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    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:
    TOR
    Toronto (70-67)
    Lost 1     		Boston 13, Toronto 10   BOS
    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
    TorontoABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Wells, CF4100113.252
    Stairs, LF4242100.312
    Rios, RF5122023.310
    Thomas, DH5111003.269
    Glaus, 3B4233111.263
    Overbay, 1B5110014.250
    Hill, 2B5020011.270
    Zaun, C5121011.241
    McDonald, SS2000001.250
      a-Lind, PH1111000.233
      Olmedo, SS1000002.250
      b-Adams, PH1000000.214
    Totals421016103719 

    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).
    		 
    BostonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Ellsbury, LF5320115.393
    Pedroia, 2B5332003.327
    Ortiz, DH4111025.318
    Lowell, 3B4234100.333
    Drew, RF2112100.256
    Varitek, C5121012.261
    Crisp, CF4011003.266
    Hinske, 1B2110100.217
      Youkilis, 1B1000000.288
    Lugo, SS4120102.239
    Totals361316115420 

    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).
     
    TorontoIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Litsch (L, 5-7)3.17771214.03
    Kennedy 0.22311004.83
    Towers 1.05330105.40
    Frasor 1.21001103.93
    Tallet 1.11002003.66
    		 
    BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Matsuzaka (W, 14-11)5.110771314.11
    Lopez 0.02221003.28
    Delcarmen (H, 8)1.01111002.41
    Okajima (H, 26)1.02000201.54
    Timlin (H, 7)0.21000003.47
    Papelbon (S, 32)1.00000201.64

    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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