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Red Sox end 6-game skid at Toronto (AP)

 
Dustin Pedroia and Jason Varitek hit solo home runs, Paul Byrd won for the fifth time in six starts and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Friday night. Pedroia went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and has hit safely in 46 of his past 50 games. Alex Rios and Lyle Overbay hit two-run homers for the Blue Jays, who lost for the third time in their past 13 games against the Red Sox. (link)

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