Will Middlebrooks blasts 3 HRs as Red Sox blank Blue Jays
Will Middlebrooks hit three home runs, Mike Napoli added a two-run shot and the Boston Red Sox roughed up Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey, routing the Toronto Blue Jays 13-0 on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
13
Toronto Blue Jays
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 13-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 13-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 13-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 13-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 13-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 13-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 13-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-0
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Play Result 13-0
M Napoli homered to center (460 feet), D Pedroia scored.
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Advancing On Force 13-0
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Foul Ball 11-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-0
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Play Result 11-0
J Ellsbury homered to right (395 feet).
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-0
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Play Result 10-0
D Nava homered to left center (412 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
W Middlebrooks homered to left center (402 feet).
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Foul Out 8-0
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
W Middlebrooks homered to left center (449 feet).
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
J Ellsbury singled to shallow left, J Iglesias scored, J Ellsbury to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 7-0
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
D Nava hit sacrifice fly to right, W Middlebrooks scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-0
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 13-0
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-0
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Play Result 13-0
H Blanco struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 13-0
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 13-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 13-0
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 13-0
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 13-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 13-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 13-0
H Blanco batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-0
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Play Result 13-0
M Izturis reached on infield single to second.
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Single 13-0
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 13-0
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 13-0
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 13-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 13-0
M Izturis batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-0
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Play Result 13-0
M DeRosa grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 13-0
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 13-0
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Swinging 13-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 13-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 13-0
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 13-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 13-0
M DeRosa batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-0
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Play Result 13-0
J Arencibia struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 13-0
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 13-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 13-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 13-0
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 13-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 13-0
J Arencibia batting
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Start Inning 13-0
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 13-0
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-0
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Play Result 13-0
J Ellsbury struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 13-0
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 13-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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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
Jose ReyesSS7
Rajai DavisRF18
Melky CabreraLF53
Edwin Encarnacion1B23
J.P. ArencibiaDH19
Mark DeRosa3B16
Maicer Izturis2B13
Henry BlancoC24
Emilio BonifacioCF27
BOS
Jacoby EllsburyCF22
Shane VictorinoRF8
Dustin Pedroia2B15
Mike Anthony NapoliDH5
Will Middlebrooks3B12
Daniel NavaRF25
Jarrod SaltalamacchiaC12
Jackie Bradley Jr.LF41
Jose IglesiasSS7
Substitutes
Mike Carp1B33
Pedro Ciriaco2B15
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