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Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox

2011-07-05 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 37745 · 82°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph R to L · 2:38

Boston Red Sox defeated Toronto Blue Jays 3–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 2nd. Matt Albers earned the win and Jonathan Papelbon picked up the save. Jose Bautista went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Matt Albers L: Brett Cecil SV: Jonathan Papelbon

Umpires — HP: Brian Knight · 1B: Tim McClelland · 2B: Bob Davidson · 3B: Jerry Layne · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rajai Davis	3	0	0	0	0	1
Corey Patterson	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jose Bautista	4	1	2	2	0	1
Adam Lind	4	0	0	0	0	2
Edwin Encarnacion	4	0	1	0	0	2
Travis Snider	4	0	0	0	0	2
J. P. Arencibia	1	0	0	0	3	1
John McDonald	4	0	2	0	0	0
Mike McCoy	2	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Hill	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Thames	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacoby Ellsbury	4	0	0	0	0	1
Marco Scutaro	4	0	1	0	0	0
Adrian Gonzalez	3	0	1	0	0	2
Dustin Pedroia	4	1	1	1	0	1
David Ortiz	3	1	1	0	1	1
Darnell McDonald	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jason Varitek	4	1	1	1	0	1
J. D. Drew	2	0	0	0	1	0
Yamaico Navarro	3	0	0	0	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brett Cecil	8.0	6	2	6

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lester	4.0	0	1	5
Matt Albers	2.0	1	2	2
Franklin Morales	1.0	0	0	0
Daniel Bard	1.0	1	0	1
Jonathan Papelbon	1.0	4	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rajai Davis: K
Corey Patterson: 31/G34
Jose Bautista: K

Bot 1

Jacoby Ellsbury: 43/G4
Marco Scutaro: 9/F34D-
Adrian Gonzalez: HP
Dustin Pedroia: K

Top 2

Adam Lind: 5/L56
Edwin Encarnacion: K
Travis Snider: K

Bot 2

David Ortiz: D9/L9LM+
Darnell McDonald: 43/G4S-.2-3
Jason Varitek: D7/F78D+.3-H
J. D. Drew: E4/G34D.2-H(NR)(UR)
Yamaico Navarro: 6/F6S-
Jacoby Ellsbury: 5/P5F

Top 3

J. P. Arencibia: W
John McDonald: 4/F4-
Mike McCoy: 63/G6S-.1-2
Rajai Davis: 5/F2R-

Bot 3

Marco Scutaro: 8/F8LS
Adrian Gonzalez: K
Dustin Pedroia: HR/F7D+
David Ortiz: 7/F7LS

Top 4

Corey Patterson: 13/G13
Jose Bautista: 8/F8RXD+
Adam Lind: K

Bot 4

Darnell McDonald: 53/G56S-
Jason Varitek: K
J. D. Drew: 43/G4

Top 5

Edwin Encarnacion: K
Travis Snider: K
J. P. Arencibia: W
John McDonald: 6!3/G6S-

Bot 5

Yamaico Navarro: 43/G4M
Jacoby Ellsbury: K
Marco Scutaro: S7/G56
Adrian Gonzalez: S8/L8LS.1-2
Dustin Pedroia: 8/F8LM

Top 6

Mike McCoy: 63/G6S
Rajai Davis: 23/BG2L-
Corey Patterson: W
Jose Bautista: S7/G56.1-2
Adam Lind: CS3(15)

Bot 6

David Ortiz: W
Darnell McDonald: 9/F9D
Jason Varitek: 8/F8LM-
J. D. Drew: W.1-2
Yamaico Navarro: 64(1)/FO/G56

Top 7

Adam Lind: 7/F7S
Edwin Encarnacion: 5/F5-
Travis Snider: 8/F8LD

Bot 7

Jacoby Ellsbury: 43/G4
Marco Scutaro: 63/G6S-
Adrian Gonzalez: K

Top 8

J. P. Arencibia: K
John McDonald: S9/L9S-
Aaron Hill: 7/F78M
Eric Thames: 7/F78D+

Bot 8

Dustin Pedroia: 9/F9M
David Ortiz: K
Darnell McDonald: S8/G6M+
Jason Varitek: 9/F9M

Top 9

Corey Patterson: S8/G4M
Jose Bautista: HR/F7D+.1-H
Adam Lind: K
Edwin Encarnacion: S9/L89S-
Travis Snider: 7/F7D+
J. P. Arencibia: W.1-2
John McDonald: S7.2XH(72);1-2

Notes & reviews

originally scored as single, changed to error on July 21
Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester left the game due to an strained left latissimus muscle
the Blue Jays thought they had tied the game, but HP umpire Brian Knight called out Edwin Encarnacion to end the game

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