Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 1
Ricky Romero dives while trying to throw out David Ortiz during the first inning. (Darren Calabrese/AP)
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Ricky Romero came out firing strikes and punched out eight batters, but the rookie served up four runs and lasted just 4 1/3 innings. Alex Rios drove in the Blue Jays' lone run, as they managed little else in the series opener vs. the Red Sox.
Complete story >
Boston 4, Toronto 1
Today's Boxes 7/17/09
CHC 3, WSH 1
NYY 5, DET 3
SEA 6, CLE 2
PIT 2, SF 1
CIN 4, MIL 0
PHI 6, FLA 5
ATL 11, NYM 0
MIN 5, TEX 3
TB 8, KC 7
CWS 12, BAL 8
STL 6, ARI 1
OAK 7, LAA 3
COL 5, SD 3
HOU 8, LAD 1
July 17, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Boston
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
4 6
1
Toronto
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1 5
0
Standings thru 7/17/09 | Recap: BOS | TOR | Gameday | Red Sox stats | Blue Jays stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Drew, J , RF
4
0
0
0
1
2
1
.248
Pedroia , 2B
3
2
1
0
1
0
1
.303
Youkilis , 1B
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
.299
Ortiz , DH
4
0
2
2
0
2
1
.226
Bay , LF
4
0
0
0
0
3
3
.257
Lowell , 3B
4
0
2
0
0
0
2
.285
Varitek , C
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
.237
Baldelli , CF
4
0
0
0
0
2
3
.270
Green , SS
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
.252
Totals 32 4 6 4 5 12 15
BATTING 2B : Ortiz (20, Romero, R).HR : Youkilis (17, 1st inning off Romero,
R, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Ortiz 3; Lowell 2; Pedroia; Youkilis 4.RBI : Youkilis
2 (55), Ortiz 2 (49).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Green; Lowell.GIDP :
Baldelli.Team RISP : 1-for-5.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E : Lowell
(9, throw).DP : (Pedroia-Green-Youkilis).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Scutaro , SS
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
.287
Hill, A , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
.289
Lind , DH
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
.305
Rolen , 3B
4
1
1
0
0
0
1
.319
Overbay , 1B
4
0
3
0
0
0
1
.259
Rios , CF
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
.260
Bautista , RF
4
0
0
0
0
1
4
.259
Barajas , C
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
.248
Dellucci , LF
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
.190
McDonald, Jo , LF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.294
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 6 11
BATTING 2B : Lind (28, Buchholz, C), Overbay (19, Buchholz, C), Rolen (27, Okajima).TB :
Lind 2; Rolen 2; Overbay 4.RBI : Rios (47).Runners left in scoring position,
2 out : Barajas; Bautista 2; Overbay.SF : Rios.GIDP : Hill, A.Team
RISP : 0-for-5.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING DP : (Scutaro-Hill, A-Overbay).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Buchholz, C (W, 1-0)
5.2
4
1
1
3
3
0
1.59
Bard (H, 2)
1.1
0
0
0
0
3
0
2.42
Okajima (H, 18)
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3.23
Papelbon (S, 24)
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.80
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Romero, R (L, 7-4)
4.1
5
4
4
5
8
1
3.25
Camp
2.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.45
Accardo
1.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
3.18
League
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
4.95
Pitches-strikes : Buchholz, C 103-66, Bard 19-13, Okajima 18-12, Papelbon 8-6, Romero, R 93-53, Camp 20-17, Accardo
13-9, League 11-7.Groundouts-flyouts : Buchholz, C 10-2, Bard 0-1, Okajima 2-1, Papelbon 1-2, Romero,
R 4-0, Camp 4-3, Accardo 1-0, League 1-0.Batters faced : Buchholz, C 24, Bard 4, Okajima 4, Papelbon
3, Romero, R 22, Camp 8, Accardo 4, League 3.Inherited runners-scored : Bard 2-0, Camp 1-0.Umpires :
HP: Chuck Meriwether. 1B: Laz Diaz. 2B: Eric Cooper. 3B: Mike Reilly. Weather : 68 degrees, roof closed.Wind :
0 mph, None.T : 2:55.Att : 32,928.July 17, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
Below is an advertisement.
