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Colon returns in Game Two of doubleheader
Sep 13, 2008 - 10:10 AM Toronto at Boston (2ND GAME) 7:05 p.m. EDTBOSTON (Ticker) -- Former American League Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colon will make his return to the Boston Red Sox's rotation in the second game of a doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.
Colon (4-2, 4.09 ERA) started the season late while recovering from a shoulder injury and made six starts before injuring his back swinging a bat during interleague play at Philadelphia on June 16. The burly righthander had been a surprising success prior to the injury, posting 26 strikeouts against nine walks in 33 innings.
A Cy Young winner for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2005, Colon missed most of the 2006 and 2007 campaign due to shoulder surgery and signed a minor league contract with the Red Sox in spring training. In nine starts for Class AAA Pawtucket, Colon went 3-1 with a 2.77 ERA while holding opponents to a .197 batting average.
The Blue Jays will counter with righthander Jesse Litsch (11-8, 3.70). The 23-year-old has been sharp of late, going 3-1 with a 1.26 ERA over his last five starts while allowing a .209 batting average.
Litsch held the Red Sox to three hits in six scoreless frames to earn a win on August 14. He is 4-1 with a 3.58 ERA in five career starts against Boston.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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TORONTO 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 1
BOSTON 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 x 7 11 2 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: TOR - JESSE LITSCH, JESSE CARLSON (6TH), BRANDON LEAGUE (6TH), SCOTT
DOWNS (7TH), SHAWN CAMP (8TH) AND GREGG ZAUN
BOS - BARTOLO COLON, JAVIER LOPEZ (7TH), JUSTIN
M
Sep 13 10:06 PM - AL
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
DOUBLE BY DAVID ORTIZ SCORED JACOBY ELLSBURY.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, D ORTIZ ON SECOND, D PEDROIA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 5
BOSTON 7 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.310, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 7 Bot 8, 0 OutsSep 13 9:54 PM - AL
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
SINGLE BY JACOBY ELLSBURY SCORED JED LOWRIE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J ELLSBURY ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 5
BOSTON 6 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.328, 2-FOR-4)
Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 6 Bot 8, 0 OutsSep 13 9:44 PM - AL
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
SINGLE BY JED LOWRIE SCORED JASON BAY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J LOWRIE ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 5
BOSTON 5 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ROSS (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 5 Bot 8, 0 OutsSep 13 9:34 PM - AL
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY KEVIN YOUKILIS SCORED JACOBY ELLSBURY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K YOUKILIS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 5
BOSTON 4 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M KOTSAY (.231, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 4 Bot 7, 0 OutsSep 13 9:21 PM - AL
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
SACRIFICE FLY BY JED LOWRIE SCORED KEVIN YOUKILIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BAY ON FIRST, M KOTSAY ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 5
BOSTON 3 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: A CORA (.289, 0-FOR-2)
Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 3 Bot 6, 0 OutsSep 13 8:54 PM - AL
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
SINGLE BY ALEX RIOS SCORED JOE INGLETT.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, A RIOS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 5
BOSTON 2 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.300, 0-FOR-1)
Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 2 Top 2, 0 OutsSep 13 7:44 PM - AL
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
SACRIFICE FLY BY MARCO SCUTARO SCORED TRAVIS SNIDER.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J INGLETT ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 4
BOSTON 2 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.295, 0-FOR-1)
Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 2 Top 2, 0 OutsSep 13 7:42 PM - AL
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
DOUBLE BY JOE INGLETT SCORED SCOTT ROLEN AND GREGG ZAUN.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J INGLETT ON SECOND, T SNIDER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 3
BOSTON 2 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M SCUTARO (.268, 1-FOR-1)
Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 2 Top 2, 0 OutsSep 13 7:41 PM - AL
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
BASES LOADED WALK TO TRAVIS SNIDER SCORED ADAM LIND.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T SNIDER ON FIRST, G ZAUN ON SECOND, S ROLEN
ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1
BOSTON 2 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: J INGLETT (.301, 0-FOR-1)
Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 2 Top 2, 0 OutsSep 13 7:39 PM - AL
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
ERROR BY GREGG ZAUN ALLOWED DUSTIN PEDROIA TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 0
BOSTON 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.310, 0-FOR-0)
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2 Bot 1, 0 OutsSep 13 7:25 PM - AL
AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE (2ND GAME)
WILD PITCH BY JESSE LITSCH ALLOWED JACOBY ELLSBURY TO
SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D PEDROIA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 0
BOSTON 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.310, 0-FOR-0)
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1 Bot 1, 0 OutsSep 13 7:25 PM
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