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Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox

1997-07-10 · Night game · Fenway Park · 11 innings · Att: 30913 · 74°F, night, dry · Wind 12 mph to LF · 4:16

Boston Red Sox defeated Toronto Blue Jays 8–7. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 7th. Vaughn Eshelman earned the win. Joe Carter went 2-for-6 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
TOR	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	7	11
BOS	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	1	8	16

W: Vaughn Eshelman L: Mike Timlin SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe Brinkman · 1B: Derryl Cousins · 2B: Tim Welke · 3B: Ken Kaiser · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Otis Nixon	4	2	1	1	1	0
Orlando Merced	5	1	2	0	0	1
Joe Carter	6	1	2	5	0	2
Carlos Delgado	6	0	0	0	0	2
Ed Sprague	5	0	0	0	0	2
Shawn Green	4	1	2	0	1	0
Charlie O'Brien	5	0	1	0	0	0
Alex Gonzalez	2	1	0	0	3	0
Carlos Garcia	5	1	3	1	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nomar Garciaparra	6	2	3	2	1	1
John Valentin	5	2	3	2	0	0
Mo Vaughn	5	1	3	3	1	1
Reggie Jefferson	3	0	2	0	1	0
Mike Stanley	5	1	0	0	1	1
Troy O'Leary	4	1	3	0	0	0
Jeff Frye	4	0	1	0	1	1
Darren Bragg	5	0	1	1	1	0
Shane Mack	3	1	0	0	1	2
Wil Cordero	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jesus Tavarez	1	0	0	0	1	1
Scott Hatteberg	1	0	0	0	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Juan Guzman	4.1	4	2	5
Paul Spoljaric	1.0	4	0	0
Paul Quantrill	1.2	4	1	1
Luis Andujar	0.1	1	0	0
Dan Plesac	1.2	1	1	1
Mike Timlin	1.2	2	4	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Gordon	7.0	8	2	6
Jim Corsi	1.0	1	0	0
Heathcliff Slocumb	0.2	1	1	0
Butch Henry	1.1	1	2	1
Vaughn Eshelman	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Otis Nixon: 53/G5S
Orlando Merced: K
Joe Carter: 9/L9M

Bot 1

Nomar Garciaparra: HR/F7LD
John Valentin: 53/G5
Mo Vaughn: W
Reggie Jefferson: 16(1)/FO/G13/R3
Mike Stanley: 43/G4M

Top 2

Carlos Delgado: 43/G34
Ed Sprague: 53/G5L
Shawn Green: 1/G3S

Bot 2

Troy O'Leary: 7/F7M
Jeff Frye: K
Darren Bragg: 3/G3

Top 3

Charlie O'Brien: S7/L7LM/R6
Alex Gonzalez: CS2(24)
Alex Gonzalez: W
Carlos Garcia: S8/G4/R4.1-3
Otis Nixon: 8/SF/F78D/R4.3-H
Orlando Merced: S9/L34/R4.1-3
Joe Carter: 9/L9S

Bot 3

Shane Mack: K
Nomar Garciaparra: K
John Valentin: D7/L7LS/R6
Mo Vaughn: K

Top 4

Carlos Delgado: 53/G6M
Ed Sprague: K
Shawn Green: S8/L4MD/R4
Charlie O'Brien: 6/P6D

Bot 4

Reggie Jefferson: D9/L89XD/R6
Mike Stanley: K
Troy O'Leary: HP
Jeff Frye: 7/F7S/R6
Darren Bragg: 4/P34D

Top 5

Alex Gonzalez: 9/F89S
Carlos Garcia: S8/G6M/R6
Otis Nixon: S3/G34S/R1U2.1-3(E3/TH);B-2
Orlando Merced: HP
Joe Carter: HR/L89XD.3-H;2-H;1-H
Carlos Delgado: K
Ed Sprague: 4/F89S

Bot 5

Shane Mack: W
Nomar Garciaparra: 3/P3SF
John Valentin: PB.1-2
John Valentin: HR/F7LD.2-H
Mo Vaughn: S19/G13+/R4
Reggie Jefferson: S7/G56/R6.1-2
Mike Stanley: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Top 6

Shawn Green: 53/G5
Charlie O'Brien: 8/F8RD
Alex Gonzalez: W
Carlos Garcia: K

Bot 6

Troy O'Leary: S8/G4M/R6
Jeff Frye: S8/L8LS/R6.1-2
Darren Bragg: 43/G4S.2-3;1-2
Shane Mack: K
Nomar Garciaparra: 63/G6

Top 7

Otis Nixon: 7/F7LS
Orlando Merced: S9/G34/R4
Joe Carter: K
Carlos Delgado: K

Bot 7

John Valentin: D7/L7LD/R65
Mo Vaughn: HR/F7D.2-H
Reggie Jefferson: W
Mike Stanley: 4/P4MD
Troy O'Leary: S8/G4M/R6.1-3
Jeff Frye: FC5/G5S.3XH(52);1-2
Darren Bragg: S8/L8LS/R5.2-H;1-2
Shane Mack: 43/G4

Top 8

Ed Sprague: 7/L7D
Shawn Green: D7/L7LM/R4
Charlie O'Brien: 63/G6.2-3
Alex Gonzalez: 63/G56

Bot 8

Nomar Garciaparra: D7/F78S
John Valentin: 4/P4M
Mo Vaughn: 3/G3.2-3
Wil Cordero: 4/L4MD

Top 9

Carlos Garcia: 63/G6M
Otis Nixon: W
Orlando Merced: SB2/R6
Orlando Merced: 43/G4.2-3
Joe Carter: D8/F78XDW/R4.3-H
Carlos Delgado: 6/L4M

Bot 9

Mike Stanley: 6/P6D
Troy O'Leary: S9/G34/R4
Jeff Frye: W.1-2
Darren Bragg: 6/P4M
Jesus Tavarez: K

Top 10

Ed Sprague: K
Shawn Green: W
Charlie O'Brien: 13/G25.1-2
Alex Gonzalez: W
Carlos Garcia: S3/G3L/R2.2-H;1-3
Otis Nixon: 43/G34

Bot 10

Nomar Garciaparra: S7/G5/R6
John Valentin: 14/SH/BG13S.1-2
Mo Vaughn: S8/L4M/R6.2-H
Wil Cordero: K
Mike Stanley: CS2(24)

Top 11

Orlando Merced: 3/P3F
Joe Carter: K23
Carlos Delgado: 41/G3D

Bot 11

Mike Stanley: W
Troy O'Leary: 54/SH/BG25.1-2
Scott Hatteberg: 8/F8RXD/R6
Darren Bragg: I
Jesus Tavarez: W.2-3;1-2
Nomar Garciaparra: W.3-H;2-3;1-2