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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 17, 1987
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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 April 17, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 17, 1987 |
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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 | April 17, 1987 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Stanley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Duane Ward |
Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
City | Toronto |
State | ONT |
Attendance | 36,400 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Steve Palermo 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Dan Morrison 3B: Dave Phillips |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Ed Romero | Second Baseman |
Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Don Baylor | DH |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
Marc Sullivan | Catcher |
Spike Owen | Shortstop |
John McNamara | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
George Bell | Left Fielder |
Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
Fred McGriff | DH |
Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
Mike Sharperson | Second Baseman |
Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 17, 1987
Top 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Box Score (back to top)
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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