Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston 8, Toronto 1
When: 7:07 PM ET, Thursday, August 20, 2009
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Greg Gibson, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Andy Fletcher
Attendance: 22817
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Boston 00132011008100
Toronto 1000000000133
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Boston 69-51 38-18 31-33 W3
Toronto 55-64 31-29 24-35 L5
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Toronto Blue Jays have a 31-29 record at home this season. The Boston Red Sox have a 31-33 record on the road.
  • Toronto has a streak of 5 straight up losses. The Blue Jays have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Boston has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Red Sox have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Jon Lester pitched 8.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.58. Brett Cecil took the loss for Toronto.
  • Victor Martinez, J.D. Drew (2) hit homeruns for Boston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Boston   Toronto
Jon Lester Player Brett Cecil
Win W/L Loss
8.0 IP 4.1
5 Strikeouts 2
3 Hits 6
1.12 ERA 8.31
Hitting
Boston   Toronto
J.D. Drew Player Aaron Hill
4 Hits 2
3 RBI 0
2 HR 0
10 TB 3
1.000 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Boston 10 3 19 .263 19 6 7 4 0 0
Toronto 3 0 4 .107 8 6 0 3 0 3