MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/10/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2304 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (61-56) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 12 0
Toronto Blue Jays (51-63) 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 X 6 11 1
Blue Jays Curb Red Sox, 6-5
Toronto beat Boston at Rogers Centre, eking out a 6-5 win. The win was due in large part to designated hitter Shohei Ohtani. He was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Franklin Dacosta was the winner. He's now 3-4. The loser was 24-year old right-handed pitcher Stijn Van Der Schaaf. Brusdar Graterol collected his 11th save.

Damiano Palmegiani hit a 2-run home run off Stijn Van Der Schaaf in the bottom of the third, which put the Blue Jays ahead, 3-2. In addition to the homer, Palmegiani had 1 double, while going 2 for 3.

Toronto manager Sam Saunders was pleased with the team's effort. "Our guys played hard," he said.

With the win, Toronto has a record of 51-63. Boston falls to 61-56.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Rafaela 2B 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .265 10 42
W. Abreu CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .251 5 29
R. Devers 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .278 21 76
N. Decker LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .258 12 56
T. Casas 1B 5 0 1 2 0 2 4 .245 14 50
S. Suzuki RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .235 16 57
M. Mayer DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .324 8 36
E. Garcia SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 7 42
   a-N. Kavadas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 4
   b-L. James SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 7 41
T. Tolve C 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .218 5 12
Totals 40 5 12 5 2 9 25      
a - N. Kavadas pinch hit for E. Garcia in the 8th
b - L. James substituted for N. Kavadas in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Decker (23, 3rd Inning off F. Dacosta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Mayer (8, 8th Inning off C. Sanchez, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Tolve (5, 8th Inning off C. Sanchez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Rafaela 3 , W. Abreu , R. Devers , N. Decker 3 , T. Casas , M. Mayer 5 , T. Tolve 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Devers , T. Casas 2 , M. Mayer 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Abreu 2 (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garcia 2B 5 2 2 0 0 2 4 .236 1 12
S. Ohtani DH 4 2 2 3 1 2 3 .271 35 66
W. Benson CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .278 11 40
D. Palmegiani 1B 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .253 26 81
M. Wallner RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .270 17 39
O. Martinez LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .227 11 39
M. Melendez C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .231 5 23
   a-S. Michelson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 6 22
J. Kasevich 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .282 3 29
M. Beltre SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .289 3 11
Totals 34 6 11 6 5 10 22      
a - S. Michelson substituted for M. Melendez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Garcia (9, 1st Inning off S. Van Der Schaaf, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Palmegiani (19, 1st Inning off S. Van Der Schaaf, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Palmegiani (26, 3rd Inning off S. Van Der Schaaf, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Ohtani (35, 6th Inning off J. Montgomery, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Garcia 3 , S. Ohtani 5 , D. Palmegiani 6 , M. Wallner 2 , M. Beltre 3
2-out RBI: D. Palmegiani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Garcia , W. Benson , M. Wallner , J. Kasevich
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Melendez (2)
CS: W. Benson (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Palmegiani (6)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Van Der Schaaf L (9-3) 4.0 5 3 3 5 7 1 105 3.13   
J. Montgomery 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 1 16 5.19   
Z. Eflin 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 4.88   
F. Oschell 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Van Der Schaaf 42
Batters Faced: S. Van Der Schaaf 22, J. Montgomery 7, Z. Eflin 7, F. Oschell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Van Der Schaaf 4-1, J. Montgomery 1-2, Z. Eflin 2-2, F. Oschell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Van Der Schaaf 105-61, J. Montgomery 16-12, Z. Eflin 30-17, F. Oschell 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Montgomery 1-0
WP: S. Van Der Schaaf
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Dacosta W (3-4) 7.0 9 3 2 2 6 0 100 4.15   
C. Sanchez 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 2 24 4.07   
B. Graterol SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Dacosta 53
Batters Faced: F. Dacosta 33, C. Sanchez 6, B. Graterol 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Dacosta 7-8, C. Sanchez 1-1, B. Graterol 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Dacosta 100-68, C. Sanchez 24-17, B. Graterol 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sanchez 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shohei Ohtani
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 35887
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