Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 2
Ricky Romero turns after surrendering Dustin Pedroia's three-run shot on Sunday. (AP)
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Ricky Romero had never before faced the Red Sox, and he'll likely be counting the days until he can do so again, so as to wash away the bad taste left by his rocky outing in this series finale. Alex Rios homered for the Jays in a losing cause.
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Boston
(29-22)
Won 1
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
Toronto
(29-24)
Lost 1
May 31, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Boston
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
3
0
8
11
0
Toronto
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
5
0
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
Romero, R pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.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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