Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 2
David Ortiz (left) greets Dustin Pedroia after Pedroia's three-homer on Sunday. (AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Jon Lester threw more strikeouts than he'd before tossed, and the Boston batters, hitting in a new order as designated by Terry Francona, broke out with eight runs on 11 hits, four of them homers, as the Red Sox rolled over the Blue Jays.
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Boston 8, Toronto 2
Today's Boxes 5/31/09
CLE 5, NYY 4
NYM 3, FLA 2
DET 3, BAL 0
HOU 2, PIT 1
PHI 4, WSH 2
MIN 3, TB 2
MIL 5, CIN 2
CWS 7, KC 4
OAK 5, TEX 4
SD 5, COL 2
LAA 9, SEA 8
SF 5, STL 3
ATL 9, ARI 3
LAD 8, CHC 2
May 31, 2009
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Toronto
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Standings thru 5/31/09 | Recap: BOS | TOR | Gameday | Red Sox stats | Blue Jays stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pedroia , 2B
4
1
1
3
0
0
0
.326
Drew, J , RF
4
0
1
1
0
2
0
.248
Youkilis , 1B
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
.366
Bay , LF
3
1
2
1
2
1
0
.288
Lowell , 3B
5
0
2
1
0
3
3
.308
Ortiz , DH
5
1
1
0
0
1
3
.185
Varitek , C
2
1
0
0
3
0
2
.239
Ellsbury , CF
3
0
1
0
1
0
3
.299
Green , SS
4
1
1
0
1
1
6
.298
Totals 34 8 11 8 8 9 18
BATTING 2B : Bay (13, Romero, R), Ortiz (13, Romero, R), Lowell 2 (17, Richmond, Camp), Green (10, Wolfe).HR :
Youkilis 2 (9, 1st inning off Romero, R, 0 on, 2 out; 8th inning off Wolfe, 0 on, 2 out), Pedroia (2, 4th inning off Romero,
R, 2 on, 2 out), Bay (15, 8th inning off Wolfe, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Pedroia 4; Drew, J; Youkilis 8; Bay 6; Lowell
4; Ortiz 2; Ellsbury; Green 2.RBI : Youkilis 2 (31), Pedroia 3 (20), Lowell (35), Drew, J (23), Bay (49).2-out
RBI : Youkilis 2; Pedroia 3; Bay.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lowell 2; Green 2; Ellsbury.SAC :
Ellsbury; Pedroia.SF : Drew, J.Team RISP : 2-for-10.Team LOB : 10.BASERUNNING CS :
Green (3, 2nd base by Romero, R/Barajas).PO : Green (1st base by Barajas).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Scutaro , SS
4
1
2
0
0
1
1
.305
McDonald, Jo , SS
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.211
Hill, A , 2B
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
.333
Rios , RF
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
.276
Wells, V , CF
3
0
0
1
0
0
1
.266
Inglett , CF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.100
Lind , DH
4
0
1
0
0
3
1
.288
Rolen , 3B
3
0
1
0
1
1
1
.303
Millar , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
.267
Barajas , C
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
.285
Bautista , LF
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
.269
Totals 31 2 5 2 5 13 14
BATTING HR : Rios (6, 8th inning off Masterson, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Scutaro 2; Rios 4; Lind; Rolen.RBI :
Wells, V (25), Rios (25).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lind; Bautista.SF : Wells, V.Team
RISP : 0-for-4.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Rios (4, 2nd base off Lester/Varitek),
Scutaro (5, 3rd base off Lester/Varitek).FIELDING Pickoffs : Barajas (Green at 1st base).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lester (W, 4-5)
6.0
3
1
1
3
12
0
5.65
Masterson
2.0
2
1
1
1
1
1
4.25
Ramirez, R
1.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.38
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Romero, R (L, 2-2)
4.0
6
5
5
5
5
2
4.15
Richmond
2.0
1
0
0
1
1
0
3.50
Camp
0.1
1
0
0
0
1
0
5.29
Ryan, B
0.2
0
0
0
1
0
0
8.74
Wolfe
2.0
3
3
3
1
2
2
7.56
WP : Lester, Romero, R.IBB : Ellsbury (by Richmond),
Varitek (by Ryan, B).Pitches-strikes : Lester 115-72, Masterson 39-25, Ramirez, R 15-8, Romero, R 91-50, Richmond
27-15, Camp 17-11, Ryan, B 10-3, Wolfe 35-22.Groundouts-flyouts : Lester 3-1, Masterson 3-0, Ramirez, R 0-1, Romero,
R 5-0, Richmond 1-2, Camp 0-0, Ryan, B 0-1, Wolfe 1-2.Batters faced : Lester 24, Masterson 9, Ramirez, R 4, Romero,
R 22, Richmond 8, Camp 2, Ryan, B 3, Wolfe 10.Inherited runners-scored : Richmond 2-1, Ryan, B 1-0.Umpires :
HP: Andy Fletcher. 1B: Scott Barry. 2B: Ted Barrett. 3B: Tim McClelland.Weather : 68 degrees, roof closed.Wind :
0 mph, None.T : 3:08.Att : 30,496.May 31, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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