Saturday, September 8th, 2012 6:10PM CST
On Saturday night, September 8, 2012, the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the free-falling Boston Red Sox by a score of 9-2 in a game that endured two rain delays. Anthony Gose played a pivotal role for the Blue Jays, recording his first career major league home run and driving in five runs, a performance that helped lift Toronto out of the AL East cellar.
Date: Saturday, September 8th, 2012
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Fenway Park
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 37,107
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOS |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOR |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |

Runs Batted In: S Podsednik (11), P Ciriaco (17)
2-out Runs Batted In: P Ciriaco
Ground Into Double Play: M Gomez
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (M Aviles 0-1, S Podsednik 1-1, M Gomez 0-1, D Pedroia 0-1, J Iglesias 0-1, P Ciriaco 1-1, J Ellsbury 0-1, R Lavarnway 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Aviles 1; D Pedroia 1

Balks: A Bailey
Hit By Pitch: C Ross (By A Laffey)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: D Matsuzaka 7-11; A Aceves 3-8; A Miller 3-3; M Melancon 3-6; V Padilla 1-5; A Bailey 4-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: D Matsuzaka 5-4-9-7; A Aceves 6-2-12-6; A Miller 2-3-0-2; M Melancon 1-6-6-3; V Padilla 0-3-3-4; A Bailey 2-1-6-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 1-1; A Aceves 3-2; A Miller 0-2; M Melancon 3-0; V Padilla 2-0; A Bailey 0-2
Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 25

Double Plays: 2 (J Ellsbury-M Gomez, P Ciriaco-D Pedroia)
Errors: R Lavarnway (2, throw)
Assists: J Ellsbury (C Rasmus at 1st base)

Doubles: A Hechavarria (4, D Matsuzaka)
Home Runs: Y Escobar (9, 2nd inning off D Matsuzaka 0 on, 0 Out); A Gose (1, 9th inning off A Bailey 2 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Y Escobar (46), A Hechavarria (7), A Gose 5 (7), R Davis (38), A Lind (33)
Sacrifice Flies: R Davis
Ground Into Double Play: Y Escobar
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-6 (Y Escobar 0-1, A Gose 2-2, A Lind 1-1, K Johnson 0-1, A Hechavarria 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: K Johnson 1

Hit By Pitch: J Arencibia (By D Matsuzaka)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: A Laffey 11-19; B Lincoln 3-7; B Cecil 1-3; J Frasor 3-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: A Laffey 11-2-9-12; B Lincoln 6-2-9-3; B Cecil 3-1-1-2; J Frasor 5-3-6-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Laffey 6-5; B Lincoln 3-1; B Cecil 1-0; J Frasor 2-0
Game Scores: A Laffey 48

Double Plays: 2 (Y Escobar-K Johnson-A Lind, A Lind)

Stolen Bases: A Gose (13, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/R Lavarnway); Y Escobar (4, 2nd base off V Padilla/R Lavarnway)
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