Toronto Blue Jays defeat Boston Red Sox, 3-1

TORONTO -- Anything but a one-game wonder, Kevin Youkilis followed his memorable debut Saturday (2 for 4 with a home run) by going 2 for 4 again yesterday as he tried to spare the Red Sox from a 3-1 loss to the Blue Jays at SkyDome.

The rookie third baseman singled leading off the seventh and ninth innings, but the Sox were unable to capitalize.

Despite his effort, Youkilis found himself clad afterward in a skimpy Hooters ensemble as he joined Lenny DiNardo as victims...

TORONTO -- Maybe it was meant to end with a whimper. Riddled with injuries and fatigue, the Red Sox yesterday ended a 19-day, 20-game odyssey so ravaged by attrition that they almost needed to conduct a head count of the last men standing as they limped toward their first scheduled day off in three weeks.

A day after they fielded a lineup in which only one player (center fielder Johnny Damon) filled the role he was projected to play in spring training, the Sox squared o...