Daulton Varsho hit a grand slam and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Thursday night.

Varsho's second grand slam of the season snapped a 0-0 tie in the sixth and helped the Blue Jays salvage the finale of the three-game series. George Springer added a two-run homer later in the inning.

The Red Sox (87-72) needed a win to clinch a postseason spot after taking the first two games of the series.

The Blue Jays (91-68), who have clinched a playoff spot, remain tied with the New York Yankees -- 5-3 winners over the Chicago White Sox -- for first in the American League East. Toronto owns the tiebreaker.

Louis Varland served as Toronto's opener and pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts before Eric Lauer took over in the third.

The Blue Jays loaded t

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