TORONTO: 0 2 3 0 3 2 0 1 1 - 12 17 0
BOSTON: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
The day after the Boston Red Sox clinched the AL Wild Card, the reward was to rest most of the regular lineup in the final game against the Toronto Blue Jays. With the Red Sox non-regulars, the Toronto regulars and their pitcher Halladay, it is not surprising that the Blue Jays completed the three-game sweep of Boston with still ailing knuckleballer Wakefield on the mound. I'm sure no one is shocked that Halladay threw a shutout against the team that Boston fielded in Fenway Park today; after all he has done so against teams fielding their usual players. On Dave Magadan's (Boston's hitting coach) birthday, it would have been great if there had been more hitting displayed. The next time the Red Sox face the Blue Jays will be in Toronto for a three-game series from 26th to 28th April 2010. Bye, until next year in Canada!
Boston's last series of the regular season begins tomorrow and it is a four-game set against the Cleveland Indians. Perhaps the Red Sox can return to their usual winning ways and stop their current losing streak at six games, which matches a previous streak this year. Boston needs to experience a few good wins before heading out to California to face the Angels. Bring a winning momentum to the West coast! But first the Red Sox have to get past the Indians and handle them well.
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TORONTO: Starting Pitcher: Roy Halladay, Winning Pitcher: Roy Halladay
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Tim Wakefield, Losing Pitcher: Tim Wakefield (5)
TORONTO: Homeruns: Lyle Overbay, Rand Ruiz (two), Jose Bautista
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RED SOX: Wins: 91, Losses: 67, AL East Standings: New York, Boston, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Baltimore
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Next game: Thursday 1 October 2009, 4:10 p.m. PT, Cleveland Indians, Fenway Park, Jon Lester
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