TNK - Boston Red Sox Franchise
Game #101 of Season
Boston Red Sox (62-38) @ Toronto Blue Jays (48-53)
Pitching Matchup - Martin Perez vs Tanner Roark
The Blue Jays jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st inning when Vladimir Guerrero lined a double in the gap to drive in a pair of runs and give Toronto a 2-0 lead. The Blue Jays would knock Martin Perez out of the game early and they blew the game open in the bottom of the 3rd inning as Bo Bichette blooped a RBI single into LF to make it 3-0 and bring up Vladimir Guerrero with two men on base and 1 out. Perez tried to run a fastball inside but Guerrero would drive it over the wall in LF for a 3-run HR to push the lead to 6-0. Marcus Walden replaced Perez on the mound and recorded the final two outs to end the inning. The Red Sox would get a run in the top of the 4th on a RBI sac fly from Mitch Moreland to make it a 6-1 game. The Red Sox were threatening again in the top of the 5th when they loaded the bases with 1 out for Alex Verdugo who yanked a line drive deep down the RF line that carried and skipped off the top of the wall and over the wall for a grand slam HR and suddenly the Red Sox were right back in this game at 6-5. Things went from bad to worse for Roark after the grand slam as Devers doubled and came in to score on a RBI single from JD Martinez to tie the game 6-6 and Mitch Moreland would launch a 427 foot 2-run HR into the second deck in RF to send Roark to the showers as the Red Sox batted around and pushed 7 runs across to take a 8-6 lead. Rafael Devers would add to the Red Sox lead in the top of the 6th with a RBI double off the wall in CF to extend the lead to 9-6. Marcus Walden finished off a terrific relief outing as he retired the side in the bottom of he 6th and pitched 3.2 innings of hit-less relief and we would go to the 7th inning with Boston leadign 9-6. Ryan Brasier retired the Blue Jays in order in the bottom of the 7th and Josh Taylor would pitch a scoreless bottom of the 8th for Boston to send the game to the 9th inning with Boston leading 9-6. Brandon Workman recorded the first two outs in the bottom of the 9th and had two strikes on Anthony Alford before hanging a curveball that Alford hammered for a solo HR to LF to give the Blue Jays life and cut the lead to 9-7. Joe Panik would bloop a single into LF and Toronto would bring the tying run to the plate in Lourdes Gurriel who would fly out deep to RF where Verdugo would make the catch for the final out as Workman hangs on for his 30th save and the Red Sox win 9-7
* The Red Sox fell behind 6-0 early before storming back with 7 runs in the 5th inning and scoring 9 unanswered runs to take a 9-6 lead. The Blue Jays made some noise in the bottom of the 9th and brought the tying run to the plate but Workman would hang on and the Red Sox win 9-7
* The Red Sox improve to 63-38 while the Blue Jays have lost 9 straight games and fall to 48-54 on the season
* Martin Perez got knocked around for 6 runs on 8 hits in just 2.1 innings of work for Boston
* Tanner Roark was pitching well until a disastrous top of the 5th as he was tagged for 8 runs on 10 hits in 4.1 innings and took the loss to fall to 2-6 with a 5.22 ERA on the season
* Alex Verdugo had a huge night at the plate for Boston going 3 for 5 with a HR & 4 RBI and a stolen base as he hit a huge grand slam in the 5th inning to swing the momentum in the game and start the comeback for Boston. Verdugo has been hitting well of late and is now hitting .265 with 4 HR & 26 RBI
* Vladimir Guerrero had a big night for Toronto going 2 for 3 with a double, HR & 5 RBI for Toronto and is now hitting .286 with 13 HR & 45 RBI on the season
* Mitch Moreland went 1 for 4 with a HR & 3 RBI and is now hitting .285 with 25 HR & 72 RBI on the season
* Kevin Pillar followed up a 5 for 5 performance in yesterdays game with a 2 for 4 night at the plate and is 10 for his last 17
* Marcus Walden pitched 3.2 innings of no hit relief to earnt he win for Boston and his performance out of the pen was huge as he entered with the Red Sox trailing 6-0 and was able to quiet the Blue Jays bats which allowed the Red Sox to come from behind and win the game
* The Red Sox have taken the first two games of this series in Toronto and will look to complete the 3 game sweep tomorrow as they send Nathan Eovaldi to the mound in the series finale against Ryan Borucki for Toronto
HIGHLIGHT - The Red Sox explode for 7 runs in the 5th inning with the big blows coming on a grand slam by Alex Verdugo down the RF line and a 427 foot bomb into the second deck by Mitch Moreland as Boston scored 7 runs in the inning to turn a 6-1 deficit into a 8-6 lead
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<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%">Jul 22, 2020</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 (63-38)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">9</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Toronto (48-54)</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">7</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" colspan="13"><b>W:</b> Marcus Walden (4-0) <b>L:</b> Tanner Roark (2-6)` <b>S:</b> Brandon Workman (30)</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%">Vladimir Guerrero doubled to CF (Alford & Gurriel score)</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">TOR</td><td align="center" width="7%">3</td><td width="70%">Bo Bichette singled to LF (Panik scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">TOR</td><td align="center" width="7%">3</td><td width="70%">Vladimir Guerrero 3-run HR to LF (Gurriel & Bichette score)</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td><td align="right" width="8%">6</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">4</td><td width="70%">Mitch Moreland sac fly to LF (Verdugo scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td><td align="right" width="8%">6</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">5</td><td width="70%">Alex Verdugo grand slam HR to RF (Vazquez, Pillar & Benintendi score)</td><td align="right" width="8%">5</td><td align="right" width="8%">6</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">5</td><td width="70%">JD Martinez singled to CF (Devers scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">6</td><td align="right" width="8%">6</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">5</td><td width="70%">Mitch Moreland 2-run HR to RF (Martinez scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">8</td><td align="right" width="8%">6</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">6</td><td width="70%">Rafael Devers doubled to CF (Verdugo scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">9</td><td align="right" width="8%">6</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">TOR</td><td align="center" width="7%">9</td><td width="70%">Anthony Alford solo HR to LF</td><td align="right" width="8%">9</td><td align="right" width="8%">7</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="oddrow"><td>Benintendi, LF</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.266</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Verdugo, RF</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.265</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Devers, 3B</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.284</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Martinez, DH</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</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" class="active">.319</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Moreland, 1B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.285</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Chavis, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.248</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Vazquez, C</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.291</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Pillar, CF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.259</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Peraza, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.244</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BATTING:</u></b><br /><b>2B:</b> Devers 2 (35), Martinez (27), Pillar (15)<br /><b>HR:</b> Verdugo (4), Moreland (25)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Verdugo 4 (26), Moreland 3 (72), Martinez (99), Devers (57)<br /><b>SF:</b> Moreland</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BASERUNNING:</u></b><br /><b>SB:</b> Verdugo (5)</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="oddrow"><td>Alford, CF</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</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">.201</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Panik, 2B</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.169</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Gurriel, LF</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.257</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Bichette, SS</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</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" class="active">.273</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Guerrero, 3B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.286</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Grichuk, DH</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.237</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>McGuire, C</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.125</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>McKinney, RF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.286</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Drury, 1B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.194</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">38</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BATTING:</u></b><br /><b>2B:</b> Bichete (24), Gurriel (20), Guerrero (18)<br /><b>HR:</b> Guerrero (13), Alford (2)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Guerrero 5 (45), Bichette (58), Alford (11)<br /><b>HBP:</b> Guerrero</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>Martin Perez</td><td align="right">2.1</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">5.88</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Marcus Walden (W, 4-0)</td><td align="right">3.2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3.20</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Ryan Brasier (H, 8)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">2.60</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Josh Taylor (H, 16)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">1.91</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Brandon Workman (S, 30)</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">2.20</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">9.0</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>PITCHING:</u></b><br /><b>Pitches-Strikes:</b> Perez - 54 Pitches / 68% Strikes</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>Tanner Roark (L, 2-6)</td><td align="right">4.1</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right" class="active">5.22</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Chase Anderson</td><td align="right">4.2</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">6.96</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">9.0</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>PITCHING:</u></b><br /><b>Pitches-Strikes:</b> Roark - 73 Pitches / 71% Strikes</td></tr></table></body></html>
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