Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 18, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1988 at Exhibition 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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Texas Rangers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 0

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 3 1 0 0
Fletcher ss 4 0 0 0
Petralli c 4 0 2 2
Incaviglia lf 3 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 0 0
Parrish dh 4 0 1 0
Sierra rf 4 1 2 1
Buechele 3b 4 1 2 1
Wilkerson 2b 4 1 2 0
Hayward p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 3 0 1 0
Moseby cf 3 0 1 0
Beniquez dh 3 0 0 0
Bell lf 4 0 0 0
Gruber 3b 3 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 3 0 1 0
Borders c 3 0 1 0
Campusano rf 2 0 0 0
Liriano 2b 3 0 2 0
Stottlemyre p 0 0 0 0
  Cerutti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 6 0
Texas 002 000 200490
Toronto 000 000 000060
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hayward  W (3-0) 9.0 6 0 0 3 5
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
3
5
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre  L (1-5) 6.0 7 4 4 2 8
  Cerutti   3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
9

  E–None.  DP–Texas 4, Toronto 2.  2B–Texas Petralli (4,off Stottlemyre); Buechele (5,off Cerutti), Toronto Borders (3,off Hayward).  HR–Texas Sierra (4,7th inning off Stottlemyre 0 on, 0 out); Buechele (7,7th inning off Stottlemyre 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Beniquez (1,off Hayward).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Terry Craft.  T–2:31.  A–25,029.
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