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Boston Red Sox
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Toronto Blue Jays
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Game Date:
09/11/2016
1:05pm EST

Lines:
Boston +1.5
Toronto -1.5

Total:
Over 9 (-112)
Under 9 (+102)

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Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays feel that they received a jolt of energy from a players-only team meeting before their game Saturday against the Boston Red Sox. Toronto posted a 3-2 victory to gain a split in the first two contests of the key three-game series between the two top teams in the American League East. The Blue Jays moved back to within one game of the Red Sox in the division. Continue to Article
September 10, 2016 9:02:pm EST
Boston Red Sox
The Toronto Blue Jays feel that they received a jolt of energy from a players-only team meeting before their game Saturday against the Boston Red Sox. Toronto posted a 3-2 victory to gain a split in the first two contests of the key three-game series between the two top teams in the American League East. The Blue Jays moved back to within one game of the Red Sox in the division. Continue to Article
September 10, 2016 9:02:pm EST
Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO — Early Saturday morning, the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse was closed. On this particular morning before the second game of a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox, no one — not even manager John Gibbons — was allowed in except for the players. After an ugly 13-3 loss at the hands of the Red Sox one night earlier, the team called a players-only meeting. As Gibbons put it during his pre-game talk with reporters, the group “just wanted to talk some things out.” “That’s usually typical when you struggle,” he said. How effective would a closed-door chat be in turning things around on the field for the Blue Jays, losers of four-straight ahead of Saturday’s game? Ask again in a week, Gibbons said. “It’s hard to say, you never know. A week from now you’d probably have a better idea,” he said. The immediate returns, however, seem promising after the Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 3-2 before 47,829 fans at the Rogers Centre on a muggy afternoon, climbing back to within one game of Boston for first in the American League East. While no player would go into any particular detail about who put it together or what was said during the private session — it’s players-only for a reason, after all — in a pre-game interview with Sportsnet’s Hazel Mae, Jose Bautista said the gathering was used as a chance to “refocus.” “Especially heading down the stretch in the position that we’re in, we don’t want to take anything for granted and we don’t want to leave anything unsaid,” he told Mae. Following the win, Russell Martin, who made a dicey play in the fifth, diving into the Red Sox dugout in an attempt to catch a foul ball (he was ultimately unsuccessful), said he was happy the meeting was called. “I’m not the one that called the meeting, but I’m glad we had it. It was good to kind of get the guys in a room and just kind of talk about things that we need to talk about,” he said. “Just to make sure that we’re all in it together, just remembering that it’s about winning; it’s not about individuals, it’s about the team. And it was just nice to get everyone together to talk about it and get back on the same page.” The Blue Jays came out focused on this day, and it showed early. They went up 2-0 in the second inning when Melvin Upton Jr. hit a two-run homer, a move that should fully redeem him to fans after his disastrous defensive performance Friday night that eventually led to fans giving him the Bronx cheer.   “It's just important to get runs in general,” he said about his 20 th homer of the year. The Blue Jays added a run when Bautista singled to drive in Josh Donaldson in the third , and while Boston would come within a run in the seventh, the Blue Jays bullpen shut the door on the division rivals. Starter J.A. Happ was solid throughout his six innings, giving up just two runs on four hits, while striking out five. Relievers Joaquin Benoit and Jason Grilli pitched two scoreless innings while Roberto Osuna earned the save, his 31st. On the meeting, the left-handed starter said it was “overwhelming positive.” “It ended on a very good note so I feel like that translated into the game too,” he said after the game. For Devon Travis, only in his second year in the majors, he said being part of the players-only meeting was an unforgettable experience. “I got chills all throughout that meeting. You know there’s guys in that room that we have a meeting with before the game that I grew up watching and I grew up idolizing and to have them in a room, spreading advice and pumping the guys up, that’s just so incredible for me. That’s something I’ll never forget.” After falling out of first, dropping four-straight games and only recording one win in September before Saturday’s game, there was a sense of panic within a fan base eager to taste the post-season again. This win keeps the Blue Jays in the thick of the pennant race and that will likely assuage fans’ fears — at least until tomorrow. Whatever was said in the meeting will remain confidential — but it did seem to have an impact on Saturday’s performance. Whether that carries beyond, well, we might have to wait till next week to find out. Continue to Article
