 5-0

Open this photo in gallery:Dylan Cease of the Toronto Blue Jays reacts against the Boston Red Sox during the fifth inning in their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on April 27, in Toronto.Mark Blinch/Getty ImagesShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountDylan Cease rarely has a stinker but the Blue Jays pitcher got throttled by the Boston Red Sox on Monday in an odiferous 5-0 defeat at Rogers Centre.Cease (1-1) threw 106 pitches in 5 2/3rds innings before he was lifted with Toronto behind 4-0. After a promising start where he struck out five in the first three frames, he failed to punch out any of the following 17 batters.He ended up with three walks, hit one batsman, allowed seven hits, committed a throwing error and tripped while trying to corral an infield grounder.“He started really good,” manager John Schneider said. “He did exactly what we hoped for and then he just lost the feel for it.”In photos: See how Blue Jays mascot ACE tends to the flock on game dayBoston starter Ranger Suarez (2-2) gave up only one hit in eight innings and limited Toronto to two base runners. The left-hander, who signed a US $130-million contract in January, struck out 10 and walked one.The Blue Jays’ only hit off of him was a softly hit double by Jesus Sanchez down the left-field line to start the sixth.“He is good,” Schneider said of Suarez. “Getting to him is easier said than done. He is stubborn and was even more stubborn tonight.”The club’s only other hit was delivered by pinch-hitter Daulton Varsho, a two-out double in the ninth off reliever Greg Weissert.Fan favourite Ernie Clement, who was feted with a replica jersey give-away night, had a 10-game hitting streak come to an end. He went 0-for-4 and got the ball out of the infield only once.The Red Sox, who fired manager Alex Cora and members of his coaching staff on Saturday, won for the third straight time to improve their record to 12-17. The Jays fell to 12-16.Open this photo in gallery:Caleb Durbin of the Boston Red Sox celebrates an RBI single against the Toronto Blue Jays during the sixth inning in their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on April 27, in Toronto.Mark Blinch/Getty ImagesThe clubs will play the second of a three-game series on Tuesday evening with rookie Trey Yesavage making his first start. A star in the postseason after he was called up from the minors last year, the 22-year-old began the season on the disabled list with a shoulder injury.“I’m glad to be back,” Yesavage said a few hours before Monday’s contest as he stood in front of his dressing stall. “This year has been different from where I was at the end of last season.”Toronto has not announced a starter for Wednesday’s afternoon game. Max Scherzer, who has struggled mightily, was supposed to start but the club put him on the 15-day disabled list on Monday with tendinitis in his right forearm and an ankle issue.There are a few candidates to fill in, the most likely lefty Eric Lauer.The Red Sox scored off Cease on a single in the fourth inning by Marcelo Mayer, a single by Roman Anthony and a double by Wilyer Abreu in the fifth, and a single by Caleb Durbin before Joe Mantiply came on in relief.Returning Yesavage says Blue Jays record can shift with the snap of a fingerCatcher Carlos Narvaez closed out the scoring when he lined a 388-foot home run to left-centre off reliever Chase Lee in the eighth.Schneider said George Springer has been hitting and looks fine and will run before…

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