Wells' homer in ninth puts Jays past Red Sox

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09/06/2007 - Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Vernon Wells belted a two-run home run in the ninth inning, helping the Toronto Blue Jays avoid a three-game sweep with a 6-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Wells finished with three hits and two runs scored, and Troy Glaus also homered for the Blue Jays, who snapped a two-game skid.

Jeremy Accardo (4-3) earned the win by recording the final five outs, while Toronto starter Shaun Marcum allowed two runs and five hits, with three walks and a pair of strikeouts in five innings of work.

Jason Varitek hit a two-run homer for the Red Sox, who had a four-game win streak broken and saw their lead in the AL East shrink to six games over the New York Yankees, who crushed the Seattle Mariners, 10-2, on Wednesday.

Hideki Okajima (3-2) took the loss, while Curt Schilling allowed three runs and eight hits, with a walk and two strikeouts over six innings in the start.

With the Jays down by a run, Glaus tied the game in the eighth, working a 2-0 count against Manny Delcarmen before crushing a solo homer to left to make it a 4-4 game.

Boston wasted a leadoff single in the bottom of the inning, then brought in Okajima to pitch the ninth. Okajima promptly hit Gregg Zaun with a 1-2 pitch, and John McDonald moved pinch-runner Russ Adams to second with a sacrifice bunt. Up stepped Wells, who drove Okajima's first offering over the wall in center.

Accardo preserved the win, getting Jacoby Ellsbury to fly out, David Ortiz to ground out and Mike Lowell to pop out to end the game.

The Red Sox pushed across a run in the first to grab the lead. Ellsbury ripped a one-out double to left before Ortiz walked and Lowell singled to load the bases. J.D. Drew's fielder's choice grounder plated Ellsbury to make it 1-0, but Kevin Youkilis struck out swinging to end the inning.

The Jays threatened in the second behind a pair of lead-off singles from Frank Thomas and Glaus, but were held off the board.

Toronto also had a runner cut down at home in the fourth, but used a three-run fifth to take the lead.

Zaun started the rally, drawing a one-out walk, and two batters later Wells singled to right. Matt Stairs followed with a base hit to left, plating Zaun to make it 1-1, though Red Sox manager Terry Francona briefly argued Zaun was tagged on the hand before crossing home plate.

A base hit by Alex Rios gave Toronto the lead, and Thomas' single ricocheted off third base, allowing Stairs to scamper home. Glaus also looked to continue the inning with a line drive to left, but Ellsbury made a sliding catch on the play to keep it a 3-1 game.

Boston quickly cut it to 3-2 when Ellsbury's sacrifice fly scored Varitek, who worked a walk to open the home half of the frame.

The Sox went back on top in the sixth, as Youkilis was hit by a pitch before Varitek crushed an 0-1 fastball over the right field wall to make it 4-3.

Game Notes

The Red Sox announced Wednesday that Clay Buchholz, who tossed a no-hitter in his second career start on Saturday night, will be moving to a "structured role" in the bullpen...The Sox swept the Blue Jays from May 8-10 at Rogers Centre...Schilling has struggled against the Blue Jays over the course of his career, going 3-6 in 16 games, 12 of which have been starts...Wells' homer was the 23rd of his career against the Red Sox...Thomas extended his hitting streak to 15 games.

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We do know the 24 finalists however.

Sanjaya Malakar is the young man whose sister failed to make it into the Top 24.  He's very low key but - unless he totally flubs - will probably win over the young girlie vote for a few weeks anyway.  He's too young to go all the way, according to Payton O'Brien. 

Brandon Rogers - Who?

Phil Stacy is the military guy who missed his daughter's birth because of the Memphis audition.  He should go a good distance.

Chris Sligh - He's got the humor and in many ways he's the Anti-American Idol much like last year's winner Taylor Hicks was.  And this is why he'll probably get pretty far in this competition.  He's chubby, white with a big curly afro....but more importantly, a great voice!  People love "real", not "real cute" to go all the way. 

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Paul Kim has caught our own roving reporter, Jenny Woo's eyes. 

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Sundance Head - He's not perfect, but he's got the personality that will take him through a few weeks, plus he's got the lineage (son of Roy Head - whose 1965 single, "Treat Her Right," hit No. 5 in the charts) 

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Rudy Cardinas
AJ Tabaldo - the 5th time is the charm
Nicolas Pedro
Chris Richardson
Jared Cotter

The girls

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Alena Alexander - Those tears (she never seems to stop bawling) should get her far.

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Nicole Trellis - Seems to exert confidence.

Amy Krebs - a powerful singer.

Antonella Barba
Gina Glocksen
Hailey Scanardo
Jordan Sparks
Stephanie Edwards
Leslie Hunt
Sabrina Sloan

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