TODAY'S WRAPS: September 05, 2007
Long balls take flight By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Vernon Wells capped his 3-for-5 night with a two-run jack over the center-field wall in the ninth inning as the Blue Jays avoided a sweep to the Red Sox. With Toronto down a run in the eighth, Troy Glaus tied things up with a homer over Fenway's famed Green Monster.
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Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 4
Vernon Wells watches the flight of his game-winning homer vs. the Red Sox. (Charles Krupa/AP)
Brooms go back into closet By Alex McPhillips / MLB.com
Hideki Okajima served up a game-winning two-run homer in the ninth inning as the Red Sox saw their four-game winning streak halted. Jason Varitek went deep in the sixth inning, but Boston's AL East lead dropped to six games over New York.
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Toronto 6, Boston 4
Today's Boxes 9/5/07
CIN 7, NYM 0
ATL 9, PHI 8
CLE 6, MIN 2
OAK 6, LAA 2
DET 2, CWS 1
WSH 6, FLA 4
NYY 10, SEA 2
TB 17, BAL 2
MIL 14, HOU 2
TEX 3, KC 2
CHC 8, LAD 2
PIT 8, STL 2
SF 5, COL 3
ARI 9, SD 6
Standings thru 9/5/07 | Gameday | Blue Jays Stats | Red Sox Stats
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Wells , CF5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .254
Stairs , LF5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .309
Thigpen , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Rios , RF5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .310
Thomas , DH4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .271
Glaus , 3B4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .263
Overbay , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .245
Hill , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269
Zaun , C2 1 1 0 1 1 2 .240
1-Adams , PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Johnson , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
McDonald , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249
Totals 36 6 11 6 1 4 14
BATTING 2B : Rios (37, Schilling), Zaun (21, Schilling).HR : Glaus (20, 8th inning off Delcarmen, 0 on, 1 out), Wells (16, 9th inning off Okajima, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Wells 6; Stairs; Rios 3; Thomas 2; Glaus 5; Zaun 2.RBI : Stairs (56), Rios (74), Thomas (82), Glaus (62), Wells 2 (76).2-out RBI : Stairs; Rios; Thomas.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Zaun 2; Glaus; McDonald.S : McDonald.GIDP : Stairs.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING Outfield assists : Stairs (Ortiz at 2nd base).DP : (Overbay-McDonald).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo , SS4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .239
Ellsbury , LF4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .429
Ortiz , DH4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .317
Lowell , 3B4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .329
Drew , RF4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .254
Youkilis , 1B3 1 0 0 0 2 5 .288
Varitek , C2 2 2 2 2 0 0 .262
Crisp , CF3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .266
Cora , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .245
Totals 32 4 9 4 5 4 20
BATTING 2B : Ellsbury (3, Marcum), Crisp (25, Wolfe).HR : Varitek (13, 6th inning off Wolfe, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Lugo; Ellsbury 2; Ortiz 2; Lowell; Varitek 5; Crisp 3.RBI : Drew (49), Ellsbury (7), Varitek 2 (60).2-out RBI : Varitek 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Youkilis 3; Ortiz; Cora.S : Crisp.SF : Ellsbury.Team LOB : 9.FIELDING DP : (Cora-Lugo-Youkilis).
WP : Janssen.HBP : Youkilis (by Wolfe), Zaun (by Okajima).Pitches-strikes : Marcum 89-53, Wolfe 21-14, League 4-0, Downs 5-5, Janssen 22-13, Accardo 18-12, Schilling 90-63, Corey 8-7, Delcarmen 14-8, Okajima 16-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Marcum 5-7, Wolfe 1-2, League 0-0, Downs 0-1, Janssen 0-1, Accardo 3-2, Schilling 7-9, Corey 3-0, Delcarmen 1-1, Okajima 1-1.Batters faced : Marcum 21, Wolfe 6, League 1, Downs 2, Janssen 5, Accardo 5, Schilling 27, Corey 3, Delcarmen 4, Okajima 5.Inherited runners-scored : Downs 1-0, Janssen 2-0, Accardo 1-0.Umpires : HP: Kerwin Danley. 1B: Doug Eddings. 2B: Mike Everitt. 3B: Dana DeMuth.Weather : 63 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 12 mph, In from RF.T : 3:26.Att : 37,106.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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