MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
04/28/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1009 - TUESDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (19-13) 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 4 0 10 12 0
Toronto Blue Jays (15-15) 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 6 8 0
Red Sox Score Late, Top Blue Jays, 10-6
Kevin Plawecki helped his team muscle past the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-6. In the game, the Boston catcher went 2-4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The winner in relief was Josh Taylor. The left-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 1.1 innings. He now owns a record of 2-0. The win puts Boston at 19-13.

An impactful at-bat came in the top of the eighth inning. With the bases loaded, the batter, Mitch Moreland, drew a walk, driving in 1 run. It made the score 7-6, Boston, and helped them go on to win.

Moreland told a Boston Times reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Benintendi LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .328 2 15
X. Bogaerts SS 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .268 3 19
   b-J. Peraza SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .149 0 3
R. Devers 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .254 6 24
J. Martinez DH 5 1 3 1 0 2 0 .323 8 27
A. Verdugo RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .250 0 3
M. Chavis 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 7 15
   a-T. Lin 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .250 0 3
J. Bradley Jr. CF 4 1 2 1 0 2 3 .243 4 19
M. Moreland 1B 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 .212 2 14
K. Plawecki C 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .222 1 5
Totals 37 10 12 9 4 11 13      
a - T. Lin substituted for M. Chavis in the 2nd
b - J. Peraza substituted for X. Bogaerts in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: X. Bogaerts (10, 3rd Inning off N. Pearson, 2 on, 1 out) J. Martinez (11, 8th Inning off C. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Benintendi (2, 5th Inning off J. Merryweather, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Plawecki (1, 5th Inning off N. Pearson, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Bradley Jr. (4, 3rd Inning off N. Pearson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Benintendi 5 , A. Verdugo , K. Plawecki 5 , J. Bradley Jr. 5 , X. Bogaerts 2 , J. Martinez 4 , T. Lin
2-out RBI: J. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Verdugo , T. Lin 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Moreland
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Bradley Jr. (1) , M. Moreland (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Peraza-Lin-Moreland, Lin-Peraza-Moreland)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bichette SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .313 8 20
C. Biggio 2B 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 .225 4 16
V. Guerrero Jr. 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .376 10 25
L. Gurriel Jr. LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .361 7 26
T. Shaw 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .165 2 8
R. Grichuk RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .271 10 28
D. Fisher DH 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .266 5 15
R. McGuire C 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .245 1 5
A. Alford CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .048 0 1
Totals 32 6 8 6 3 11 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Bichette (7, 1st Inning off N. Eovaldi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: V. Guerrero Jr. (10, 4th Inning off N. Eovaldi, 0 on, 0 outs) R. McGuire (1, 6th Inning off N. Eovaldi, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Guerrero Jr. 4 , L. Gurriel Jr. , R. McGuire 5 , T. Shaw , R. Grichuk , B. Bichette 3
2-out RBI: R. McGuire
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fisher , L. Gurriel Jr.
GIDP: V. Guerrero Jr. , R. Grichuk
Sac Fly: D. Fisher
Hit by Pitch: T. Shaw
Team LOB: 4
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Eovaldi 5.2 8 6 6 1 9 2 89 65 3.61   
J. Taylor W (2-0) 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 21 10 4.15   
M. Walden 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 14 6.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Eovaldi 37
Batters Faced: N. Eovaldi 26, J. Taylor 5, M. Walden 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Eovaldi 2-5, J. Taylor 1-1, M. Walden 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Eovaldi 89-65, J. Taylor 21-10, M. Walden 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Walden 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Eovaldi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Pearson 4.0 6 5 5 0 5 2 64 40 10.38   
J. Merryweather 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 1 27 16 1.78   
R. Dolis 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 9 0.93   
C. Anderson L (1-3) 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 0 6 3 7.23   
W. Font 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 17 11 2.37   
J. Nicasio 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 12 10.22   
J. Waguespack 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 5.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Pearson 35
Batters Faced: N. Pearson 18, J. Merryweather 7, R. Dolis 5, C. Anderson 3, W. Font 3, J. Nicasio 4, J. Waguespack 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Pearson 2-4, J. Merryweather 3-0, R. Dolis 2-1, C. Anderson 0-0, W. Font 0-0, J. Nicasio 2-0, J. Waguespack 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Pearson 64-40, J. Merryweather 27-16, R. Dolis 15-9, C. Anderson 6-3, W. Font 17-11, J. Nicasio 18-12, J. Waguespack 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Font 3-3 , J. Nicasio 1-0
WP: W. Font , J. Waguespack
Hit Batsmen: N. Pearson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Plawecki
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 63 degrees
Start Time: 7:07 PM EST
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 46418
Special Notes: Michael Chavis was ejected in the 2nd inning for arguing a strike call.SS Xander Bogaerts was injured while running the bases.
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