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Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays

1988-06-12 · Day game · Exhibition Stadium · Att: 40123 · sunny, dry · 2:40

Boston Red Sox defeated Toronto Blue Jays 8–2. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 1st. Oil Can Boyd earned the win. Mike Greenwell went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	8
TOR	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8

W: Oil Can Boyd L: John Cerutti SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Chuck Meriwether · 1B: Vic Voltaggio · 2B: Jim Joyce · 3B: Dan Morrison · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Spike Owen	5	0	1	0	0	0
Marty Barrett	5	2	2	0	0	0
Wade Boggs	4	1	1	1	1	0
Dwight Evans	4	2	1	1	1	0
Mike Greenwell	4	2	1	3	1	0
Ellis Burks	4	1	2	1	0	0
Kevin Romine	4	0	0	0	0	3
Rich Gedman	4	0	0	1	0	0
Randy Kutcher	3	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Dodson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Fernandez	4	1	2	0	0	0
Lloyd Moseby	4	0	1	2	0	1
Rance Mulliniks	4	0	2	0	0	0
George Bell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Fred McGriff	4	0	1	0	0	1
Kelly Gruber	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Whitt	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sil Campusano	2	0	0	0	1	0
Nelson Liriano	2	1	1	0	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Oil Can Boyd	8.0	8	2	2
Bob Stanley	1.0	0	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Cerutti	0.1	4	1	0
Mark Ross	6.0	3	2	2
Mark Eichhorn	2.2	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Spike Owen: 8
Marty Barrett: S8/L8S
Wade Boggs: W.1-2
Dwight Evans: S9/G3.2-H;1-3
Mike Greenwell: HR/9.3-H;1-H
Ellis Burks: S7/L7S
Kevin Romine: SB2
Kevin Romine: E7.2-3;B-2
Rich Gedman: FC6.3-H(UR);B-1
Randy Kutcher: 9
Spike Owen: 6

Bot 1

Tony Fernandez: 8
Lloyd Moseby: 63
Rance Mulliniks: 8

Top 2

Marty Barrett: 53
Wade Boggs: 8
Dwight Evans: W
Mike Greenwell: E8.1-H(UR);B-2
Ellis Burks: S8/G6M.2-H(UR)
Kevin Romine: K

Bot 2

George Bell: 53
Fred McGriff: K
Kelly Gruber: 53

Top 3

Rich Gedman: 53
Randy Kutcher: 53
Spike Owen: 9

Bot 3

Ernie Whitt: 6
Sil Campusano: 7
Nelson Liriano: S2/BG1S
Tony Fernandez: D9/G3.1-3
Lloyd Moseby: S7/L7S.3-H;2-H
Rance Mulliniks: CS2(26)

Top 4

Marty Barrett: 6
Wade Boggs: 8
Dwight Evans: 63

Bot 4

Rance Mulliniks: S9/L9S
George Bell: 64(1)3/GDP
Fred McGriff: 43

Top 5

Mike Greenwell: 8
Ellis Burks: 53
Kevin Romine: K

Bot 5

Kelly Gruber: 53
Ernie Whitt: D9/G3
Sil Campusano: W
Nelson Liriano: W.2-3;1-2
Tony Fernandez: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Rich Gedman: 5
Randy Kutcher: 7
Spike Owen: 2/BG/BINT

Bot 6

Lloyd Moseby: 13
Rance Mulliniks: S6/G4M
George Bell: 4
Fred McGriff: S8/G4M.1-2
Kelly Gruber: 13

Top 7

Marty Barrett: D7/L7L
Wade Boggs: D9/F9L.2-H
Dwight Evans: 63
Mike Greenwell: I
Ellis Burks: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Kevin Romine: SB2
Kevin Romine: K

Bot 7

Ernie Whitt: 3/FL
Sil Campusano: 8
Nelson Liriano: 7

Top 8

Rich Gedman: 7/L
Pat Dodson: 5/FL
Spike Owen: S4/G4M
Marty Barrett: 9/L

Bot 8

Tony Fernandez: S8/L89
Lloyd Moseby: K
Rance Mulliniks: 41.1-2
George Bell: 8

Top 9

Wade Boggs: 9
Dwight Evans: 53
Mike Greenwell: 5

Bot 9

Fred McGriff: 63
Kelly Gruber: 63
Ernie Whitt: 63

Notes & reviews

Spike Owen called for interference for running into own bunt

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