MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
04/21/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 916 - TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (11-12) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 0
Boston Red Sox (13-12) 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 X 5 8 1
Red Sox Turn Back Toronto, 5-3
Boston picked up a win at Fenway Park, toppling the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3. Pitcher Tanner Houck was one of the reasons the Red Sox triumphed. Houck got the win, improving to 1-0. He allowed 6 hits and walked 1 over 6.1 innings. Houck allowed 3 runs. The victory makes Boston 13-12.

Alex Verdugo, the Boston right fielder, contributed a 2-run single in the bottom of the first inning to make the score 2-0, Red Sox. For the game, Verdugo went 1-4. He drove in 2 runs.

Verdugo called the win the result of "everyone working in tandem."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bichette SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .402 7 10
T. Hernandez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 5 16
V. Guerrero Jr. 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .348 4 14
R. Grichuk CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .217 5 19
T. Shaw 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 7 13
L. Gurriel Jr. DH 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .218 6 18
D. Fisher RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .192 2 4
C. Biggio 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .200 5 11
D. Jansen C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 1 1
Totals 34 3 8 3 1 8 7      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Fisher (2, 4th Inning off T. Houck, 0 on, 2 outs) L. Gurriel Jr. (7, 2nd Inning off T. Houck, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Gurriel Jr. (6, 7th Inning off T. Houck, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Biggio (5, 2nd Inning off T. Houck, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Fisher 2 , V. Guerrero Jr. 3 , L. Gurriel Jr. 6 , C. Biggio 4 , B. Bichette
2-out RBI: C. Biggio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Biggio , T. Hernandez , R. Grichuk
GIDP: R. Grichuk
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Bichette (3)

FIELDING
PB: D. Jansen
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peraza 2B 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .269 1 5
J. Martinez DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .269 5 13
R. Devers 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .245 2 6
X. Bogaerts SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .316 6 19
A. Benintendi LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .349 3 13
A. Verdugo RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .625 0 5
J. Bradley Jr. CF 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 .216 2 16
C. Vazquez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .260 4 12
M. Moreland 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .203 2 9
Totals 32 5 8 5 4 8 22      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Devers (4, 4th Inning off J. Romano, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Peraza (5, 4th Inning off J. Romano, 0 on, 1 out) M. Moreland (4, 6th Inning off T. Barnette, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bradley Jr. (2, 3rd Inning off J. Romano, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Benintendi , R. Devers 2 , J. Peraza 2 , J. Bradley Jr. 4 , X. Bogaerts , M. Moreland 2 , C. Vazquez , A. Verdugo
2-out RBI: R. Devers , J. Bradley Jr. , A. Verdugo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Devers 2 , J. Bradley Jr. , X. Bogaerts , C. Vazquez 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Benintendi , M. Moreland
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Benintendi (6)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Devers (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Bogaerts-Peraza-Moreland)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Pearson 1.0 1 2 2 3 2 0 28 15 5.40   
J. Romano L (0-1) 2.2 4 3 3 0 4 1 44 30 3.42   
T. Barnette 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 15 8.59   
J. Miller 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 9 5.59   
C. Ramirez 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 10 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Pearson 36
Batters Faced: N. Pearson 7, J. Romano 14, T. Barnette 7, J. Miller 6, C. Ramirez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Pearson 1-0, J. Romano 1-3, T. Barnette 3-2, J. Miller 0-4, C. Ramirez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Pearson 28-15, J. Romano 44-30, T. Barnette 24-15, J. Miller 20-9, C. Ramirez 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Barnette 1-0 , J. Miller 1-0 , C. Ramirez 2-0
WP: N. Pearson
Hit Batsmen: J. Romano 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Houck W (1-0) 6.1 6 3 3 1 5 2 101 68 4.26   
J. Taylor H (3) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 11 1.84   
M. Barnes SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 7 0.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Houck 53
Batters Faced: T. Houck 25, J. Taylor 7, M. Barnes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Houck 6-7, J. Taylor 2-1, M. Barnes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Houck 101-68, J. Taylor 16-11, M. Barnes 14-7
Balk: T. Houck
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tanner Houck
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CST
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 35600
Special Notes: SP Nate Pearson was injured while pitching.
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