A Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays was disrupted by a bizarre 17-minute "rules check" and a major scoreboard error involving an obscure run-scoring situation. The incident added a strange twist to an already eventful stretch for Boston, who had just seen an outstanding run of form come to a halt.

The Red Sox arrived in Toronto having lost their previous two games to the Athletics, snapping a remarkable stretch in which they had won 32 of their previous 37 outings. Trailing 2-1 to the lowly Blue Jays, the game was thrown into confusion by the lengthy delay and confusion over the scoreboard, though further specific details of the ruling were not provided in the available report.