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Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 26, 1988
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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 26, 1988 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 1988 |
|---|---|
| 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 26, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Musselman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wes Gardner |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 33,953 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rick Reed 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: John Hirschbeck 3B: Drew Coble |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Rance Mulliniks | DH |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Rob Ducey | Center Fielder |
| Nelson Liriano | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Jody Reed | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| Larry Parrish | First Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 26, 1988
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Gardner
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Gardner
Gruber 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Gardner
Whitt 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Gardner
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
McGriff vs. Gardner
There's a wild pitch. Fernandez scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Gardner
McGriff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Musselman
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Musselman
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Musselman
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Musselman
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Gardner
Mulliniks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Gardner
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ducey vs. Gardner
Ducey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Ducey reaches second base with a double. Mulliniks moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Liriano vs. Gardner
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mulliniks scores. Ducey moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Fernandez vs. Gardner
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Musselman
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Musselman
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Musselman
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Gardner
Gruber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Gardner
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gardner
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Musselman
Parrish hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Parrish reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. Musselman
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Musselman
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Reed vs. Musselman
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Gardner
McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Gardner
Mulliniks strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Gardner
Barfield hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Ducey vs. Gardner
Ducey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parrish fields it and throws to second for the out. McGriff moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Liriano vs. Gardner
Liriano hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Musselman
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Musselman
Greenwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Liriano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Musselman
Burks hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Musselman
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber juggles the ball. That's an error on Gruber. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Musselman
Owen hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Gardner
Fernandez hits a popup towards first. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Gardner
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Gardner
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gruber moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Gardner
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gruber scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Gardner
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Musselman
Parrish hits a popup towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Musselman
Cerone strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Musselman
Boggs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ducey. Boggs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Reed vs. Musselman
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Musselman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Gardner
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Gardner
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ducey vs. Gardner
Ducey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Ducey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Liriano vs. Gardner
Liriano hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Musselman
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Musselman
Greenwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Liriano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Musselman
Burks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Musselman
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Ducey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Gardner
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Whitt vs. Lamp
Whitt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Whitt reaches second base with a double. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Lamp
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Lamp
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Owen. Whitt scores. Bell moves to third. McGriff moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Mulliniks vs. Lamp
Mulliniks is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Barfield vs. Lamp
Barfield hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell tags and scores. McGriff tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Ducey vs. Bolton
Tom Bolton now pitching.
Ducey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGriff scores. Mulliniks moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Liriano vs. Bolton
Liriano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mulliniks scores. Ducey moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Bolton
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parrish scoops it up and throws to first, with Bolton covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Musselman
Owen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Musselman
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. Musselman
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Musselman
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reed vs. Musselman
Reed hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Bolton
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bolton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Bolton
Whitt hits a popup towards first. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Bolton
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Bolton
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 8 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Castillo
Tony Castillo now pitching.
Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Castillo
Greenwell hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Castillo
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Ducey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Castillo
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Bolton
Cecil Fielder pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks.
Fielder hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Fielder reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Bolton
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ducey vs. Bolton
Ducey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fielder moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Liriano vs. Woodward
Rob Woodward now pitching.
Liriano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fielder scores. Ducey moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Woodward
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. Ducey scores. Liriano moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Gruber vs. Woodward
Gruber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Whitt vs. Woodward
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parrish fields it and throws to second for the out. Liriano scores. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Woodward
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Wills
Sal Butera now catching. Frank Wills now pitching.
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Wills
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Wills
Cerone strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/1988 -- Toronto at Boston (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Fernandez T, ss 6 2 3 1 Boggs W, 3b 2 0 1 0
Gruber K, 3b 5 1 1 0 Reed J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Whitt E, c 6 1 1 2 Evans D, rf 2 1 1 1
Butera S, c 0 0 0 0 Greenwell M, lf 4 0 0 0
Bell G, lf 4 1 2 1 Burks E, cf 4 0 1 0
McGriff F, 1b 5 1 1 0 Rice J, dh 4 0 0 0
Mulliniks R, dh 3 2 1 0 Owen S, ss 4 0 1 0
Fielder C, ph 1 1 1 0 Parrish L, 1b 4 0 1 0
Barfield J, rf 4 0 1 1 Cerone R, c 4 0 0 0
Ducey R, cf 5 1 4 1
Liriano N, 2b 5 1 2 3
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44 11 17 9 32 1 5 1
Toronto 110 010 503 -- 11
Boston 000 000 010 -- 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Musselman J (W) 7.0 4 0 0 4 2
Castillo T 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Wills F 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner W (L)* 6.0 10 4 4 0 4
Lamp D 0.2 1 4 0 2 0
Bolton T 1.2 4 2 2 1 1
Woodward R 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Gruber K, Owen S
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Toronto 11, Boston 8
2B -- Ducey R 2, Parrish L, Boggs W, Whitt E, Fielder C, Fernandez T
HR -- Evans D
SF -- Barfield J
WP -- Gardner W
T -- 3:05
A -- 33953
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