April 29, 2008 Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 2
OAK 0 BAL 7
TBR 4 BOS 1
TOR 0 SEA 7
@CLE 2 MIN 3
CHW 1 DET 6
@NYY 4 KCR 9
@TEX 5 HOU 6
@ARI 4 MIL 10
@CHC 7 LAD 7
@FLA 6 NYM 5
PIT 4
(11) PHI 7
SDP 4 COL 3
@SFG 2 STL 7
CIN 2 WSN 6
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 37,215

Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 2:18

Blue Jays

11-16

Lost 1

5th, 4½ GB

Cito Gaston

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  5  0

W: J Papelbon (1-0), L: R Halladay (2-4)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Red Sox

16-12

Won 1

1st

Terry Francona

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Rios RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .316  .863   17    1   0   
D Eckstein SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .653    9    0  10   GDP
  M Stairs PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .796    5    0   0   
  J McDonald SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .508         0   0   
S Rolen 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .333 1.145   13    1   2   2B
V Wells CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .257  .728   13    2   0   
A Hill 2B                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .279  .737   12    0   2   
L Overbay 1B                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .279  .764   10   15   1   
S Stewart DH                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .563    7    0   0   GDP
A Lind LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .091   12    0   0   
G Zaun C                      2   0   0   0    1   1  .261  .725   12    6   0   

R Halladay P                                                             1   0
Totals                       27   0   2   0    4   8              110   26  15

BATTING

2B: S Rolen (3, off J Papelbon).

TB: S Rolen 2; L Overbay.

GIDP: S Stewart (4); D Eckstein (4).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Crisp CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .674   11    0   0   
D Pedroia 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .792   13    1   5   
D Ortiz DH                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .172  .600   12    0   0   
M Ramirez LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .343 1.034   16    0   0   
K Youkilis 1B                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .316  .890   20   16   0   SB
M Lowell 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .452   12    0   5   
J Drew RF                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .786    6    0   0   
  B Moss RF                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .900    4    1   0   
J Varitek C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .243  .736    9    8   0   
J Lugo SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .642    9    1   3   

J Lester P                                                               0   1
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1    1   6              112   27  14

BATTING

TB: K Youkilis 2; B Moss; M Ramirez; J Varitek.

RBI: K Youkilis (15).

2-out RBI: K Youkilis.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Lugo-K Youkilis; J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Youkilis (1, 2nd base off R Halladay/G Zaun).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Halladay, L (2-4)            8.2   5   1   1    1   6   0   3.26   32  112-72   51· 7·14   18· 5· 2· 0     75    -     1.23   0.21
Totals                         8.2   5   1   1    1   6   0          32  112-72   51· 7·14   18· 5· 2· 0           -

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lester                       8     1   0   0    4   6   0   4.31   27   97-58   31· 4·23   13· 3· 1· 0     82    -     1.05   0.57
J Papelbon, W (1-0)            1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.25    4   13-12    5· 2· 5    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.34   0.14
Totals                         9     2   0   0    4   8   0          31  110-70   36· 6·28   14· 3· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Brian Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 37,215.

Weather: 47° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right, Overcast, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Boston Red Sox                       
1. A Rios               RF    1. C Crisp              CF 
2. D Eckstein           SS    2. D Pedroia            2B 
3. S Rolen              3B    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. V Wells              CF    4. M Ramirez            LF 
5. A Hill               2B    5. K Youkilis           1B 
6. L Overbay            1B    6. M Lowell             3B 
7. S Stewart            DH    7. J Drew               RF 
8. A Lind               LF    8. J Varitek            C  
9. G Zaun               C     9. J Lugo               SS 

   R Halladay           P        J Lester             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  0-0  12-  2   38% 100% K Youkilis      R Halladay      Single to CF (Line Drive); Ortiz Scores; Ramirez to 2B
   t 9   2  0-0  -2-  2   11%  65% V Wells         J Papelbon      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   t 5   0  0-0  1--  1   10%  55% S Stewart       J Lester        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   t 6   1  0-0  1--  4    8%  58% D Eckstein      J Lester        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   t 9   2  0-0  ---  3   -7%  54% S Rolen         J Papelbon      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  A Rios          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   55%  S Rolen         Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  C Crisp         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  D Pedroia       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   50%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  V Wells         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   54%  A Hill          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   53%  L Overbay       Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  S Stewart       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   55%  K Youkilis      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   53%  M Lowell        Strikeout Looking, Youkilis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  J Drew          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  A Lind          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   54%  G Zaun          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   56%  A Rios          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   53%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   51%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   50%  C Crisp         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 2-3-4
                  Brandon Moss replaces J.D. Drew playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---  1   53%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   55%  S Rolen         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   53%  V Wells         Walk
   O      1--  1   56%  A Hill          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   53%  D Pedroia       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   51%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   50%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   45%  L Overbay       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   OO     1--  1   55%  S Stewart       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   57%  A Lind          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   54%  K Youkilis      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   52%  M Lowell        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   53%  B Moss          Single to C (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  3   50%  J Varitek       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   45%  G Zaun          Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  A Rios          Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  4   58%  D Eckstein      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   54%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   52%  C Crisp         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   50%  D Pedroia       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   54%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   57%  V Wells         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   55%  A Hill          Walk
   O      1--  1   59%  L Overbay       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   55%  D Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   52%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   50%  K Youkilis      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   55%  S Stewart       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   58%  A Lind          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   61%  G Zaun          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   56%  M Lowell        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   53%  B Moss          Lineout: 1B
          ---  2   55%  J Varitek       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   50%  J Lugo          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jonathan Papelbon facing 1-2-3
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Jon Lester pitching
   O      ---  3   56%  A Rios          Strikeout Looking
                  Matt Stairs pinch hits for David Eckstein batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   61%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   54%  S Rolen         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   65%  V Wells         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 1-2-3
                  John McDonald replaces Matt Stairs playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---  3   59%  C Crisp         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   54%  D Pedroia       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   57%  D Ortiz         Walk
          1--  2   62%  M Ramirez       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Ortiz to 2B
   R      12-  2  100%  K Youkilis      Single to CF (Line Drive); Ortiz Scores; Ramirez to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation