September 19, 2007 Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 2
TBD 1 CLE 4
DET 2 CHW 7
@KCR 0 MIN 4
TEX 2 NYY 2
BAL 1 SEA 9
@OAK 5 TOR 6
BOS 1 ARI 6
SFG 4 ATL 5
FLA 1 CHC 3
CIN 2 COL 6
LAD 5 HOU 5
MIL 4
(10) SDP 5
PIT 3 STL 2
PHI 1
(10) NYM 8
@WSN 4

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 34,927

Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 7:08PM
Time of Game: 2:53

Red Sox

90-63

Lost 4

1st

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

W: J Litsch (6-9), L: C Buchholz (3-1), S: J Accardo (28)

Blue Jays

77-75

Won 3

3rd, 12½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellsbury CF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .366  .960   15    0   0   SB
D Pedroia 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .817    9    1   2   
D Ortiz DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .319 1.026   11    0   0   
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .327  .883   15    2   0   GDP
J Drew RF                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .261  .762   19    0   0   HR
J Varitek C                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .252  .752   18    9   0   
E Hinske 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .755   13    8   0   
B Kielty LF                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .244  .624   11    4   1   HBP
J Lugo SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .648   12    0   5   

C Buchholz P                                                             0   0
  M Delcarmen P                                                          0   0
  B Corey P                                                              0   0
  J Lopez P                                                              0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   1
  J Papelbon P                                                           0   0
Totals                       29   1   3   1    4   4              123   24   9

BATTING

HR: J Drew (9, off J Litsch; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

HBP: B Kielty (2, by J Litsch).

TB: J Drew 4; E Hinske; J Ellsbury.

GIDP: M Lowell (17).

RBI: J Drew (53).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: C Buchholz ().

BASERUNNING

SB: J Ellsbury (8, 2nd base off J Accardo/G Zaun).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Wells CF                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .245  .706   19    1   0   
M Stairs 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .295  .934   13   11   1   
  L Overbay 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .712         0   0   
A Rios RF                     3   1   0   0    0   0  .297  .850    9    5   0   SB,HBP
F Thomas DH                   2   0   1   0    2   1  .272  .855   28    0   0   
  C Thigpen PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .203  .493         0   0   
A Hill 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .765   14    0   6   SH
G Zaun C                      3   2   1   0    1   0  .248  .752   15    4   0   2B,IW
A Lind LF                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .227  .653   12    2   0   
  R Johnson LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .637         0   0   
R Adams 3B                    4   1   2   5    0   1  .333 1.026   17    1   1   HR
R Olmedo SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .194  .452   11    2   3   

J Litsch P                                                               1   0
  C Janssen P                                                            0   0
  S Downs P                                                              0   0
  J Accardo P                                                            0   0
Totals                       29   6   7   5    5   9              138   27  11

BATTING

2B: G Zaun (23, off C Buchholz).

HR: R Adams (2, off J Papelbon; 8th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: A Hill (3, off M Timlin).

IBB: G Zaun (6, by M Timlin).

HBP: A Rios (6, by M Timlin).

TB: R Adams 5; G Zaun 2; F Thomas; R Olmedo; A Hill; A Lind.

RBI: R Adams 5 (9).

2-out RBI: R Adams 4.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Hill-R Olmedo-M Stairs.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Rios (16, 2nd base off M Timlin/J Varitek).

PITCHING

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
C Buchholz, L (3-1)            4.2   5   2   1    2   5   0   1.59   20   68-46   24· 8·14    6· 3· 4· 0     51    -     1.12  -0.05
M Delcarmen                    1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.27    5   20-14    9· 2· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.03   0.09
B Corey                        0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3   13-7     3· 1· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.62   0.03
J Lopez                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.03    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.78   0.02
M Timlin                       0.1   0   3   3    2   0   0   3.66    4   16-5     1· 1· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.79  -0.05
J Papelbon                     0.2   1   1   1    0   2   1   1.96    3   16-11    5· 5· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          3-3    1.05  -0.08
Totals                         8     7   6   5    5   9   1          36  134-84   43·17·24   11· 6· 4· 0          6-3

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
J Litsch, W (6-9)              6.2   2   1   1    4   1   1   4.16   26   95-57   36· 6·15   11· 6· 3· 0     63    -     1.07   0.19
C Janssen, H (24)              0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.44    3   11-7     4· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          3-0    3.65   0.14
S Downs, H (22)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.28    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.89   0.07
J Accardo, S (28)              1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   2.27    4   13-11    3· 4· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.03   0.07
Totals                         9     3   1   1    4   4   1          34  121-77   44·10·23   13· 9· 3· 0          5-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Timlin (3; G Zaun).

