Halladay got the ball in the top of the first inning and Johnny Damon struck out swinging to start. Bill Mueller flied out to center but David Ortiz doubled to left. Manny Ramirez got a base hit to center to score Ortiz but Kevin Millar took strike three to end the inning with the Sox up 1-0.
Martinez got the ball in the bottom of the first and Reed Johnson flied out to right to start. Frank Catalanotto flied out to left and Vernon Wells hit one up the elevator shaft to end the inning.
Jason Varitek doubled to left to start the top of the second and moved to second on a grounder to first by Mark Bellhorn. Gabe Kapler struck out swinging and Pokey Reese popped up to first to end the inning. Carlos Delgado doubled to right to start the bottom of the second but Josh Phelps took strike three. Eric Hinske flied out to center but Kevin Cash took strike three to end the inning.
Damon hit a roller to Halladay that was thrown away for a single and an error, moving Johnny to second to begin the top of the third. Damon moved to third on a grounder to second by Mueller but Ortiz struck out swinging. Ramirez grounded out to third to end the inning. Orlando Hudson flied out to center to start the bottom of the third before Chris Woodward grounded back to the mound. Johnson struck out swinging to end the inning.
The Sox struck again in the top of the fourth as Millar popped up to second to start. Varitek got a base hit to center but Bellhorn flied out to left. Kapler dumped a base hit to left and Varitek slid into third safely. Kapler took second on the throw and moved to third with Varitek scoring on a balk. Pokey Reese struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox up 2-0.
Catalanotto lined out to center to start the bottom of the fourth before Wells flied out to center. Delgado singled to right and Phelps forced Carlos at second to end the inning.
The Sox got to Halladay again in the top of the fifth as Damon grounded out to first to start. Mueller and Ortiz stroked back to back base hits but Manny flied out to right, moving Bill to third. Millar doubled to left to score Mueller and Varitek was intentionally walked to load the bases. Bellhorn took strike three to end the inning with the Sox up 3-0.
Hinske grounded out to short to begin the bottom of the fifth and Cash struck out swinging. Hudson took strike three to end the inning.
Kapler struck out swinging to open the top of the sixth before Reese popped up to short. Damon flied out to left to end the inning. Woodward grounded out to third to start the bottom of the sixth but Johnson tripled to center. Catalanotto popped up to short and Wells grounded out to third to end the inning.
Valerio De Los Santos came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Mueller doubled to left to begin. Ortiz struck out swinging but Manny was intentionally walked. That was it for Santos as Aquilino Lopez came in to face Millar. Kevin flied out to center but Varitek doubled to right to score Mueller with another run. Bellhorn was intentionally walked but Kapler flied out to left to end the inning with the Sox ahead 4-0.
Pedro tired in the bottom of the seventh as Delgado took strike three to start. Phelps tripled to left and Hinske walked to put runners at the corners and Cash hit a fly ball to Kapler. Kapler then turned and threw the ball into the roof for an error to score Phelps and move Hinske to second. Hudson singled to right to score Hinske to cut the lead in half. Greg Myers pinch hit for Woodaward and walked before Chris Gomez ran for him. Johnson flied out to right to end the inning with the Jays down 4-2. That was it for Pedro who ran out of gas but still went 7 strong innings allowing just 2 runs.
Terry Adams came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Reese took strike three to start. Damon grounded out to first and Mueller popped up to third to end the inning. Scott Williamson came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Catalanotto struck out swinging to start. Wells walked but Delgado lined out to center. Phelps struck out swinging to end the inning.
Ortiz and Ramirez both struck out swinging to start the top of the ninth before Millar grounded out to third to end the inning. Keith Foulke came in to close out the bottom of the ninth and Hinske grounded out to second to start. Cash flied out to center and Hudson grounded out to second to end the game. The Sox had won it 4-2.
Hero of The Night is Pedro Martinez. He dazzled the Jays allowing just 2 runs (1 earned) in 7 innings to get the win. He allowed 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 6 batters.
The Good:
Bill Mueller was 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored.
David Ortiz was 2 for 5 with a run scored.
Jason Varitek was 3 for 3 with a walk, rbi and a run scored.
Scott Williamson pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
Keith Foulke earned the save with a scoreless ninth.
The Bad:
Pokey Reese was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
The Ugly:
Johnny Damon was just 1 for 5 with a strikeout.
Manny Ramirez was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but walked and drove in a run.
Kevin Millar was just 1 for 5 with a strikeout but drove in a run.
Mark Bellhorn was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Gabe Kapler was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts and an error.
Honorable Mention:
David McCarty played first base in the top of the ninth.
Final Thoughts:
That was another gutty win against Halladay and the Blue Jays and its surreal how it took the Sox all season to get a win against Roy last year, yet they're 2-0 against him so far this season. Maybe this year will really be the year? Pedro pitched well again and the bats have been consistent to start the season. Even if guys aren't getting base hits, they're drawing walks and driving in runs to get the job done one way or another. That's going to pay dividends once some of their guns come back. Bellhorn and Kapler were supposed to be the backups but they're playing every day. Also kudos to Williamson and Foulke for slamming the door. This bullpen is going to be absolutely devastating if Williamson stays healthy this year to go with Alan Embree, Mike Timlin and Foulke. All in all it was a good win and hopefully the Sox can ride the momentum moving forward. The Sox look to make it two in a row against the Jays tomorrow night when Tim Wakefield (1-0) takes on Ted Lilly of Toronto. The game begins at 7:05 PM at the Skydome.
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