Early hole grounds Jays By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Josh Towers' first-inning struggles continued on Thursday. The right-hander allowed five runs in the opening frame, but he then settled down before giving up a two-run homer in the sixth. Troy Glaus added a two-run homer in the eighth and Eric Hinske added a solo dinger in the ninth.
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Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 4
Matt Clement stymied the Blue Jays over six solid innings to notch his third victory. (Steven Senne/AP)
Early five-spot lifts offense By Mike Petraglia / Special to MLB.com
After having his asthma flare up in his previous start, Matt Clement allowed Toronto just one run and two hits. Mike Lowell notched a pair of doubles while driving in two runs and Kevin Youkilis added a two-run homer.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 04, 2006
Boston 7, Toronto 4
Today's Boxes 5/4/06
LAA 7, DET 2
MIL 7, SF 4
CWS 4, SEA 1
OAK 12, CLE 4
PHI 6, ATL 3
FLA 11, WSH 3
NYM 6, PIT 0
NYY 10, TB 5
TEX 8, BAL 2
HOU 4, STL 3
KC 1, MIN 0
CIN 7, COL 1
ARI 6, CHC 0
SD 3, LAD 0
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Standings thru 5/4/06 | Gameday | Blue Jays Stats | Red Sox Stats
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Adams , SS4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .207
Catalanotto , LF4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .356
Wells , CF5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .375
Glaus , 3B3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .267
Overbay , DH4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .302
Hillenbrand , 1B3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .330
Molina , C4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300
Hinske , RF4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .351
Hill , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .196
Totals 35 4 8 4 4 5 12
BATTING 2B : Overbay (4, Clement), Hinske (1, Foulke), Wells (5, Seanez).HR : Glaus (9, 8th inning off Seanez, 1 on, 1 out), Hinske (1, 9th inning off Tavarez, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Catalanotto; Wells 2; Glaus 4; Overbay 2; Molina; Hinske 6; Hill.RBI : Overbay (16), Glaus 2 (24), Hinske (4).2-out RBI : Overbay.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hillenbrand; Adams; Wells.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING DP : (Hillenbrand).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Youkilis , 1B5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .303
Loretta , 2B4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .217
Ortiz , DH3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .275
Ramirez, M , LF3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .299
Nixon , RF4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .306
Varitek , C4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .259
Lowell , 3B4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .333
Pena , CF4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .322
1-Harris , PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067
Gonzalez , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .184
Totals 35 7 12 7 2 4 15
BATTING 2B : Loretta (6, Towers), Varitek (5, Towers), Lowell 2 (13, Towers, Towers).HR : Youkilis (2, 6th inning off Towers, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Youkilis 6; Loretta 3; Nixon; Varitek 2; Lowell 4; Pena 2; Gonzalez.RBI : Nixon (14), Varitek (10), Lowell 2 (16), Pena (10), Youkilis 2 (16).2-out RBI : Varitek; Lowell 2; Pena; Youkilis 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ortiz; Youkilis.Team LOB : 6.
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Towers (L, 0-6)5.2 11 7 7 2 2 1 10.59
Downs 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.65
Walker 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.97
Balk : Walker.IBB : Ortiz (by Towers).Pitches-strikes : Towers 89-59, Downs 18-11, Walker 12-7, Clement 105-58, Foulke 15-10, Seanez 15-9, Tavarez 8-6, Papelbon 17-14.Ground outs-fly outs : Towers 3-12, Downs 1-1, Walker 1-2, Clement 6-9, Foulke 0-3, Seanez 1-1, Tavarez 0-1, Papelbon 1-0.Batters faced : Towers 29, Downs 4, Walker 4, Clement 24, Foulke 4, Seanez 5, Tavarez 3, Papelbon 3.Inherited runners-scored : Downs 1-0, Papelbon 1-0.Umpires : HP: Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Randy Marsh. 3B: Angel Hernandez.Weather : 65 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, In from RF.T : 2:52.Att : 36,396.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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