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ANA  7
KCR  5

NYY  5
@CLE  4

CHW  9
@DET  5

OAK  6
BAL  2

TBD  6
@SEA  5

TEX  5
MIN  4

BOS  5
@TOR  4

ATL  6
COL  5

CHC 13
MIL  4

CIN  4
STL  3

(10)
FLA  9
SFG  1

HOU  4
PHI  2

LAD 10
@MON  2

SDP  3
@NYM  1

PIT  3
ARI  1

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 22,217

Tuesday, August 24, 2004, 7:08PM
Time of Game: 3:17
Red Sox
5
71-53
Won 1
2nd, 6½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  2  3   0  0  0    5  8  1
Blue Jays       0  1  1   1  0  0   1  0  0    4 12  1
W: T Wakefield (10-7), L: M Batista (9-10), S: K Foulke (23)
Blue Jays
4
53-73
Lost 1
5th, 25½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    3   1   1   0    2   1  .304  .845   23    0   0   SB
D Roberts RF                  3   0   0   0    2   1  .252  .704   23    3   0   
M Ramirez LF                  5   0   2   2    0   0  .317 1.024   17    3   0   
D Ortiz DH                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .298  .967   20    0   0   GDP
K Millar 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .298  .845   26    6   0   
  D Mientkiewicz PR-1B        0   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .691         4   0   
O Cabrera SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .251  .653   11    1   1   2B,GDP
B Mueller 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .279  .802   16    1   2   
D Mirabelli C                 4   1   2   3    0   0  .283  .910   11    7   2   HR
M Bellhorn 2B                 2   1   0   0    2   0  .256  .806   15    2   2   

T Wakefield P                                                            0   1
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
  R Mendoza P                                                            0   0
  K Foulke P                                                             0   1
Totals                       32   5   8   5    8   5              162   27   9
BATTING
2B: O Cabrera (28, off M Batista).
HR: D Mirabelli (8, off M Batista; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: D Mirabelli 5; O Cabrera 3; M Ramirez 2; J Damon; B Mueller.
GIDP: O Cabrera (14); D Ortiz (10).
RBI: D Mirabelli 3 (22); M Ramirez 2 (100).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
FIELDING
E: T Wakefield ().
BASERUNNING
SB: J Damon (13, 2nd base off K Frederick/G Zaun).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Johnson CF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .273  .714   18    1   0   
O Hudson 2B                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .271  .783   26    1   2   HR
A Rios RF                     5   0   2   0    0   0  .293  .745   25    1   0   2B,CS
C Delgado 1B                  4   1   0   0    1   2  .238  .810   17   12   0   
F Menechino DH                3   2   3   0    1   0  .282  .852   18    0   0   3B,2B,HBP
E Hinske 3B                   5   0   2   1    0   1  .258  .713   17    1   3   
G Zaun C                      3   0   2   1    1   1  .280  .779   30    6   0   
G Gross LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .702   16    4   1   
C Gomez SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .686   14    1   5   HBP

M Batista P                                                              0   0
  K Frederick P                                                          0   0
  J Speier P                                                             0   1
  K Ligtenberg P                                                         0   0
  V Chulk P                                                              0   1
Totals                       37   4  12   3    3   8              181   27  13
BATTING
2B: F Menechino (11, off M Timlin); A Rios (21, off T Wakefield).
3B: F Menechino (4, off T Wakefield).
HR: O Hudson (9, off T Wakefield; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
HBP: F Menechino (4, by T Wakefield); C Gomez (2, by T Wakefield).
TB: F Menechino 6; O Hudson 4; A Rios 3; G Zaun 2; E Hinske 2; G Gross; C Gomez.
RBI: G Zaun (27); O Hudson (44); E Hinske (61).
2-out RBI: G Zaun.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 3. J Speier-C Gomez-C Delgado; G Gross-C Delgado; C Gomez-E Hinske-C Delgado.
E: G Zaun (8).
BASERUNNING
CS: A Rios (1, 2nd base by T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).
PO: E Hinske (1st base by T Wakefield).

PITCHING

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
T Wakefield, W (10-7)          5    10   3   3    2   4   1   4.56   27  101-63   39· 6·18    5· 9· 5· 0     37    -     1.08  -0.30
M Timlin, H (13)               2     2   1   1    0   3   0   4.35    8   33-22   12· 5· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          3-0    2.60   0.31
R Mendoza, H (2)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.12    2   10-7     4· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.21   0.12
K Foulke, S (23)               1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   1.87    5   29-18   14· 3· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.66   0.26
Totals                         9    12   4   4    3   8   1          42  173-110  69·15·26    9·14· 6· 0          3-0 
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
M Batista, L (9-10)            5.1   8   5   5    4   2   1   4.54   26  102-57   34· 7·16   10· 5· 5· 0     30    -     1.33  -0.28
K Frederick                    0.2   0   0   0    2   0   0   6.61    4   15-6     4· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.84   0.03
J Speier                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.22    3   13-6     3· 2· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.68   0.04
K Ligtenberg                   1     0   0   0    1   1   0   5.59    4   15-9     5· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.80   0.06
V Chulk                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.57    3   10-7     5· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.05
Totals                         9     8   5   5    8   5   1          40  155-85   51·12·22   15· 7· 5· 0           -  
T Wakefield faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: T Wakefield (5); M Batista (8).
IBB: None.
PO: T Wakefield (2; E Hinske, 1st base).
HBP: T Wakefield 2 (11; F Menechino, C Gomez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Jim Wolf.
Time of Game: 3:17.
Attendance: 22,217.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 68° F, Wind 12mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. J Damon              CF    1. R Johnson            CF 
2. D Roberts            RF    2. O Hudson             2B 
3. M Ramirez            LF    3. A Rios               RF 
4. D Ortiz              DH    4. C Delgado            1B 
5. K Millar             1B    5. F Menechino          DH 
6. O Cabrera            SS    6. E Hinske             3B 
7. B Mueller            3B    7. G Zaun               C  
8. D Mirabelli          C     8. G Gross              LF 
9. M Bellhorn           2B    9. C Gomez              SS 

