Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 21, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 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 3, Toronto Blue Jays 0

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury cf 4 2 3 0
Pedroia 2b 3 0 1 1
Ortiz dh 4 1 1 2
Youkilis 3b,1b 3 0 0 0
Bay lf 3 0 0 0
Kotsay rf 4 0 1 0
Lowrie ss,3b 4 0 0 0
Casey 1b 3 0 0 0
  Cora ss 1 0 0 0
Varitek c 3 0 1 0
Matsuzaka p 0 0 0 0
  Okajima p 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Inglett 2b 4 0 1 0
Scutaro ss 4 0 0 0
Rios rf 4 0 0 0
Wells cf 4 0 2 0
Lind dh 4 0 0 0
Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0
  Bautista 1b,3b 1 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 2 0 0 0
  Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0
Snider lf 2 0 0 0
Thigpen c 3 0 0 0
Richmond p 0 0 0 0
  Parrish p 0 0 0 0
  Wolfe p 0 0 0 0
  Tallet p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
Boston 102 000 000370
Toronto 000 000 000030
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Matsuzaka  W(18-2) 7.0 2 0 0 2 6
  Okajima   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Papelbon  SV(40) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Richmond  L(0-3) 5.0 5 3 3 1 4
  Parrish   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Wolfe   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Tallet   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–None.  DP–Toronto 1. Thigpen-Scutaro.  2B–Boston Ellsbury 2 (19,off Richmond 2); Pedroia (52,off Wolfe), Toronto V. Wells (22,off Matsuzaka); Inglett (14,off Matsuzaka).  3B–Boston Ellsbury (7,off Richmond).  HR–Boston Ortiz (22,3rd inning off Richmond 1 on 2 out).  SF–Pedroia (8,off Richmond).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  U-HP–Tim Timmons, 1B–Gary Cederstrom, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Jim Reynolds.  T–2:43.  A–38,814.
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