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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre
April 5, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 5, 2008 at Rogers Centre.
Game Summary
| Date | April 5, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 5, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clay Buchholz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jesse Litsch |
| Ballpark | Rogers Centre |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 35,238 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Scott Barry 2B: Alfonso Marquez 3B: Andy Fletcher |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Lugo | Shortstop |
| Dustin Pedroia | Second Baseman |
| David Ortiz | DH |
| Manny Ramirez | Left Fielder |
| Mike Lowell | Third Baseman |
| J.D. Drew | Right Fielder |
| Jason Varitek | Catcher |
| Sean Casey | First Baseman |
| Coco Crisp | Center Fielder |
| Terry Francona | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David Eckstein | Shortstop |
| Matt Stairs | Left Fielder |
| Alex Rios | Right Fielder |
| Vernon Wells | Center Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | DH |
| Lyle Overbay | First Baseman |
| Aaron Hill | Second Baseman |
| Marco Scutaro | Third Baseman |
| Gregg Zaun | Catcher |
| John Gibbons | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre
April 5, 2008
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Litsch
Lugo strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Litsch
Pedroia hits a line drive towards third. Scutaro reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Litsch
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Litsch
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stairs. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. Ortiz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lowell vs. Litsch
Lowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Eckstein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Eckstein vs. Buchholz
Eckstein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lugo. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Buchholz
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. Buchholz
Rios strikes out. There goes Eckstein. The throw from Varitek to second, and Eckstein is out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Litsch
Drew strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Litsch
Varitek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Litsch
Casey hits a line drive towards first. Overbay catches it and steps on first to double up Varitek. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Buchholz
Wells takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Buchholz
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Wells moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Overbay vs. Buchholz
Overbay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wells scores. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Hill vs. Buchholz
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Scutaro vs. Buchholz
Scutaro strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Zaun vs. Buchholz
Zaun hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Litsch
Crisp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Overbay scoops it up and throws to first, with Litsch covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Litsch
Lugo is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Litsch
Pedroia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lugo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Litsch
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Overbay scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ortiz for the out. Lugo moves to third. Pedroia moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Ramirez vs. Litsch
Ramirez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lowell vs. Litsch
Lowell hits a line drive towards first. Overbay reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Eckstein vs. Buchholz
Eckstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Buchholz
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Buchholz
Rios hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Drew. Rios reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Wells vs. Buchholz
Wells hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Litsch
Drew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wells. Drew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Varitek vs. Litsch
Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Drew moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Casey vs. Litsch
Casey hits a line drive beyond first. Overbay can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Drew scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Crisp vs. Litsch
Crisp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Overbay fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lugo vs. Litsch
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Litsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Buchholz
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Overbay vs. Buchholz
Overbay hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Buchholz
Hill bunts towards third. Lowell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Overbay moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Scutaro vs. Buchholz
Scutaro takes first base on ball four. Overbay moves to third. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zaun vs. Buchholz
Zaun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Casey juggles the ball. That's an error on Casey. Overbay scores. Hill scores. Scutaro moves to third. Zaun moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Eckstein vs. Buchholz
Eckstein hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Scutaro scores. Zaun moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Stairs vs. Buchholz
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Rios vs. Buchholz
Rios hits a ball on the ground towards first. Casey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rios for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Litsch
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scutaro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Litsch
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scutaro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Litsch
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Wells settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Buchholz
Wells hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Buchholz
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Overbay vs. Buchholz
Overbay strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Litsch
Lowell hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Drew vs. Tallet
Brian Tallet now pitching.
Drew hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Tallet
Varitek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Overbay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Tallet
Casey hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Zaun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Snyder
Kyle Snyder now pitching.
Hill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scutaro vs. Snyder
There's a wild pitch. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Scutaro vs. Snyder
Scutaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Zaun vs. Snyder
Zaun bunts towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out. Hill moves to third. Scutaro moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Eckstein vs. Corey
Bryan Corey now pitching.
Eckstein hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Hill scores. Scutaro scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Corey
Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. Corey
Rios hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Rios reaches second base with a double. Eckstein goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Wells vs. Corey
Wells hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rios scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Corey
Thomas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Overbay vs. Tavarez
Julian Tavarez now pitching.
Overbay hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Wolfe
Buck Coats now playing left field. Brian Wolfe now pitching.
Crisp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Wolfe
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Eckstein fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Wolfe
Pedroia hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Coats. Pedroia reaches second base with a double. Lugo moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Ortiz vs. Wolfe
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Ramirez vs. Wolfe
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Eckstein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Tavarez
Jacoby Ellsbury now playing left field. Kevin Cash now catching.
Hill hits a fly ball into left field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scutaro vs. Tavarez
Scutaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zaun vs. Tavarez
Zaun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Eckstein vs. Tavarez
Eckstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Frasor
Jason Frasor now pitching.
Lowell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scutaro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Frasor
Drew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Frasor
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Frasor
Casey hits a fly ball into center field. Wells settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Coats vs. Tavarez
Coats hits a fly ball into left field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Tavarez
Rios hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Tavarez
Wells takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Tavarez
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Wells
Randy Wells now pitching.
Crisp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Wells
Lugo hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Wells
Pedroia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Wells
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scutaro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/5/2008 -- Boston at Toronto (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Lugo J, ss 4 0 1 0 Eckstein D, ss 5 1 2 3
Pedroia D, 2b 4 0 2 0 Stairs M, lf 4 0 0 0
Ortiz D, dh 4 1 0 0 Coats B, lf 1 0 0 0
Ramirez M, lf 3 0 1 1 Rios A, rf 5 1 2 1
Ellsbury J, lf 0 0 0 0 Wells V, cf 3 2 1 1
Lowell M, 3b 4 0 1 0 Thomas F, dh 5 1 2 2
Drew J, rf 4 1 2 0 Overbay L, 1b 4 1 2 1
Varitek J, c 2 0 0 0 Hill A, 2b 3 2 1 0
Cash K, c 1 0 0 0 Scutaro M, 3b 2 2 0 0
Casey S, 1b 4 0 1 1 Zaun G, c 3 0 1 1
Crisp C, cf 4 0 0 0
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34 2 8 2 35 10 11 9
Boston 100 100 000 -- 2
Toronto 010 306 00x -- 10
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Buchholz C (L) 5.0 6 4 3 2 7
Snyder K 0.1 0 2 2 2 0
Corey B 0.1 4 4 4 0 0
Tavarez J 2.1 1 0 0 1 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Litsch J (W)* 5.0 5 2 2 3 2
Tallet B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolfe B 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Frasor J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Wells R 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Lugo J, Casey S
DP -- Boston 1, Toronto 1
LOB -- Boston 10, Toronto 7
2B -- Ramirez M, Rios A 2, Drew J, Pedroia D
HR -- Thomas F
CS -- Eckstein D
SH -- Zaun G
HBP -- by Litsch J (Lugo J)
WP -- Snyder K
T -- 3:02
A -- 35238
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