Another curtain call for Sox.Byline: Paul Jarvey RED SOX 2, BLUE JAYS 1 FENWAY PARK • • [ , BOSTON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 0 Winning pitcher: Papelbon (2-0). Losing pitcher: Downs (0-1). Att: 37,710. Extra credit After going 39 innings without an extra-base hit ex·tra-base hit n. Baseball A double, a triple, or a home run. , the Red Sox had two in a span of three batters. David Ortiz David Ortiz (born November 18, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball designated hitter who has played for the Boston Red Sox since 2003. Previously, Ortiz played for the Minnesota Twins (1997-2002). homered with one out in the seventh, and after Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
It was Lowell's first extra-base hit of the season. Before Ortiz's homer, the Sox hadn't had an extra-base since Ramirez doubled in the fifth inning on Friday. It marked just the third time since 1956 that the Sox had gone three games without an extra-base hit. Case for the defense Kevin Youkilis Kevin Edmund Youkilis (born March 15, 1979, in Cincinnati, Ohio), nicknamed "Youk" and "The Greek God of Walks," is an American Major League Baseball player. Youkilis is a first baseman and right-handed batter who plays for the Boston Red Sox. made a leaping catch to take a hit away from Matt Stairs Matthew Wade Stairs (born February 27, 1968 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada) is a professional baseball player who plays for The Toronto Blue Jays. He married Lisa Astle of Fredericton with whom he has three daughters, Nicole, Alicia and Chandler. in the second. Jays left-fielder Adam Lind Adam Alan Lind (born July 17, 1983 in Anderson, Indiana) is a left-fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League of Major League Baseball. He was drafted in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball amateur draft and was signed on June 30, 2004. ranged a long way to grab Ortiz's fly ball in front of the Green Monster This article is about the left-field wall at Fenway Park. For other uses, see Green Monster (disambiguation). The Green Monster (often known simply as The Monster or The Wall) is the nickname of the 37-foot, two-inch (11. in the first. Dustin Pedroia Dustin Luis Pedroia (born August 17, 1983) is a Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox, and played college baseball at the Arizona State University. Pedroia made his major league debut and collected his first major league hit on August 22, 2006 against the Los Angeles and Daisuke Matsuzaka combined on a nifty 4-1 out in the sixth. Youkilis was caught in no-man's land No-Man's land Hand surgery A fanciful term for the fibrous sheath of the flexor tendons of the hand, specifically in the zone from the distal palmar crease to the proximal interphalangeal joint. See Rule of threes. on Alex Rios' grounder to his right. Pedroia fielded the ball and hit Matsuzaka on the dead run to nip Rios. Pedroia also made a nice play on Lyle Overbay's bouncer to end the ninth. Brandon Moss made a diving catch of Rios' drive to right-center in the eighth. It ended up being a sacrifice fly, allowing Toronto to tie the game, but the damage could have been worse. No relief Manny Delcarmen's struggles continued as he gave up a hit to the only batter he faced. The runner eventually scored the Blue Jays' only run. The first batters he has faced are 6 for 14 against him this year. He wasn't happy with his performance, slamming his glove after reaching the dugout and tossing a container onto the field. Spring ahead The Sox are leading the majors in hitting, and their .284 team average is the club's fifth-highest through the end of April since 1956. The team hit .297 in 2002 and .296 in 1997. Last year, the Sox hit .262, but with 27 homers in 24 games. It's all about pitching Matsuzaka went a season-high seven innings, his longest outing since he went eight on Sept. 28 vs. Minnesota. The two hits he allowed were his fewest in a start of seven innings or more. "He's got a little more ease in his delivery, which I think is allowing some life on his fastball, getting some swings and misses," Sox manager Terry Francona said. Box score Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1 Toronto AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Rios rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .306 Eckstein ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .248 Rolen 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .316 Stairs dh 4 0 2 0 0 1 .315 2-McDonald pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 VWells cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Overbay 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 AHill 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .271 ALind lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .077 Zaun c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .268 1-Scutaro pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Barajas c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Totals 30 1 5 1 2 6 Boston AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Pedroia 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Youkilis 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .304 Ortiz dh 4 1 2 1 0 1 .184 3-Lowrie pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 MRamirez lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .343 Lowell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .189 Moss rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Varitek c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .243 Crisp cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Lugo ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .281 Totals 32 2 7 2 2 6 Two outs when winning run scored. 1-ran for Zaun in the 8th. 2-ran for Stairs in the 9th. 3-ran for Ortiz in the 9th. LOB-Toronto 5, Boston 6. 2B-Rolen (4), Zaun (5), Lowell (1), Crisp (5). HR-Ortiz (5), off McGowan. RBIs-Rios (14), Ortiz (21), Varitek (7). SF-Rios. Runners left in scoring position-Toronto 3 (Rolen, Stairs, Overbay); Boston 2 (Youkilis, Moss). Runners moved up-Pedroia. Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA McGowan 7 1-3 4 1 1 1 5 102 3.57 Accardo 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 7 7.45 Downs L, 0-1 2-3 3 1 1 1 1 24 3.86 Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Matsuzaka 7 2 0 0 2 4 111 2.52 Delcarmen 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 6.17 Okajima BS, 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 17 0.87 Papelbon W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 2.08 Delcarmen pitched to one batter in the 8th. Inherited runners-scored-Accardo 2-0, Okajima 1-1. Umpires-Home, Sam Holbrook; first, Gerry Davis; second, Brian Gorman; third, Bruce Dreckman. T-3:00. A-37,710 (37,400). How the runs scored RED SOX SEVENTH - With one out, Ortiz homered into the right-field seats. ONE RUN. BLUE JAYS EIGHTH - Delcarmen pitching. Lind singled to center. Okajima replaced Delcarmen. Zaun doubled into the left-field corner, Lind to third. Scutaro ran for Zaun. Rios hit a sacrifice fly to right, Lind scoring. ONE RUN. RED SOX NINTH - Downs pitching. Ortiz singled to right. Ramirez walked, Ortiz to second. Lowrie ran for Ortiz. Moss singled to center, Ramirez to second, Lowrie out at home. Varitek singled to center, Ramirez scoring. ONE RUN. NAME: BOSTON RED SOX The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are a member and currently champions of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball’s American League. From to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park. ART: PHOTO CUTLINE: Boston's Jason Varitek, right, is mobbed by teammates after his winning RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in single. PHOTOG pho·tog n. Informal A person who takes photographs, especially as a profession; a photographer. : THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
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