September 10, 2016 6:32:pm EST
Boston Red Sox
TORONTO — Early Saturday morning, the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse was closed. On this particular morning before the second game of a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox, no one — not even manager John Gibbons — was allowed in except for the players. After an ugly 13-3 loss at the hands of the Red Sox one night earlier, the team called a players-only meeting. As Gibbons put it during his pre-game talk with reporters, the group “just wanted to talk some things out.” “That’s usually typical when you struggle,” he said. How effective would a closed-door chat be in turning things around on the field for the Blue Jays, losers of four-straight ahead of Saturday’s game? Ask again in a week, Gibbons said. “It’s hard to say, you never know. A week from now you’d probably have a better idea,” he said. The immediate returns, however, seem promising after the Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 3-2 before 47,829 fans at the Rogers Centre on a muggy afternoon, climbing back to within one game of Boston for first in the American League East. While no player would go into any particular detail about who put it together or what was said during the private session — it’s players-only for a reason, after all — in a pre-game interview with Sportsnet’s Hazel Mae, Jose Bautista said the gathering was used as a chance to “refocus.” “Especially heading down the stretch in the position that we’re in, we don’t want to take anything for granted and we don’t want to leave anything unsaid,” he told Mae. Following the win, Russell Martin, who made a dicey play in the fifth, diving into the Red Sox dugout in an attempt to catch a foul ball (he was ultimately unsuccessful), said he was happy the meeting was called. “I’m not the one that called the meeting, but I’m glad we had it. It was good to kind of get the guys in a room and just kind of talk about things that we need to talk about,” he said. “Just to make sure that we’re all in it together, just remembering that it’s about winning; it’s not about individuals, it’s about the team. And it was just nice to get everyone together to talk about it and get back on the same page.” The Blue Jays came out focused on this day, and it showed early. They went up 2-0 in the second inning when Melvin Upton Jr. hit a two-run homer, a move that should fully redeem him to fans after his disastrous defensive performance Friday night that eventually led to fans giving him the Bronx cheer.   “It's just important to get runs in general,” he said about his 20 th homer of the year. The Blue Jays added a run when Bautista singled to drive in Josh Donaldson in the third , and while Boston would come within a run in the seventh, the Blue Jays bullpen shut the door on the division rivals. Starter J.A. Happ was solid throughout his six innings, giving up just two runs on four hits, while striking out five. Relievers Joaquin Benoit and Jason Grilli pitched two scoreless innings while Roberto Osuna earned the save, his 31st. On the meeting, the left-handed starter said it was “overwhelming positive.” “It ended on a very good note so I feel like that translated into the game too,” he said after the game. For Devon Travis, only in his second year in the majors, he said being part of the players-only meeting was an unforgettable experience. “I got chills all throughout that meeting. You know there’s guys in that room that we have a meeting with before the game that I grew up watching and I grew up idolizing and to have them in a room, spreading advice and pumping the guys up, that’s just so incredible for me. That’s something I’ll never forget.” After falling out of first, dropping four-straight games and only recording one win in September before Saturday’s game, there was a sense of panic within a fan base eager to taste the post-season again. This win keeps the Blue Jays in the thick of the pennant race and that will likely assuage fans’ fears — at least until tomorrow. Whatever was said in the meeting will remain confidential — but it did seem to have an impact on Saturday’s performance. Whether that carries beyond, well, we might have to wait till next week to find out. Continue to Article
September 10, 2016 6:32:pm EST
Boston Red Sox
After a pregame players meeting provided a jolt of positive energy, J.A. Happ helped the Toronto Blue Jays to rebound. Happ got his 18th win, Melvin Upton Jr. hit a two-run homer and the Blue Jays stopped a four-game losing streak by beating Boston 3-2 on Saturday. Toronto closed within one game of the AL East-leading Red Sox. Continue to Article
September 10, 2016 5:26:pm EST
 
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