Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 18, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 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 10, Toronto Blue Jays 9

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury cf 3 0 2 3
Drew rf 4 0 1 0
Martinez c 4 0 2 1
Youkilis 1b 4 1 1 0
Bay lf 3 2 1 1
Lowell 3b 5 1 1 0
Ortiz dh 3 3 2 3
Green 2b 5 2 1 0
Gonzalez ss 3 1 1 1
Beckett p 0 0 0 0
  Delcarmen p 0 0 0 0
  Okajima p 0 0 0 0
  Bard p 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 12 9
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Scutaro ss 5 0 1 2
Hill 2b 4 1 2 0
Lind lf 5 0 2 2
Overbay 1b 5 0 1 0
  McDonald pr 0 0 0 0
Wells cf 5 1 1 0
Ruiz dh 4 2 1 1
Encarnacion 3b 3 1 1 1
Barajas c 5 2 2 2
Snider rf 3 2 2 1
Romero p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Carlson p 0 0 0 0
  Janssen p 0 0 0 0
  Tallet p 0 0 0 0
  Frasor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 9
Boston 040 210 03010120
Toronto 011 122 0209132
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Beckett   5.1 9 7 7 1 4
  Delcarmen   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Okajima  W(4-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bard   0.2 2 2 2 0 1
  Papelbon  SV(29) 1.1 2 0 0 3 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
4
7
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Romero   3.2 8 6 5 3 2
  Camp   1.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Carlson   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Janssen  L(2-4) 1.0 1 3 1 1 2
  Tallet   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Frasor   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
10
7
6
6

  E–Snider (2), Janssen (1), Snider (2), Janssen (1).  DP–Boston 3. Romero-Hill-Overbay, Scutaro-Hill-Overbay, Encarnacion-Hill-Overbay, Toronto 3. Romero-Hill-Overbay, Scutaro-Hill-Overbay, Encarnacion-Hill-Overbay.  2B–Boston Youkilis (28,off Romero); Ortiz (25,off Romero); Martinez (25,off Tallet), Toronto Hill 2 (24,off Beckett 2); Lind (37,off Beckett); Wells (28,off Beckett).  HR–Boston Ortiz (18,4th inning off Romero 0 on 0 out); Bay (26,5th inning off Camp 0 on 0 out), Toronto Ruiz (3,2nd inning off Beckett 0 on 1 out); Snider (4,3rd inning off Beckett 0 on 0 out); Barajas (11,6th inning off Beckett 1 on 1 out).  SH–Drew (1,off Romero); A. Gonzalez (1,off Janssen).  SF–Ellsbury 2 (6,off Romero,off Tallet); Encarnacion (2,off Beckett).  IBB–Ortiz (4,by Frasor).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Andy Fletcher, 2B–Greg Gibson, 3B–Ted Barrett.  T–3:28.  A–25,472.
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