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June 1, 2012

G52: Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 2 

Red Sox   - 011 001 400 - 7 15  2
Blue Jays - 001 000 100 - 2  7  0
Clay Buchholz pitched eight strong innings (8-6-2-2-7, 108), Daniel Nava went 4-for-5, with three doubles and three runs scored, and Adrian Gonzalez (3-for-5) and David Ortiz (2-for-3) each drove in two runs.

In his last five starts, Buchholz has a 3.98 ERA.

Ortiz began the scoring with his 13th home run, a shot to left-center in the second inning.

In the third, Nava doubled with two outs and Gonzalez singled him in. Nava began the sixth-inning rally, as well. He singled, Gonzalez doubled, and Ortiz walked, loading the bases. Jarrod Saltalamacchia - the only Sock without a hit - grounded into a fielder's choice, and Nava scored (3-1).

Ryan Sweeney doubled to open the seventh, and after two were out, he scored on Scott Podsednik's single (4-1). The Sox put the game away in short order: Nava doubled (5-1), Gonzalez singled (6-1) and Ortiz singled (7-1).

The Blue Jays scored their runs on two solo home runs. ... Scott Atchison pitched the ninth inning.
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Clay Buchholz / Henderson Alvarez
Podsednik, CF
Nava, LF
Gonzalez, 1B
Ortiz, DH
Saltalamacchia, C
Middlebrooks, 3B
Sweeney, RF
Aviles, SS
Punto, 2B
The Red Sox are on a short three-game road trip north of the border. The Blue Jays (27-24) finished a three-game sweep of the first-place Orioles and are 2 GB both Baltimore and Tampa Bay. The Red Sox (26-25) are 3 GB. According to run differential, the Blue Jays are the top team in the AL East. Toronto won two out of three against the Red Sox earlier this season (April 9-11).

Boston will play with a short bench tonight, but may make a decision on Dustin Pedroia's right thumb this weekend. Or they may not. Bobby Valentine: "No one new is coming with us [to Toronto]. We have a plan. We don't want to put the plan in until we need to. I suspect before the weekend is over there will be another infielder, but maybe not."

Pitchers for this weekend (both games at 1 PM):
Saturday: Felix Doubront / Kyle Drabek
Sunday: Daniel Bard / Drew Hutchison
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9 comments:

  1. Dr. JeffJune 1, 2012 at 11:32 AM

    Are you going to the game?

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  2. allanJune 1, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    No, I work Fri-Sat-Sun.

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  3. nickJune 1, 2012 at 12:32 PM

    You'd think they could've been a little more considerate of your schedule.

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  4. laura kJune 1, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    You'd think they could've been a little more considerate of your schedule.

    There have been several Sox-Jays weekday games that we've missed. Ticket prices are prohibitive right now.

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  5. allanJune 1, 2012 at 1:11 PM

    And the Skydome experience sucks. Honestly, I'd rather be sitting in my chair at home.

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  6. JereJune 1, 2012 at 2:36 PM

    "And the Skydome experience sucks. Honestly, I'd rather be sitting in my chair at home."

    First e-mail exchange I ever had with Allan, c. April 2004 (in a nutshell):

    Me: I'm going to Skydome, what should I expect?

    Allan: "Now batting, Orlandoooooooo Hudson!"

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  7. RedSoxDiehardJune 1, 2012 at 5:21 PM

    Heh. I went to SkyDome with my parents in August of '04. By the third game, my father and I were yelling "Orlaaaandooooo" every time O. Cabrera came up.

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  8. 9caseyJune 1, 2012 at 7:52 PM

    laura k said...
    Ticket prices are prohibitive right now.



    that place is always 30% empty you would think they would give them away..

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  9. laura kJune 1, 2012 at 8:08 PM

    They actually raise ticket prices when the Sox and NYY are in town. Decent seats are $75 each.

    We used to have a half-price ticket source... but no more. Oh well!

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