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Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 18, 1985
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on September 18, 1985 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Clancy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Nipper |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 17,598 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Vic Voltaggio 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Marty Springstead |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Al Oliver | DH |
| Cliff Johnson | First Baseman |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Tony Armas | Center Fielder |
| Mike Easler | Left Fielder |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Glenn Hoffman | Shortstop |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 18, 1985
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Nipper
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Nipper
Moseby hits a popup towards the mound. Nipper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Nipper
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nipper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Clancy
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Clancy
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Clancy
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Clancy
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gedman vs. Clancy
Gedman hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Nipper
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Nipper
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nipper
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Clancy
Armas hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Whitt settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Whitt. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Clancy
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Clancy
Easler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Clancy
Barrett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Barrett reaches second base with a double. Easler moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hoffman vs. Clancy
Hoffman hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Easler tags and scores. Barrett tags and moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Clancy
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Evans reaches second base with a double. Barrett scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Clancy
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Clancy
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Nipper
Barfield hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Nipper
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Nipper
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Clancy
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Clancy
Gedman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Clancy
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Clancy
Easler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby who is chasing the ball. Easler reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barrett vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Barrett hits a popup towards third. Mulliniks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Nipper
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Nipper covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Nipper
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Nipper covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Nipper
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Nipper
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Lamp
Hoffman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Lamp
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mulliniks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Lamp
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hoffman moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buckner vs. Lamp
Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hoffman scores. Boggs moves to third. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Lamp
Rice is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gedman vs. Cerutti
John Cerutti now pitching.
Gedman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby who is chasing the ball. Gedman reaches third base with a triple. Boggs scores. Buckner scores. Rice goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Armas vs. Cerutti
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Easler vs. Cerutti
Easler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barrett vs. Cerutti
Barrett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gedman scores. Easler moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoffman vs. Cerutti
Hoffman hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Nipper
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nipper
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans throws the ball in to Gedman who tags Johnson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Nipper
Barfield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Cerutti
Steve Nicosia now catching.
Evans hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Cerutti
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Cerutti
Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Cerutti
Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Rice reaches second base with a double. Buckner moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gedman vs. Cerutti
Gedman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buckner scores. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Armas vs. Acker
Jim Acker now pitching.
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Acker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Nipper
Nicosia hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Nipper
Iorg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Nipper
Manuel Lee pinch hits for Tony Fernandez.
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Nipper covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easler vs. Acker
Manuel Lee now playing shortstop. Ron Shepherd now playing center field. Kelly Gruber now playing third base. Lou Thornton now playing left field.
Easler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Acker
Steve Lyons pinch runs for Mike Easler.
Barrett strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoffman vs. Acker
Hoffman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Acker
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepherd vs. Nipper
Tony Armas now playing left field. Steve Lyons now playing center field.
Shepherd hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lyons. Shepherd reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gruber vs. Nipper
Gruber hits a line drive towards the mound. Nipper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Nipper
Thornton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shepherd scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Nipper
Jeff Burroughs pinch hits for Al Oliver.
Burroughs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Nipper
Fielder hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Filer
Tom Filer now pitching.
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Filer
Ed Jurak pinch runs for Wade Boggs.
Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jurak moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Filer
Rice hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Shepherd. Rice reaches second base with a double. Jurak scores. Buckner moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gedman vs. Filer
Gedman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Shepherd. Gedman reaches second base with a double. Buckner scores. Rice scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Filer
Mike Greenwell pinch hits for Tony Armas.
Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Thornton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lyons vs. Filer
Lyons strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Filer
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Nipper
Kevin Romine now playing right field. Ed Jurak now playing third base. Dave Stapleton now playing first base. Mike Greenwell now playing left fiel
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nipper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicosia vs. Nipper
Nicosia hits a fly ball into right field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Nipper
Iorg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gedman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Clarke
Stan Clarke now pitching. Jackie Gutierrez pinch hits for Glenn Hoffman.
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Clarke
Romine hits a popup towards third. Gruber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurak vs. Clarke
Jurak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Clarke
Stapleton hits a popup towards short. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Nipper
Jackie Gutierrez now playing shortstop.
Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shepherd vs. Nipper
Shepherd hits a popup towards third. Jurak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Nipper
Gruber hits a fly ball into right field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Nipper
Thornton strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1985 -- Toronto at Boston (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Fernandez T, ss 2 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 5 1 1 1
Lee M, ph-ss 2 0 1 0 Romine K, rf 1 0 0 0
Moseby L, cf 2 0 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 5 1 4 1
Shepherd R, cf 2 1 1 0 Jurak E, pr-3b 0 1 0 0
Mulliniks R, 3b 2 0 1 0 Buckner B, 1b 5 3 3 1
Gruber K, 3b 2 0 0 0 Stapleton D, 1b 1 0 0 0
Bell G, lf 2 0 0 0 Rice J, dh 4 2 3 1
Thornton L, lf 2 0 1 1 Gedman R, c 5 2 4 7
Oliver A, dh 2 0 0 0 Armas T, cf-lf 4 0 0 0
Burroughs J, ph 1 0 0 0 Greenwell M, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Johnson C, 1b 2 0 1 0 Easler M, lf 1 1 1 0
Fielder C, 1b 1 0 0 0 Lyons S, pr-cf 1 0 0 0
Barfield J, rf 2 0 0 0 Barrett M, 2b 5 1 2 1
Leach R, rf 1 0 0 0 Hoffman G, ss 2 1 0 1
Whitt E, c 1 0 0 0 Gutierrez J, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
Nicosia S, c 2 0 0 0
Iorg G, 2b 3 0 1 0
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31 1 6 1 41 13 18 13
Toronto 000 000 100 -- 1
Boston 031 510 30x -- 13
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy J (L) 2.2 7 4 4 1 1
Lamp D 0.2 2 4 4 2 0
Cerutti J 1.1 5 2 2 1 0
Acker J 1.1 0 0 0 1 2
Filer T 1.0 4 3 3 0 1
Clarke S 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Nipper A (W) 9.0 6 1 1 0 5
E -- Whitt E
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Toronto 3, Boston 11
2B -- Barrett M, Evans D, Rice J 2, Shepherd R, Gedman R
3B -- Easler M, Gedman R
HR -- Gedman R
SF -- Hoffman G
T -- 2:49
A -- 17598
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