September 4, 2007 Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 4
OAK 3 BOS 5
TOR 3 CHW 3
@DET 1 CLE 7
@MIN 5
(11) NYY 12
SEA 3 BAL 8
@TBD 4 TEX 9
KCR 8 ARI 9
SDP 1 PHI 5
@ATL 2 LAD 6
@CHC 2 NYM 11
@CIN 7 COL 6
SFG 5 MIL 5
HOU 3 STL 6
PIT 2 WSN 4
FLA 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 36,839

Tuesday, September 4, 2007, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:32

Blue Jays

70-68

Lost 2

3rd, 13½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    3  5  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   4  0  0   0  1  X    5  9  1

W: J Beckett (17-6), L: R Halladay (14-7), S: J Papelbon (33)

Red Sox

84-55

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Wells CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .724   17    4   0   
M Stairs LF                   4   1   1   3    0   1  .311  .995   16    0   0   HR
A Rios RF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .310  .883   13    5   0   
F Thomas DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .837   18    0   0   
T Glaus 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .261  .834   17    0   1   
L Overbay 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .736   10    6   1   GDP
A Hill 2B                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .271  .747   13    0   3   GDP
G Zaun C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .723   13    7   0   
J McDonald SS                 2   1   1   0    1   0  .252  .611    9    1   2   SB

R Halladay P                                                             1   0
Totals                       31   3   5   3    2   8              126   24   7

BATTING

HR: M Stairs (19, off J Beckett; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: M Stairs 4; F Thomas; A Rios; A Hill; J McDonald.

GIDP: A Hill (21); L Overbay (11).

RBI: M Stairs 3 (55).

2-out RBI: M Stairs 3.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

BASERUNNING

SB: J McDonald (7, 2nd base off J Beckett/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .239  .645   19    2   3   2B
D Pedroia 2B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .329  .847   13    2   3   2B
D Ortiz DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .316 1.005   12    0   0   IW
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .330  .897   17    1   4   
J Drew RF                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .256  .741   10    1   0   
K Youkilis 1B                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .290  .855   14    8   1   HR
J Varitek C                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .258  .762   14    9   0   
C Crisp CF                    4   1   0   1    0   0  .263  .704   19    1   0   
J Ellsbury LF                 3   1   3   2    0   0  .452 1.288    9    2   0   HR,3B,SB

J Beckett P                                                              1   0
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   5   9   5    2   7              127   27  11

BATTING

2B: D Pedroia (33, off R Halladay); J Lugo (32, off R Halladay).

3B: J Ellsbury (1, off R Halladay).

HR: J Ellsbury (2, off R Halladay; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); K Youkilis (16, off R Halladay; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

IBB: D Ortiz (9, by R Halladay).

TB: J Ellsbury 8; K Youkilis 5; D Pedroia 3; J Lugo 2; J Drew.

RBI: J Ellsbury 2 (6); K Youkilis (76); C Crisp (51); D Pedroia (45).

2-out RBI: J Ellsbury 2; D Pedroia.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Youkilis-J Lugo-J Beckett; M Lowell-D Pedroia-K Youkilis.

E: J Lugo (17).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Ellsbury (3, 2nd base off R Halladay/G Zaun).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Halladay, L (14-7)           8     9   5   5    2   7   2   3.94   35  126-75   42·11·22    9·12· 5· 0     49    -     0.92  -0.05
Totals                         8     9   5   5    2   7   2          35  126-75   42·11·22    9·12· 5· 0           -

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Beckett, W (17-6)            8     5   3   3    2   7   1   3.30   30  117-72   36·10·26   11· 7· 3· 0     65    -     1.13   0.36
J Papelbon, S (33)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.61    3    9-7     3· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.09
Totals                         9     5   3   3    2   8   1          33  126-79   39·11·29   12· 8· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Halladay (3; D Ortiz).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Kerwin Danley, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - Mike Everitt.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 36,839.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 9mph in from Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Boston Red Sox                       
1. V Wells              CF    1. J Lugo               SS 
2. M Stairs             LF    2. D Pedroia            2B 
3. A Rios               RF    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. F Thomas             DH    4. M Lowell             3B 
5. T Glaus              3B    5. J Drew               RF 
6. L Overbay            1B    6. K Youkilis           1B 
7. A Hill               2B    7. J Varitek            C  
8. G Zaun               C     8. C Crisp              CF 
9. J McDonald           SS    9. J Ellsbury           LF 

   R Halladay           P        J Beckett            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  4-0  12-  1  -20%  68% M Stairs        J Beckett       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Hill Scores; McDonald Scores
   b 4   2  0-1  1--  1   17%  83% J Ellsbury      R Halladay      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Crisp Scores
   b 4   0  0-0  1--  5   10%  70% K Youkilis      R Halladay      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Drew to 3B
   t 6   1  4-3  1--  2    9%  73% L Overbay       J Beckett       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
   b 8   1  3-4  ---  1    8%  92% K Youkilis      R Halladay      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  V Wells         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   54%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   53%  A Rios          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   55%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  J Lugo          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   55%  D Pedroia       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   52%  D Ortiz         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  6   50%  M Lowell        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   52%  T Glaus         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   50%  L Overbay       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   OO     1--  5   55%  A Hill          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   59%  J Drew          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   56%  K Youkilis      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   52%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  8   50%  C Crisp         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   53%  G Zaun          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   50%  J McDonald      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   52%  V Wells         Strikeout Looking, McDonald Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   56%  M Stairs        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   60%  J Ellsbury      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      62%  J Lugo          Ellsbury Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   58%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   54%  D Pedroia       Flyball: CF
          -2-  4   55%  D Ortiz         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   50%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Beckett facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   53%  A Rios          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   55%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   53%  T Glaus         Walk
   O      1--  1   56%  L Overbay       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   61%  J Drew          Walk
          1--  5   70%  K Youkilis      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Drew to 3B
   O      1-3  3   64%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   RO     1-3  2   65%  C Crisp         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Drew Scores
   RR     1--  1   83%  J Ellsbury      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Crisp Scores
          ---  3   84%  J Lugo          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  4   89%  D Pedroia       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lugo Scores
   O      -2-  2   88%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B-P
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Josh Beckett facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   85%  A Hill          Single to P (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   88%  G Zaun          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   85%  J McDonald      Walk; Hill to 2B
   O      12-  6   89%  V Wells         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   RRR    12-  1   68%  M Stairs        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Hill Scores; McDonald Scores
   O      ---  3   70%  A Rios          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Roy Halladay facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   68%  M Lowell        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   66%  J Drew          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   65%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-4, Josh Beckett facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   59%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   64%  T Glaus         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  2   73%  L Overbay       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Roy Halladay facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   71%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   69%  C Crisp         Lineout: CF
          ---  4   72%  J Ellsbury      Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      --3  6   68%  J Lugo          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-4, Josh Beckett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   72%  A Hill          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   76%  G Zaun          Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   78%  J McDonald      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Roy Halladay facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   76%  D Pedroia       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   74%  D Ortiz         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   73%  M Lowell        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-4, Josh Beckett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   79%  V Wells         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   83%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  4   86%  A Rios          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Roy Halladay facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   84%  J Drew          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   R      ---  1   92%  K Youkilis      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   92%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   91%  C Crisp         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Jonathan Papelbon facing 4-5-6
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Josh Beckett pitching
   O      ---  2   96%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   99%  T Glaus         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  L Overbay       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 5.

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