Game Wrapup


	Sox extend AL East lead

Red Sox 13, Blue Jays 10

Mike Lowell's three-run blast in the first was his 18th of the year. (Brita Meng Outzen/MLB.com)

Ellsbury's diving catch

Lowell's three-run homer

Pedroia's two-run single

By Ian Browne / MLB.com

Every hitter in Boston's lineup had at least one hit, and the Red Sox needed every run they produced as the Jays mounted a valiant rally off Daisuke Matsuzaka and the bullpen. With the victory, the Sox extended their win streak to three games and their AL East lead over the Yankees to seven.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 09/03: BOS 13, TOR 10
Tue. 09/04: BOS 5, TOR 3
Wed. 09/05: TOR 6, BOS 4

Toronto (70-67)
Lost 1

Boston 13, Toronto 10

Boston (83-55)
Won 3

September 3, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Toronto	1	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	10	16	1
Boston	3	0	2	5	0	3	0	0	X	13	16	0

Standings thru 9/3/07 | Gameday | Blue Jays Stats | Red Sox Stats

Toronto	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Wells, CF	4	1	0	0	1	1	3	.252
Stairs, LF	4	2	4	2	1	0	0	.312
Rios, RF	5	1	2	2	0	2	3	.310
Thomas, DH	5	1	1	1	0	0	3	.269
Glaus, 3B	4	2	3	3	1	1	1	.263
Overbay, 1B	5	1	1	0	0	1	4	.250
Hill, 2B	5	0	2	0	0	1	1	.270
Zaun, C	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	.241
McDonald, SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
a-Lind, PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.233
Olmedo, SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250
b-Adams, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214
Totals	42	10	16	10	3	7	19
a-Singled for McDonald in the 6th. b-Popped out for Olmedo in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Stairs 2 (26, Matsuzaka, Lopez), Zaun (20, Okajima). HR: Glaus (19, 6th inning off Matsuzaka, 2 on, 0 out). TB: Stairs 6; Rios 2; Thomas; Glaus 6; Overbay; Hill 2; Zaun 3; Lind. RBI: Rios 2 (73), Thomas (81), Glaus 3 (61), Lind (31), Stairs 2 (52), Zaun (39). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Glaus; Thomas; Wells; Overbay. GIDP: Overbay. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING E: Glaus (8, fielding). DP: (Hill-Olmedo-Overbay).

Boston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Ellsbury, LF	5	3	2	0	1	1	5	.393
Pedroia, 2B	5	3	3	2	0	0	3	.327
Ortiz, DH	4	1	1	1	0	2	5	.318
Lowell, 3B	4	2	3	4	1	0	0	.333
Drew, RF	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	.256
Varitek, C	5	1	2	1	0	1	2	.261
Crisp, CF	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	.266
Hinske, 1B	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	.217
Youkilis, 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288
Lugo, SS	4	1	2	0	1	0	2	.239
Totals	36	13	16	11	5	4	20
BATTING 2B: Hinske (9, Litsch), Crisp (24, Towers), Drew (24, Towers). HR: Lowell (18, 1st inning off Litsch, 2 on, 1 out). TB: Ellsbury 2; Pedroia 3; Ortiz; Lowell 6; Drew 2; Varitek 2; Crisp 2; Hinske 2; Lugo 2. RBI: Lowell 4 (101), Ortiz (94), Drew 2 (48), Pedroia 2 (44), Varitek (58), Crisp (50). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ortiz 2; Ellsbury; Crisp 2. S: Crisp. SF: Ortiz; Drew 2. GIDP: Ellsbury. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Lowell (3, 2nd base off Tallet/Zaun). FIELDING DP: (Pedroia-Lugo-Hinske).

Toronto	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Litsch (L, 5-7)	3.1	7	7	7	1	2	1	4.03
Kennedy	0.2	2	3	1	1	0	0	4.83
Towers	1.0	5	3	3	0	1	0	5.40
Frasor	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	3.93
Tallet	1.1	1	0	0	2	0	0	3.66

Boston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Matsuzaka (W, 14-11)	5.1	10	7	7	1	3	1	4.11
Lopez	0.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	3.28
Delcarmen (H, 8)	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.41
Okajima (H, 26)	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1.54
Timlin (H, 7)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.47
Papelbon (S, 32)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.64

Towers pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
Lopez pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

Balk: Frasor.
IBB: Lowell (by Litsch).
HBP: Hinske (by Towers).
Pitches-strikes: Litsch 66-45, Kennedy 23-12, Towers 26-19, Frasor 28-16, Tallet 27-16, Matsuzaka 98-69, Lopez 12-4, Delcarmen 27-16, Okajima 19-14, Timlin 8-5, Papelbon 16-12.
Ground outs-fly outs: Litsch 3-5, Kennedy 0-2, Towers 1-1, Frasor 3-1, Tallet 3-1, Matsuzaka 5-8, Lopez 0-0, Delcarmen 1-2, Okajima 1-0, Timlin 1-1, Papelbon 0-1.
Batters faced: Litsch 18, Kennedy 6, Towers 9, Frasor 7, Tallet 6, Matsuzaka 26, Lopez 3, Delcarmen 5, Okajima 5, Timlin 3, Papelbon 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Kennedy 2-2, Frasor 2-2, Tallet 1-0, Lopez 2-2, Delcarmen 2-1, Okajima 2-1, Timlin 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike Everitt. 1B: Dana DeMuth. 2B: Kerwin Danley. 3B: Doug Eddings.
Weather: 83 degrees, clear.
Wind: 14 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:59.
Att: 36,639.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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