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Red Sox go for third straight win

Apr 4, 2008 - 12:23 PM Boston (3-1) at Toronto (1-2) 7:15 pm EDT

TORONTO (Ticker) - After their season-opening four-game series took eight days to complete, the Boston Red Sox will likely enjoy a return to normalcy.

On Friday, the Red Sox open a three-game weekend set with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Boston split its first two games against Oakland at the Tokyo Dome in Japan on March 25-26.

Upon their return to the United States in Oakland, the Red Sox took their final two games against the Athletics, including a 5-0 victory on Wednesday.

David Ortiz got his first two hits of the season - including a home run - while three Boston pitchers held Oakland to just five hits in the club's first shutout of the season.

The Red Sox will turn to veteran knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, who will make his first start of the season. The 41-year-old righthander went 17-12 last season with a 4.76 ERA.

Toronto, which lost two one-run games in its season-opening series with the New York Yankees, will send Shaun Marcum to the mound.

The righthander, who went 12-6 with a 4.13 ERA in 2007, collected wins in 11 of his final decisions after earning a spot in the starting rotation in May.

Marcum was 1-0 with a 4.09 ERA in two starts against the Red Sox in 2007 - both Blue Jays' wins.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 0
    TORONTO 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 x 6 10 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD, DAVID AARDSMA (7TH), JAVIER LOPEZ (7TH), MANNY
    DELCARMEN (7TH), BRYAN COREY (8TH) AND KEVIN CASH, JASON
    VARITEK (8TH)
    TOR - SHAUN MARCUM, BRIA

    Apr 4 9:54 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DAVID ECKSTEIN SCORED AARON HILL.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D ECKSTEIN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 3
    TORONTO 6 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: B COATS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 6  Bot 8, 0 OutsApr 4 9:40 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY FRANK THOMAS SCORED DAVID ECKSTEIN AND SHANNON
    STEWART.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, F THOMAS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 3
    TORONTO 5 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.286, 2-FOR-3, RBI)

    Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 5  Bot 7, 0 OutsApr 4 9:21 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY J.D. DREW (1) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 7TH OFF SHAUN MARCUM SCORED DAVID ORTIZ AND MIKE LOWELL.
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 3, TORONTO 3
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.333, 0-FOR-2)

    Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3  Top 7, 0 OutsApr 4 9:02 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY AARON HILL SCORED FRANK THOMAS.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A HILL ON FIRST, L OVERBAY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0
    TORONTO 3 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M SCUTARO (.200, 1-FOR-2)

    Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 3  Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 4 8:47 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY LYLE OVERBAY SCORED ALEX RIOS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, L OVERBAY ON FIRST, F THOMAS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0
    TORONTO 2 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.214, 0-FOR-2)

    Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 2  Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 4 8:42 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MATT STAIRS (1) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    6TH OFF TIM WAKEFIELD.
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0, TORONTO 1
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.364, 0-FOR-2)

    Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1  Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 4 8:33 PM

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