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Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays

2009-08-20 · Night game · Rogers Centre · Att: 22817 · 68°F, dome, dry · 2:41

Boston Red Sox defeated Toronto Blue Jays 8–1. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 4th. Jon Lester earned the win. J. D. Drew went 4-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jon Lester L: Brett Cecil SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Greg Gibson · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Tim McClelland · 3B: Andy Fletcher · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

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

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Marco Scutaro	3	1	1	1	0
Aaron Hill	4	0	2	0	2
Vernon Wells	3	0	0	1	0
Rod Barajas	4	0	0	0	0
Kevin Millar	3	0	0	0	1
Randy Ruiz	3	0	0	0	1
Edwin Encarnacion	1	0	0	0	0
Jose Bautista	2	0	0	1	0
Travis Snider	3	0	0	0	2
John McDonald	2	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lester	8.0	3	2	5
Fernando Cabrera	1.0	0	1	1

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brett Cecil	4.1	6	3	2
Brian Tallet	1.2	1	0	0
Shawn Camp	2.0	3	1	3
Jesse Carlson	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jacoby Ellsbury: 5/P5F
Dustin Pedroia: W
Victor Martinez: 6/L6+
Kevin Youkilis: K

Bot 1

Marco Scutaro: S6/G56
Aaron Hill: D7/L5D+.1-3
Vernon Wells: W
Rod Barajas: 64(1)3/GDP/G56.3-H(NR);2-3
Kevin Millar: K

Top 2

Jason Bay: 6/L6+
David Ortiz: 8/F8LXD+
Mike Lowell: 4!3/G6M

Bot 2

Randy Ruiz: 63/G6
Edwin Encarnacion: 63/G6
Jose Bautista: W
Travis Snider: K

Top 3

J. D. Drew: HR/F9D+
Alex Gonzalez: S8/L6D+
Jacoby Ellsbury: S1.1-2
Dustin Pedroia: 6/L6-
Victor Martinez: 8/F8RM
Kevin Youkilis: K

Bot 3

Marco Scutaro: 53/G56S
Aaron Hill: K
Vernon Wells: 53/G5

Top 4

Jason Bay: W
David Ortiz: OA.1-3(E1/TH)
David Ortiz: 3/G3+
Mike Lowell: S8/G4M.3-H
J. D. Drew: HR/F9D+.1-H
Alex Gonzalez: 7/F78M
Jacoby Ellsbury: 6!/L6D+

Bot 4

Rod Barajas: 3/F3-
Kevin Millar: 7/F78D+
Randy Ruiz: K

Top 5

Dustin Pedroia: S9/L9S
Victor Martinez: 9/L89M+
Kevin Youkilis: W.1-2
Jason Bay: E5/TH/G56S-.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
David Ortiz: 53/G6S.3-H(UR)
Mike Lowell: 53/G56+

Bot 5

John McDonald: 63/G6
Jose Bautista: 9/F89S-
Travis Snider: 3/G34

Top 6

J. D. Drew: S8/L4MD+
Alex Gonzalez: 14(1)/FO/G13
Jacoby Ellsbury: 7/F7S.1-2(E7/TH)
Dustin Pedroia: 53/G5

Bot 6

Marco Scutaro: 53/G56+
Aaron Hill: S8/G6M
Vernon Wells: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 7

Victor Martinez: HR/F9D+
Kevin Youkilis: 53/G56
Jason Bay: K
David Ortiz: W
Mike Lowell: 9/F9M

Bot 7

Rod Barajas: 13/G13
Kevin Millar: 563/G56
Randy Ruiz: 43/G4

Top 8

J. D. Drew: S7/L56
Alex Gonzalez: K
Jacoby Ellsbury: S9/L34+.1-3
Dustin Pedroia: 54(1)/FO/G56.3-H
Victor Martinez: K

Bot 8

John McDonald: 7/F7S
Jose Bautista: 3/F3F-
Travis Snider: K

Top 9

Kevin Youkilis: 9/F9M
Jason Bay: K
David Ortiz: 31/G34

Bot 9

Marco Scutaro: W
Aaron Hill: K
Vernon Wells: 46(1)/FO/G4M
Rod Barajas: 8/F8RS

Notes & reviews

Blue Jays third baseman Edwin Encarnacion left the game due to an injured knee
after the walk to Jason Bay, Brett Cecil missed the return throw from catcher Rod Barajas; Cecil picked up the ball and threw it into the Blue Jays dugout

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