MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/08/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2037 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (62-54) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Toronto Blue Jays (73-40) 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 7 10 0
Hedges slugs 2 home runs, Blue Jays Move to 73-40
Austin Hedges knocked in 4 runs to help Toronto beat Boston, 7-5. Hedges produced 1 single and 2 home runs. The win was Jordan Lyles's in relief. His record improves to 6-7. Liam Hendriks took the loss for Boston. Toronto leads the American League East Division by 10 games.

Hedges had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the sixth. On a 2-2 slider from Liam Hendriks, he banged a 2-run home run to right, giving the Blue Jays a 7-5 lead. It was the 11th home run of the year for Hedges.

"I just try to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Hedges.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Puello DH 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .292 8 47
E. Nunez SS 5 0 2 1 0 3 1 .301 4 32
B. Holt LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .268 0 4
Y. Puig RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .246 16 56
M. Adams 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .231 22 66
Y. Solarte 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .311 11 51
D. Dietrich 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .255 8 28
T. d'Arnaud C 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .316 15 61
J. Bradley Jr. CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 22 65
Totals 36 5 9 4 2 12 14      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Dietrich (17, 8th Inning off T. Rosenthal, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Adams (22, 5th Inning off N. Eovaldi, 0 on, 0 outs) T. d'Arnaud (29, 5th Inning off N. Eovaldi, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Dietrich 2 , M. Adams 2 , B. Holt , C. Puello , Y. Solarte 2 , T. d'Arnaud 2 , E. Nunez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Puig , M. Adams , T. d'Arnaud
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Puello 2 (25)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Adams-Nunez-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gordon 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .321 5 54
E. Andrus SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .261 12 52
A. McCutchen RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .251 8 64
J. Bell 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .271 14 71
C. Gonzalez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .245 23 80
N. Castellanos 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .270 16 58
J. Soler DH 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 .252 17 53
K. Broxton CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .218 17 49
A. Hedges C 4 2 3 4 0 0 1 .198 11 34
Totals 33 7 10 7 3 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Castellanos (27, 8th Inning off N. Vincent, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Hedges 2 (11, 4th Inning off C. Stratton, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off L. Hendriks, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Hedges 9 , J. Bell , N. Castellanos 3 , D. Gordon 2 , E. Andrus 2
2-out RBI: A. Hedges
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gonzalez , A. Hedges , N. Castellanos , A. McCutchen
GIDP: C. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Gordon (61) , E. Andrus (10)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Stratton 5.0 6 5 5 3 6 1 93 55 4.92   
L. Hendriks L (6-2) 0.2 2 2 2 0 2 1 14 10 4.47   
O. Drake 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 10 2.18   
N. Vincent 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 7 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Stratton 38
Batters Faced: C. Stratton 23, L. Hendriks 4, O. Drake 5, N. Vincent 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Stratton 4-4, L. Hendriks 0-0, O. Drake 2-1, N. Vincent 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Stratton 93-55, L. Hendriks 14-10, O. Drake 17-10, N. Vincent 13-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Eovaldi 4.1 6 5 5 1 6 0 80 49 3.59   
J. Lyles W (6-7) 2.2 2 0 0 1 5 0 40 28 5.96   
T. Rosenthal H (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 11 2.40   
D. Betances SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 6 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Eovaldi 36
Batters Faced: N. Eovaldi 20, J. Lyles 11, T. Rosenthal 4, D. Betances 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Eovaldi 3-4, J. Lyles 1-2, T. Rosenthal 2-1, D. Betances 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Eovaldi 80-49, J. Lyles 40-28, T. Rosenthal 17-11, D. Betances 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lyles 1-0
WP: N. Eovaldi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Austin Hedges
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM EST
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 37064
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