Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Indians
May 22, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1998 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians 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 7, Cleveland Indians 9

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Gonzalez ss 5 0 0 0
Green rf 5 1 3 0
Canseco lf 5 0 1 0
Delgado 1b 5 0 2 1
Stanley dh 3 1 1 0
Fernandez 2b 4 3 1 0
Sprague 3b 4 2 3 1
Fletcher c 5 0 2 3
Cruz, Jr. cf 3 0 1 2
Hanson p 0 0 0 0
  Carpenter p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 14 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 1 0 1
Vizquel ss 4 1 3 1
Justice dh 5 1 1 2
Thome 1b 4 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 2 1 1 1
Giles lf 3 1 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 2 2 2 1
Fryman 3b 4 1 2 3
Branson 2b 4 1 1 0
  Bell 2b 0 0 0 0
Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Morman p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 11 9
Toronto 011 002 3007140
Cleveland 132 120 00x9110
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Hanson  L (0-2) 2.0 4 6 6 6 3
  Carpenter   4.2 7 3 3 1 3
  Plesac   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
9
9
7
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Burba  W (5-4) 5.1 9 4 4 4 5
  Mesa   1.0 3 3 3 1 2
  Morman   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Assenmacher   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Jackson  SV (12) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
5
9

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Toronto Green (8,off Burba); Sprague 2 (11,off Burba 2), Cleveland Vizquel (9,off Hanson); Justice (16,off Hanson).  HR–Cleveland Fryman (7,5th inning off Carpenter 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Cruz (2,off Morman).  SH–Vizquel (3,off Hanson).  SB–Green (8,2nd base off Burba/Alomar).  WP–Burba (3), Jackson (1).  BK–Hanson (1).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–3:21.  A–43,269.
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