April 6, 2008 Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 10
@LAA 4 BAL 3
SEA 2 CHW 13
@DET 2 KCR 3
@MIN 1 NYY 2
TBR 0 CLE 2
@OAK 1 TOR 7
BOS 4 ATL 3
NYM 1 CHC 3
HOU 2 CIN 8
PHI 2 ARI 5
@COL 2
(10) PIT 9
@FLA 2 MIL 7
SFG 0 LAD 3
@SDP 2 STL 3
WSN 0

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 30,114

Sunday, April 6, 2008, 1:07pm
Time of Game: 2:58

Red Sox

3-4

Lost 3

5th, 2 GB

Terry Francona

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  1   0  1  0   1  1  0    4 10  4
Blue Jays       0  0  0   2  4  1   0  0  X    7  5  0

W: R Halladay (1-1), L: J Beckett (0-1), S: J Accardo (3)

Blue Jays

4-2

Won 3

2nd, ½ GB

Cito Gaston

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Pedroia 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .621   19    3   2   
K Youkilis 1B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .318  .968   12    5   1   3B
D Ortiz DH                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .115  .489   11    0   0   GDP
M Ramirez LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .800   16    1   0   2B,GDP
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .214  .481   18    1   1   
J Drew RF                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .375 1.188   18    1   0   HR
J Varitek C                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .261  .885   10   10   2   HR
J Ellsbury CF                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .200  .600   17    1   0   HR
J Lugo SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .542   10    1   2   

J Beckett P                                                              0   0
  M Delcarmen P                                                          0   0
  D Aardsma P                                                            0   0
  H Okajima P                                                            1   0
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   4  10   4    1   7              131   24   8

BATTING

2B: M Ramirez (4, off R Halladay).

3B: K Youkilis (2, off R Halladay).

HR: J Varitek (2, off R Halladay; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF); J Ellsbury (1, off R Halladay; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); J Drew (2, off R Halladay; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: J Varitek 5; J Drew 5; J Ellsbury 4; K Youkilis 3; M Ramirez 2; D Ortiz; M Lowell; D Pedroia.

GIDP: M Ramirez (2); D Ortiz (1).

RBI: D Ortiz (3); J Ellsbury (2); J Varitek (3); J Drew (4).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis 2.

E: M Lowell (1); J Lugo 3 (4).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .214  .481   15    1   0   
  B Coats LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
A Hill 2B                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .348  .810   10    2   3   2B,SB,GDP
A Rios RF                     2   2   1   0    2   0  .368 1.046   29    0   0   2B
V Wells CF                    3   2   1   2    1   0  .286  .971   20    1   0   HR
F Thomas DH                   4   1   1   4    0   0  .238  .875    9    0   0   HR,GDP
L Overbay 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .261  .640   19   10   1   
M Scutaro 3B                  4   1   0   0    0   2  .176  .540   14    0   1   
R Barajas C                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .250  .625   18    8   0   
J McDonald SS                 3   0   0   0    1   3  .000  .250   19    3   5   

R Halladay P                                                             1   1
  J Accardo P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   7   5   7    5  12              153   27  11

BATTING

2B: A Hill (2, off D Aardsma); A Rios (3, off J Beckett).

HR: F Thomas (2, off M Delcarmen; 5th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); V Wells (2, off J Beckett; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: V Wells 4; F Thomas 4; A Hill 3; A Rios 2.

GIDP: F Thomas (2); A Hill (1).

RBI: F Thomas 4 (8); V Wells 2 (5); A Hill (3).

2-out RBI: F Thomas 4; A Hill.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Scutaro-A Hill-L Overbay; A Hill-J McDonald-L Overbay.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Hill (1, 2nd base off J Beckett/J Varitek).

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
J Beckett, L (0-1)             4.2   3   5   5    4   6   1   9.64   22   92-59   34· 4·21    5· 5· 2· 0     40    -     1.01  -0.08
M Delcarmen                    0.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   4.50    2    8-7     5· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          3-3    1.87  -0.32
D Aardsma                      1     1   1   0    1   2   0   3.38    6   26-14    9· 3· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.26  -0.02
H Okajima                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    9-7     4· 0· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
J Papelbon                     1     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.70    3   12-9     3· 4· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     5   7   6    5  12   2          36  147-96   55·12·29   10· 7· 2· 0          3-3

