TNK - RED SOX FRANCHISE
BOSTON RED SOX @ TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME #54 of the season (Pitching Matchup - Felix Doubront vs. Henderson Alvarez)
The Red Sox enter play having won just 4 of their last 10 games and send Felix Doubront to the mound against Henderson Alvarez. Adam Lind launched a 413 foot 2-run HR into the upper deck in RF to give Toronto an early 2-0 lead in the 1st inning. David Ortiz led off hte top of the 2nd inning with an absolute bomb as he crushed a 432 foot solo HR down the RF line to make it a 2-1 game. Kevin Youkilis was up next and he made it back to back HRs as the Red Sox tie it up at 2-2. Mike Aviles made an error on a double play ball in the bottom of the 2nd and the Blue Jays made it hurt as JP Arencibia drove in Colby Rasmus with a sac fly and Toronto had a 3-2 lead after 2 innings. The Red Sox went to work with two outs in the top of the 3rd as they tied the game at 3-3 when Adrian Gonzalez doubled to score Ellsbury from 1st. David Ortiz came up and hit his 2nd HR of the game as he crushed a fastball to CF for a 2-run shot to give the Sox a 5-3 lead. Kevin Youkilis went back to back with Ortiz for the 2nd time in the game as he blasted a fastball from Alvarez 451 feet to straight away CF to make it 6-3. The Jays had two men on with one out in the bottom of the 3rd but Doubront got Lawrie to pop up and struck out Encarnacion with a breaking ball to get out of the jam and we would go to the 4th inning with Boston leading 6-3. Toronto stranded a runner on 2nd base to end the bottom of the 4th and we would go to the 5th inning with the Red Sox leading 6-3. Jacoby Ellsbury led off the top of the 5th with a solo HR to RF to extend the Sox lead to 7-3. Dustin Pedroia followed with a single and Blue Jays skipper John Farrell came out to get Alvarez and brought in Carlos Villanueva in from the pen. Villanueva was welcomed rudely to the game as Adrian Gonzalez hit the Sox 6th HR of the game as he blasted a 441 foot 2-run bomb to CF and the Boston lead was up to 9-3. Ryan Sweeney & Dustin Pedroia added solo HRs in the top of the 6th to extend the Boston lead to 11-3. The Blue Jays showed signs of life as Brett Lawrie and Edwin Encarnacion went back to back in the bottom of the 6th to cut the deficit to 11-5. The Blue Jays continued to chip away in the bottom of the 7th as Jose Bautista took Matt Albers deep for a solo HR to make it 11-6 after 7 innings of play. Rich Hill came in to pitch the bottom of the 8th for Boston and surrendered a solo HR to Colby Rasmus to cut the Red Sox lead to 4 runs at 11-7 as we would head to the 9th inning. Franklin Morales came on to pitch the bottom of the 9th for Boston and Kelly Johnson led off with a solo HR to pull the Blue Jays within four runs at 12-8. Morales would bounce back and record the final three outs as the Red Sox win a wild on by a score of 12-8.
* The Red Sox and Blue Jays offenses exploded for 20 runs and 14 HR in the game. I don't ever remember a home run fest like this in at least the last 3 years playing this game. Both teams were crushing the ball and the pitchers were grooving meatballs over the plate.
