MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
09/29/2039
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2953 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (56-103) 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 10 1
Boston Red Sox (70-89) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 X 8 13 0
Red Sox Snag 8-6 Win
Joe Merrill made an impact in the 8-6 Boston win over Toronto. Merrill went 2 for 4 with a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The winner was Irving Medina in relief. His record improves to 1-3. Felix Sandoval took the loss. Today's win puts Boston at 70-89, while Toronto falls to 56-103.

The game was all tied up in the bottom of the eighth, until Merrill delivered big-time for Boston, stroking a dramatic 2-run single off Felix Sandoval. The game-changing hit put the Red Sox on top, 8-6.

"I feel honored to be a part of this team," said Merrill.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Swanberg 1B 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 .252 9 35
C. Chapman 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .268 5 36
D. Alvarez DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .260 32 81
D. Morris LF 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .213 36 83
T. Bowley RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .279 15 36
L. Bonometti CF 3 0 1 1 0 2 5 .192 3 16
J. Kelman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 14 61
C. Ignas C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 17 45
T. Aranda SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .189 3 23
Totals 35 6 10 4 3 10 14      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Alvarez (41, 1st Inning off J. Rudge, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Aranda (22, 6th Inning off J. Berger, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Ignas (20, 8th Inning off I. Medina, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Swanberg , C. Chapman 2 , D. Alvarez 3 , D. Morris , L. Bonometti , C. Ignas 2 , T. Aranda 3
2-out RBI: M. Swanberg , D. Morris
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Bowley , L. Bonometti , J. Kelman , T. Aranda
GIDP: J. Kelman
Sac Fly: L. Bonometti
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Chapman (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mayer SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .250 15 67
J. Jennings 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .254 8 43
B. Stogner 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .292 29 112
R. Acuna Jr. RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .237 26 63
P. Lafnear LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .282 45 119
   a-A. Mendez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 4
S. Madrid DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .271 2 8
M. Betti CF 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .230 5 29
D. Andino 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 3 30
J. Merrill C 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .231 12 48
Totals 38 8 13 7 0 8 14      
a - A. Mendez substituted for P. Lafnear in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Madrid (2, 2nd Inning off J. Potts, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Merrill (21, 2nd Inning off J. Potts, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Acuna Jr. (26, 6th Inning off B. Tarver, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Mayer 2 , B. Stogner , R. Acuna Jr. 5 , P. Lafnear , S. Madrid 3 , M. Betti 2 , D. Andino , J. Merrill 3
2-out RBI: M. Mayer , J. Merrill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Jennings 2 , R. Acuna Jr.
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jennings-Mayer-Stogner)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Potts 5.0 5 3 3 0 4 0 87 2.67   
B. Tarver H (6) 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 27 5.52   
F. Sandoval L (3-9), BS (5) 0.1 6 4 4 0 1 0 33 4.73   
C. Griffiths 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Potts 49
Batters Faced: J. Potts 21, B. Tarver 8, F. Sandoval 7, C. Griffiths 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Potts 4-7, B. Tarver 1-2, F. Sandoval 0-0, C. Griffiths 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Potts 87-55, B. Tarver 27-18, F. Sandoval 33-22, C. Griffiths 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Griffiths 2-0
WP: J. Potts
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rudge 4.0 7 5 5 3 4 0 83 3.16   
J. Berger 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 32 5.37   
E. de Leeuw 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.83   
I. Medina W (1-3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.37   
C. Bartholomew SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rudge 29
Batters Faced: J. Rudge 21, J. Berger 8, E. de Leeuw 3, I. Medina 4, C. Bartholomew 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rudge 4-3, J. Berger 2-1, E. de Leeuw 1-2, I. Medina 1-1, C. Bartholomew 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rudge 83-51, J. Berger 32-23, E. de Leeuw 15-9, I. Medina 13-9, C. Bartholomew 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Berger 1-0
WP: J. Rudge 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Merrill
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 9675
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