MAJOR LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
05/03/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 355 - SATURDAY, MAY 3RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (17-8) 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 8 13 0
Toronto Blue Jays (12-12) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 9 0
Blue Jays Dealt 8-5 Home Loss
Led by 22-year-old Ted Williams, the Boston Red Sox downed the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-5. Williams was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for Boston. Jon Lester, the winning pitcher, is now 4-0. He went 5.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits, while fanning 5 and walking 2. The Blue Jays, 12-12, continue their so-so start to the 2014 season.

Jimmy Collins hit a run-scoring triple off Doyle Alexander in the top of the first, which put the Red Sox in front, 1-0. Collins had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 5.

"There's so many different ways you can win a game," said winning manager .
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 5 2 3 0 0 1 3 .267 2 11
J. Collins 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .237 1 7
M. Betts CF 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .297 5 17
T. Williams DH 5 1 3 4 0 1 0 .287 5 17
X. Bogaerts SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .333 4 23
D. Ortiz 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .181 0 8
C. Yastrzemski LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .300 1 5
J. Rice RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .182 1 2
J. Varitek C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .067 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8 2 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Pedroia (8, 3rd Inning off D. Alexander, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Betts (13, 3rd Inning off D. Alexander, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Williams (4, 7th Inning off P. Quantrill, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Collins (1, 1st Inning off D. Alexander, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Williams (5, 1st Inning off D. Alexander, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Pedroia 4 , J. Collins 4 , M. Betts 2 , T. Williams 7 , X. Bogaerts , D. Ortiz , C. Yastrzemski , J. Rice
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Pedroia , D. Ortiz , C. Yastrzemski
GIDP: J. Collins
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Pedroia (4) , J. Collins (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bogaerts-Pedroia-Ortiz, Bogaerts-Pedroia-Ortiz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .310 2 12
T. Fernandez SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .277 1 8
B. Bichette DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258 0 13
J. Donaldson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .276 5 13
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .267 4 11
J. Carter RF 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .296 6 13
S. Stewart LF 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .231 1 2
   a-C. Delgado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 0 1
D. White CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .200 3 13
J. Phelps C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .077 1 1
   b-J. Olerud PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .500 0 3
Totals 33 5 9 5 3 7 13      
a - C. Delgado pinch hit for S. Stewart in the 9th
b - J. Olerud pinch hit for J. Phelps in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Carter (3, 6th Inning off L. Tiant, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. White (4, 9th Inning off L. Tiant, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Stewart (1, 2nd Inning off J. Lester, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , T. Fernandez , B. Bichette , J. Donaldson , V. Guerrero Jr. , J. Carter 2 , S. Stewart 5 , D. White 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , T. Fernandez , S. Stewart
GIDP: J. Donaldson , V. Guerrero Jr.
Sac Fly: J. Olerud
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar 2 (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fernandez-Alomar-Guerrero Jr.)
PB: J. Phelps
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lester W (4-0) 5.2 5 3 3 2 5 1 107 1.97   
L. Tiant H (1) 2.2 4 2 2 1 2 0 43 2.89   
J. Papelbon SV (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 50
Batters Faced: J. Lester 23, L. Tiant 12, J. Papelbon 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 4-7, L. Tiant 1-4, J. Papelbon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 107-62, L. Tiant 43-28, J. Papelbon 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Papelbon 2-1
WP: J. Lester
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Alexander L (2-1) 3.0 7 5 5 0 3 1 62 5.81   
M. Timlin 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 34 1.64   
S. Downs 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 25 6.75   
P. Quantrill 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 27 4.32   
C. Janssen 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 0.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Alexander 26
Batters Faced: D. Alexander 16, M. Timlin 6, S. Downs 5, P. Quantrill 6, C. Janssen 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Alexander 3-3, M. Timlin 1-2, S. Downs 0-2, P. Quantrill 2-0, C. Janssen 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Alexander 62-43, M. Timlin 34-23, S. Downs 25-14, P. Quantrill 27-15, C. Janssen 24-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Timlin 1-0 , P. Quantrill 2-0 , C. Janssen 1-0
WP: S. Downs 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ted Williams
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 14 mph
Start Time: 1:07 PM ET
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 43126
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