Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 31, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 2006 at Rogers Centre. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Crisp cf 5 0 1 1
Loretta 2b 5 1 1 2
  Cora 2b 0 0 0 0
Ortiz dh 4 2 1 1
Ramirez lf 4 2 1 2
Youkilis 1b,3b 2 1 1 0
Lowell 3b 2 0 0 0
  Snow 1b 2 0 0 0
Mirabelli c 3 0 1 0
Nixon rf 3 1 1 1
Gonzalez ss 4 1 2 0
Pauley p 0 0 0 0
  Van Buren p 0 0 0 0
  Delcarmen p 0 0 0 0
  Foulke p 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 9 7
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Catalanotto lf 5 0 1 0
Zaun c 5 0 2 0
Rios cf 4 2 3 0
Glaus dh 4 0 1 1
Overbay 1b 5 1 1 0
Hillenbrand 3b 5 2 2 1
Hinske rf 3 1 1 0
Hill ss 3 0 2 2
Alfonzo 2b 3 0 0 1
Lilly p 0 0 0 0
  Rosario p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0
  Frasor p 0 0 0 0
  Taubenheim p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 13 5
Boston 102 221 000892
Toronto 011 040 0006130
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pauley   4.1 11 6 6 3 3
  Van Buren  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Delcarmen   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Foulke   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon  SV (19) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
4
5
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Lilly  L (5-5) 4.0 5 5 5 4 3
  Rosario   1.0 1 2 2 2 1
  Walker   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Schoeneweis   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Frasor   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Taubenheim   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
8
8
8
7

  E–Ramirez (1), Youkilis (3).  DP–Boston 4. Gonzalez-Youkilis, Pauley-Gonzalez-Youkilis, Lowell-Loretta-Youkilis, Gonzalez-Loretta-Snow, Toronto 1. Hillenbrand-Alfonzo-Overbay.  2B–Boston Youkilis (14,off Lilly); Mirabelli (2,off Schoeneweis), Toronto Rios (18,off Pauley).  3B–Toronto Hill (2,off Pauley).  HR–Boston Ortiz (15,1st inning off Lilly 0 on 2 out); Loretta (2,3rd inning off Lilly 1 on 2 out); Ramirez (13,5th inning off Rosario 1 on 1 out); Nixon (5,6th inning off Walker 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Hill (3,by Pauley).  Team–9.  SB–Youkilis (2,2nd base off Taubenheim/Zaun); Rios (7,2nd base off Papelbon/Mirabelli).  U-HP–Alfonso Marquez, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Mike Everitt.  T–3:36.  A–24,526.
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