Stroman solid as Jays beat Red Sox 6-1
Marcus Stroman pitched seven innings to win his first home start in more than a year, Justin Smoak had two RBI and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
1
Toronto Blue Jays
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 | @ New York Yankees | L 2-9 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | @ New York Yankees | L 0-9 | MLB |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-6
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
Pennington hit sacrifice fly to left, Goins scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-6
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Play Result 1-5
Martin scored, Goins to third, Pillar to second on wild pitch by Porcello.
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Wild Pitch 1-5
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Rutledge reached on infield single to third, Castillo scored, Swihart to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-4
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Goins tripled to deep right, Smoak scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
Smoak doubled to deep center, Bautista and Encarnación scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-3
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
Revere grounded out to first, Pillar scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: 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 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 1-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
Castillo struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-6
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-6
Castillo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
Shaw lined out to first.
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Line Out 1-6
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-6
Shaw batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
Ortiz reached on infield single to third.
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Single 1-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-6
Ortiz batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
Bogaerts struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-6
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 1-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-6
Bogaerts batting
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Play Result 1-6
Sanchez relieved Hendriks.
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Start Inning 1-6
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 1-6
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Lineup Change 1-6
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End Inning 1-6
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
Pillar lined out to center.
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Line Out 1-6
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: ball 2
Showing the last 40 of 552 events.
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
Ben RevereLF25
Josh Donaldson3B3
Jose BautistaRF19
Edwin EncarnacionDH23
Justin Smoak1B46
Russell MartinC55
Ryan GoinsSS25
Kevin PillarCF1
Cliff Pennington2B7
BOS
Mookie BettsRF50
Brock Holt3B17
Xander BogaertsSS2
David OrtizDH34
Travis Shaw1B23
Rusney CastilloLF38
Blake SwihartC57
Josh Rutledge2B32
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
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