MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
09/26/2005
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 8244 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (84-72) 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 0
Boston Red Sox (95-61) 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 1 X 10 13 0
Rolen Hammers 2 Homers in 10-6 Win
The Boston Red Sox stopped the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-6, at Fenway Park. The Red Sox got a big game from Scott Rolen, who belted 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 4. Jesse Carlson, 6-3, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on no hits in 1.2 innings. The loss makes Toronto 84-72.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Red Sox grabbed the lead when Rolen hit his 38th home run of the season. The 3-run home run off Ryan Cullen made it 9-6, Boston.

"Every time you put a 'W' on the board is always good," said Rolen.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Huisman 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .295 11 77
S. Choo RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .294 21 94
L. Berkman DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .302 29 114
K. Johnson LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .310 27 135
A. Hill 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .294 19 113
W. Valdez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .359 9 81
N. Swisher CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .266 21 75
J. Closser C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .244 11 53
D. Guthrie 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .250 1 6
Totals 34 6 9 6 5 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Johnson (50, 3rd Inning off B. Penny, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Hill (45, 3rd Inning off B. Penny, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Closser (17, 8th Inning off V. Moreno, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Swisher (21, 4th Inning off B. Penny, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Huisman , L. Berkman 2 , K. Johnson 3 , A. Hill 2 , N. Swisher 4 , J. Closser 3
2-out RBI: K. Johnson , A. Hill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Huisman , W. Valdez 2 , J. Closser
Hit by Pitch: K. Johnson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Huisman (1) , S. Choo (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Spilborghs LF 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .275 8 49
J. Wilson 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .278 3 48
M. Ordonez RF 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .314 29 117
S. Rolen SS 4 3 2 4 1 0 1 .340 38 137
R. Mateo DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255 28 101
E. Encarnacion 1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .267 26 94
C. Ross CF 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .250 6 39
G. Gil C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .232 3 23
N. Punto 2B 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 .210 3 12
Totals 37 10 13 10 6 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Spilborghs (22, 1st Inning off D. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Wilson (41, 2nd Inning off D. Perez, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Ordonez (45, 2nd Inning off D. Perez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Ordonez (29, 1st Inning off D. Perez, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Punto (3, 6th Inning off M. Merricks, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Rolen 2 (38, 6th Inning off R. Cullen, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off R. Anderson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Spilborghs 2 , J. Wilson 2 , M. Ordonez 7 , S. Rolen 8 , R. Mateo , E. Encarnacion , C. Ross 2 , N. Punto 5
2-out RBI: J. Wilson , M. Ordonez , C. Ross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Wilson 2 , S. Rolen , C. Ross , G. Gil
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Rolen (12) , N. Punto 2 (7)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Perez 4.2 8 5 5 3 4 1 93 4.61   
M. Merricks 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 3.24   
R. Cullen L (4-4) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 12 6.69   
M. Roney 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 5.79   
R. Anderson 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 25 5.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Perez 29
Batters Faced: D. Perez 25, M. Merricks 2, R. Cullen 4, M. Roney 7, R. Anderson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Perez 7-3, M. Merricks 1-0, R. Cullen 0-1, M. Roney 4-0, R. Anderson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Perez 93-60, M. Merricks 6-3, R. Cullen 12-6, M. Roney 24-15, R. Anderson 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Merricks 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Penny 3.1 6 6 6 4 3 1 84 4.58   
A. Manzano 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 32 4.42   
J. Carlson W (6-3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.81   
V. Moreno H (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.61   
B. Sanches 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Penny 21
Batters Faced: B. Penny 21, A. Manzano 8, J. Carlson 4, V. Moreno 4, B. Sanches 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Penny 5-2, A. Manzano 1-3, J. Carlson 0-3, V. Moreno 1-1, B. Sanches 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Penny 84-48, A. Manzano 32-17, J. Carlson 14-11, V. Moreno 13-9, B. Sanches 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Manzano 2-0 , J. Carlson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Penny
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Rolen
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 34838
Special Notes: SP Matt Merricks was injured while pitching.
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