September 18, 2007 · 7:07 PM EDT
W: A.J. BurnettL: Eric GagneS: Scott Downs
SS2-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterAR
Alex Rios
RF1-3H-AB2B · 1 RBI
A.J. BurnettP8.2IP3 ER · 11 K · W
Eric GagneP1.0IP3 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcher
Scott DownsP0.1IP0 ER · 1 K · SBiggest lead BOS by 1 · TOR by 2 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1BORed Sox | 96 | 66 | .593 | — |
2NY Yankees | 94 | 68 | .580 | 2.0 |
| 3TOBlue Jays | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13.0 |
4BA Orioles | 69 | 93 | .426 | 27.0 |
5TB Rays | 66 | 96 | .407 | 30.0 |
Catcher's view. Count is after the pitch.
JE Jacoby EllsburyCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
DP Dustin Pedroia2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DO David OrtizDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
ML Mike Lowell3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JD J.D. DrewRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| EHEric Hinske1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
JV Jason VaritekC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BM Brandon MossLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JLJulio LugoSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
2B: Ortiz, Varitek
HR: Lugo
RBI: Ortiz, Varitek, Lugo
SB: Ellsbury
LOB: 14
| EGEric GagneL | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
JL Jon Lester | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 108 |
MD Manny DelcarmenH | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 143 |
VW Vernon WellsCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RJ Reed JohnsonLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ARAlex RiosRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FT Frank ThomasDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
AH Aaron Hill2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MSMatt Stairs1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GZGregg ZaunC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| HLHector Luna3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RO Ray OlmedoSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CTCurtis ThigpenDH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LO Lyle Overbay1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RARuss Adams3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
2B: Rios, Adams
RBI: Rios, Zaun, Adams 2
LOB: 12
| ABA.J. BurnettW | 8.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 124 |
| SDScott DownsS | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 129 |
The Blue Jays edged the Red Sox 4-3 at Rogers Centre.
A.J. Burnett got the win, Eric Gagne took the loss and Scott Downs earned the save. Alex Rios went 1-for-3 for the Blue Jays, while Julio Lugo went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