   T Wakefield          P        M Batista            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  3-2  12-  4   33%  74% D Mirabelli     M Batista       Home Run (Fly Ball); Cabrera Scores; Mueller Scores
   b 6   2  5-3  123  4   12%  80% A Rios          M Timlin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   b 7   2  5-3  -2-  6  -12%  67% G Zaun          M Timlin        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Menechino Scores
   b 6   1  5-3  123  4   12%  68% O Hudson        M Timlin        Strikeout Swinging
   b 6   0  5-3  12-  2  -11%  46% C Gomez         T Wakefield     Hit By Pitch; Zaun to 3B; Gross to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Miguel Batista facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  J Damon         Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  D Roberts       Bunt Popfly: C (Front of Home)
          1--  2   53%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Damon to 2B
   O      12-  6   49%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  6   45%  K Millar        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  R Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  O Hudson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   50%  A Rios          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Miguel Batista facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   48%  O Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   46%  B Mueller       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   47%  D Mirabelli     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   45%  M Bellhorn      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   41%  C Delgado       Walk
          1--  3   36%  F Menechino     Single to LF (Line Drive); Delgado to 2B
          12-  4   29%  E Hinske        Single to LF (Line Drive); Delgado to 3B; Menechino to 2B
   R      123      23%  G Zaun          Wild Pitch; Delgado Scores; Menechino to 3B; Hinske to 2B
   O      -23  6   28%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  6   34%  G Gross         Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  1   40%  C Gomez         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Miguel Batista facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   37%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   40%  D Roberts       Walk
   OO     1--  2   34%  M Ramirez       Fly Ball Double Play: LF; Roberts out at 1B/LF-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   36%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  5   26%  O Hudson        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
          ---  2   25%  A Rios          Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   27%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   29%  F Menechino     Rios Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Miguel Batista facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   26%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --- 10   24%  K Millar        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   25%  O Cabrera       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   28%  B Mueller       Single to LF (Line Drive); Cabrera to 2B
   O      12-  4   23%  D Mirabelli     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   16%  F Menechino     Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   R      --3  5   13%  E Hinske        Single to LF (Line Drive); Menechino Scores
   O      1--      16%  G Zaun          Hinske Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  5   15%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   17%  G Gross         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          1--  3   15%  C Gomez         Single to CF (Line Drive); Zaun to 3B/Adv on E1
   O      1-3  3   18%  R Johnson       Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Miguel Batista facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   22%  M Bellhorn      Walk
          1--  1   28%  J Damon         Single to RF (Line Drive); Bellhorn to 2B
   O      12-  6   22%  D Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
          12-      27%  M Ramirez       Wild Pitch; Bellhorn to 3B; Damon to 2B
   RR     -23  4   37%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bellhorn Scores; Damon Scores
   OO     1--  2   30%  D Ortiz         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   32%  O Hudson        Flyball: LF
          ---  5   28%  A Rios          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  1   31%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B; Rios to 3B
          --3  1   30%  F Menechino     Hit By Pitch
   O      1-3  2   35%  E Hinske        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Miguel Batista facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   31%  K Millar        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   38%  O Cabrera       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  5   41%  B Mueller       Walk
   RRR    12-  4   74%  D Mirabelli     Home Run (Fly Ball); Cabrera Scores; Mueller Scores
                  Kevin Frederick replaces Miguel Batista pitching
   O      ---  1   73%  M Bellhorn      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  7   74%  J Damon         Walk
          1--      75%  D Roberts       Damon Steals 2B; Damon to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
          --3  5   76%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  2   72%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   66%  G Zaun          Walk
          1--  2   57%  G Gross         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Zaun to 2B
          12-  2   46%  C Gomez         Hit By Pitch; Zaun to 3B; Gross to 2B
                  Mike Timlin replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
   O      123  5   56%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   68%  O Hudson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   80%  A Rios          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Justin Speier facing 4-5-6
                  Justin Speier replaces Kevin Frederick pitching
   O      ---  6   78%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   80%  K Millar        Walk
                  Doug Mientkiewicz pinch runs for Kevin Millar batting 5th
   OO     1--  1   76%  O Cabrera       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike Timlin facing 4-5-6
                  Doug Mientkiewicz moves to 1B
   O      ---  5   80%  C Delgado       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   73%  F Menechino     Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   79%  E Hinske        Flyball: LF
   R      -2-  6   67%  G Zaun          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Menechino Scores
   O      1--  5   73%  G Gross         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Kerry Ligtenberg facing 7-8-9
                  Kerry Ligtenberg replaces Justin Speier pitching
   O      ---  2   70%  B Mueller       Groundout: 2B-1B (Short RF)
   O      ---  2   68%  D Mirabelli     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   69%  M Bellhorn      Walk
   O      1--  5   66%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-5, Ramiro Mendoza facing 9-1-2
                  Ramiro Mendoza replaces Mike Timlin pitching
   O      ---  8   73%  C Gomez         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   78%  R Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Keith Foulke replaces Ramiro Mendoza pitching
   O      ---  8   82%  O Hudson        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Vinnie Chulk facing 2-3-4
                  Vinnie Chulk replaces Kerry Ligtenberg pitching
   O      ---  1   80%  D Roberts       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   78%  M Ramirez       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   77%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-5, Keith Foulke facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   87%  A Rios          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1   95%  C Delgado       Flyball: RF
          ---  8   89%  F Menechino     Walk
   O      1--  5  100%  E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4.

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