MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
09/28/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1753 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (87-72) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 8 14 1
Boston Red Sox (70-92) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1
Red-Hot Bat: Springer Collects Cycle
George Springer of the Toronto Blue Jays had an outstanding game against the Red Sox. His 4-hit day included a cycle and 3 RBI as Toronto picked up a 8-2 victory at Fenway Park.

"My bat felt great, I was seeing the ball well and I found some gaps," he said. "As a hitter, it's all you can ask for."

George Springer singled in the 1st, doubled in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Chris Sale in the 5th, grounded out in the 7th and hit a two-run triple in the 9th.

Presently Springer is batting .286 and has collected 20 home runs, 62 RBIs, .374 OBP and scored 60 runs.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bichette SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .292 27 99
A. Kirk DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .260 18 56
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .277 41 110
G. Springer RF 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 .286 20 62
D. Jansen C 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .242 27 68
D. Varsho CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 4 .257 32 84
M. Chapman 3B 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 .241 29 74
N. Lukes LF 5 0 0 1 0 2 5 .272 3 5
W. Merrifield 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .198 4 28
   a-B. Belt PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 18 51
   b-C. Biggio 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 4 18
Totals 41 8 14 8 3 10 19      
a - B. Belt pinch ran for W. Merrifield in the 8th
b - C. Biggio substituted for B. Belt in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Springer (17, 3rd Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Jansen (20, 3rd Inning off C. Sale, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Varsho (26, 5th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. Merrifield (13, 8th Inning off C. Martin, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Kirk (21, 9th Inning off C. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: G. Springer (4, 9th Inning off C. Martin, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Springer (20, 5th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bichette , A. Kirk 3 , G. Springer 10 , D. Jansen 3 , D. Varsho 3 , M. Chapman 2 , W. Merrifield 2
2-out RBI: B. Bichette , W. Merrifield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bichette , A. Kirk , D. Varsho , M. Chapman , N. Lukes
Hit by Pitch: D. Jansen
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Varsho (19)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Guerrero Jr. (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Chapman-Merrifield-Guerrero Jr.)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Story SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254 6 17
M. Yoshida DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 16 73
R. Devers 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .278 18 57
A. Duvall RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .216 28 81
T. Casas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 15 59
E. Valdez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236 11 38
A. Verdugo LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288 15 72
E. Hernández CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .230 8 45
R. McGuire C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .264 6 47
Totals 32 2 5 2 1 7 9      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Duvall (28, 4th Inning off J. Berrios, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Devers (18, 9th Inning off N. Pearson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Devers 4 , A. Duvall 5 , E. Valdez , A. Verdugo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Casas
GIDP: A. Verdugo
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: A. Duvall (3)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Berrios W (12-13) 5.0 4 1 1 0 3 1 57 5.14   
Y. Garcia H (6) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 2.49   
N. Pearson SV (3) 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 32 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Berrios 58
Batters Faced: J. Berrios 19, Y. Garcia 6, N. Pearson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Berrios 7-4, Y. Garcia 0-4, N. Pearson 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Berrios 57-35, Y. Garcia 23-16, N. Pearson 32-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sale L (8-15) 5.1 9 3 3 1 6 1 95 4.83   
J. Schreiber 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 0 32 2.67   
J. Rodriguez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.71   
C. Martin 0.1 4 4 4 1 0 0 14 5.34   
J. Winckowski 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 43
Batters Faced: C. Sale 27, J. Schreiber 7, J. Rodriguez 1, C. Martin 6, J. Winckowski 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 4-6, J. Schreiber 2-1, J. Rodriguez 1-0, C. Martin 0-1, J. Winckowski 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 95-60, J. Schreiber 32-23, J. Rodriguez 4-2, C. Martin 14-10, J. Winckowski 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Schreiber 1-0 , J. Rodriguez 1-0 , C. Martin 1-1 , J. Winckowski 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Sale
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Springer
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 25312
Special Notes: SP Jose Berrios was injured while pitching. 2B Whit Merrifield was injured while running the bases.
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