Price maintains his mastery of Blue Jays

Toronto

David Price returned to the Boston Red Sox with another outstanding performance against the Toronto Blue Jays.

The 33-year-old left-hander did not allow any earned runs over five innings in a 12-2 rout Monday that improved his record against the Blue Jays to 22-3, including 13-1 in 18 starts at Toronto.

"I enjoy this mound," he said. "It feels close to home plate, so it's just one of the places I enjoy throwing."

Price (2-2) had not pitched since May 2 due to left elbow tendinitis. He allowed three hits, struck out four and walked none.

Toronto scored twice in the second to tie the game after second baseman Michael Chavis allowed Billy McKinney's two-hop grounder to bounce out of his glove for an error with one out. Richard Urena grounded out and Luke Maile, who had been 0-for-7 against Price in his career, drove a fastball over the wall in left-center for his second homer this year.

Price then retired his final 10 batters.

"I felt better as the game went on," he said. "The last couple innings were more efficient than the first two or three, so it was good."

Manager Alex Cora removed Price after just 67 pitches.

"Hasn't pitched in a while, so just take care of him," Cora said. "Pitch count was low. The effort was great. The last two innings velocity-wise, location-wise was fun to watch."

Chavis, Jackie Bradley Jr., Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers homered for Boston, which is 23-14 since a 2-8 start.

Bogaerts and Devers hit consecutive second-deck home runs in the ninth off Ryan Tepera, the third time the Red Sox have gone back-to-back this season. Bogaerts and Devers had three RBIs each.

Bogaerts hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in a four-run third that included Chavis' ninth home run this season, a two-run drive. Bradley's two-run homer in the sixth...