Mauro Gomez's triple in 9th inning lifts Red Sox past Blue Jays
Mauro Gomez hit a tiebreaking triple in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat Toronto 8-5 on Friday night, snapping their six-game losing streak against the Blue Jays.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
8
Toronto Blue Jays
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
R Lavarnway hit sacrifice fly to left, M Gomez scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
M Gomez tripled to deep right center, J Ellsbury and C Ross scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-5
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Advancing On Force 6-5
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
B Lawrie doubled to left, C Rasmus scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-5
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Bunted Foul 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Y Escobar singled to shallow left, A Lind scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-4
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
D Nava singled to shallow right, M Aviles and M Gomez scored, R Lavarnway to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-3
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: 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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End Inning 8-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
C Rasmus struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Play Result 8-5
R Davis to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 8-5
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
C Rasmus batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
R Davis singled to shallow center.
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Single 8-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
R Davis batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
A Gose struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
A Gose batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
M Sierra popped out to second.
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Pop Out 8-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
M Sierra batting
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Play Result 8-5
A Bailey relieved C Carpenter.
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Start Inning 8-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 8-5
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Lineup Change 8-5
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End Inning 8-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
D Nava grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 8-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
D Nava batting
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Head to Head
BOS wins series 2-1
Injuries
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTOR
Rajai DavisLF18
Colby RasmusCF28
Brett Lawrie3B15
Adam A Lind1B
Yunel EscobarSS0
Kelly Johnson2B55
J.P. ArencibiaC19
Moises SierraDH49
Anthony GoseRF34
BOS
Pedro Ciriaco3B15
Jacoby EllsburyCF22
Mike Aviles2B12
Cody RossRF7
Mauro GomezDH
Ryan LavarnwayC50
Daniel NavaLF25
James Loney1B28
Jose IglesiasSS7
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