Lester duels with Halladay; Yuke hits game winner

Youkilis Wins It In The 9th

beisbolct posted 4/30/2008 from soxanddawgs.com

Before I get into any recap here, I have to say that was one of the best games I’ve seen in a long time. An absolutely brilliant pitching performance by Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester and an equally good one from Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay.

Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 4/30

beisbolct posted 4/30/2008 from soxanddawgs.com

While I was watching last night’s Boston Red Sox game, I kept saying to myself “here we go again”. What I mean by this is that the Red Sox are getting great pitching from a starting pitcher only to probably have it wasted because the bats are as cold as the chill that’s running through the air. You really couldn’t fault the bats last night though because Roy Halladay was as equally dominating ...

After nicking Halladay, Youkilis tips his cap

Projo Sox Blog found this 4/30/2008 on www.boston.com

Given the great admiration Kevin Youkilis has for Roy Halladay , his two-out single in the ninth inning to beat him last night, 1-0, felt extra special and left Youkilis and the Red Sox with a feeling of accomplishment in the first game of a homestand ...

Jays Offense Not Helping Halladay

Dave Rouleau posted 4/30/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com

Despite the oddity of pitching four straight complete games and only winning one of them, this seemed familiar, so I decided to root through Halladay's game logs on Baseball Reference and see what the deal was.

Blue Jays vs. Red Sox - Box Score - April 29, 2008

FanIQ Blog found this 4/30/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

Toronto Blue Jays Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG A Rios RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .316 D Eckstein SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 a- M Stairs PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 J McDonald SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 S Rolen 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 V Wells CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .257 A Hill 2B 2 ...