Blue Jays 8, Red Sox 7
Adam Lind hit his third homer of the game in the seventh. (Brita Meng Outzen/MLB.com)
By John Barone / MLB.com
Adam Lind had a memorable game, hitting three of the Blue Jays' six homers on the night -- for a lump sum of nine Toronto homers in the first two games of the series vs. Boston. The Jays extended their win streak to five games and also put a brief damper on the Sox's playoff clinch party.
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Series at a glance:
Mon. 09/28:
TOR 11, BOS 5
Tue. 09/29:
TOR 8, BOS 7
Wed. 09/30:
TOR 12, BOS 0
Toronto
(74-84)
Won 5
Toronto 8, Boston 7
Today's Boxes 9/29/09
MIN 3, DET 2
FLA 5, ATL 4
PHI 7, HOU 4
NYY 4, KC 3
DET 6, MIN 5
WSH 4, NYM 3
TB 3, BAL 1
CIN 7, STL 2
CHC 6, PIT 0
COL 7, MIL 5
SD 3, LAD 1
LAA 5, TEX 2
SEA 6, OAK 4
SF 8, ARI 4
Boston
(91-66)
Lost 5
September 29, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Toronto
4
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
8
11
0
Boston
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
7
14
1
Standings thru 9/29/09  | Recap: TOR | BOS  | Gameday  | Blue Jays stats  | Red Sox stats
Toronto
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Bautista , RF
5
1
1
1
0
1
1
.236
Hill, A , 2B
5
2
2
1
0
0
0
.286
Lind , DH
4
3
3
4
0
0
0
.305
Wells, V , CF
5
0
1
0
0
0
1
.262
Overbay , 1B
3
1
0
0
1
2
1
.269
Barajas , C
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
.231
Millar , 3B
4
1
3
1
0
0
0
.222
Snider , LF
4
0
1
1
0
2
1
.236
McDonald, Jo , SS
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
.235
Totals
38
8
11
8
1
6
9
BATTING 2B : Millar (14, Ramirez, R).HR : Bautista (10, 1st inning off Buchholz, C, 0 on, 0 out),
Lind 3 (35, 1st inning off Buchholz, C, 1 on, 0 out; 5th inning off Buchholz, C, 0 on, 0 out; 7th inning off Saito, 0 on,
1 out), Hill, A (36, 2nd inning off Buchholz, C, 0 on, 1 out), Millar (7, 3rd inning off Buchholz, C, 0 on, 2 out).TB :
Bautista 4; Hill, A 5; Lind 12; Wells, V; Millar 7; Snider.RBI : Bautista (34), Lind 4 (114), Snider (27), Hill,
A (105), Millar (29).2-out RBI : Snider; Millar.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : McDonald,
Jo; Bautista; Barajas.Team RISP : 1-for-7.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING DP : 4 (Hill,
A-McDonald, Jo-Overbay, McDonald, Jo-Millar-Overbay, Millar-Hill, A-Overbay, Overbay-McDonald, Jo-Camp).
Boston
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Ellsbury , CF
5
1
2
0
0
0
1
.299
Pedroia , 2B
5
1
3
0
0
0
1
.298
Martinez, V , C
4
0
1
1
1
0
3
.300
1-Gathright , PR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.278
Youkilis , 3B
4
1
1
1
1
2
4
.305
Ortiz , DH
4
1
2
1
0
1
2
.240
Bay , LF
2
2
0
0
2
0
1
.264
Drew, J , RF
4
1
3
3
0
0
0
.276
Kotchman , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
0
4
.270
Gonzalez, Al , SS
3
0
1
0
0
1
3
.237
a-Reddick , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.192
Totals
36
7
14
6
4
5
19
a-Struck out for Gonzalez, Al in the 9th. 1-Ran for Martinez, V in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Pedroia (48, Romero, R), Youkilis (35, Camp), Ortiz (34, Camp).HR : Drew, J (22,
8th inning off Camp, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Ellsbury 2; Pedroia 4; Martinez, V; Youkilis 2; Ortiz 3; Drew, J 6; Kotchman;
Gonzalez, Al.RBI : Martinez, V (103), Youkilis (91), Ortiz (96), Drew, J 3 (66).2-out RBI : Youkilis;
Ortiz; Drew, J 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ortiz; Gonzalez, Al; Youkilis.GIDP : Kotchman;
Ortiz; Gonzalez, Al; Martinez, V.Team RISP : 4-for-11.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING SB :
Ellsbury (67, 2nd base off Frasor/Barajas), Youkilis (7, 2nd base off Romero, R/Barajas).CS : Pedroia (8, 3rd base
by Romero, R/Barajas). FIELDING E : Saito (1, throw).
Toronto
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Romero, R (W, 13-9)
5.0
7
2
2
1
3
0
4.26
League
1.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4.64
Carlson
1.0
2
1
1
0
0
0
4.72
Camp
0.2
4
4
4
1
0
1
3.59
Frasor (S, 11)
1.1
1
0
0
1
2
0
2.50
Carlson pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP : Romero, R.HBP : Lind (by Papelbon).Pitches-strikes :
Romero, R 107-67, League 13-7, Carlson 15-12, Camp 23-13, Frasor 26-13, Buchholz, C 79-56, Ramirez, R 10-6, Saito 18-11, Wagner,
B 13-10, Papelbon 7-4.Groundouts-flyouts : Romero, R 6-2, League 1-1, Carlson 2-0, Camp 1-0, Frasor 0-1, Buchholz,
C 7-2, Ramirez, R 1-1, Saito 1-0, Wagner, B 0-2, Papelbon 1-0.Batters faced : Romero, R 21, League 3, Carlson 4,
Camp 6, Frasor 6, Buchholz, C 24, Ramirez, R 4, Saito 5, Wagner, B 3, Papelbon 4.Inherited runners-scored : Camp
1-1.Umpires : HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Mike DiMuro. 2B: Dale Scott. 3B: Jerry Meals.Weather : 62 degrees,
cloudy.Wind : 12 mph, Out to RF.T : 3:11.Att : 37,618.September 29, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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