MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
08/27/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2556 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (75-59) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 9 0
Boston Red Sox (69-63) 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 X 6 7 0
Blue Jays Beaten By Red Sox, 6-2
The Boston Red Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-2, in American League action at Fenway Park. The game was highlighted by the performance of Boston pitcher Tanner Houck. In 5.1 innings, Houck surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 0. He allowed 1 run. The win for the Red Sox lifted their record to 69-63.

The Red Sox picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

"I was just taking it batter by batter, just enjoying the moment," said Houck.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Carlson RF, CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .269 23 65
G. Lux 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254 2 22
   a-J. Triolo PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .203 0 4
W. Contreras C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 21 69
B. Harper 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .269 27 74
J. Walker DH 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .273 22 72
J. Outman CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .221 20 53
   b-W. Flores PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .325 26 71
   c-W. Benson CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 8 37
W. Langford LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .240 8 38
K. Hayes SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .248 12 55
X. Edwards 3B, 2B 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .281 0 24
Totals 36 2 9 2 1 11 15      
a - J. Triolo pinch hit for G. Lux in the 7th
b - W. Flores pinch hit for J. Outman in the 8th
c - W. Benson substituted for W. Flores in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Langford (28, 2nd Inning off T. Houck, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Harper (22, 6th Inning off T. Houck, 0 on, 1 out) , X. Edwards 2 (17, 7th Inning off D. Coleman, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Schreiber, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Carlson , B. Harper 3 , J. Walker , J. Outman , W. Langford 2 , X. Edwards 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Carlson , W. Contreras , B. Harper , W. Langford 2 , K. Hayes
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lux-Hayes-Harper)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Donovan 2B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .275 7 47
J. Polanco 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .261 12 63
M. Trout CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .246 23 56
N. Jones LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .283 14 65
   a-A. Baddoo LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 5 26
S. Murphy C 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .285 32 94
S. Torkelson 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .239 34 90
L. Taveras RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .230 11 47
J. Caballero SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .284 2 11
A. Verdugo DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .261 11 64
Totals 29 6 7 5 4 8 13      
a - A. Baddoo substituted for N. Jones in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Caballero (12, 2nd Inning off J. Steele, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Jones (42, 3rd Inning off J. Steele, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Donovan (2, 1st Inning off J. Steele, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Murphy (32, 8th Inning off P. Strzelecki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Donovan 4 , N. Jones 2 , S. Murphy 4 , S. Torkelson , J. Caballero 3
2-out RBI: S. Torkelson , J. Caballero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Verdugo
GIDP: A. Verdugo
Sac Fly: S. Murphy
Hit by Pitch: M. Trout , J. Caballero
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Taveras (11)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Steele L (10-6) 5.0 5 5 5 3 6 0 93 3.80   
E. Swanson 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 5.01   
P. Strzelecki 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 17 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Steele 40
Batters Faced: J. Steele 24, E. Swanson 7, P. Strzelecki 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Steele 4-5, E. Swanson 1-4, P. Strzelecki 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Steele 93-58, E. Swanson 23-15, P. Strzelecki 17-11
WP: J. Steele
Hit Batsmen: J. Steele , E. Swanson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Houck W (7-7) 5.1 6 1 1 0 7 0 88 3.90   
D. Coleman 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 18 2.73   
A. Chafin H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.84   
A. Chapman H (20) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 5.00   
J. Schreiber 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Houck 59
Batters Faced: T. Houck 22, D. Coleman 5, A. Chafin 3, A. Chapman 4, J. Schreiber 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Houck 3-6, D. Coleman 2-0, A. Chafin 2-1, A. Chapman 1-0, J. Schreiber 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Houck 88-62, D. Coleman 18-11, A. Chafin 6-5, A. Chapman 21-11, J. Schreiber 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Coleman 1-1 , A. Chafin 1-0
WP: T. Houck 2 , D. Coleman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tanner Houck
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 37040
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