Schourek took the mound in the top of the first and got Shannon Stewart to fly out. Craig Grebeck popped up and Raul Mondesi grounded out to end the inning. Blue Jays ace David Wells (8-2) got the ball in the bottom of the first. Darren Lewis and Donnie Sadler grounded out and Jeff Frye flied out to end the inning.
Schourek cruised in the top of the second. Carlos Delgado grounded out and Tony Batista flied out before Todd Greene grounded out to end the inning. The Sox struck first in the bottom of the second inning. Raul Mondesi went OLE! on a liner by Mike Stanley, allowing Stanley to reach second. Carl Everett flied out to move Stanley to third. Jason Varitek singled home Stanley to give the Sox a 1-0 lead. Wilton Veras singled but Varitek was erased at third on the force by Scott Hatteberg. A wild pitch moved both runners into scoring position...but Manny Alexander whiffed to end the inning.
The Jays roared back in the top of the third. Darrin Fletcher singled and Veras went OLE on a pop up from Jose Cruz, scoring Fletcher all the way from first and allowing Cruz to reach third. Alex S Gonzalez grounded out but Stewart blasted a 2 run bomb to give the Jays a 3-1 lead. Grebeck flied out and Mondesi struck out to end the inning. Could the Sox answer in the botom of the frame? NO! Lewis flied out and Sadler grounded out but Frye walked. Stanley flied out to end the inning.
The Jays struck back in the top of the fourth. Delgado and Batista stuck out but Greene blasted a solo home run to increase the Jays lead 4-1. Fletcher and Cruz singled but Gonzalez grounded out to end the inning. Everett singled to lead off the bottom of the fourth. Varitek struck out and Veras popped up but Everett swiped second. Hatteberg grounded out to end the inning.
Sox manager Jimy Williams pulled the plug on Schourek and brought in Tim Wakefield to take a beating in the top of the fifth. Stewart walked and stole second before Grebeck singled him to third. Mondesi banged into a double play but Stewart scored to make it 5-1. Delgado then swatted a home run to make it 6-1. Batista singled but Greene popped up to end the inning. The Sox tried to fight back in the bottom of the fifth. Alexander grounded out but Lewis doubled. Sadler whiffed but Frye singled. Stanley singled home Lewis to cut the lead 6-2. Everett walked to load the bases....but Varitek whiffed to end the inning.
Wakefield recovered in the top of the sixth. Fletcher grounded out, Cruz struck out and Gonzalez flied out to end the inning. Wells matched him in the bottom of the sixth. Veras flied out, Hatteberg grounded out and Alexander struck out to end the inning.
The Jays pounced on Wakefield in the top of the seventh. Stewart doubled and Grebeck singled him to third. Mondesi singled to score Stewart and chase Wakefield. John "Way Back" Wasdin was brought in to take a beating. Delgado singled to score Grebeck and Batista cleared the bases with a double. Greene struck out and Fletcher grounded out. Cruz walked but Gonzalez flied out to end the inning. The score was now 10-2 and all seemed lost. The Sox did try to rally in the bottom of the seventh as DeWayne Wise took over for Mondesi in right. Lewis singled but Sadler struck out. Frye and Stanley hit back to back sigles to score Lewis. Everett and Varitek flied out but the score was now 10-3.
The relentless Jays scored again in the top of the eighth. Stewart led off with a triple but Grebeck struck out. Wise hit one up the elevator shaft but Delgado singled home Stewart to make it 11-3. Batista grounded out to end the inning. The Sox shockingly rallied in the bottom of the eighth. Veras doubled to chase Wells. Paul Quantril replaced him and Hatteberg doubled home Veras. Trot Nixon pinch hit for Alexander and popped up. Lewis lined out and Sadler grounded out to end the inning with the Sox down 11-4.
Nixon took over in right as Sadler moved to short to begin the top of the ninth with Tim Young on the mound. Greene flied out but Fletcher tripled. Cruz flied out to right and Fletcher tried to test Nixon's arm....bad idea. Nixon gunned Fletcher down at home to end the inning. The Sox didn't go quietly in the bottom of the ninth. Frye singled to open the inning but Stanley flied out. Everett stepped up to crack a 2 run home run to make it 11-6. Varitek looked at strike three and Veras grounded out to end the inning. The Jays had won the slugfest 11-6.
Jackass of the Night is Tim Wakefield. Schourek was pulled with a 4-1 deficit and Wake poured gas on the fire by allowing 5 runs in 2 innings on 6 hits and a walk.
The Good:
Darren Lewis was 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored. Jeff Frye was 3 for 4 with a walk and a run scored. Mike Stanley was 2 for 5 with a run scored and 2 rbis. Carl Everett was 2 for 4 with a walk, run scored and knocked in 2 on his 14th home run of the year. Wilton Veras was 2 for 5 with a run scored. Tim Young pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Donnie Sadler was 0 for 5 with 2 strikeouts. Manny Alexander was 0 for 3 with two strikeouts. Trot Nixon was 0 for 1 as a pinch hitter. Pete Schourek took the loss by lasting just 4 innings, giving up 4 runs on 6 hits. John Wasdin allowed 2 inherited runners to score and allowed 2 of his own.
The Ugly:
Jason Varitek was just 1 for 5 but drove in a run. Scott Hatteberg was just 1 for 4 but drove in a run.
Final Thoughts:
The Blue Jays have a powerful offense and they showed you why tonight. All of those guys can mash and they will make you pay for every mistake. The Sox allowed SEVENTEEN hits in this one and couldn't get anyone out. You can't win too many games giving up 11 runs and 17 hits. The loss dropped the Sox to 26-17, still good for first place in the AL East. Tomorrow night the Sox find out what they're made of with a 3 game set in New York with the Yankees. Ramon Martinez takes the ball for the Red Sox opposite David Cone at 7:05 PM.
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