Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers
April 8, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1986 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 3, Texas Rangers 6

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Moseby cf 4 1 1 0
Fernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Mulliniks 3b 4 1 2 2
Upshaw 1b 4 0 1 0
Bell lf 4 0 3 1
Barfield rf 4 0 0 0
Whitt c 4 0 0 0
Fielder dh 4 0 0 0
Garcia 2b 3 1 2 0
Stieb p 0 0 0 0
  Eichhorn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 5 0 3 1
Harrah 2b 3 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 3 0 0 0
Incaviglia rf 4 1 1 0
Ward lf 4 1 1 0
Parrish dh 4 2 2 3
Slaught c 2 1 1 2
  Porter c 0 0 0 0
Buechele 3b 4 0 0 0
Wilkerson ss 3 1 0 0
Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
Toronto 000 003 0003101
Texas 000 330 00x680
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb  L (0-1) 4.1 6 5 5 4 3
  Eichhorn   3.2 2 1 1 1 4
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
5
7
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman  W (1-0) 8.0 8 3 3 0 3
  Harris  SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
0
4

  E–Bell (1).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Toronto Moseby (1,off Guzman); Mulliniks (1,off Guzman); Upshaw (1,off Harris), Texas Incaviglia (1,off Stieb).  HR–Texas Slaught (1,4th inning off Stieb 1 on, 1 out); Parrish (1,5th inning off Eichhorn 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Porter (1,by Eichhorn).  CS–Garcia (1,2nd base by Guzman/Slaught).  SB–Wilkerson (1,2nd base off Stieb/Whitt); Ward (1,2nd base off Eichhorn/Whitt).  BK–Eichhorn (1).  HBP–Eichhorn (1,Porter).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:47.  A–40,602.
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