Tuesday, April 9th, 2019 1:00PM CST
The defending champion Boston Red Sox stumbled again, losing their home opener 7-5 to the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. The defeat included Chris Sale allowing a Toronto runner to steal home plate and concluded when Mookie Betts struck out with two runners on base for the final out.
Date: Tuesday, April 9th, 2019
Time: 1:00PM CST
Stadium: Fenway Park
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 36,179
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOS |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TOR |
0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Martinez (1, Biagini); Bogaerts (4, Biagini)
Home Runs: Moreland (4, 1st inning off Shoemaker 0 on, 2 Out); Betts (3, 6th inning off Shoemaker 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Moreland (10), Bogaerts (3), Betts (7), Devers (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Moreland, Bogaerts, Devers
Ground Into Double Play: Pedroia
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (Pedroia 0-3, Bogaerts 1-1, Swihart 0-1, Betts 0-1, Devers 0-1, Benintendi 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Pedroia 2; Betts 1; Devers 1

Pitcher Notes: Sale pitched to 4 batters in the 4th. ; Hembree pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Thornburg pitched to 1 batter in the 5th. ; Barnes pitched to 3 batters in the 9th. ; Workman pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. ; Walden pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Brewer pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Wild Pitches: Barnes
Hit By Pitch: McKinney (by Barnes)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Sale 14/19; Hembree 2/3; Thornburg 5/7; Barnes 3/4; Workman 0/3; Walden 3/3; Brewer 1/1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Sale-13-10-15-16; Hembree-2-1-1-2; Thornburg-7-3-3-5; Barnes-3-2-5-1; Workman-2-1-1-2; Walden-1-4-3-0; Brewer-0-0-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Sale 5-4; Hembree 1-1; Thornburg 2-2; Workman 1-0; Walden 0-1; Brewer 0-1
Game Scores: C Sale 31

Passed Balls: Vázquez ( 2,)

Caught Stealing: Vázquez (1, 2nd base by Shoemaker/Jansen)

Doubles: Galvis (3, Barnes); Gurriel Jr. (2, Thornburg)
Runs Batted In: Galvis 2 (8), Grichuk (6), Hernández (4), Gurriel Jr. (3)
2-out Runs Batted In: Grichuk
Sacrifice Flies: Hernández
Sacrifice Hit: Ureña
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-11 (Galvis 2-2, Grichuk 1-2, Drury 0-1, Hanson 0-2, Hernández 0-1, Ureña 0-1, Jansen 0-1, Gurriel Jr. 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Grichuk 1; Hanson 1; Jansen 1

Pitcher Notes: Hudson pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Shoemaker pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. ; Giles pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. ; Biagini pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Mayza pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hudson 2/4; Shoemaker 12/23; Giles 3/5; Biagini 3/5; Mayza 0/1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hudson-6-0-3-2; Shoemaker-19-7-14-16; Giles-4-3-2-3; Biagini-3-1-5-5; Mayza-1-0-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hudson 0-2; Shoemaker 8-4; Giles 0-2; Biagini 2-1; Mayza 0-1
Game Scores: M Shoemaker 49

Double Plays: 1 (Galvis-Ureña-Hanson)
Errors: Shoemaker (1, catch); Hernández (1, line drive)

Stolen Bases: Galvis (1, 3rd base off Barnes/Vázquez); Hernández (1, 2nd base off Workman/Vázquez); Gurriel Jr. (1, Home off Sale/Vázquez)
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