One bad frame hurts Dice-K By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Daisuke Matsuzaka fanned 10 batters and scattered three hits over six innings, but a laborious 38-pitch fourth inning proved to be the Red Sox's undoing against the Blue Jays.
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Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 1
Left-hander Gustavo Chacin improved to 6-0 in eight career starts against the Red Sox. (Adrian Wyld/AP)
Chacin stymies Red Sox By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
The Jays took advantage of Daisuke Matsuzaka's fourth-inning wildness to score two runs, and Gustavo Chacin made it stand up by allowing just one run over 6 2/3 frames.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 17, 2007
Toronto 2, Boston 1
Today's Boxes 4/17/07
PIT 6, STL 1
SD 4, CHC 3
ATL 6, WSH 4
NYY 10, CLE 3
DET 7, KC 6
NYM 8, PHI 1
TB 6, BAL 4
CIN 11, MIL 5
HOU 6, FLA 1
TEX 8, CWS 1
COL 5, SF 3
LAD 6, ARI 4
OAK 4, LAA 1
MIN 11, SEA 2
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Standings thru 4/17/07 | Gameday | Red Sox Stats | Blue Jays Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .304
Crisp , CF4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .150
Ortiz , DH4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
Ramirez , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205
Youkilis , 1B4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .262
Lowell , 3B4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
Varitek , C3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .212
Pena , RF3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .200
Pedroia , 2B2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207
a-Drew , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .342
Cora , 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Totals 32 1 7 1 1 3 9
BATTING 2B : Crisp (3, Chacin).HR : Pena (1, 3rd inning off Chacin, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Crisp 3; Ramirez; Lowell; Varitek; Pena 5.RBI : Pena (1).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ortiz.GIDP : Varitek.Team LOB : 5.
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rios , RF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
Lind , LF4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .333
Wells , CF4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .245
Thomas , DH2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .191
Overbay , 1B3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .255
Hill , 2B2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .354
Zaun , C2 0 0 1 1 1 0 .220
Clayton , SS3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .265
Smith , 3B3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .350
Totals 27 2 3 2 3 13 7
BATTING TB : Wells; Overbay; Smith.RBI : Overbay (7), Zaun (8).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Smith 2.Team LOB : 4.FIELDING DP : 2 (Smith-Overbay, Hill-Overbay).
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Chacin (W, 2-0)6.2 6 1 1 0 3 1 3.57
Janssen (H, 3)1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.86
Frasor (S, 1)1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.23
Pitches-strikes : Matsuzaka 105-68, Okajima 15-9, Pineiro 7-6, Chacin 97-63, Janssen 17-8, Frasor 8-6.Ground outs-fly outs : Matsuzaka 2-6, Okajima 0-0, Pineiro 2-1, Chacin 6-11, Janssen 0-3, Frasor 3-1.Batters faced : Matsuzaka 24, Okajima 3, Pineiro 3, Chacin 25, Janssen 4, Frasor 4.Inherited runners-scored : Janssen 1-0, Frasor 1-0.Umpires : HP: Ed Montague. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Brian Knight.Weather : 68 degrees, roof closed.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 2:38.Att : 42,162.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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