With Tom Burgmeier notching his third save with 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, the Red Sox defeated the Blue Jays, 4-2. The Sox opened a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Rick Miller walked, reached third on a double by Dwight Evans and continued home when second baseman Damaso Garcia fumbled the relay. Glenn Hoffman stroked a two-run single in the fourth and Jim Rice hit a run-scoring single in the fifth. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Game Played on Friday, May 8, 1981 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 1 Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Griffin ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .180 Evans rf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .361 Garcia 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .220 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .183 Woods lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .233 Rice lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .245 Velez dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 .194 Perez dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .212 Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .279 Lansford 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .315 Moseby cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .227 Allenson c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .189 Bonnell rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .164 Hoffman ss 4 0 1 2 0 0 .188 Ainge 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .194 Miller cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .273 Whitt c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .195 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitmer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Bosetti ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .368 Bomback p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 10 3 3 3 Totals 34 2 9 2 3 7 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 15,106 Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 9 DP: Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0 Errors: Hoffman, Bonnell Doubles: Evans (5), Griffin (7) Triples: Ainge (1) Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (3) GIDP: Ainge (4) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez W(2-2) 5.2 7 2 2 3 3 0 26 5.70 Burgmeier SV(3) 3.1 2 0 0 0 4 0 12 3.14 Totals 9 9 2 2 3 7 0 38 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bomback L(3-2) 4.1 6 4 3 3 1 0 22 2.70 McLaughlin 2.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.00 Jackson 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.20 Totals 9 10 4 3 3 3 0 39 Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Steve Palermo RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied to right; Yastrzemski walked; Rice forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin flied to right; Garcia singled to right; Woods popped to center; Velez forced Garcia (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. RED SOX 2ND: Perez popped to first in foul territory; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Allenson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry singled to third; Moseby flied to left; Bonnell singled to center [Mayberry to second]; Ainge grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bonnell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. RED SOX 3RD: Hoffman popped to second; Miller walked; Remy flied to center; Evans doubled to right [Miller scored (error by Bonnell) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Whitt singled to center; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Whitt to second]; Garcia reached on an error by Hoffman [Whitt to third]; Woods reached on a fielder's choice [Whitt out at home (third to catcher to third to pitcher), Garcia to third]; Velez walked [Woods to second]; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0. RED SOX 4TH: Rice flied to left; Perez singled to center; Lansford singled to right [Perez to second]; Allenson walked [Perez to third, Lansford to second]; Hoffman singled to right [Perez scored, Lansford scored, Allenson to third]; Miller flied to left; Remy forced Hoffman (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Moseby grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Ainge struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 0. RED SOX 5TH: Evans singled to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Evans to second]; Rice singled to center [Evans scored]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BOMBACK (PITCHING); Perez struck out; Lansford was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Rice out at second (second unassisted)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Whitt flied to left; Griffin doubled to right; Garcia grounded out (pitcher to first) [Griffin to third]; Woods singled to right [Griffin scored]; Velez was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 1. RED SOX 6TH: Allenson flied to center; Hoffman grounded out (second to first); Miller flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mayberry walked; Moseby walked [Mayberry to second]; Bonnell lined into a double play (third to third to second) [Mayberry out at second]; Ainge tripled to center [Moseby scored]; BURGMEIER REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); BELL BATTED FOR WHITT; Bell popped to pitcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 7TH: WHITMER REPLACED BELL (PLAYING C ); Remy singled to first; Evans flied to right; Yastrzemski flied to center; Rice singled to left [Remy to second]; JACKSON REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Griffin lined to third; Garcia struck out; Woods popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 8TH: Lansford flied to left; Allenson struck out; Hoffman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Velez struck out; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Moseby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 9TH: Miller flied to left; Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans singled to center; Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Ainge struck out; BOSETTI BATTED FOR WHITMER; Bosetti singled to left; Griffin singled to right [Bosetti to third]; Garcia was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 2.

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