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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 9, Toronto Blue Jays 5

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Boston Red Sox 9, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Day

Game Played on Thursday, May 25, 1978 (N) at Exhibition Stadium

BOS A    0  2  0    0  3  3    0  0  1  -   9  9  0
TOR A    0  2  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   5 13  3
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Burleson ss                   5   1   1   0       0   2       3   2
Remy 2b                       5   1   1   1       0   2       3   3
Rice lf                       4   1   1   3       1   0       2   0
Yastrzemski cf                5   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Fisk c                        4   1   0   0       1   2       4   1
Hobson 3b                     3   1   1   0       1   0       1   3
Bailey dh                     4   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
Evans rf                      3   1   1   2       1   2       2   0
Kendall 1b                    4   2   3   1       0   0       8   2
Eckersley p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       3   1
  Burgmeier p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Drago p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       37   9   9   7       4  10      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Hobson-Remy-Kendall.
BATTING - 
2B: Kendall (1,off Underwood); Burleson (11,off Moore).
HR: Evans (6,2nd inning off Underwood 1 on 2 out); Rice (15,5th inning off
Underwood 2 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 5.
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bosetti cf                    5   0   1   1       0   0       5   0
Bailor rf                     5   0   2   1       0   1       1   0
Howell 3b                     5   0   2   0       0   0       1   2
Mayberry 1b                   5   0   1   0       0   0       7   0
Hutton lf                     4   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
Upshaw dh                     3   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
  Velez ph,dh                 1   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
McKay 2b                      4   0   1   1       0   1       0   2
Gomez ss                      4   1   2   1       0   0       1   2
Ashby c                       3   1   1   1       1   1      11   0
Underwood p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kirkwood p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Moore p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39   5  13   5       3   3      27   6
FIELDING - 
E: Howell (8), Gomez (5), Moore (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Hutton (5,off Eckersley); Upshaw (5,off Eckersley); Gomez (3,off Burgmeier).
HR: Ashby (1,6th inning off Eckersley 0 on 2 out).
GDP: Howell (6,off Drago).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Eckersley W(4-1)              7    10   3   3   1   2   1  32
Burgmeier                     0.1   2   2   2   2   1   0   5
Drago SV(4)                   1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   5
Totals                        9    13   5   5   3   3   1  42
Inherited Runners - Scored: Drago 3-1.
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Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Underwood L(1-5)              5     7   7   6   3   8   2  25
Kirkwood                      2     1   1   0   1   1   0   8
Moore                         2     1   1   0   0   1   0   8
Totals                        9     9   9   6   4  10   2  41
Underwood faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Kirkwood 2-2.
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Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans
Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 17197
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Toronto Blue Jays        
1. Burleson            ss        Bosetti             cf
2. Remy                2b        Bailor              rf
3. Rice                lf        Howell              3b
4. Yastrzemski         cf        Mayberry            1b
5. Fisk                c         Hutton              lf
6. Hobson              3b        Upshaw              dh
7. Bailey              dh        McKay               2b
8. Evans               rf        Gomez               ss
9. Kendall             1b        Ashby               c
   Eckersley           p         Underwood           p

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Remy struck out; Rice
walked; Yastrzemski lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to right; Bailor grounded out
(second to first); Howell singled to right; Mayberry lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk walked; Hobson flied out to center; Bailey
lined to center; Evans homered to left [Fisk scored]; Kendall
doubled to left; Burleson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Hutton doubled to left; Upshaw singled to left
[Hutton to third]; McKay singled to right [Hutton scored, Upshaw
to third]; On a bunt Gomez singled [Upshaw scored, McKay to
second]; On a bunt Ashby forced McKay (catcher to third) [Gomez
to second]; Bosetti flied out to left; Bailor struck out; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy struck out; Rice lined to right; Yastrzemski
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Howell lined to shortstop; Mayberry flied out to
left; Hutton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk struck out; Hobson singled to left; Bailey
struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Upshaw doubled to right; McKay grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Upshaw to third]; Gomez grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ashby was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Kendall singled to left; Burleson struck out; Remy
singled to right [Kendall to second]; Rice homered to left
[Kendall scored, Remy scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to center;
Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: On a bunt Bosetti made an out to pitcher; Bailor
made an out to shortstop; Howell singled; Mayberry singled to
right [Howell to second]; Hutton walked [Howell to third,
Mayberry to second]; Upshaw lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson walked; Bailey singled to left [Hobson to
second]; KIRKWOOD REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Evans walked
[Hobson to third, Bailey to second]; Kendall singled to
shortstop [Hobson scored, Bailey to third, Evans to second];
Burleson forced Evans (third unassisted) [Bailey scored (error
by Howell) (unearned) (no RBI), Kendall to third]; Remy grounded
out (second to first) [Kendall scored (unearned), Burleson to
second]; Rice made an out to shortstop; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: McKay lined to right; Gomez made an out to
shortstop; Ashby homered to right; Bosetti lined to pitcher; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
struck out; Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor singled to left; Howell grounded out
(second to first) [Bailor to second]; Mayberry popped to catcher
in foul territory; Hutton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 8TH: MOORE REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Bailey grounded
out (third to first); Evans was called out on strikes; Kendall
popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); VELEZ
BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Velez walked; McKay struck out; Gomez doubled
[Velez to third]; Ashby walked; Bosetti singled to right [Velez
scored, Gomez to third, Ashby to second]; DRAGO REPLACED
BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Bailor singled [Gomez scored, Ashby to
third, Bosetti to second]; Howell grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Bailor out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 5.

RED SOX 9TH: VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Burleson doubled
to left; Remy reached on an error by Gomez [Burleson scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Remy safe on a pick-off error by Moore
[Remy to third]; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski popped to catcher in foul territory; Fisk grounded
out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 9,
Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hutton grounded out (first to pitcher); Velez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Blue Jays 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          9   9   0    5
 Blue Jays        5  13   3   10
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