Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Indians
April 5, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 1996 at Jacobs Field. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 7, Cleveland Indians 1

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 5 1 3 1
Brito 2b 3 1 0 0
Carter lf 4 2 1 0
Olerud dh 5 0 0 1
Sprague 3b 5 2 2 2
Delgado 1b 3 0 1 2
Green rf 4 0 1 0
O'Brien c 3 1 0 0
Gonzalez ss 4 0 2 0
Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Crabtree p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 0 0 0
Franco 1b 4 1 1 1
Baerga 2b 4 0 2 0
Belle lf 4 0 0 0
Murray dh 3 0 0 0
Thome 3b 1 0 0 0
  Leius ph 1 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 4 0 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 3 0 2 0
  Burnitz ph 1 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 4 0 0 0
Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Toronto 300 002 0207101
Cleveland 000 000 010162
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman  W (1-0) 8.0 6 1 1 2 4
  Castillo   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Crabtree   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  L (0-1) 6.2 7 5 5 3 3
  Embree   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Plunk   0.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Mesa   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
4
6

  E–Delgado (1), Franco (2), Belle (1).  DP–Toronto 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–Toronto Sprague (1,off Hershiser); Nixon 2 (2,off Hershiser,off Plunk), Cleveland Alomar 2 (3,off Guzman 2).  HR–Toronto Sprague (2,8th inning off Embree 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Franco (1,8th inning off Guzman 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Brito (1,off Hershiser).  WP–Hershiser 3 (3).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Mark Johnson.  T–2:49.  A–41,782.
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