HBP: J Litsch (6; B Kielty); M Timlin (2; A Rios).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - , 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 34,927.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 12mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. J Ellsbury           CF    1. V Wells              CF 
2. D Pedroia            2B    2. M Stairs             1B 
3. D Ortiz              DH    3. A Rios               RF 
4. M Lowell             3B    4. F Thomas             DH 
5. J Drew               RF    5. A Hill               2B 
6. J Varitek            C     6. G Zaun               C  
7. E Hinske             1B    7. A Lind               LF 
8. B Kielty             LF    8. R Adams              3B 
9. J Lugo               SS    9. R Olmedo             SS 

   C Buchholz           P        J Litsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  2-1  123  4   14%  78% J Lugo          C Janssen       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   t 5   0  0-0  ---  2  -13%  37% J Drew          J Litsch        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   b 8   2  1-2  123  6   12%  99% R Adams         J Papelbon      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Rios Scores; Thigpen Scores; Zaun Scores
   b 5   0  1-0  -2-  1    9%  60% A Lind          C Buchholz      Single to CF (Line Drive); Zaun to 3B
   b 5   0  1-0  ---  5    9%  51% G Zaun          C Buchholz      Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Litsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   47%  J Ellsbury      Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  D Pedroia       Lineout: RF
          1--  6   46%  D Ortiz         Walk; Ellsbury to 2B
   OO     12-  2   55%  M Lowell        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Clay Buchholz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  V Wells         Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   51%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  A Rios          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Litsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   52%  J Drew          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   54%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  E Hinske        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Clay Buchholz facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   59%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  A Hill          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   52%  G Zaun          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   50%  A Lind          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Litsch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   53%  B Kielty        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  J Lugo          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   56%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Clay Buchholz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  R Adams         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   51%  R Olmedo        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  V Wells         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Litsch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   53%  D Pedroia       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   55%  D Ortiz         Popfly: SS (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   56%  M Lowell        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Clay Buchholz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   53%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  A Rios          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   53%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   50%  A Hill          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Litsch facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   37%  J Drew          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   39%  J Varitek       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   41%  E Hinske        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  5   40%  B Kielty        Walk
   O      1--  5   42%  J Lugo          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Clay Buchholz facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   51%  G Zaun          Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          -2-  1   60%  A Lind          Single to CF (Line Drive); Zaun to 3B
   R      1-3  2   68%  R Adams         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Zaun Scores; Lind to 2B
   RO     12-  1   72%  R Olmedo        Single to P (Bunt to Weak 3B); Lind Scores/unER/Adv on E1 (throw)/No RBI; Adams out at 3B/LF-3B; Olmedo to 2B
          -2-  6   74%  V Wells         Walk
   O      12-  5   70%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
                  Manny Delcarmen replaces Clay Buchholz pitching
   O      12-  1   65%  A Rios          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Jesse Litsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   69%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  3   72%  D Pedroia       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   74%  D Ortiz         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Manny Delcarmen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  9   71%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   74%  A Hill          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   71%  G Zaun          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  1   68%  A Lind          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Jesse Litsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   73%  M Lowell        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6   76%  J Drew          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   74%  J Varitek       Walk
          1--  5   70%  E Hinske        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Varitek to 2B
          12-  1   64%  B Kielty        Hit By Pitch; Varitek to 3B; Hinske to 2B
                  Casey Janssen replaces Jesse Litsch pitching
   O      123  4   78%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bryan Corey facing 8-9-1
                  Bryan Corey replaces Manny Delcarmen pitching
   O      ---  6   76%  R Adams         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   75%  R Olmedo        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   76%  V Wells         Walk
                  Javier Lopez replaces Bryan Corey pitching
   O      1--  1   74%  M Stairs        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Casey Janssen facing 1-2-3
                  Lyle Overbay replaces Matt Stairs playing 1B batting 2nd
          ---  5   65%  J Ellsbury      Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   73%  D Pedroia       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  Scott Downs replaces Casey Janssen pitching
   O      1--  2   80%  D Ortiz         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Jeremy Accardo replaces Scott Downs pitching
          1--      78%  M Lowell        Ellsbury Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   86%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Timlin facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Timlin replaces Javier Lopez pitching
          ---  5   88%  A Rios          Hit By Pitch
          1--      90%  F Thomas        Rios Steals 2B
          -2-  6   91%  " "             Walk
                  Curtis Thigpen pinch runs for Frank Thomas batting 4th
   O      12-  1   91%  A Hill          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (P's Right); Rios to 3B; Thigpen to 2B
          -23  4   91%  G Zaun          Intentional Walk
                  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Mike Timlin pitching
   O      123  5   87%  A Lind          Strikeout Swinging
   RRRR   123  6   99%  R Adams         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Rios Scores; Thigpen Scores; Zaun Scores
   O      ---  5   99%  R Olmedo        Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Jeremy Accardo facing 5-6-7
                  Reed Johnson replaces Adam Lind playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---  5  100%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  E Hinske        Foul Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR200709190

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