Boston 2, Toronto 1

The Toronto Blue Jays' first big test of the season came Tuesday at Fenway Park, where they took on the Boston Red Sox in the opener of a three-game series.

Brian Tallet did the job, but the Jays still lost, 2-1.

Tallet gave up only four hits in his six innings of work, but his two runs allowed was enough to make him a loser to Tim Wakefield (8 IP, 5H 2BB, 3K).

First baseman Jeff Bailey--who?--knocked in the first run with an RBI single to center in the second inning. Catcher George Kottaras--??--delivered a sacrifice fly in the same inning to put Toronto down 2-0.

Baily (.182) and Kottaras (.143) were the No. 8 and 9 hitters in the Boston lineup.

Kevin Millar, the DH for the Blue Jays while Travis Snider got the night off, homered off Wakefield in the fifth for Toronto's lone run.

Meanwhile, more bad news for Toronto: the New York Yankees used a seven-run seventh inning to turn a close ballgame into a rout, and are now up 9-1 against the visiting Orioles, with the game currently in the eighth inning.

The Tampa Bay Rays are locked in a 0-0 tie with the Athletics, with action now in the ninth inning.