Red Sox 10, Blue Jays 9
Ricky Romero has posted a 10.50 ERA in three starts against the Red Sox this season. (AP)
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
The Jays rallied furiously behind solo homers from Randy Ruiz and Travis Snider -- who was recalled earlier -- a two-run single by Adam Lind and Rod Barajas' two-run homer that tied it in the sixth. But the 'pen faltered with a costly error that started a three-run decisive eighth.
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Boston
(67-51)
Won 1
Boston 10, Toronto 9
Today's Boxes 8/18/09
LAA 5, CLE 4
PHI 5, ARI 1
COL 4, WSH 3
PIT 5, MIL 2
DET 5, SEA 3
TB 5, BAL 4
NYM 9, ATL 4
SF 8, CIN 5
FLA 6, HOU 2
MIN 9, TEX 6
KC 5, CWS 4
SD 6, CHC 3
NYY 7, OAK 2
LAD 7, STL 3
Toronto
(55-62)
Lost 3
August 18, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Boston
0
4
0
2
1
0
0
3
0
10
12
0
Toronto
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
2
0
9
13
2
Standings thru 8/18/09  | Recap: BOS | TOR  | Gameday  | Red Sox stats  | Blue Jays stats
Boston
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Ellsbury , CF
3
0
2
3
0
1
0
.300
Drew, J , RF
4
0
1
0
0
2
3
.254
Martinez, V , C
4
0
2
1
1
0
2
.290
Youkilis , 1B
4
1
1
0
1
0
3
.310
Bay , LF
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
.260
Lowell , 3B
5
1
1
0
0
1
3
.298
Ortiz , DH
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
.224
Green , 2B
5
2
1
0
0
1
4
.232
Gonzalez, Al , SS
3
1
1
1
0
0
1
.209
Totals
34
10
12
9
6
6
18
BATTING 2B : Youkilis (28, Romero, R), Ortiz (25, Romero, R), Martinez, V (25, Tallet).HR :
Ortiz (18, 4th inning off Romero, R, 0 on, 0 out), Bay (26, 5th inning off Camp, 0 on, 0 out).TB :
Ellsbury 2; Ortiz 6; Lowell; Gonzalez, Al; Drew, J; Green; Youkilis 2; Martinez, V 3; Bay 4.RBI :
Ortiz 3 (68), Gonzalez, Al (27), Ellsbury 3 (40), Bay (84), Martinez, V (79).2-out RBI : Ellsbury;
Martinez, V.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Drew, J; Youkilis 2.SAC :
Drew, J; Gonzalez, Al.SF : Ellsbury 2.GIDP : Martinez, V, Lowell, Green.Team
RISP : 5-for-14.Team LOB : 7.
Toronto
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Scutaro , SS
5
0
1
2
0
1
1
.299
Hill, A , 2B
4
1
2
0
1
0
0
.289
Lind , LF
5
0
2
2
0
0
4
.296
Overbay , 1B
5
0
1
0
0
3
3
.266
1-McDonald, Jo , PR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.267
Wells, V , CF
5
1
1
0
0
1
2
.254
Ruiz, R , DH
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
.320
Encarnacion , 3B
3
1
1
1
1
0
1
.207
Barajas , C
5
2
2
2
0
0
2
.240
Snider , RF
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
.255
Totals
39
9
13
9
4
7
15
1-Ran for Overbay in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Hill, A 2 (24, Beckett, Beckett), Lind (37, Beckett), Wells, V (28, Beckett).HR :
Ruiz, R (3, 2nd inning off Beckett, 0 on, 1 out), Snider (4, 3rd inning off Beckett, 0 on, 0 out), Barajas (11, 6th inning
off Beckett, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Lind 3; Scutaro; Ruiz, R 4; Encarnacion; Barajas 5; Wells, V 2; Hill,
A 4; Overbay; Snider 5.RBI : Ruiz, R (3), Snider (13), Encarnacion (19), Lind 2 (76), Barajas 2 (48),
Scutaro 2 (53).2-out RBI : Scutaro 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out :
Overbay 2; Lind 2; Barajas.SF : Encarnacion.Team RISP : 3-for-9.Team LOB :
8.FIELDING E : Snider (2, fielding), Janssen (1, throw).DP : 3 (Romero,
R-Hill, A-Overbay, Scutaro-Hill, A-Overbay, Encarnacion-Hill, A-Overbay).
Boston
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Beckett
5.1
9
7
7
1
4
3
3.38
Delcarmen
0.2
0
0
0
0
2
0
3.35
Okajima (W, 4-0)
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.82
Bard (H, 6)
0.2
2
2
2
0
1
0
3.50
Papelbon (S, 29)
1.1
2
0
0
3
0
0
2.08
Toronto
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Romero, R
3.2
8
6
5
3
2
1
3.95
Camp
1.2
1
1
1
0
0
1
3.09
Carlson
0.2
1
0
0
0
1
0
5.22
Janssen (L, 2-4)
1.0
1
3
1
1
2
0
6.04
Tallet
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
4.95
Frasor
1.0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1.87
Janssen pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. WP : Beckett, Frasor.IBB :
Ortiz (by Frasor).Pitches-strikes : Beckett 99-63, Delcarmen 9-6, Okajima 9-8, Bard 9-6, Papelbon
33-17, Romero, R 81-47, Camp 21-13, Carlson 8-6, Janssen 23-15, Tallet 19-13, Frasor 21-10.Groundouts-flyouts :
Beckett 3-5, Delcarmen 0-0, Okajima 3-0, Bard 0-0, Papelbon 0-3, Romero, R 4-3, Camp 3-1, Carlson 0-1, Janssen 2-0, Tallet
1-1, Frasor 1-1.Batters faced : Beckett 26, Delcarmen 2, Okajima 3, Bard 4, Papelbon 9, Romero, R
21, Camp 6, Carlson 3, Janssen 6, Tallet 4, Frasor 4.Inherited runners-scored : Papelbon 2-2, Camp
2-0, Tallet 2-2.Umpires : HP: Tim McClelland. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Ted Barrett. Weather :
78 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 12 mph, Out to RF.T : 3:28.Att : 25,472.
August 18, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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