Stottlemyre got the ball in the top of the first and Wade Boggs grounded out to first to start. Jody Reed popped up to first and Mike Greenwell grounded out to second to end the inning. Young got the ball in the bottom of the first and Devon White struck out swinging to start.
Stottlemyre had no control in the top of the second as Jack Clark and Ellis Burks were both plunked to start. Tom Brunansky singled in the hole at short to load the bases with nobody out. Carlos Quintana lined out to right and Tony Pena struck out swinging, but Tim Naehring doubled down the left field line to score Clark and Burks to give the Sox the lead. Boggs was intentionally walked to load the bases and Reed made them pay by walking home Brunansky with another run. Greenwell flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox ahead 3-0.
Young got the Jays to beat the ball in the dirt in the bottom of the second inning as Joe Carter grounded out to short to start. Pat Tabler and Pat Borders both grounded out to short to end the inning.
Clark whiffed to start the top of the third but Burks drew a walk. Bruno lined out to left and Quintana flied out to right to end the inning. Mark Whiten walked to start the bottom of the third but Manuel Lee struck out swinging. Glenallen Hill banged into a double play to end the inning.
Pena grounded out to short to start the top of the fourth and Naehring hit one up the elevator shaft. Boggs walked and Reed singled to left but Greenwell grounded out to second to end the inning. White grounded out to second to start the bottom of the fourth before Alomar walked. Gruber walked but Carter struck out swinging. Tabler grounded out to second to end the inning.
Stottlemyre cruised in the top of the fifth as Clark whiffed to start. Burks popped up to second and Bruno whiffed to end the inning. The Jays struck back in the bottom of the fifth although Borders grounded out to short to start. Whiten grounded out to short but Lee doubled to right. Hill walked and White doubled home both runners to cut the lead. Alomar flied out to right to end the inning with the Sox still ahead 3-2.
Jim Acker came in to pitch the top of the sixth and Quintana whiffed to start. Pena grounded out to short but Naehring singled to left. Boggs beat out an infield single to second but Reed whiffed to end the inning. Young returned briefly in the bottom of the sixth but he was chased by a Gruber single to short. Dennis Lamp came in to pitch and Gruber moved to second on the Carter ground out. Tabler walked but Borders popped up to first in foul territory. Whiten grounded out to second to end the inning.
Greenwell flied out to right to start the top of the seventh and Clark flied out to center. Burks grounded out to third to end the inning. Lee walked to start the bottom of the seventh and Rance Mulliniks pinch hit for Hill. Sox manager Joe Morgan countered by bringing in Joe Hesketh to pitch to him. Hesketh froze Mulliniks for strike three and got White to bang into a double play to end the inning.
Mike Timlin came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Bruno whiffed to start. Quintana struck out swinging and Pena grounded out to third to end the inning. The Jays rallied in the bottom of the eighth when Hesketh walked Alomar to start. Jeff Gray came in and Gruber lined out to left. Carter walked but Traber hit a home run all the way to Montreal to give the Jays the lead. Borders grounded out to short and Whiten whiffed to end the inning but the Jays were ahead 5-3.
Tom Henke came in to close out the top of the ninth but Naehring singled to right to start. Boggs banged into a double play but Reed singled to second. Greenwell lined out to second to end the game. The Jays had won it 5-3.
Jackass of the Night is Jeff Gray. He gave up the 3 run bomb in the bottom of the eighth.
The Good:
Wade Boggs was 1 for 3 with 2 walks.
Jody Reed was 2 for 4 with a walk and an rbi.
Ellis Burks walked, was hit with a pitch and scored a run.
Tim Naehring was 3 for 4 with 2 rbis.
Matt Young tossed 5 innings of 2 run ball while walking 4 and striking out 3.
Dennis Lamp tossed a scoreless sixth inning.
The Bad:
Mike Greenwell was 0 for 5.
Carlos Quintana was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Tony Pena was 0 for 4 with a strikeout
Joe Hesketh was charged with a run in an inning of work.
The Ugly:
Jack Clark was 0 for 3 but was hit with a pitch and scored a run.
Tom Brunansky was just 1 for 4 with an error but scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
That game was a swift kick in the junk for sure. The Sox had this game in the bag but Gray let it slip away in the eighth. This is the kind of game that comes back to haunt you come September when the AL East race rides on every game. The Sox had a chance to establish some dominance early against the Blue Jays and they failed miserably. Young lasted just 5 innings because he walked too many guys but the bullpen still could have held the foot. The Sox also scored no runs after the first inning and that also contributed to the loss. The less said of this disaster, the better. After an off-day the Sox are back in action at home against the Cleveland Indians. Danny Darwin makes his Red Sox debut opposite Eric King of the Indians. The game begins at 2 PM at Fenway Park.
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