Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 31, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 2009 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 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Pedroia 2b 4 1 1 3
Drew rf 4 0 1 1
Youkilis 1b 4 3 2 2
Bay lf 3 1 2 1
Lowell 3b 5 0 2 1
Ortiz dh 5 1 1 0
Varitek c 2 1 0 0
Ellsbury cf 3 0 1 0
Green ss 4 1 1 0
Lester p 0 0 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 11 8
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Scutaro ss 4 1 2 0
  McDonald ss 1 0 0 0
Hill 2b 3 0 0 0
Rios rf 3 1 1 1
Wells cf 3 0 0 1
  Inglett cf 0 0 0 0
Lind dh 4 0 1 0
Rolen 3b 3 0 1 0
Millar 1b 4 0 0 0
Barajas c 4 0 0 0
Bautista lf 2 0 0 0
Romero p 0 0 0 0
  Richmond p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Wolfe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Boston 100 310 0308110
Toronto 100 000 010250
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lester  W(4-5) 6.0 3 1 1 3 12
  Masterson   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Ramirez   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
5
13
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Romero  L(2-2) 4.0 6 5 5 5 5
  Richmond   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Camp   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Ryan   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Wolfe   2.0 3 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
8
9

  E–None.  2B–Boston Bay (13,off Romero); Ortiz (13,off Romero); Lowell 2 (17,off Richmond,off Camp); Green (10,off Wolfe).  HR–Boston Youkilis 2 (9,1st inning off Romero 0 on 2 out,8th inning off Wolfe 0 on 2 out); Pedroia (2,4th inning off Romero 2 on 2 out); Bay (15,8th inning off Wolfe 0 on 2 out), Toronto Rios (6,8th inning off Masterson 0 on 1 out).  SH–Ellsbury (1,off Romero); Pedroia (1,off Wolfe).  SF–Drew (1,off Wolfe); Wells (3,off Lester).  IBB–Ellsbury (1,by Richmond); Varitek (3,by Ryan).  Team LOB–10.  Team–8.  U-HP–Andy Fletcher, 1B–Scott Barry, 2B–Ted Barrett, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:08.  A–30,496.
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