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October 2nd, 2023
This is technically not the postseason, but it is to me.
The winner will have the #1 seed in the AL. The loser with the 1st Wild Card.
The Blue Jays are pitching Enoli Paredes (9-6, 3.98).
The Red Sox have Chris Sale (16-8, 3.21).
Top of the 1st
With two out, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. blasted a solo homer over the Green Monster.
Blue Jays lead 1-0
Bottom of the 1st
With one out, Blake Rutherford reached on an error by Rafael Devers.
Rutherford went to 3rd on a double by Franmil Reyes.
He then scored and Reyes went to 3rd on a wild pitch.
With two out, Reyes scored on another wild pitch.
Christian Arroyo walked.
Alex Verdugo walked.
Jeter Downs was hit in the knee by a pitch and had to leave the game. He was replaced at 1st by Brandon Crawford.
Brian Anderson hit a Grand Slam.
Red Sox lead 6-1
Top of the 2nd
Sale struck out the side.
Bottom of the 2nd
3 up, 3 down
Top of the 3rd
Bo Bichette doubled with two out.
He scored on a Whit Merrifeld single.
Guerrero Jr. reached base on an error by Xander Bogaerts.
The two runners were stranded.
Red Sox lead 6-2
Bottom of the 3rd
Arroyo singled with one out.
He went to 2nd on a two out single by Crawford.
Anderson walked, loading the bases.
They were left that way.
Top of the 4th
Devers led off with a single.
That was all they got.
Bottom of the 4th
3 up, 3 down
Top of the 5th
3 up, 3 down
Bottom of the 5th
Durbin Feltman relieved for Toronto.
Brandon Belt led off with a single.
Arroyo hit into a double play.
Top of the 6th
Devers doubled with two out.
Brandon Workman received for Boston.
He stranded Devers.
Bottom of the 6th
Crawford led off with a single.
He got no further.
Top of the 7th
Max Kepler reached on a one out walk.
Ali Sanchez then walked.
Kepler scored and Sanchez went to 2nd on a single by Bichette.
Sanchez scored on a Merrifield single. On the throw, Bichette and Merrifeld advanced to 2nd and 3rd.
With two out, Giovanni Soto relieved for Boston.
Giancarlo Stanton hit a two run single to tie the game.
Devers struck out.
Game tied 6-6
Bottom of the 7th
Reyes reached on a one out single.
Ty Tice relieved for Toronto.
He left Reyes at 1st.
Top of the 8th
Darwinzon Hernandez relieved for Boston.
3 up, 3 down
Bottom of the 8th
3 up, 3 down
Top of the 9th
3 up, 3 down
Bottom of the 9th
Bogaerts reached on a one out single.
Kasey Kalich relieved for Toronto.
Bogaerts went to 2nd on a Rutherford groundout.
Reyes walked.
Belt walked, loading the bases.
They were left loaded.
Top of the 10th
(Note: No 'Ghost Runner' in this league.)
Guerrero Jr. led off with a single.
Joe Ross relieved for Boston.
He stranded the runner.
Bottom of the 10th
Crawford singled with one out.
Jose Leclerc relieved for Toronto.
He stranded the runner.
Top of the 11th
Willy Adames led off with a double.
Max Kepler was given an intentional walk.
Adames scored and Kepler went to 2nd on a single by Sanchez.
With one out, Merrifeld hit an RBI double.
Guerrero Jr. got the intentional walk.
Jared Walsh replaced Stanton as DH and hit a sac fly, scoring Sanchez.
Two were left on.
Blue Jays lead 9-6
Bottom of the 11th
Raidel Martinez relieved for Toronto.
Rutherford singled with one out.
Reyes walked, bringing the potential tying run to the plate.
Belt struck out.
Arroyo singled, loading the bases.
Andrew Perez relieved for Toronto.
Colton Welker pinch hit for Alex Verdugo.
Perez walked him, scoring Rutherford.
Tyler Black pinch hit for Crawford.
He grounded out.
BLUE JAYS WIN, 9-7!
Whit Merrifield was the game star, going 3 for 6 with 3 RBI.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered.
WP - Jose Leclerc (5-3)
Save - Andrew Perez (2)
LP - Joe Ross (1-1)
Record - 97-66
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Rusty Priske
Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan
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