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
R Halladay, W (1-1)            8     8   4   4    1   6   3   4.20   31  107-77   50· 8·19   11·10· 3· 0     55    -     0.73   0.06
J Accardo, S (3)               1     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   24-16   10· 0· 6    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.41   0.03
Totals                         9    10   4   4    1   7   3          36  131-93   60· 8·25   12·12· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Scott Barry, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 30,114.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. D Pedroia            2B    1. S Stewart            LF 
2. K Youkilis           1B    2. A Hill               2B 
3. D Ortiz              DH    3. A Rios               RF 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. V Wells              CF 
5. M Lowell             3B    5. F Thomas             DH 
6. J Drew               RF    6. L Overbay            1B 
7. J Varitek            C     7. M Scutaro            3B 
8. J Ellsbury           CF    8. R Barajas            C  
9. J Lugo               SS    9. J McDonald           SS 

   J Beckett            P        R Halladay           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-2  123  1   33%  92% F Thomas        M Delcarmen     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Hill Scores; Rios Scores; Wells Scores
   b 4   0  1-0  1--  6   21%  69% V Wells         J Beckett       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Rios Scores
   t 5   0  2-1  ---  3  -14%  50% J Varitek       R Halladay      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   t 3   0  0-0  ---  3  -11%  39% J Ellsbury      R Halladay      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  2   -7%  51% A Hill          J Beckett       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  9   47%  D Pedroia       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  3   50%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  2   55%  D Ortiz         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  S Stewart       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Stewart to 1B
   OO     1--  2   51%  A Hill          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   53%  A Rios          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  6   50%  V Wells         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  M Lowell        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  2   53%  J Drew          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   55%  J Varitek       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  6   51%  L Overbay       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   50%  M Scutaro       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  3   39%  J Ellsbury      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   41%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   42%  D Pedroia       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  6   41%  K Youkilis      Walk
   O      1--  3   44%  D Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Josh Beckett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   41%  R Barajas       Lineout: 2B
          ---  5   44%  J McDonald      Walk
   O      1--  5   40%  S Stewart       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   38%  A Hill          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roy Halladay facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   40%  M Ramirez       Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   42%  M Lowell        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   43%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Josh Beckett facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   48%  A Rios          Walk
   RR     1--  6   69%  V Wells         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Rios Scores
   O      ---  3   66%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   65%  L Overbay       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   66%  M Scutaro       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Scutaro to 1B
   O      1--  7   64%  R Barajas       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Roy Halladay facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  3   50%  J Varitek       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   53%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   55%  J Lugo          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   57%  D Pedroia       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Josh Beckett facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   54%  J McDonald      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   52%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   53%  A Hill          Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      55%  A Rios          Hill Steals 2B
          -2-  9   56%  " "             Walk
          12-  4   59%  V Wells         Walk; Hill to 3B; Rios to 2B
                  Manny Delcarmen replaces Josh Beckett pitching
   RRRR   123  1   92%  F Thomas        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Hill Scores; Rios Scores; Wells Scores
   O      ---  7   92%  L Overbay       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Roy Halladay facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   94%  K Youkilis      Popfly: 1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   95%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   93%  M Ramirez       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6   95%  M Lowell        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-2, David Aardsma facing 7-8-9
                  David Aardsma replaces Manny Delcarmen pitching
          ---  1   96%  M Scutaro       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Scutaro to 1B
   O      1--  6   95%  R Barajas       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   95%  J McDonald      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   95%  S Stewart       Walk; Scutaro to 2B
   R      12-  5   98%  A Hill          Double to SS (Ground Ball); Scutaro Scores/unER; Stewart to 3B
   O      -23  3   97%  A Rios          Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Roy Halladay facing 6-7-8
                  Buck Coats replaces Shannon Stewart playing LF batting 1st
   R      ---  2   94%  J Drew          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   96%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   97%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   97%  J Lugo          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-3, Hideki Okajima facing 4-5-6
                  Hideki Okajima replaces David Aardsma pitching
          ---  4   98%  V Wells         Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Wells to 1B
   OO     1--  3   97%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   96%  L Overbay       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Roy Halladay facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   98%  D Pedroia       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   95%  K Youkilis      Triple to SS (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
   R      --3  1   93%  D Ortiz         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Youkilis Scores
   OO     1--  6   97%  M Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-4, Jonathan Papelbon facing 7-8-9
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Hideki Okajima pitching
   O      ---  5   97%  M Scutaro       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   97%  R Barajas       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  J McDonald      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Jeremy Accardo facing 5-6-7
                  Jeremy Accardo replaces Roy Halladay pitching
          ---  5   93%  M Lowell        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   96%  J Drew          Popfly: SS (Short CF)
          1--  1   91%  J Varitek       Single to CF (Line Drive); Lowell to 3B
   O      1-3  6   96%  J Ellsbury      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  5  100%  J Lugo          Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation