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Match Report

Merrifield has winning hit in 13th inning as Blue Jays rally past Red Sox 4-3

— Whit Merrifield hit a winning single in the 13th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Saturday and move a half-game ahead of Seattle for the AL’s third wild card spot.

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Top Performers

BOS

  • Wilyer Abreu RF H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 1
  • Ceddanne Rafaela CF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Rafael Devers 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Justin Turner 1B H-AB 1-6 · AB 6 · R 0

TOR

  • Davis Schneider LF H-AB 0-6 · AB 6 · R 0
  • Ernie Clement 2B H-AB 0-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Bo Bichette 3B H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 2

Head to Head

TOR wins series 3-0

Injuries

Toronto Blue Jays

  • Anthony Santander 60-Day-IL
  • Cody Ponce 60-Day-IL
  • Patrick Corbin 60-Day-IL
  • Jonatan Clase 60-Day-IL
  • Yimi Garcia 60-Day-IL

Boston Red Sox

  • Caleb Durbin Out
  • Garrett Whitlock Out
  • Roman Anthony Out
  • Tyron Guerrero Out
  • Romy Gonzalez Day-To-Day

Lineups

TOR

  1. 4George SpringerRF
  2. 19Bo BichetteSS
  3. 27Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
  4. 36Davis SchneiderDH
  5. 21Santiago Espinal3B
  6. 15Whit MerrifieldLF
  7. 26Matt Chapman3B
  8. 30Alejandro KirkC
  9. 93Kevin KiermaierCF

Substitutes

  1. 4Cavan Biggio2B
  2. 22Ernie ClementPH
  3. 18Daulton VarshoCF

BOS

  1. 52Wilyer AbreuCF
  2. 16Rafael Devers3B
  3. 3Justin Turner1B
  4. 27Alex VerdugoRF
  5. 14Adam DuvallLF
  6. 7Masataka YoshidaDH
  7. 10Trevor StorySS
  8. 48Luis Urias2B
  9. 12Connor WongC

Substitutes

  1. 3Ceddanne RafaelaCF
  2. 26Pablo ReyesDH

Play by Play

  1. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    41564 13th Inning
  2. Play Result 3-4

    Merrifield reached on infield single to third, Guerrero Jr. scored.

    41564 13th Inning
  3. Single 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41564 13th Inning
  4. Strike Looking 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    41564 13th Inning
  5. Ball 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41564 13th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41564 13th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41564 13th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33325 13th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33325 13th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
    34195 12th Inning
  11. Play Result 3-3

    Bichette hit sacrifice fly to right, Varsho scored.

    34195 12th Inning
  12. Sacrifice Fly 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    34195 12th Inning
  13. Strike Swinging 3-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    34195 12th Inning
  14. Automatic Strike 3-2

    Pitch 1 : Automatic Strike 1

    34195 12th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    34195 12th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    34195 12th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    37909 12th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    37909 12th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    37909 12th Inning
  20. End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
    37909 12th Inning
  21. Play Result 3-2

    Reyes singled to center, Verdugo scored.

    37909 12th Inning
  22. Single 3-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    37909 12th Inning
  23. Ball 2-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    37909 12th Inning
  24. Ball 2-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    37909 12th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    34195 11th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    34195 11th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    34195 11th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Foul

    34195 11th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36380 11th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4311413 10th Inning
  31. Foul Out 2-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    36380 10th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36380 10th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    39949 9th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    39949 9th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39949 9th Inning
  36. End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
    39949 9th Inning
  37. Play Result 2-2

    Varsho tripled to center, Biggio scored.

    39949 9th Inning
  38. Triple 2-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    39949 9th Inning
  39. Ball 2-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    39949 9th Inning
  40. Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    39949 9th Inning
  41. Strike Looking 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    39949 9th Inning
  42. Ball 2-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    39949 9th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39949 9th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    36013 9th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    35773 9th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32903 8th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32903 8th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32903 8th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    35773 8th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    35773 8th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    35773 8th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    35773 8th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    35773 8th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4713488 7th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4713488 7th Inning
  56. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4713488 7th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4713488 7th Inning
  58. End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
    30948 7th Inning
  59. Play Result 2-1

    Guerrero Jr. homered to left (367 feet).

    30948 7th Inning
  60. Home Run 2-1

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    30948 7th Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    41564 13th Inning
  2. Play Result 3-4

    Merrifield reached on infield single to third, Guerrero Jr. scored.

    41564 13th Inning
  3. Single 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41564 13th Inning
  4. Strike Looking 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    41564 13th Inning
  5. Ball 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41564 13th Inning
  6. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-3

    Mauricio Llovera pitches to Whit Merrifield

    41564 13th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
    41564 13th Inning
  8. Play Result 3-3

    Espinal grounded out to second, Guerrero Jr. to third.

    41564 13th Inning
  9. Ground Out 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41564 13th Inning
  10. Strike Swinging 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    41564 13th Inning
  11. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-3

    Mauricio Llovera pitches to Santiago Espinal

    41564 13th Inning
  12. End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
    41564 13th Inning
  13. Play Result 3-3

    Schneider lined out to center.

    41564 13th Inning
  14. Line Out 3-3

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    41564 13th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41564 13th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41564 13th Inning
  17. Ball 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    41564 13th Inning
  18. Strike Looking 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    41564 13th Inning
  19. Strike Looking 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41564 13th Inning
  20. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-3

    Mauricio Llovera pitches to Davis Schneider

    41564 13th Inning
  21. Play Result 3-3

    Llovera relieved Weiss

    41564 13th Inning
  22. Start Inning 3-3

    Bottom of the 13th inning

    13th Inning
  23. End Inning 3-3

    Middle of the 13th inning

    13th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
    33325 13th Inning
  25. Play Result 3-3

    Turner flied out to right.

    33325 13th Inning
  26. Fly Out 3-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    33325 13th Inning
  27. Ball 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    33325 13th Inning
  28. Strike Swinging 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    33325 13th Inning
  29. Strike Looking 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33325 13th Inning
  30. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-3

    Chad Green pitches to Justin Turner

    33325 13th Inning
  31. End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
    33325 13th Inning
  32. Play Result 3-3

    Devers intentionally walked.

    33325 13th Inning
  33. Automatic Ball 3-3

    Pitch 4 : Automatic Ball 4

    33325 13th Inning
  34. Automatic Ball 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Automatic Ball 3

    33325 13th Inning
  35. Automatic Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Automatic Ball 2

    33325 13th Inning
  36. Automatic Ball 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Automatic Ball 1

    33325 13th Inning
  37. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-3

    Chad Green pitches to Rafael Devers

    33325 13th Inning
  38. End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
    33325 13th Inning
  39. Play Result 3-3

    Rafaela grounded out to first.

    33325 13th Inning
  40. Ground Out 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    33325 13th Inning

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