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With J.D. Drew rested and refreshed, the Boston Red Sox are on a roll. Drew homered twice, Jon Lester pitched eight strong innings and the Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 on Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep. Victor Martinez connected for the second straight game for the Red Sox, who have hit two or more homers in six consecutive games, nine of 10 and 15 of 19.

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