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BOSTON -- Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons knows his team keeps digging a deeper hole with each loss. Soon, he knows, theyll run out of time. Clay Buchholz had his third straight solid start and the Boston Red Sox beat Toronto 4-3 Saturday night, damaging the Blue Jays fading playoff hopes. "We cant lose too many more, thats for sure," Gibbons said. "But theyre all different. Every days a new day." Colby Rasmus had a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the seventh for the Blue Jays, who began the day five games behind Seattle for the ALs second wild card. "Were still in this thing. Were hanging on by a thread," Gibbons said. "Theyve been two close ballgames, they could have gone either way, but we just came up short." J.A. Happ (9-9) gave up four runs -- single ones in the first four innings -- on seven hits in six innings. "They did a good job of putting the bat on the ball," he said of the early innings. "Maybe I need to rethink the game plan going in." Buchholz (7-8) gave up two runs and four hits in 6 1-3 innings to help Boston get its second straight win against Toronto. He struck out five and walked two. Edward Mujica, Bostons fourth reliever, got the final two outs for his fourth save. The Red Sox scored single runs in the first four innings off Happ after the Blue Jays jumped ahead 1-0 on Dioner Navarros RBI double. Dustin Pedroias run-scoring grounder tied it in the first and Boston moved ahead on Will Middlebrooks RBI single in the second. Yoenis Cespedes had an RBI double in the third and Christian Vazquez added an RBI double. Buchholz left with a 4-1 lead in the seventh before Craig Breslow gave up Rasmus homer that hooked around the right-field foul pole. In his last start, Buchholz shut out Tampa Bay with a three-hitter on Sunday. On Aug. 25 in Toronto, he held Toronto scoreless over eight innings before leaving with the bases loaded in the ninth. The bullpen allowed all three runners to score before Boston pulled out a 4-3 win in extra innings. Mookie Betts made a running catch, going to his knees to snag a bloop in short centre to save a run, ending the eighth. Buchholz gave up two hits in the first two innings then retired the 11 straight batters before Jose Bautistas leadoff double in the sixth. After walking the next batter, Buchholz helped himself by grabbing Adam Linds grounder to the mound and firing to second, starting a 1-6-3 double play. Navarro then lined out to centre. NICE GRAB Bautista made a nice running grab, adding in a slight leap just in front of the right-field wall to take away extra base hits from Middlebroooks. HOT NAVARRO Navarro went 2-for-4 and drove in a run. Hes hit safely in 9 of his last 10, going 13 for 30 with four doubles, two homers and eight RBIs. TRAINERS ROOM Blue Jays: Kevin Pillar started in left field a day after Melky Cabrera was lost for the season with a fractured right pinkie finger. Cabrera, a big part of the lineup, was second in the majors with 171 hits when he was injured, batting .301 with 19 homers and 73 RBIs. Red Sox: INF/OF and leadoff hitter Brock Holt, who left Fridays win early with dizziness, was out of the lineup, but manager John Farrell said he was available to play. Farrell said he decided to get an extra right-handed batter in the lineup against left-handed starter Happ. First baseman Mike Napoli left because an illness after the second inning. UP NEXT Blue Jays: Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (11-12, 3.94 ERA) is scheduled to start Sunday in the series finale. He has won two of his last three starts, going seven strong innings, allowing just two runs and two hits in his last one on Sept. 2. Red Sox: Rubby De La Rosa (4-5, 3.89) is slated to get the start. Hes winless in his last four starts. NICE DELIVERY The three children of a Kevin Houston, a Navy SEAL from Cape Cod that was killed in Afghanistan in early August, delivered the game ball to the pitchers mound before the start. They received a standing ovation. DELAYED START The start was delayed 72 minutes by a thunderstorm that didnt bring much rain, but had a lot of thunder and lightning. [url=http://www.cheapbroncosjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=authentic-aaron-burbridge-jersey]Aaron Burbridge Jersey[/url] . Louis Cardinals, the team will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the opening of the SkyDome. Jays legends Jimmy Key and Ernie Whitt, members of playoff and World Series-winning teams of the past, will be on hand for the festivities to look back at what was the beginning of the Jays halcyon years. [url=http://www.cheapbroncosjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=authentic-joe-dineen-jersey]Joe Dineen Jersey[/url] . 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Unheralded Raja, which beat Copa Libertadores champion Atletico Mineiro in the semifinals, used its speed on the break and came close to scoring but ultimately couldnt keep up with the German champions. It was coach Pep Guardiolas third victory at the tournament, which he won twice before with Barcelona. Bayern won the first of two Intercontinental Cups -- the forerunner to this event -- exactly 37 years ago on Saturday. With King Mohammed VI of Morocco amid the majority of 37,747 spectators cheering for Raja, the Moroccan club just couldnt muster enough to break through against Bayerns deep squad of internationals. Guardiola made three changes to the team that dismissed Guangzhou Evergrande of China 3-0 in the semifinals, with Dante replacing slow-footed central defender Daniel van Buyten to pace Rajas speedy forwards, who were especially dangerous on the counter. Dante made an immediate impact as the Brazil international gathered teammate Jerome Boatengs headed corner insside the box to blast it past helpless goalkeeper Khalid Askri seven minutes after the start.dddddddddddd Rajas defence erred by playing Dante onside to score, and it was again scrambling in the 22nd as David Alaba laid a pass onto Thiagos run into the area to sidefoot a powerful shot beyond Askri. With the crowd -- and a nation, really -- behind them, the hosts did not wilt and came close to breaking through. Forward Mouhssine Iajour, who was instrumental in the upset of Atletico, had several opportunities as Raja found space on the break, and Abdellah Hafidi got an unlucky bounce in the 38th as he nearly caught goalkeeper Adrian Neuer out after a poor clearance. As Bayern slacked, Raja pressed and Iajour headed a clear chance straight into the hands of Neuer before the hour mark. But Bayern responded against a team without a single Morocco international as Xherdan Shaqiri rattled the crossbar right after. But it was obviously not to be Rajas night as Neuer saved substitute Vivien Mabides hard shot in the 84th with Mohsine Moutaouli sending the rebound high over the empty goal as Bayern slowed, looking happy to maintain the three-quarters of possession it enjoyed. Guardiola, who replaced Jupp Heynckes in the summer following the first three title wins, improved his overall record to 6-1 in one-game finals. Earlier, 10-man Atletico beat Asian champion Guangzhou 3-2 to finish third. Luan scored a stoppage time winner following Ronaldinhos 88th-minute red card. ------