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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 25, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 25, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 25, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 25, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Underwood |
Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
City | Toronto |
State | ONT |
Attendance | 17,197 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Jim Evans |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Center Fielder |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Bob Bailey | DH |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Fred Kendall | First Baseman |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Tom Hutton | Left Fielder |
Willie Upshaw | DH |
Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
Alan Ashby | Catcher |
Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 25, 1978
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Underwood
Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Underwood
Remy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Underwood
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Underwood
Yastrzemski hits a line drive towards first. Mayberry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Eckersley
Bosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Eckersley
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Eckersley
Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Eckersley
Mayberry hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Remy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Underwood
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Underwood
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Underwood
Bailey hits a line drive into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Underwood
Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Underwood
Kendall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hutton. Kendall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Underwood
Burleson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Eckersley
Hutton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Hutton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Upshaw vs. Eckersley
Upshaw hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hutton moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McKay vs. Eckersley
McKay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hutton scores. Upshaw moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gomez vs. Eckersley
Gomez bunts towards the mound. Eckersley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Upshaw scores. McKay moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashby vs. Eckersley
Ashby bunts in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to third for the out. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bosetti vs. Eckersley
Bosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailor vs. Eckersley
Bailor strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Underwood
Remy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Underwood
Rice hits a line drive into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Underwood
Yastrzemski is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Eckersley
Howell hits a line drive towards short. Burleson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Eckersley
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Eckersley
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Underwood
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Underwood
Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Underwood
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Underwood
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Eckersley
Upshaw hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Upshaw reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKay vs. Eckersley
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kendall scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out. Upshaw moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gomez vs. Eckersley
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ashby vs. Eckersley
Ashby is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Underwood
Kendall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Underwood
Burleson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Underwood
Remy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Underwood
Rice 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Underwood
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti 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: ---
Fisk vs. Underwood
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Eckersley
Bosetti bunts towards the mound. Eckersley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Eckersley
Bailor hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Eckersley
Howell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Eckersley
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hutton vs. Eckersley
Hutton takes first base on ball four. Howell moves to third. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Upshaw vs. Eckersley
Upshaw hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Remy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Underwood
Hobson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Underwood
Bailey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Kirkwood
Don Kirkwood now pitching.
Evans takes first base on ball four. Hobson moves to third. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kendall vs. Kirkwood
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hobson scores. Bailey moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burleson vs. Kirkwood
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields the ball, races to the bag for one, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Bailey scores. Kendall moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Remy vs. Kirkwood
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kendall scores. Burleson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Kirkwood
Rice hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Eckersley
McKay hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Eckersley
Gomez hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Eckersley
Ashby hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Eckersley
Bosetti hits a line drive towards the mound. Eckersley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kirkwood
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Kirkwood
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Kirkwood
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Eckersley
Bailor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Eckersley
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bailor moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Eckersley
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hutton vs. Eckersley
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Moore
Balor Moore now pitching.
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Moore
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Moore
Kendall hits a popup into left field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Otto Velez pinch hits for Willie Upshaw.
Velez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Burgmeier
McKay strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Burgmeier
Gomez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Gomez reaches second base with a double. Velez moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ashby vs. Burgmeier
Ashby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bosetti vs. Burgmeier
Bosetti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Velez scores. Gomez moves to third. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bailor vs. Drago
Dick Drago now pitching.
Bailor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gomez scores. Ashby moves to third. Bosetti moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howell vs. Drago
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Moore
Burleson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hutton. Burleson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Remy vs. Moore
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gomez. Burleson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Moore
Moore fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Moore. Remy moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Moore
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Moore
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fisk vs. Moore
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Drago
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Drago
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kendall scoops it up and throws to first, with Drago covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Drago
Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/25/1978 -- Boston at Toronto (N) Boston AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI Burleson R, ss 5 1 1 0 Bosetti R, cf 5 0 1 1 Remy J, 2b 5 1 1 1 Bailor B, rf 5 0 2 1 Rice J, lf 4 1 1 3 Howell R, 3b 5 0 2 0 Yastrzemski C, cf 5 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 5 0 1 0 Fisk C, c 4 1 0 0 Hutton T, lf 4 1 1 0 Hobson B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Upshaw W, dh 3 1 2 0 Bailey B, dh 4 1 1 0 Velez O, ph 1 1 0 0 Evans D, rf 3 1 1 2 McKay D, 2b 4 0 1 1 Kendall F, 1b 4 2 3 1 Gomez L, ss 4 1 2 1 Ashby A, c 3 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 9 9 7 39 5 13 5 Boston 020 033 001 -- 9 Toronto 020 001 020 -- 5 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Eckersley D (W) 7.0 10 3 3 1 2 Burgmeier T 0.1 2 2 2 2 1 Drago D (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Underwood T (L)* 5.0 7 7 6 3 8 Kirkwood D 2.0 1 1 0 1 1 Moore B 2.0 1 1 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th E -- Howell R, Gomez L, Moore B DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Boston 5, Toronto 10 2B -- Kendall F, Hutton T, Upshaw W, Gomez L, Burleson R HR -- Evans D, Rice J, Ashby A T -- 2:41 A -- 17197
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