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Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox

2011-09-14 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 37087 · 84°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph to LF · 2:57

Toronto Blue Jays defeated Boston Red Sox 5–4. Toronto Blue Jays put up 3 in the 8th. Ricky Romero earned the win and Frank Francisco picked up the save. Adrian Gonzalez went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ricky Romero L: Daniel Bard SV: Frank Francisco

Umpires — HP: Angel Hernandez · 1B: Todd Tichenor · 2B: Gerry Davis · 3B: Greg Gibson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mike McCoy	5	0	0	0	0	1
Eric Thames	5	1	1	0	0	1
Jose Bautista	3	1	1	0	2	1
Adam Lind	5	0	1	0	0	1
Edwin Encarnacion	3	1	2	1	1	0
Kelly Johnson	3	1	1	1	1	1
Brett Lawrie	2	0	0	0	0	0
J. P. Arencibia	4	0	0	1	0	0
Adam Loewen	4	0	2	2	0	1
Mark Teahen	0	1	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacoby Ellsbury	4	1	1	0	0	0
Marco Scutaro	3	0	1	1	0	0
Adrian Gonzalez	3	1	1	1	0	0
Dustin Pedroia	4	1	1	0	0	0
Kevin Youkilis	3	1	1	0	1	2
Ryan Lavarnway	3	0	0	1	0	0
Carl Crawford	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jason Varitek	3	0	0	1	0	0
Darnell McDonald	3	0	1	0	0	0
Lars Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Josh Reddick	1	0	0	0	0	1

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ricky Romero	8.0	6	1	4
Frank Francisco	1.0	0	0	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Lackey	5.1	7	1	4
Franklin Morales	0.2	0	0	0
Alfredo Aceves	1.0	0	1	0
Daniel Bard	1.0	1	2	0
Jonathan Papelbon	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mike McCoy: K
Eric Thames: S9/L34D+
Jose Bautista: W.1-2
Adam Lind: 8/L8RM+
Edwin Encarnacion: S8/L6D+.2-H;1-2
Kelly Johnson: S7/F78S-.2-H;1-3
Brett Lawrie: 63/G6-

Bot 1

Jacoby Ellsbury: 43/G4+
Marco Scutaro: D8/F78XD+
Adrian Gonzalez: 6/LDP/L6MD-.2X2(6)

Top 2

J. P. Arencibia: 3/F34S-
Adam Loewen: S9/L34D+
Mike McCoy: 9/F89M
Eric Thames: K

Bot 2

Dustin Pedroia: S7/L56+
Kevin Youkilis: S8/L6D.1-3(E8)
Ryan Lavarnway: E5/FO/G6S-.3-H;1-2
Carl Crawford: WP.2-3;1-2
Carl Crawford: K
Jason Varitek: 43/G4M-.3-H(UR);2-3
Darnell McDonald: 53/G56

Top 3

Jose Bautista: 13/G13-
Adam Lind: 5/F5F-
Edwin Encarnacion: S6/G56
Kelly Johnson: K

Bot 3

Jacoby Ellsbury: T9/L9D+
Marco Scutaro: 7/SF/L78S.3-H
Adrian Gonzalez: 43/G4-
Dustin Pedroia: 9/F9LM

Top 4

Brett Lawrie: 63/G6
J. P. Arencibia: E6/G56
Adam Loewen: K
Mike McCoy: 64(1)/FO/G6S-

Bot 4

Kevin Youkilis: K23
Ryan Lavarnway: E5/G6S-
Carl Crawford: K
Jason Varitek: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 5

Eric Thames: 41/G34
Jose Bautista: S9/L89S-
Adam Lind: S9/G34.1-3
Edwin Encarnacion: 7/L7S+
Kelly Johnson: 3/G3

Bot 5

Darnell McDonald: S8/G4M+
Jacoby Ellsbury: 2/F2LF-
Marco Scutaro: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M-

Top 6

Brett Lawrie: HP
J. P. Arencibia: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
J. P. Arencibia: 8/F8RM
Adam Loewen: FC4/G4S-.3XH(42)
Mike McCoy: PO1(13)

Bot 6

Adrian Gonzalez: HR/F89XD+
Dustin Pedroia: 53/G56
Kevin Youkilis: W
Ryan Lavarnway: 9/F89M
Carl Crawford: 16(1)/FO/G15-

Top 7

Mike McCoy: 8/L8RM
Eric Thames: 31/G34
Jose Bautista: W
Adam Lind: 8/F8RM

Bot 7

Jason Varitek: 53/G5
Darnell McDonald: 9/L89M+
Jacoby Ellsbury: 7/F7D+

Top 8

Edwin Encarnacion: W
Kelly Johnson: W.1-2
Mark Teahen: E1/TH1/SH.2-3;1-2
J. P. Arencibia: 53/G5.3-H;2-3;1-2
Adam Loewen: S8/L4MD+.3-H;2-H(UR)
Mike McCoy: 43/DP/G4S-.1X3(35)

Bot 8

Marco Scutaro: 4/F34D-
Lars Anderson: K23
Dustin Pedroia: 8/F8LD

Top 9

Eric Thames: 3/G3
Jose Bautista: K
Adam Lind: K

Bot 9

Kevin Youkilis: K
Josh Reddick: K
Carl Crawford: 7/F78S

Notes & reviews

Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez left the game due to an injured leg
Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie left the game due to a left knee bruise which he injured in the collision at the plate in the sixth inning

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