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Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox

2009-08-28 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 37844 · 65°F · Wind 9 mph from RF · 3:40

Boston Red Sox defeated Toronto Blue Jays 6–5. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 4th. Hideki Okajima earned the win and Jonathan Papelbon picked up the save. Aaron Hill went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Hideki Okajima L: Brian Tallet SV: Jonathan Papelbon

Umpires — HP: Gary Cederstrom · 1B: Fieldin Culbreth · 2B: Jim Wolf · 3B: Adrian Johnson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Marco Scutaro	1	1	1	0	1	0
Aaron Hill	5	1	3	3	0	1
Adam Lind	5	0	1	0	0	2
Lyle Overbay	5	1	2	0	0	2
Vernon Wells	4	0	1	0	1	1
Randy Ruiz	3	0	0	0	1	3
Rod Barajas	4	1	1	2	1	2
Travis Snider	4	0	0	0	1	4
Jose Bautista	3	1	0	0	1	2
John McDonald	2	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacoby Ellsbury	3	0	2	1	2	0
Dustin Pedroia	5	0	1	0	0	2
Victor Martinez	4	1	1	0	0	1
Kevin Youkilis	4	1	1	0	0	1
David Ortiz	3	2	1	0	1	1
Jason Bay	4	1	1	2	0	2
J. D. Drew	4	1	2	1	0	1
Jason Varitek	2	0	0	1	1	0
Alex Gonzalez	3	0	1	0	0	1
Casey Kotchman	1	0	0	1	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Richmond	5.0	9	1	6
Josh Roenicke	2.0	0	0	2
Brian Tallet	0.0	0	1	0
Shawn Camp	1.0	1	2	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Josh Beckett	5.0	5	5	9
Takashi Saito	1.0	2	0	2
Daniel Bard	1.2	1	1	3
Hideki Okajima	0.1	0	0	0
Jonathan Papelbon	1.0	2	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Marco Scutaro: S9/G34+
Aaron Hill: S9/L4D-.1-2
Adam Lind: 43/G4S-.2-3;1-2
Lyle Overbay: K
Vernon Wells: W
Randy Ruiz: K

Bot 1

Jacoby Ellsbury: W
Dustin Pedroia: 8/F8LD
Victor Martinez: 8/F8RXD
Kevin Youkilis: 4/F4D-

Top 2

Rod Barajas: 63/G6
Travis Snider: K
Jose Bautista: W
Marco Scutaro: W.1-2
Aaron Hill: HR/F7D+.2-H;1-H
Adam Lind: 8/F8LD

Bot 2

David Ortiz: K
Jason Bay: 53/G56
J. D. Drew: 8/F8LD

Top 3

Lyle Overbay: 43/G4
Vernon Wells: K
Randy Ruiz: W
Rod Barajas: W.1-2
Travis Snider: K

Bot 3

Jason Varitek: 63/G6
Alex Gonzalez: K
Jacoby Ellsbury: S7
Dustin Pedroia: S5/G56+.1-2
Victor Martinez: WP.2-3;1-2
Victor Martinez: 3/G3

Top 4

Jose Bautista: 9/F9M
Marco Scutaro: HP
Aaron Hill: K
Adam Lind: K

Bot 4

Kevin Youkilis: S7/G56+
David Ortiz: S9/L34D+.1-3
Jason Bay: K
J. D. Drew: S9/L9S+.3-H;1-3
Jason Varitek: 9/SF/F9D+.3-H
Alex Gonzalez: S7/G56+.1-2
Jacoby Ellsbury: DGR/F8RXD+.2-H;1-3
Dustin Pedroia: K

Top 5

Lyle Overbay: D7/L78S+
Vernon Wells: 8/F8RXD+.2-3
Randy Ruiz: K
Rod Barajas: HR/F7D+.3-H
Travis Snider: K

Bot 5

Victor Martinez: S8/L8LS+
Kevin Youkilis: K
David Ortiz: 4/F3DF-
Jason Bay: HR/F7D+.1-H
J. D. Drew: K

Top 6

Jose Bautista: K
John McDonald: 7/F7D
Aaron Hill: S7/G56+
Adam Lind: S9/G34.1-3
Lyle Overbay: K

Bot 6

Jason Varitek: 3/G34
Alex Gonzalez: 13/G15-
Jacoby Ellsbury: 63/G6MS

Top 7

Vernon Wells: 2/F25F-
Randy Ruiz: K
Rod Barajas: K

Bot 7

Dustin Pedroia: K
Victor Martinez: K
Kevin Youkilis: 9/F9M

Top 8

Travis Snider: W
Jose Bautista: K
John McDonald: D7/F7LM+.1XH(762);B-3(THH)
Aaron Hill: 9/F9M

Bot 8

David Ortiz: W
Jason Bay: K
J. D. Drew: D8/F78D+.1-3
Jason Varitek: IW
Casey Kotchman: 36(1)/FO/G34+.3-H;2-3
Jacoby Ellsbury: W.1-2
Dustin Pedroia: 7/F7D+

Top 9

Adam Lind: K
Lyle Overbay: S9/F8RS-
Vernon Wells: S8/F8LS-.1-2
Randy Ruiz: HP.2-3;1-2
Rod Barajas: K
Travis Snider: K

Notes & reviews

Scutaro was hit on the side of the helmet by a fastball; he suffered a head contusion and left the game for precautionary reasons
Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek blocked the plate to prevent the run; 49 minute rain delay

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