* Will Middlebrooks is slumping and his average has dropped to .196
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="13">Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="40%">Jun 2, 2012</td><td align="right" width="5%">1</td><td align="right" width="5%">2</td><td align="right" width="5%">3</td><td align="right" width="5%">4</td><td align="right" width="5%">5</td><td align="right" width="5%">6</td><td align="right" width="5%">7</td><td align="right" width="5%">8</td><td align="right" width="5%">9</td><td align="right" width="5%">R</td><td align="right" width="5%">H</td><td align="right" width="5%">E</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Boston (30-24)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">12</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Toronto (27-26)</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">8</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" colspan="13"><b>W:</b> Felix Doubront (5-3) <b>L:</b> Henderson Alvarez (3-2)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="5">Scoring Summary</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="3" width="84%">SCORING DETAILS</td><td align="right" width="8%">BOS</td><td align="right" width="8%">TOR</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">TOR</td><td align="center" width="7%">1</td><td width="70%">Adam Lind 2-run HR to RF (Bautista scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">2</td><td width="70%">David Ortiz solo HR to RF </td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">2</td><td width="70%">Kevin Youkilis solo HR to CF</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">TOR</td><td align="center" width="7%">2</td><td width="70%">JP Arencibia sac fly to CF (Rasmus scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">3</td><td width="70%">Adrian Gonzalez doubled to CF (Ellsbury scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">3</td><td width="70%">David Ortiz 2-run HR to CF (Gonzalez scores0</td><td align="right" width="8%">5</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">3</td><td width="70%">Kevin Youkilis solo HR to CF </td><td align="right" width="8%">6</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">5</td><td width="70%">Jacoby Ellsbury solo HR to RF</td><td align="right" width="8%">7</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">5</td><td width="70%">Adrian Gonzalez 2-run HR to CF (Pedroia scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">9</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">6</td><td width="70%">Ryan Sweeney solo HR to LF</td><td align="right" width="8%">10</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">6</td><td width="70%">Dustin Pedroia solo HR to CF</td><td align="right" width="8%">11</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">TOR</td><td align="center" width="7%">6</td><td width="70%">Brett Lawrie solo HR to CF</td><td align="right" width="8%">11</td><td align="right" width="8%">4</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">TOR</td><td align="center" width="7%">6</td><td width="70%">Edwin Encarnacion solo HR to RF</td><td align="right" width="8%">11</td><td align="right" width="8%">5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">TOR</td><td align="center" width="7%">7</td><td width="70%">Jose Bautista solo HR to LF</td><td align="right" width="8%">11</td><td align="right" width="8%">6</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">TOR</td><td align="center" width="7%">8</td><td width="70%">Colby Rasmus solo HR to RF</td><td align="right" width="8%">11</td><td align="right" width="8%">7</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">9</td><td width="70%">Adrian Gonzalez sac fly to LF (Ellsbury scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">12</td><td align="right" width="8%">7</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">TOR</td><td align="center" width="7%">9</td><td width="70%">Kelly Johnson solo HR to LF </td><td align="right" width="8%">12</td><td align="right" width="8%">8</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#EE1422" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Boston Red Sox</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BATTING:</u></b><br /><b>2B:</b> Gonzalez (14)<br /><b>HR:</b> Ortiz 2 (12), Youkilis 2 (12), Ellsbury (7), Pedroia (11), Gonzalez (16), Sweeney (3)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Ortiz 3 (27), Gonzalez 4 (47), Youkilis 2 (31), Sweeney (10), Pedroia (33), Ellsbury (19)<br /><b>SF:</b> Gonzalez<br /><b>GIDP:</b> Saltalamacchia</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BASERUNNING:</u></b><br /><b>SB:</b> Ellsbury (21)</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>FIELDING:</u></b><br /><b>E:</b> Aviles (9)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#043EA4" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Toronto Blue Jays</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BATTING:</u></b><br /><b>2B:</b> Davis 3 (14)<br /><b>HR:</b> Bautista (12), Lind (11), Encarnacion (9), Lawrie (10), Rasmus (6), Johnson (10)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Lind 2 (37), Bautista (24), Encarnacion (32), Lawrie (27), Rasmus (20), Arencibia (20), Johnson (17)<br /><b>SF:</b> Arencibia</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#EE1422" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Boston Red Sox</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Felix Doubront (W, 5-3)</td><td align="right">5.2</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right" class="active">4.52</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Matt Albers (H, 2)</td><td align="right">1.1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">5.00</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Rich Hill</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">3.38</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Franklin Morales</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">2.14</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>PITCHING:</u></b><br /><b>Pitches-Strikes:</b> Doubront - 102 Pitches / 70 Strikes (69%)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#043EA4" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Toronto Blue Jays</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Henderson Alvarez (L, 3-2)</td><td align="right">4.0</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right" class="active">4.43</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Carlos Villanueva </td><td align="right">2.0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right" class="active">8.15</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jason Frasor</td><td align="right">3.0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">1.13</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>PITCHING:</u></b><br /><b>Pitches-Strikes:</b> Alvarez - 65 Pitches / 48 Strikes (74%)</td></tr></table></body></html>
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