April 30, 2008 Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 6
OAK 1 TBR 8
@BAL 1 BOS 2
TOR 1 CLE 8
SEA 3 MIN 4
CHW 3 DET 6
@NYY 2 TEX 11
KCR 9 ARI 8
HOU 7 CHC 19
MIL 5 LAD 13
@FLA 1 PIT 13
@NYM 1 SDP 4
@PHI 2 SFG 3
COL 2 STL 5
CIN 2 WSN 3
ATL 2
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 37,710

Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 3:00

Blue Jays

11-17

Lost 2

5th, 5½ GB

Cito Gaston

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

W: J Papelbon (2-0), L: S Downs (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Red Sox

17-12

Won 2

1st

Terry Francona

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Rios RF                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .306  .835   19    0   0   SF
D Eckstein SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .248  .628   18    0   3   
S Rolen 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .316 1.065   15    1   3   2B
M Stairs DH                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .315  .806   17    0   0   
  J McDonald PR-DH            0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .508         0   0   
V Wells CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .714   23    5   1   
L Overbay 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .733   20   10   0   
A Hill 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .718    9    1   3   
A Lind LF                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .077  .220   10    2   0   
G Zaun C                      2   0   1   0    1   0  .268  .753   17    5   0   2B
  M Scutaro PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .601         0   0   
  R Barajas C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .574         2   0   

D McGowan P                                                              0   1
  J Accardo P                                                            0   0
  S Downs P                                                              0   0
Totals                       30   1   5   1    2   6              148   26  11

BATTING

2B: S Rolen (4, off D Matsuzaka); G Zaun (5, off H Okajima).

SF: A Rios (2, off H Okajima).

TB: G Zaun 2; M Stairs 2; S Rolen 2; A Lind.

RBI: A Rios (14).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

BASERUNNING

PO: J McDonald (1st base by J Papelbon).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Pedroia 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .766   19    1   6   
K Youkilis 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .858   12   11   1   
D Ortiz DH                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .184  .644   16    0   0   HR
  J Lowrie PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .790         0   0   
M Ramirez LF                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .343 1.029   14    3   0   
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .189  .484   12    0   2   2B
B Moss RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .786   16    3   0   
J Varitek C                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .243  .723   18    6   0   
C Crisp CF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .690   11    1   0   2B
J Lugo SS                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .281  .637   15    0   1   

D Matsuzaka P                                                            2   0
  M Delcarmen P                                                          0   0
  H Okajima P                                                            0   0
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   1
Totals                       32   2   7   2    2   6              133   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Lowell (1, off D McGowan); C Crisp (5, off D McGowan).

HR: D Ortiz (5, off D McGowan; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: D Ortiz 5; C Crisp 2; M Lowell 2; B Moss; M Ramirez; J Varitek.

RBI: D Ortiz (21); J Varitek (7).

2-out RBI: J Varitek.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

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
D McGowan                      7.1   4   1   1    1   5   1   3.57   27  102-65   39·11·15   10· 8· 3· 0     70    -     1.01   0.16
J Accardo                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   7.45    2    7-4     2· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.68   0.17
S Downs, L (0-1)               0.2   3   1   1    1   1   0   3.86    5   24-11    6· 1· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.46  -0.35
Totals                         8.2   7   2   2    2   6   1          34  133-80   47·12·21   12· 9· 5· 0          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
D Matsuzaka                    7     2   0   0    2   4   0   2.52   25  111-69   39·11·19    9· 4· 6· 0     75    -     0.94   0.46
M Delcarmen                    0     1   1   1    0   0   0   6.17    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.17  -0.09
H Okajima, BS (3)              1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.87    4   17-11    3· 2· 6    0· 0· 2· 0          1-1    2.93  -0.04
J Papelbon, W (2-0)            1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.08    3   14-9     7· 1· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.27   0.14
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   6   0          33  144-91   50·14·27   12· 4· 9· 0          1-1

M Delcarmen faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Papelbon (1; J McDonald, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 37,710.

Weather: 50° F, Wind 6mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   D McGowan            P        D Matsuzaka          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  1-1  12-  4   38% 100% J Varitek       S Downs         Single to CF (Line Drive); Ramirez Scores; Moss to 2B
   t 8   0  1-0  1--  5  -24%  41% G Zaun          H Okajima       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Lind to 3B
   b 7   1  0-0  ---  3   21%  76% D Ortiz         D McGowan       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 9   0  1-1  1--  4   14%  56% V Wells         J Papelbon      McDonald Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   b 8   2  1-1  1-3  2  -11%  50% K Youkilis      J Accardo       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  A Rios          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   55%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin McGowan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  D Pedroia       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   51%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   52%  M Stairs        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  7   54%  V Wells         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  L Overbay       Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin McGowan facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   59%  M Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   55%  M Lowell        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   52%  B Moss          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   50%  J Varitek       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  A Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  A Lind          Lineout: 2B
          ---  7   53%  G Zaun          Walk
   O      1--  6   56%  A Rios          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

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

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   53%  D Eckstein      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  S Rolen         Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  7   53%  M Stairs        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   51%  V Wells         Walk; Stairs to 2B
   O      12-  5   56%  L Overbay       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin McGowan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   53%  K Youkilis      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   51%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  A Hill          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   55%  A Lind          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   57%  G Zaun          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin McGowan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   54%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   52%  B Moss          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  A Rios          Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---  9   56%  D Eckstein      Flyball: LF
          ---  1   53%  S Rolen         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   58%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin McGowan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   54%  C Crisp         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  7   52%  J Lugo          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   50%  D Pedroia       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   54%  V Wells         Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   57%  L Overbay       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   59%  A Hill          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin McGowan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   55%  K Youkilis      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  3   76%  D Ortiz         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   75%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   77%  M Lowell        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   74%  B Moss          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Manny Delcarmen facing 8-9-1
                  Manny Delcarmen replaces Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching
          ---  2   65%  A Lind          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Hideki Okajima replaces Manny Delcarmen pitching
          1--  5   41%  G Zaun          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Lind to 3B
                  Marco Scutaro pinch runs for Gregg Zaun batting 9th
   RO     -23  5   46%  A Rios          Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Lind Scores
   O      -2-  3   53%  D Eckstein      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4   61%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Dustin McGowan facing 7-8-9
                  Rod Barajas replaces Marco Scutaro playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  7   56%  J Varitek       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   65%  C Crisp         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  5   67%  J Lugo          Walk
                  Jeremy Accardo replaces Dustin McGowan pitching
   O      12-  5   61%  D Pedroia       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Crisp to 3B
   O      1-3  2   50%  K Youkilis      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Jonathan Papelbon facing 4-5-6
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Hideki Okajima pitching
          ---  1   42%  M Stairs        Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  John McDonald pinch runs for Matt Stairs batting 4th
   O      1--      56%  V Wells         McDonald Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  6   61%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   65%  L Overbay       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Downs facing 3-4-5
                  Scott Downs replaces Jeremy Accardo pitching
          ---  4   72%  D Ortiz         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          1--  6   82%  M Ramirez       Walk; Ortiz to 2B
                  Jed Lowrie pinch runs for David Ortiz batting 3rd
   O      12-  5   71%  M Lowell        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  5   62%  B Moss          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lowrie out at Hm/CF-C; Ramirez to 2B
   R      12-  4  100%  J Varitek       Single to CF (Line Drive); Ramirez Scores; Moss to 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 2.

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