Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boggs vs. Ward
  
  Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Romero vs. Ward
  
  Romero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buckner vs. Ward
  
  Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops it up and throws to first, with Ward covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Stanley
  
  Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen misplays the ball. That's an error on Owen. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mulliniks vs. Stanley
  
  Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Moseby vs. Stanley
  
  Moseby is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Stanley
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Ward
  
  Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baylor vs. Ward
  
  Baylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Baylor reaches second base with a double. Rice moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Evans vs. Ward
  
  Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barfield. Evans reaches second base with a double. Rice scores. Baylor scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Henderson vs. Ward
  
  Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sullivan vs. Ward
  
  Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw fields the ball and throws to Ward covering. Safe. Henderson moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Owen vs. Cerutti
  
  John Cerutti now pitching.
  
  Owen takes first base on ball four. Sullivan moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Boggs vs. Cerutti
  
  Boggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Sullivan moves to third. Owen moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Romero vs. Cerutti
  
  Romero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sullivan scores. Owen moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Buckner vs. Cerutti
  
  Buckner strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barfield vs. Stanley
  
  Barfield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Upshaw vs. Stanley
  
  Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McGriff vs. Stanley
  
  McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitt vs. Stanley
  
  Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Owen. Whitt moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sharperson vs. Stanley
  
  Sharperson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Sharperson reaches second base with a double. Whitt scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fernandez vs. Stanley
  
  Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Cerutti
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cerutti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Cerutti
  
  Baylor hits a line drive towards first. Upshaw reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Cerutti
  
  Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mulliniks vs. Stanley
  
  Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Moseby vs. Stanley
  
  Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mulliniks moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bell vs. Stanley
  
  Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Barfield vs. Stanley
  
  Barfield hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. Cerutti
  
  Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sullivan vs. Cerutti
  
  Sullivan hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Owen vs. Cerutti
  
  Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Upshaw vs. Stanley
  
  Upshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McGriff vs. Stanley
  
  There goes Upshaw. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. Upshaw steals second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McGriff vs. Stanley
  
  McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Whitt vs. Stanley
  
  Whitt hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Upshaw moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sharperson vs. Stanley
  
  Sharperson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs throws the ball towards first to get the runner. He throws it away into right field. Evans throws it back to Sullivan, who tags the runner out. Upshaw scores. Sharperson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fernandez vs. Stanley
  
  Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boggs vs. Cerutti
  
  Boggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Romero vs. Cerutti
  
  Romero hits a popup towards first. Upshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Buckner vs. Cerutti
  
  Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mulliniks vs. Stanley
  
  Mulliniks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Moseby vs. Stanley
  
  Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Stanley
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Barfield vs. Stanley
  
  Barfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Upshaw vs. Stanley
  
  Upshaw takes first base on ball four. Bell scores. Barfield moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McGriff vs. Stanley
  
  McGriff hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitt vs. Stanley
  
  Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Eichhorn
  
  Mark Eichhorn now pitching.
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Eichhorn
  
  Baylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Eichhorn
  
  Evans strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Henderson vs. Eichhorn
  
  Henderson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sharperson vs. Woodward
  
  Rob Woodward now pitching.
  
  Sharperson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Woodward
  
  Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mulliniks vs. Woodward
  
  Mulliniks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Mulliniks reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Moseby vs. Woodward
  
  Moseby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mulliniks scores. Moseby moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bell vs. Woodward
  
  The ball gets by Sullivan for a passed ball. Moseby moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bell vs. Woodward
  
  Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Barfield vs. Woodward
  
  Barfield takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Upshaw vs. Crawford
  
  Steve Crawford now pitching.
  
  Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Crawford covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sax vs. Eichhorn
  
  Dave Sax pinch hits for Marc Sullivan.
  
  Sax is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Owen vs. Eichhorn
  
  Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boggs vs. Eichhorn
  
  Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McGriff vs. Crawford
  
  Dave Sax now catching.
  
  McGriff hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. McGriff reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Whitt vs. Crawford
  
  Whitt hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sharperson vs. Crawford
  
  Sharperson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields the ball and throws to Crawford covering. Safe. McGriff moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Fernandez vs. Crawford
  
  Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGriff scores. Sharperson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mulliniks vs. Sambito
  
  Joe Sambito now pitching.
  
  Mulliniks strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Moseby vs. Sambito
  
  Moseby strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Romero vs. Eichhorn
  
  Romero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Buckner vs. Eichhorn
  
  Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rice vs. Eichhorn
  
  Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baylor vs. Eichhorn
  
  Baylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barfield. Baylor reaches second base with a double. Buckner moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Evans vs. Eichhorn
  
  Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Gardner
  
  Wes Gardner now pitching.
  
  Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sax settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barfield vs. Gardner
  
  Barfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Barfield reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Upshaw vs. Gardner
  
  Upshaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barfield scores. Upshaw moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McGriff vs. Gardner
  
  McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Whitt vs. Gardner
  
  Whitt hits a line drive towards short. Owen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. Eichhorn
  
  Henderson hits a popup towards first. Upshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sax vs. Eichhorn
  
  Sax hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Greenwell vs. Eichhorn
  
  Mike Greenwell pinch hits for Spike Owen.
  
  Greenwell hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/17/1987 -- Boston at Toronto (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Toronto            AB  R  H RBI
Boggs W, 3b           3  0  2  1   Fernandez T, ss       5  0  1  1   
Romero E, 2b          4  0  1  0   Mulliniks R, 3b       5  1  3  0   
Buckner B, 1b         4  0  0  0   Moseby L, cf          5  0  1  1   
Rice J, lf            4  1  1  0   Bell G, lf            4  1  1  0   
Baylor D, dh          4  1  3  0   Barfield J, rf        4  3  3  1   
Evans D, rf           4  1  1  2   Upshaw W, 1b          4  2  2  1   
Henderson D, cf       4  1  1  1   McGriff F, dh         4  2  2  3   
Sullivan M, c         2  1  1  0   Whitt E, c            5  1  1  0   
Sax D, ph-c           2  0  0  0   Sharperson M, 2b      4  0  3  2   
Owen S, ss            2  0  0  0                                      
Greenwell M, ph       1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  5 10  4                        40 10 17  9

Boston           050 000 000 --  5
Toronto          020 141 11x -- 10

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Stanley B (L)         5.0 10  7  6  2  1
Woodward R            0.2  2  1  1  2  0
Crawford S            0.2  3  1  1  0  0
Sambito J             0.2  0  0  0  0  2
Gardner W             1.0  2  1  1  0  0

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ward D*               1.0  5  5  5  1  0
Cerutti J (W)         4.0  2  0  0  1  1
Eichhorn M (S)        4.0  3  0  0  0  3
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 2nd

E -- Owen S 2, Boggs W
DP -- Boston 1, Toronto 3
LOB -- Boston 4, Toronto 10
2B -- Baylor D 2, Evans D, Sharperson M, Mulliniks R, McGriff F, Barfield J
HR -- Barfield J, McGriff F
SB -- Upshaw W
WP -- Stanley B
PB -- Sullivan M
T -- 3:05
A -- 36400

    

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