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Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox

2007-07-12 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 36887 · 81°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph L to R · 3:05

Boston Red Sox defeated Toronto Blue Jays 7–4. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 1st. Tim Wakefield earned the win and Jonathan Papelbon picked up the save. Alex Rios went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TOR	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	4	12
BOS	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		7	11

W: Tim Wakefield L: Roy Halladay SV: Jonathan Papelbon

Umpires — HP: Laz Diaz · 1B: John Hirschbeck · 2B: Wally Bell · 3B: Bill Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Vernon Wells	5	1	2	0	0
Matt Stairs	3	1	1	1	0
Alex Rios	4	1	3	1	1
Frank Thomas	3	0	1	1	1
Troy Glaus	4	0	1	0	0
Lyle Overbay	4	0	1	0	1
Aaron Hill	4	1	2	0	1
Gregg Zaun	4	0	1	0	1
John McDonald	2	0	0	1	0
Reed Johnson	1	0	0	0	0
Howie Clark	1	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
J. D. Drew	4	2	1	0	1	0
Dustin Pedroia	4	2	1	0	1	0
David Ortiz	5	2	3	2	0	1
Manny Ramirez	4	1	2	3	0	0
Kevin Youkilis	2	0	0	1	2	0
Mike Lowell	4	0	1	1	0	1
Coco Crisp	4	0	1	0	0	1
Doug Mirabelli	3	0	0	0	1	1
Julio Lugo	4	0	2	0	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roy Halladay	5.0	8	4	2
Brian Tallet	0.2	2	0	0
Casey Janssen	1.0	1	1	1
Scott Downs	0.2	0	0	0
Brian Wolfe	0.2	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Tim Wakefield	6.0	9	2
Manny Delcarmen	1.0	0	1
Hideki Okajima	1.0	2	1
Jonathan Papelbon	1.0	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Vernon Wells: S8/L4MD
Matt Stairs: 3/G3S-.1-2
Alex Rios: S7/G6.2-3
Frank Thomas: WP.1-2
Frank Thomas: 8/SF/F8LXD+.3-H;2-3
Troy Glaus: 43/G4MD

Bot 1

J. D. Drew: S9/G34
Dustin Pedroia: W.1-2
David Ortiz: S9/G34.2-H;1-3
Manny Ramirez: D7/L7LM.3-H;1-3
Kevin Youkilis: 43/G4S-.3-H;2-3
Mike Lowell: S7/G6.3-H
Coco Crisp: 36(1)/FO/G34S
Doug Mirabelli: W.1-2
Julio Lugo: S6/G6S-.2XH(65);1-2

Top 2

Lyle Overbay: K
Aaron Hill: S6/G56
Gregg Zaun: 63/G6S.1-2
John McDonald: 8/F8LM

Bot 2

J. D. Drew: W
Dustin Pedroia: 8/F8RM
David Ortiz: S9/G3+.1-3
Manny Ramirez: 9/SF/F89D+.3-H
Kevin Youkilis: W.1-2
Mike Lowell: 9/F89D+

Top 3

Vernon Wells: S8/L8LD
Matt Stairs: 3/LDP/L3S.1X1(3)
Alex Rios: K

Bot 3

Coco Crisp: K
Doug Mirabelli: 3/P3DF
Julio Lugo: S8/L6MD
J. D. Drew: 7/F7LM

Top 4

Frank Thomas: S7/L7LM.BX2(74)
Troy Glaus: 5/P5F
Lyle Overbay: 43/G4

Bot 4

Dustin Pedroia: 1/G3S
David Ortiz: 6/L4D+
Manny Ramirez: 7/F78M

Top 5

Aaron Hill: S7/G6
Gregg Zaun: WP.1-2
Gregg Zaun: 63/G6MS.2-3
John McDonald: 8/SF/F8RXD.3-H
Vernon Wells: 63/G6

Bot 5

Kevin Youkilis: 63/G6S
Mike Lowell: K
Coco Crisp: S8/G4M
Doug Mirabelli: 63/G6S

Top 6

Matt Stairs: HR/F89D+
Alex Rios: HR/F7D+
Frank Thomas: 53/G5
Troy Glaus: 8/F8LM
Lyle Overbay: S9/L9M
Aaron Hill: 54(1)/FO/G5

Bot 6

Julio Lugo: 7/F7LM
J. D. Drew: 3/G3
Dustin Pedroia: S4/G4MS-
David Ortiz: D8/F8RXD+.1-H
Manny Ramirez: S48/G4M+.2-H
Kevin Youkilis: W.1-2
Mike Lowell: 6/P78S

Top 7

Gregg Zaun: K
John McDonald: 53/G56
Vernon Wells: 53/G

Bot 7

Coco Crisp: 9/L9M+
Doug Mirabelli: K
Julio Lugo: E6/TH1/G6M
J. D. Drew: 43/G34

Top 8

Reed Johnson: 43/G4
Alex Rios: D7/L7M+
Frank Thomas: K
Troy Glaus: S7/G6.2-3
Lyle Overbay: 7/F78M

Bot 8

Dustin Pedroia: 13/G15+
David Ortiz: K
Manny Ramirez: 63/G6

Top 9

Aaron Hill: K
Gregg Zaun: D7/F7D
Howie Clark: K
Vernon Wells: 9/L89M+

Notes & reviews

Blue Jays Manager John Gibbons ejected by 1B umpire John Hirschbeck for arguing the call at first; replays showed that Overbay tagged Lugo
the foul that Ortiz hit for strike 2 was directly onto his already damaged right knee (torn meniscus since 2006)

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