Blue Jays complete 3-game series sweep of reeling Red Sox
Omar Vizquel hit a pair of sacrifice flies, including one in the ninth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the free-falling Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
4
Boston Red Sox
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| BOS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Out 4-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
O Vizquel hit sacrifice fly to left, R Davis scored, A Gose to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
D Pedroia homered to left (360 feet).
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Bunt Pop Foul Out 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 0 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
A Hechavarria singled to shallow left, J Mathis scored, A Hechavarria thrown out at second attempting to advance on play.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
O Vizquel hit sacrifice fly to left, A Gose scored, J Mathis to second.
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
J Mathis singled to right, R Davis scored, A Gose to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
J Ellsbury homered to right (396 feet), C Ross scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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End Inning 4-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
M Aviles fouled out to catcher.
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Foul Out 4-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
M Aviles batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
J Ellsbury flied out to center.
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Fly Out 4-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
J Ellsbury batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
C Ross struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 7: strike 3 (looking)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Play Result 4-3
I De Jesus ran for J Loney.
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
C Ross batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
J Loney singled to center.
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Single 4-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
J Loney batting
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Play Result 4-3
C Janssen relieved B Lyon.
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Play Result 4-3
Y Torrealba catching.
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Start Inning 4-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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End Inning 4-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
B Lawrie struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
Showing the last 40 of 573 events.
Head to Head
TOR wins series 3-0
Injuries
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Lineups
ConfirmedBOS
Ryan KalishRF51
Scott PodsednikLF26
Dustin Pedroia2B15
James Loney1B28
Cody RossDH7
Jacoby EllsburyCF22
Mike AvilesSS12
Ryan LavarnwayC50
Pedro Ciriaco3B15
Substitutes
Daniel NavaRF25
Ivan De Jesus Jr.PR11
TOR
Brett Lawrie3B15
Colby RasmusCF28
Edwin EncarnacionDH23
Adam A Lind1B
Rajai DavisLF18
Anthony GoseRF34
Jeff MathisC45
Omar Vizquel2B17
Adeiny HechavarriaSS56
Substitutes
Kelly JohnsonPH55
Yorvit TorrealbaC8
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