MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
09/28/2005
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 8356 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (85-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 12 1
Boston Red Sox (96-62) 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 X 8 9 0
Blue Jays Tagged with 8-6 Loss
Carlos Zambrano, who is tied for 2nd in the AL with a 7.1 K/9 rate, propelled his team to victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The final score was 8-6, Boston. The winning pitcher was Zambrano, now 15-9. He tossed 7.1 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 6. The victory gives Boston a record of 96-62.

Scott Rolen had a big 3-run home run for the Red Sox in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Boston leading 1-0 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he sized up a screwball from Jamie Arnold, who is tied for 4th in the AL in complete games with 5, and punished it. The result was his 39th home run of the season, which put the Red Sox on top, 4-0.

"There's a lot of passion in our clubhouse," said Rolen. "When we put it together we're a great ball club."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Huisman 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 11 77
S. Choo RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 21 94
   a-A. Kearns PH, RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .222 14 70
L. Berkman DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .306 29 114
K. Johnson LF 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 .311 27 138
W. Valdez SS 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .359 9 82
J. Smith 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .290 9 47
M. Teahen 3B 4 0 2 2 1 1 0 .279 1 11
N. Swisher CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .262 21 75
J. Closser C 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .246 12 54
Totals 39 6 12 5 5 9 17      
a - A. Kearns pinch hit for S. Choo in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Berkman (40, 1st Inning off C. Zambrano, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. Valdez (49, 8th Inning off B. Lyon, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Johnson (51, 9th Inning off S. Kim, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Huisman , A. Kearns , L. Berkman 4 , K. Johnson 4 , W. Valdez 2 , M. Teahen 2 , J. Closser
2-out RBI: , M. Teahen 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Valdez , J. Smith , N. Swisher , J. Closser
Hit by Pitch: L. Berkman
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: W. Valdez (22)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Spilborghs LF, CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .279 8 49
J. Wilson 3B 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 .274 3 48
M. Ordonez RF, LF 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 .316 29 119
S. Rolen SS 4 1 1 3 0 1 4 .341 39 141
R. Mateo DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .254 28 103
E. Encarnacion 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .267 26 94
T. Blanco CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .291 4 23
   a-S. Contreras PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 1 3
R. Saucedo C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .280 7 38
N. Punto 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207 3 12
Totals 34 8 9 7 3 7 16      
a - S. Contreras pinch hit for T. Blanco in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Spilborghs (24, 1st Inning off J. Arnold, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Blanco (10, 5th Inning off J. Arnold, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Ordonez (46, 6th Inning off R. Mendoza, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Rolen (39, 5th Inning off J. Arnold, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Spilborghs 3 , M. Ordonez 3 , S. Rolen 4 , R. Mateo , E. Encarnacion , T. Blanco 2 , N. Punto
2-out RBI: R. Mateo , T. Blanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Spilborghs , E. Encarnacion 3 , R. Saucedo
Hit by Pitch: J. Wilson 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Mateo (8) , N. Punto (8)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Arnold L (12-13) 4.2 6 5 5 3 5 1 85 4.55   
R. Mendoza 2.1 3 3 3 0 2 0 43 3.14   
M. Merricks 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Arnold 34
Batters Faced: J. Arnold 25, R. Mendoza 11, M. Merricks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Arnold 6-3, R. Mendoza 3-2, M. Merricks 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Arnold 85-48, R. Mendoza 43-26, M. Merricks 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Mendoza 1-0
WP: J. Arnold
Hit Batsmen: J. Arnold , R. Mendoza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Zambrano W (15-9) 7.1 5 1 1 3 6 0 115 3.53   
B. Lyon 1.0 5 4 4 0 1 0 26 4.02   
S. Kim 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 4.16   
M. Mendoza H (5) 0.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 21 2.47   
V. Moreno SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Zambrano 67
Batters Faced: C. Zambrano 31, B. Lyon 8, S. Kim 1, M. Mendoza 4, V. Moreno 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Zambrano 9-7, B. Lyon 1-1, S. Kim 0-0, M. Mendoza 0-0, V. Moreno 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Zambrano 115-68, B. Lyon 26-17, S. Kim 3-2, M. Mendoza 21-8, V. Moreno 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Lyon 1-1 , S. Kim 3-3 , M. Mendoza 1-1 , V. Moreno 3-0
WP: S. Kim
Hit Batsmen: C. Zambrano
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Zambrano
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 34875
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