G119: Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 1

Red Sox   - 020 120 001 - 6 10  0
Blue Jays - 000 100 000 - 1  6  1

Halladay (5-8-5-2-7, 103) had a tough evening, throwing a lot of pitches -- a total of 72 in the second, third and fourth innings - and not retiring the Red Sox in order in any frame.

David Ortiz and Jason Bay both hit home runs, Jacoby Ellsbury tripled, and Alex Gonzalez singled twice in two trips. Victor Martinez added a solo dong in the ninth off Brandon League.

The Jays did very little against Buchholz (6-6-1-1-4, 94). A walk and a couple of singles resulted in a run in the fourth, and they left the bases loaded in the sixth. A trio of relievers -- Ramon Ramirez, Hideki Okajima and Takashi Saito -- retired nine of the ten batters they faced, allowing only a two-out walk in the seventh.

Clay Buchholz (4.45, 106 ERA+) / Roy Halladay (2.65, 165 ERA+)

Both pitchers worked in the Red Sox's last trip to Toronto. On July 19, Halladay pitched a complete-game 3-1 win (9-6-1-0-7, 105).

Two days earlier, on July 17, Buchholz (5.2-4-1-3-3, 103) was credited with a win in a 4-1 Boston victory.

Red Sox Batters Against Halladay (by OPS)

                  PA   AVG   OBP   SLG   OPS
Jacoby Ellsbury   21  .286  .286  .667  .953
Kevin Youkilis    56  .347  .429  .510  .939
Jason Bay         16  .267  .313  .533  .846
J.D. Drew         28  .320  .393  .440  .833
David Ortiz       99  .275  .323  .505  .828
Victor Martinez   12  .300  .417  .400  .817
Mike Lowell       31  .233  .258  .533  .791
Jason Varitek     81  .213  .272  .347  .619
  
Casey Kotchman    15  .200  .200  .200  .400
Nick Green         6  .167  .167  .167  .334
Alex Gonzalez      6  .000  .167  .000  .167
Brian Anderson     3  .667  .667  .667 1.334
Dustin Pedroia    38  .200  .243  .343  .586
  
Total            412  .261  .314  .443  .757

Scoreboard: Twins/Rangers at 8 and Yankees/A's at 10.