d half, A&M coach Billy Kennedy said.He added that he tried sticking with a bigger lineup as practice for future SEC games, but

TORONTO -- A milestone win for Rick Porcello gave the Boston Red Sox some breathing room atop the AL East.Porcello pitched seven innings to become the first 20-game winner in the majors, Hanley Ramirez hit a three-run homer and the Red Sox increased their AL East lead to two games by routing the Toronto Blue Jays 13-3 on Friday night.Xander Bogaerts homered and Dustin Pedroia had three hits and four RBI as the Red Sox used 18 hits to rough up the sloppy, slumping Blue Jays in the opener of a pivotal three-game series between the divisions top two teams.Porcello (20-3) allowed two runs and six hits to become Bostons first 20-game winner since Josh Beckett in 2007.Its definitely a huge honor, Porcello said. Its hard to win one game in the big leagues, let alone 20. Im definitely very proud of that.Porcello has worked at least seven innings and held opponents to three earned runs or fewer in nine consecutive starts, the longest streak by a Red Sox pitcher since Pedro Martinez did it in 11 straight in 2000.Just a model of consistency, Red Sox manager John Farrell said. He keeps rolling along and we play with a lot of confidence. His execution has been outstanding. Hes pitching with average velocity but his location is tremendous.Porcello said he had received a number of congratulatory text messages, but had one he was going to respond to right away.Ive got to call my parents, he said. Thats first and foremost.Porcello came in 6-7 with a 5.27 ERA in 15 career games against Toronto but kept the Blue Jays in check.The Red Sox broke it open by scoring six runs in a 10-batter seventh. Bogaerts hit a leadoff drive off Scott Feldman, his 18th. Three batters later, Ramirez connected off Feldman, his 22nd. Pedroia capped the rally with a two-run single off Ryan Tepera.Boston (79-61) surpassed its win total from a last-place finish in 2015, when it went 78-84.Toronto, which was swept in a three-game series at Yankee Stadium earlier this week, fell to 1-6 in September. The Blue Jays had won six of their previous eight against the Red Sox.We havent necessarily been playing good baseball the last week but I still believe, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said.Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada (8-8) allowed four runs, three earned, and six hits in 2 1/3 innings, his shortest outing of the season. The last time Estrada failed to finish three innings was June 30, 2015, also a home loss to Boston.He was off, no question about it, Gibbons said. He lives on the edges and he was just missing.Estrada is 3-5 with a 5.32 ERA in nine starts since being named an All-Star for the first time. He missed the All-Star Game after being placed on the disabled list because of a sore back.Nothing went our way today and obviously it started with me, Estrada said.PARKA FOR PAPIBlue Jays sluggers Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion presented retiring Red Sox DH David Ortiz with a winter parka and a leather jacket before his final series in Toronto. Ortiz has 40 career home runs at Rogers Centre, more than any other road ballpark. Ive seen enough of him, Gibbons joked about Ortiz. The Blue Jays made a donation to Ortizs foundation.STREAKINGPedroia has at least one hit in 27 consecutive games against Toronto, the longest streak by any Blue Jays opponent.TRAINERS ROOMRed Sox: OF Andrew Benintendi (left knee) ran the bases before the game and will try sliding as early as Saturday. A very good day for him, Farrell said. There is still no timetable for Benintendis return. ... Boston recalled LHP Henry Owens from Triple-A Pawtucket.Blue Jays: C Russell Martin (left knee) was held out of the lineup. Martin aggravated the injury in Wednesdays loss at New York and was replaced by a pinch-hitter in the ninth. Hes still pretty sore, Gibbons said.UP NEXTRed Sox: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (2-6, 4.83) has a 2.73 ERA in nine starts since the All-Star break. Rodriguez is winless in his past five outings.Blue Jays: LHP J.A. Happ (17-4, 3.44) is winless in three starts since his 11-game winning streak ended Aug. 25. Happ won his only start against Boston this season, allowing one run in seven innings. Wholesale Vans Shoes Ireland Online . LOUIS -- Cardinals cleanup hitter Allen Craig says hes recovered from a foot injury and ready to be put on St. Wholesale Vans Shoes Ireland . 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COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- South Carolina State coach Murray Garvin had a lone question after Texas A&Ms Tyler Davis scored 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting in the Aggies 83-76 victory over the Bulldogs on Saturday night.Can No. 34 transfer to us? Garvin kidded afterward. Hes a load in the paint. He posts so deep, its hard to send a double team on him.A&M (7-2) led by at least eight points throughout the final half until a last-second 3-pointer by SCSUs Greg Mortimer. Eric Eaves scored 23 points and Edward Stephens added 18 for the undersized Bulldogs (2-7).The Aggies doubled up SCSU 48-24 on points in the paint, but none of that mattered to Davis, who said he was irate at A&M only winning by seven against a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opponent.You give up 45 points in the second half against a team you just killed in the first half, Davis said. Your focus and effort has to stay the same. You cant just turn the switch on and off.Admon Gilder contributed 16 points for A&M and teammates D.J. Hogg and Robert Williams added 15 each. The Aggies reserves outscored SCSUs reserves 18-7.We played too immature, we played like the game was over, especially in the second half, A&M coach Billy Kennedy said.He added that he tried sticking with a bigger lineup as practice for future SEC games, but the Aggies had trouble with SCSU repeatedly breaking their 1-3-1 zone defense.I thought we were mature enough to do it, and we werent, Kennedy said. This team is not ready to do things that it hasnt worked on a lot.The Bulldogs stayed within striking distance by shooting 52.2 percent from the 3-point line (12 of 23), compared to 20 percent for the Aggies (4 of 20). Stephens made 6-of-11 3-pointers for the Bulldogs.I told our guys in the locker room that there are no moral victories, Garvin said. Were not going to eat cake and ice cream or anything like that. But I was proud of our fight.BIG PICTUREA&M wrappped up the cushiest portion of its schedule, with double-digit victories against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Denver and a closer call against SCSU (7-point win) with no significant injuries, the most they can ask for in playing this type of home schedule in early December.ddddddddddddSCSU has won just two of its nine games, but the Bulldogs can take heart that theyre almost through the woods of a rugged nonconference trail. Playing in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference shouldnt be anything like playing the likes of Wichita State, South Carolina, Syracuse, Miami, A&M and next week Clemson in November and December.TURNING POINTThe Bulldogs had whittled a 21-point second-half deficit to single digits with a little more than seven minutes remaining when A&M guard Admon Gilder collected a steal and a layup to push A&Ms lead back to double digits at 72-61. The Aggies would then lead by double digits for all but the last second of the game.STAT OF THE NIGHTDespite the relatively tight final score (83-76), the Aggies held the lead for the entire game, save for its first 35 seconds.EYE OPENERThree minutes into the second half, SCSUs Eric Eaves drove the right baseline and threw down a highlight-reel dunk over A&Ms JC Hampton, and even Eaves appeared surprised by the ferocity of the slam in pausing for a moment after landing.HE SAID ITThank God we dont have to beat Texas A&M to win our conference.- SCSU coach Murray Garvin, on a tough nonconference schedule helping prepare the Bulldogs for Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play.UP NEXTThe Aggies travel to Houstons Toyota Center, home of the NBAs Rockets, on Saturday to face No. 20 Arizona as part of a doubleheader with Texas and Arkansas.The Bulldogs continue their robust nonconference schedule on Tuesday at Clemson. ' ' '