Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 1
J.D. Drew returns to the dugout after his two-run homer in the fourth inning. (AP)
By Erika Gilbert / MLB.com
With the pressure on in two races, J.D. Drew launched a pair of key homers to ensure a sweep of the Blue Jays. The Red Sox ended their road trip up one game in the AL Wild Card race and shaved a half-game off the Yankees' lead in the AL East to head into that series 6 1/2 out.
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Boston 8, Toronto 1
Today's Boxes 8/20/09
CIN 2, SF 1
DET 7, SEA 6
CLE 11, LAA 3
PHI 12, ARI 3
COL 4, WSH 1
BAL 8, TB 7
ATL 3, NYM 2
HOU 4, FLA 1
TEX 11, MIN 1
STL 5, SD 1
LAD 7, CHC 2
August 20, 2009
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Boston
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Toronto
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Standings thru 8/20/09 | Recap: BOS | TOR | Gameday | Red Sox stats | Blue Jays stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , CF
5
0
2
0
0
0
1
.300
Pedroia , 2B
4
1
1
1
1
0
4
.295
Martinez, V , C
5
1
1
1
0
1
5
.290
Youkilis , 1B
4
1
0
0
1
2
3
.306
Bay , LF
4
1
0
0
1
2
1
.256
Ortiz , DH
4
0
0
1
1
0
2
.224
Lowell , 3B
4
1
1
1
0
0
2
.297
Drew, J , RF
4
2
4
3
0
0
0
.260
1-Anderson , PR-RF
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.236
Gonzalez, Al , SS
4
0
1
0
0
1
2
.214
Totals 38 8 10 7 4 6 20
BATTING HR : Drew, J 2 (15, 3rd inning off Cecil, 0 on, 0 out; 4th inning off Cecil, 1 on, 1 out), Martinez,
V (20, 7th inning off Camp, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Ellsbury 2; Pedroia; Martinez, V 4; Lowell; Drew, J 10; Gonzalez,
Al.RBI : Drew, J 3 (48), Lowell (60), Ortiz (70), Martinez, V (81), Pedroia (52).Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out : Youkilis; Lowell; Pedroia.Team RISP : 1-for-10.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING DP :
2 (Gonzalez, Al-Pedroia-Youkilis 2).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Scutaro , SS
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
.297
Hill, A , 2B
4
0
2
0
0
2
1
.291
Wells, V , CF
3
0
0
0
1
0
2
.255
Barajas , C
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
.237
Millar , 1B
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
.227
Ruiz, R , DH
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
.281
Encarnacion , 3B
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.202
McDonald, Jo , 3B
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.255
Bautista , LF
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
.227
Snider , RF
3
0
0
0
0
2
1
.241
Totals 28 1 3 0 3 6 8
BATTING 2B : Hill, A (25, Lester).TB : Scutaro; Hill, A 3.Runners left in scoring position,
2 out : Millar.GIDP : Barajas; Wells, V.Team RISP : 0-for-2.Team LOB : 3.FIELDING E :
Cecil (1, throw), McDonald, Jo (2, throw), Bautista (3, throw).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lester (W, 10-7)
8.0
3
1
1
2
5
0
3.58
Cabrera, F
1.0
0
0
0
1
1
0
4.50
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Cecil (L, 5-2)
4.1
6
6
4
3
2
2
4.58
Tallet
1.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
4.89
Camp
2.0
3
2
2
1
3
1
3.28
Carlson
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
5.12
Pitches-strikes : Lester 105-60, Cabrera, F 14-10, Cecil 85-50, Tallet 26-18, Camp 39-25, Carlson 11-7.Groundouts-flyouts :
Lester 12-2, Cabrera, F 1-1, Cecil 2-1, Tallet 5-1, Camp 2-0, Carlson 1-1.Batters faced : Lester 27, Cabrera, F
4, Cecil 22, Tallet 7, Camp 10, Carlson 3.Inherited runners-scored : Tallet 2-2.Umpires : HP: Greg Gibson.
1B: Ted Barrett. 2B: Tim McClelland. 3B: Andy Fletcher.Weather : 68 degrees, roof closed.Wind : 0 mph,
None.T : 2:41.Att : 22,817.August 20, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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