A third-strike wild pitch opened the gates for a four-run 10th inning that lifted the Red Sox to a 9-5 victory over the Blue Jays. The score was 5-5 when Dwight Evans began the top of the 10th by striking out, but he reached first safely when the ball got past the catcher.

Dave Stapleton sacrificed Evans to second, from where he scored on a single by Carney Lansford. After Lansford was thrown out attempting to steal, Jim Rice and Tony Perez singled and Joe Rudi put the game away with a three-run homer. Toronto had tied the game in the seventh on a run-scoring single by Alfredo Griffin. Tom Burgmeier pitched 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief to pick up the win. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 9, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Game Played on Sunday, May 10, 1981 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Red Sox 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 - 9 11 2 Blue Jays 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 5 13 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Evans rf 4 3 2 1 1 2 .374 Griffin ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 .193 Stapleton 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Bosetti cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .360 Lansford 3b 4 1 2 4 0 0 .337 Moseby ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Rice lf 5 1 2 1 0 2 .250 Bonnell rf 5 2 3 1 0 1 .192 Perez dh 5 1 2 0 0 0 .223 Bell lf 5 1 3 2 0 1 .375 Rudi 1b 5 1 1 3 0 3 .250 Iorg 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .242 Nichols cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Macha 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Hancock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mayberry ph,1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 .274 Miller cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Garcia 2b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .225 Hoffman ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .218 Ainge dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 .189 Allenson c 3 2 0 0 1 1 .182 Woods ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitmer c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 Rainey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitt ph,c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bomback p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 9 11 9 2 8 Totals 38 5 13 5 2 5 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 17,411 Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 6 DP: Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0 Errors: Allenson 2 Doubles: Perez (2), Hoffman (2), Garcia (2) Triples: Rice (1) Home Runs: Evans (7), Rudi (1), Bonnell (1), Bell (2) Stolen Bases: Iorg (1), Ainge (3), Bell (2) Caught Stealing: Lansford (4), Ainge (1) Sacrifice Hits: Stapleton (1), Garcia (1) Sacrifice Flies: Lansford (1) GIDP: Bosetti (1) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana 3 5 4 3 2 0 2 14 6.16 Rainey 3.2 4 1 1 0 3 0 14 2.40 Burgmeier W(2-0) 3.1 4 0 0 0 2 0 13 2.55 Totals 10 13 5 4 2 5 2 41 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garvin 4.2 5 5 5 2 3 1 21 3.38 Leal 4 2 0 0 0 4 0 14 3.97 Jackson L(0-1) 1 4 4 4 0 1 1 7 3.38 Bomback 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.67 Totals 10 11 9 9 2 8 2 43 Wild Pitches: Jackson (2) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jim Evans RED SOX 1ST: Evans homered; Stapleton grounded out (second to first); Lansford flied out to right; Rice struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Griffin singled to center; Bosetti grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Griffin out at second]; Bonnell homered; Bell grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 1. RED SOX 2ND: Perez doubled to right; Rudi popped to first in foul territory; Nichols popped to first in foul territory; Hoffman popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Iorg singled to left; Iorg stole second [Iorg to third (error by Allenson)]; Macha popped to second; Garcia out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Iorg scored (unearned)]; Ainge walked; Ainge stole second; Whitmer walked; Ainge was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 3RD: Allenson walked; Evans walked [Allenson to second]; Stapleton popped to second [Allenson to third, Evans to second]; Lansford hit a sacrifice fly to center [Allenson scored]; Rice was called out on strikes; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Griffin flied out to center; Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonnell singled to center; Bell homered [Bonnell scored]; Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 4. RED SOX 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi was called out on strikes; Nichols grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 4TH: RAINEY REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Macha grounded out (third to first); Garcia doubled to center [Garcia out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; Ainge flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 4. RED SOX 5TH: Hoffman doubled; Allenson reached on a fielder's choice [Hoffman out at third (third unassisted)]; Evans singled to left [Allenson to second]; Stapleton grounded out (pitcher to first) [Allenson to third, Evans to second]; Lansford singled to left [Allenson scored, Evans scored]; LEAL REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Rice tripled [Lansford scored]; Perez grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 5TH: WHITT BATTED FOR WHITMER; Whitt popped to shortstop; Griffin made an out to second; Bosetti singled to center; Bonnell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4. RED SOX 6TH: WHITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Rudi struck out; Nichols grounded out (pitcher to first); Hoffman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bell was called out on strikes; Iorg grounded out (second to first); MAYBERRY BATTED FOR MACHA; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4. RED SOX 7TH: MAYBERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Allenson was called out on strikes; Evans was called out on strikes; Stapleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Garcia singled to center; WOODS BATTED FOR AINGE; Woods grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garcia to second]; Whitt flied out to right; Griffin singled to center [Garcia scored, Griffin to second (error by Allenson)]; BURGMEIER REPLACED RAINEY (PITCHING); MOSEBY BATTED FOR BOSETTI; Moseby was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 5. RED SOX 8TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MOSEBY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Lansford grounded out (second to first); Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 5. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bonnell flied out to center; Bell singled to center; Bell stole second; Iorg flied out to center; Mayberry singled to right [Bell out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 5. RED SOX 9TH: Rudi struck out; HANCOCK BATTED FOR NICHOLS; Hancock flied out to center; Hoffman singled to center; JACKSON REPLACED LEAL (PITCHING); Allenson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 5. BLUE JAYS 9TH: MILLER REPLACED HANCOCK (PLAYING CF); Garcia popped to second; Woods grounded out (first to pitcher); Whitt grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 5. RED SOX 10TH: Evans struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Stapleton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Evans to second]; Lansford singled to left [Evans scored]; Lansford was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rice singled to right; Perez singled to center [Rice to second]; Rudi homered [Rice scored, Perez scored]; BOMBACK REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Miller grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, Blue Jays 5. BLUE JAYS 10TH: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Moseby popped to third; Bonnell singled to left; Bell singled [Bonnell to second]; Iorg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 9, Blue Jays 5.

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