Gomes went deep in the bottom of the ninth for a walk-off, two-run homer, his fifth homer of the year. Gomes won the game for Boston after closer Andrew Bailey blew a save in the top of the ninth.

Gomes finished 1 for 4 with two strikeouts and is batting .209 for the year. The 32-year-old has bursts of production, but he has mostly been cold this season. That said, he's homered twice in his last three games with three RBI.

Gomes admitted it's easier to "evaluate" himself in a full-time role, but he's OK with being a part-time player as long as it helps the team. "To me, it’s valuable to just win. I know everybody wants to win. If I play and we win, I don’t really care what else happens," Gomes said. He said you have to "grind and fight" as a platoon player, and be willing to "get hit in the neck if you have to."

Gomes is hitting .190/.347/.316 in 79 at-bats. He's seen an equal amount of at-bats against both righties and lefties, but is starting to be used primarily against left-handers.

"But that seems to be where his best production comes," Farrell was quick to add.

Gomes, who started Saturday against Toronto left-hander Mark Buehrle, hasn't started against a righty since April 23. Daniel Nava continues to see most of the at-bats in those cases. 

Gomes had seen 16 at-bats in May entering Saturday and has gone 4 for 16 (.250) with a homer and five RBI. 

Gomes finished April batting .195 (8 for 41) in 20 games. He had one multi-hit game, which came in the season opener against the Yankees.