MAJOR LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
07/09/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 891 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (39-42) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 2
Boston Red Sox (41-40) 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 X 5 7 0
Red Sox Sink Blue Jays, 5-4
The inspired effort of Toronto designated hitter Candy Jim Taylor was not enough to prevent a loss, 5-4, to the Boston Red Sox. Taylor went 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. The second-place Red Sox hiked their record to 41-40.

An inflection point occurred with two out in the bottom of the third. That's when Red Sox center fielder Mookie Betts hit a slider from Dave Stieb for a 2-run single. Just like that, Boston was up, 3-2.

Betts said his team "played with a purpose."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McNair LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .253 8 23
B. Bichette SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .297 11 28
J. Donaldson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .263 14 41
C. Taylor DH 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 .174 14 38
R. Alomar 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .241 8 23
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 6 27
D. White CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 9 31
A. Rios RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143 1 2
   a-C. Delgado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 2 8
B. Martinez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 2 13
Totals 33 4 8 4 2 8 10      
a - C. Delgado pinch hit for A. Rios in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Taylor (8, 3rd Inning off R. Clemens, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Taylor (14, 8th Inning off D. Radatz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. McNair 2 , B. Bichette 2 , C. Taylor 7 , A. Rios
2-out RBI: C. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , D. White
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bichette (2)
CS: R. Alomar (1) , A. Rios (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Bichette (12) , A. Rios (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Bichette-Alomar-Guerrero Jr.)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Speaker DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .231 0 7
X. Bogaerts SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .248 9 35
M. Betts CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .254 9 44
F. Lynn RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .206 4 14
L. Easter 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .199 13 44
C. Yastrzemski LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .261 10 42
B. Mueller 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .232 2 13
J. Collins 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .247 3 19
C. Fisk C 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 .180 4 19
Totals 31 5 7 4 1 7 14      
BATTING
Total Bases: X. Bogaerts , M. Betts 2 , L. Easter , B. Mueller 2 , J. Collins
2-out RBI: X. Bogaerts , M. Betts , B. Mueller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Bogaerts , F. Lynn , J. Collins , C. Fisk
GIDP: X. Bogaerts
Hit by Pitch: C. Fisk
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Collins (2)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Stieb L (3-7) 5.2 6 5 3 1 5 0 96 4.14   
M. Eichhorn 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 32 4.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Stieb 45
Batters Faced: D. Stieb 24, M. Eichhorn 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Stieb 5-6, M. Eichhorn 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Stieb 96-60, M. Eichhorn 32-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Eichhorn 2-2
Hit Batsmen: D. Stieb
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Clemens W (4-6) 5.1 6 2 2 2 4 0 96 4.78   
D. Radatz H (6) 2.2 2 2 2 0 3 1 33 3.51   
J. Papelbon SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Clemens 50
Batters Faced: R. Clemens 23, D. Radatz 9, J. Papelbon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Clemens 7-4, D. Radatz 3-1, J. Papelbon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Clemens 96-60, D. Radatz 33-21, J. Papelbon 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Radatz 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Candy Jim Taylor
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 36316
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