Ramirez homers in 15th after 1 am, Red Sox outlast Jays 5-4

Boston Red Sox's Hanley Ramirez flips his bat after his game-winning solo home run during the 15th inning of the team's baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in Boston, early Wednesday, July 19, 2017. The Red Sox won 5-4. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Red Sox's Hanley Ramirez flips his bat after his game-winning solo home run during the 15th inning of the team's baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in Boston, early Wednesday, July 19, 2017. The Red Sox won 5-4. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

By Associated Press July 19, 2017 1 min read

BOSTON (AP) – Hanley Ramirez hit drive out of Fenway Park in the 15th inning, giving the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in a rain-delayed game that ended at 1:09 a.m. Wednesday.

Ramirez connected for his 15th homer with one out off Mike Bolsinger (0-3), sending a drive over the left-field wall against the Blue Jays’ eighth pitcher. Hector Velazquez (2-1), Boston’s fifth pitcher, got the win.

The start was held up for more than an hour by thunderstorms, and both teams scored in the 11th to keep it going. The game itself took 4 hours, 59 minutes.

The Red Sox haven’t gotten a lot of rest lately. They lost in 16 innings to the Yankees on Saturday, then split a day-night doubleheader with New York on Sunday. Boston lost to Toronto 4-3 on Monday night – albeit in just nine innings.