MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
06/23/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 552 - SATURDAY, JUNE 23RD , 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (40-41) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Toronto Blue Jays (23-58) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 4 1
Blue Jays Grind Out 1-0 Win
Pitcher Joe Ross was sensational for the Toronto Blue Jays in his team's 1-0 triumph over the Boston Red Sox. Ross earned the win. Phil Coke earned the save for Toronto, his 2nd of the year. Toronto, with the win, is 23-58.

The Blue Jays got a big at-bat from designated hitter Yoenis Cespedes. For the game, Cespedes was 1-3 with a home run. In the bottom of the second, with the bases empty, he stroked a solo home run. His 12th home run of the season gave Toronto a 1-0 lead.

"Joe did a good job mixing and matching," said Toronto manager .
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .297 4 21
W. Adames SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 3 7
C. Bellinger CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .269 16 46
M. Yastrzemski LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .232 1 5
A. Aquino DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .185 9 37
A. Pollock RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .232 8 30
M. Holliday 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .294 8 31
J. Hardy 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .223 4 30
S. Turner C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .232 1 4
Totals 28 0 2 0 5 11 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Holliday (19, 5th Inning off J. Ross, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Altuve (29, 6th Inning off J. Ross, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Altuve 2 , M. Holliday 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Bellinger , M. Holliday , J. Hardy 2
GIDP: W. Adames
Hit by Pitch: J. Altuve
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Yastrzemski (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Pollock(Aviles at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Straw CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .232 5 20
A. Verdugo RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 8 33
J. Soto LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 10 34
   a-A. Slater LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 0 5
Y. Cespedes DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .230 12 35
R. Schimpf 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .110 3 9
C. Pinder SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209 12 31
R. Gotay 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 1 9
   b-J. Montero 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 0 3
M. Aviles 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .271 1 22
D. Mesoraco C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176 7 20
Totals 26 1 4 1 1 5 4      
a - A. Slater substituted for J. Soto in the 8th
b - J. Montero substituted for R. Gotay in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Cespedes (12, 2nd Inning off S. Bieber, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Straw , Y. Cespedes 4 , M. Aviles 2
Sac Bunt: D. Mesoraco
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: C. Pinder (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Pinder-Schimpf-Gotay)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bieber L (5-4) 8.0 4 1 1 1 5 1 96 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bieber 74
Batters Faced: S. Bieber 28
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bieber 8-10
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bieber 96-61
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ross W (3-7) 6.2 2 0 0 4 7 0 98 4.76   
J. Johnson H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.63   
K. Crick H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 4.81   
P. Coke SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ross 73
Batters Faced: J. Ross 25, J. Johnson 1, K. Crick 3, P. Coke 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ross 3-8, J. Johnson 1-0, K. Crick 0-0, P. Coke 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ross 98-55, J. Johnson 1-1, K. Crick 16-11, P. Coke 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Johnson 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Ross
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Ross
Ballpark: SkyDome 1989-2015
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 28267
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