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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
September 20, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 20, 1989 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Key |
| Ballpark | SkyDome |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 49,571 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Rick Reed 2B: Al Clark 3B: Mark Johnson |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Jody Reed | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | DH |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Carlos Quintana | Left Fielder |
| Kevin Romine | Center Fielder |
| Danny Heep | Right Fielder |
| Luis Rivera | Shortstop |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Mookie Wilson | Right Fielder |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
| Lee Mazzilli | DH |
| Nelson Liriano | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
September 20, 1989
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Key
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Key fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Key
Reed hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Key
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Key
Esasky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Clemens
Moseby hits a line drive into left field. Quintana settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Clemens
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clemens
Bell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Reed reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Quintana vs. Key
Quintana hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Key
Romine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Romine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Heep vs. Key
Heep strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Key
Rivera hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Rivera reaches third base with a triple. Romine scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Cerone vs. Key
Cerone hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Wilson. Cerone reaches second base with a double. Rivera scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Key
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Cerone scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Key
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Clemens
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Clemens
Whitt hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Quintana. Whitt reaches second base with a double. McGriff moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Fernandez vs. Clemens
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Quintana settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McGriff tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gruber vs. Clemens
Gruber hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Heep who is chasing the ball. Gruber reaches third base with a triple. Whitt scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Mazzilli vs. Clemens
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Liriano vs. Clemens
Liriano hits a fly ball towards cemter. Romine catches it and throws to home to double up Gruber. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Key
Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Key
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quintana vs. Key
Quintana hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romine vs. Key
Romine hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Key
Heep hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Quintana moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Key
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Clemens
Moseby hits a fly ball into left field. Quintana settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Clemens
Wilson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Clemens
Bell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
McGriff vs. Clemens
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Whitt vs. Clemens
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Key
Cerone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Cerone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Key
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Bell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Cerone scores. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Reed vs. Gozzo
Mauro Gozzo now pitching.
Reed hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Reed reaches second base with a double. Boggs scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Gozzo
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reed moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Esasky vs. Gozzo
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gozzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Quintana vs. Gozzo
Quintana hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Clemens
Rich Gedman now catching.
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Clemens
Gruber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Clemens
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Gruber moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Liriano vs. Clemens
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gruber scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Clemens
There goes Liriano. The throw from Gedman and he is out, Rivera applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Gozzo
Romine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Gozzo
Heep hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Whitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Gozzo
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Romine moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gedman vs. Gozzo
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Gozzo covering, for the out. Romine moves to third. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Boggs vs. Gozzo
Boggs is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Reed vs. Wills
Frank Wills now pitching.
Reed takes first base on ball four. Romine scores. Rivera moves to third. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Wills
Evans hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rivera scores. Boggs scores. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Esasky vs. Wills
Esasky takes first base on ball four. Reed moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Quintana vs. Wills
Quintana 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
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Clemens
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Clemens
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clemens
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Clemens
Rob Ducey pinch runs for George Bell.
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Wills
Rob Ducey now playing left field.
Romine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Wills
Heep hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Wills
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Clemens
Whitt hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Clemens
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Clemens
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Wills
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Wills
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano misplays the ball. That's an error on Liriano. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Wills
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Clemens
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Clemens
Liriano hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Clemens
Moseby hits a fly ball into center field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Clemens
Wilson 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
Top 8
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Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Nunez
Jose Nunez now pitching. Greg Myers now catching. Alexis Infante now playing shortstop.
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Nunez
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Quintana vs. Nunez
Quintana takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romine vs. Nunez
Romine hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ducey vs. Clemens
Ducey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ducey for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Clemens
McGriff 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 -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Clemens
Myers hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Infante vs. Clemens
Infante strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Nunez
Heep hits a popup, foul, halfway down the third base line. Nunez gets to the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Nunez. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Nunez
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heep for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Nunez
Rivera hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ducey. Rivera reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gedman vs. Nunez
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gedman for the out. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Boggs vs. Nunez
There's a wild pitch. Rivera scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Nunez
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Infante scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Smith
Lee Smith now pitching. Jeff Stone now playing right field.
Gruber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Smith
John Olerud pinch hits for Lee Mazzilli.
Olerud hits a fly ball into center field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Liriano vs. Smith
Liriano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Smith
Moseby hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gruber moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Smith
Wilson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1989 -- Boston at Toronto (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Boggs W, 3b 5 2 2 2 Moseby L, cf 5 0 1 0
Reed J, 2b 4 0 1 2 Wilson M, rf 4 0 0 0
Evans D, dh 5 1 3 3 Bell G, lf 3 0 2 0
Esasky N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Ducey R, pr-lf 1 0 0 0
Quintana C, lf 4 0 1 0 McGriff F, 1b 3 1 0 0
Romine K, cf 3 2 1 0 Whitt E, c 3 1 1 0
Heep D, rf 5 0 1 0 Myers G, c 1 0 1 0
Stone J, rf 0 0 0 0 Fernandez T, ss 2 0 1 1
Rivera L, ss 5 3 3 1 Infante A, ss 1 0 0 0
Cerone R, c 2 2 2 1 Gruber K, 3b 4 1 3 1
Gedman R, c 3 0 0 0 Mazzilli L, dh 2 0 0 0
Olerud J, ph 1 0 0 0
Liriano N, 2b 4 0 2 1
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40 10 14 9 34 3 11 3
Boston 031 230 001 -- 10
Toronto 020 100 000 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (W) 8.0 9 3 3 2 5
Smith L 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Key J (L)* 3.0 10 6 6 0 4
Gozzo M 1.2 2 3 3 2 0
Wills F 2.1 1 0 0 3 0
Nunez J 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
E -- Bell G, Liriano N, Nunez J
DP -- Boston 2, Toronto 2
LOB -- Boston 9, Toronto 8
2B -- Romine K, Cerone R 2, Whitt E, Reed J, Rivera L
3B -- Rivera L, Gruber K
HR -- Evans D
CS -- Liriano N
SF -- Fernandez T
HBP -- by Clemens R (Wilson M)
WP -- Nunez J
T -- 3:06
A -- 49571
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