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Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 15, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on August 15, 1989 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 15, 1989 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 15, 1989 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stieb |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Smithson |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 34,800 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Derryl Cousins 2B: Rocky Roe 3B: Dale Scott |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lloyd Moseby | DH |
Mookie Wilson | Center Fielder |
George Bell | Left Fielder |
Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
Manuel Lee | Second Baseman |
Junior Felix | Right Fielder |
Cito Gaston | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
Danny Heep | DH |
Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
Jody Reed | Shortstop |
Kevin Romine | Right Fielder |
Rich Gedman | Catcher |
Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 15, 1989
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Smithson
Moseby hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Smithson
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Smithson
Bell strikes out. The ball gets by Gedman. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
McGriff vs. Smithson
McGriff hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks. McGriff reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Whitt vs. Smithson
Whitt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Smithson
Fernandez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Mulliniks vs. Smithson
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mulliniks for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stieb
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Boggs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Stieb
Barrett bunts towards first. McGriff fields the ball and throws to Stieb covering. Safe. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Burks vs. Stieb
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stieb fields it and throws to home to get Boggs. Barrett moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Stieb
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Heep vs. Stieb
Heep strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Smithson
Lee hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Felix vs. Smithson
Felix strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Smithson
Moseby hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Smithson
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Smithson
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Stieb
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Stieb
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Stieb
Romine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Stieb
Gedman hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Smithson
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. McGriff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Whitt vs. Smithson
Whitt hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. McGriff moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fernandez vs. Smithson
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGriff scores. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Mulliniks vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Mulliniks hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Lamp
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stieb
Boggs is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Stieb
Barrett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lee reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Stieb
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Felix vs. Lamp
Felix hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Lamp
Moseby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Lamp
There goes Moseby. The throw from Gedman and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Lamp
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Lamp
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Stieb
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Stieb
Heep strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Stieb
Esasky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Esasky reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Reed vs. Stieb
Reed takes first base on ball four. Esasky scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Romine vs. Stieb
Romine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reed moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Gedman vs. Stieb
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Lamp
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Lamp
Whitt hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Lamp
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stieb
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Stieb
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Stieb
Burks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Stieb
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greenwell for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Lamp
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mulliniks for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Lamp
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Felix vs. Lamp
Felix strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Castillo
Tony Castillo now pitching.
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heep for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Castillo
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Castillo
Reed hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Romine vs. Castillo
Romine hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Cerone vs. Wills
Rick Cerone pinch hits for Rich Gedman. Frank Wills now pitching.
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Lamp
Rick Cerone now catching.
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lamp
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Lamp
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
McGriff vs. Price
Joe Price now pitching.
McGriff takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Whitt vs. Price
Whitt hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Price
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Wills
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Wills
Barrett takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Wills
Burks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Wills
Greenwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Greenwell reaches second base with a double. Boggs scores. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Heep vs. Wills
Heep takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Esasky vs. Ward
Duane Ward now pitching.
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Reed vs. Ward
Reed hits a popup towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Harris
Greg Harris now pitching.
Mulliniks hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Harris
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Felix vs. Harris
Felix hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky juggles the ball. That's an error on Esasky. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Harris
There goes Felix. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Felix steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Harris
Moseby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burks throws the ball in to Reed who tags Moseby trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Felix scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Harris
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Harris
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Ward
Romine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Ward
Cerone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Ward
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Harris
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Harris
Whitt hits a fly ball into right field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Harris
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mulliniks vs. Harris
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mulliniks for the out. McGriff moves to third. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Lee vs. Harris
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Harris covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Ward
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Ward
Burks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Ward
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burks moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Heep vs. Ward
Heep hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Burks moves to third. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Esasky vs. Ward
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/15/1989 -- Toronto at Boston (N) Toronto AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Moseby L, dh 5 1 3 2 Boggs W, 3b 3 1 2 0 Wilson M, cf 5 2 4 0 Barrett M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bell G, lf 5 0 1 0 Burks E, cf 4 0 1 0 McGriff F, 1b 3 1 2 1 Greenwell M, lf 5 0 2 1 Whitt E, c 4 0 1 1 Heep D, dh 4 0 1 0 Fernandez T, ss 4 0 2 1 Esasky N, 1b 5 1 1 0 Mulliniks R, 3b 5 1 1 1 Reed J, ss 3 0 1 0 Lee M, 2b 5 1 1 1 Romine K, rf 3 0 2 0 Felix J, rf 4 1 0 0 Gedman R, c 2 0 0 0 Cerone R, ph-c 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 7 15 7 34 2 11 1 Toronto 211 000 120 -- 7 Boston 000 100 100 -- 2 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Stieb D (W) 5.0 5 1 1 3 2 Castillo T 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 Wills F 0.2 1 1 1 3 0 Ward D (S) 2.2 3 0 0 1 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Smithson M (L)* 2.0 8 4 4 0 2 Lamp D 4.1 3 1 1 0 3 Price J 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 Harris G 2.0 4 2 1 1 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd E -- Gedman R 2, Esasky N DP -- Toronto 4, Boston 1 LOB -- Toronto 10, Boston 13 2B -- McGriff F 2, Boggs W, Wilson M, Greenwell M 3B -- Esasky N HR -- Moseby L, Lee M, Mulliniks R SB -- Wilson M, Moseby L, Felix J SF -- Whitt E HBP -- by Smithson M (Fernandez T), by Stieb D (Boggs W) PB -- Whitt E T -- 3:29 A -- 34800
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