Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 22, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 2008 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 4

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury rf 5 0 1 2
Pedroia 2b 4 1 2 3
Ortiz dh 4 0 0 0
Youkilis 1b 5 0 1 0
Bay lf 4 1 1 0
Lowrie 3b 4 1 0 0
Varitek c 3 3 2 1
Cora ss 3 1 1 1
Crisp cf 4 1 3 1
Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
  Okajima p 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 8
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Inglett 2b 4 1 2 0
Scutaro 3b 3 0 0 0
Rios rf 3 1 1 2
Wells cf 4 0 0 0
Lind lf 4 1 1 0
Overbay 1b 4 1 2 2
Stairs dh 1 0 0 0
  Bautista ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Zaun c 4 0 0 0
McDonald ss 4 0 2 0
Marcum p 0 0 0 0
  Tallet p 0 0 0 0
  Frasor p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Boston 100 401 0208110
Toronto 200 200 000480
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  W(8-11) 6.0 6 4 4 2 4
  Masterson   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Okajima   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Papelbon   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Marcum  L(8-6) 3.2 6 5 5 2 2
  Tallet   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Frasor   1.1 0 0 0 1 3
  Camp   2.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
0
1

  E–None.  DP–Boston 2. Pedroia-Cora-Youkilis, Cora-Youkilis, Toronto 1. Scutaro-Inglett-Overbay.  2B–Boston Youkilis (34,off Marcum).  HR–Boston Pedroia (13,1st inning off Marcum 0 on 1 out); Varitek (11,6th inning off Tallet 0 on 0 out), Toronto Rios (10,1st inning off Byrd 1 on 1 out); Overbay (10,4th inning off Byrd 1 on 1 out).  SF–Pedroia (6,off Marcum).  HBP–Cora (5,by Marcum); Varitek (4,by Camp); Stairs (5,by Byrd).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Crisp (15,2nd base off Tallet/Zaun); Inglett (8,2nd base off Byrd/Varitek).  U-HP–Greg Gibson, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Angel Campos, 3B–Kevin Causey.  T–3:18.  A–40,181.
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