Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics
August 17, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 4, Oakland Athletics 2

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 4 0 1 0
Green rf 5 2 2 1
Canseco dh 5 1 1 1
Delgado 1b 3 1 0 0
Cruz, Jr. cf 4 0 2 1
Fernandez 3b 3 0 2 1
Fletcher c 3 0 0 0
Crespo 2b 3 0 0 0
  Grebeck 2b 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0
Escobar p 0 0 0 0
  Sinclair p 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 0 1 0
Roberts cf 3 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 3 0 1 0
  Christenson pr 0 0 0 0
Stairs dh 4 0 1 0
Grieve rf 4 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 4 0 1 0
Sprague 3b 4 0 1 0
Tejada ss 4 1 0 0
Hinch c 3 1 1 2
  McDonald ph 1 0 0 0
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
  Holzemer p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Toronto 200 010 001480
Oakland 000 200 000260
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Escobar  W (2-1) 6.1 4 2 2 6 3
  Sinclair   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Quantrill   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Plesac  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
7
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti  L (8-14) 6.0 7 3 3 2 3
  Holzemer   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Worrell   2.1 0 0 0 1 4
  Groom   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
7

  E–None.  HR–Toronto Canseco (33,5th inning off Candiotti 0 on, 0 out); Green (23,9th inning off Groom 0 on, 2 out), Oakland Hinch (7,4th inning off Escobar 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Stewart (11,by Candiotti).  SB–Stewart (37,2nd base off Candiotti/Hinch); Roberts (12,2nd base off Escobar/Fletcher); Henderson 2 (52,2nd base off Escobar/Fletcher,2nd base off Quantrill/Fletcher).  HBP–Candiotti (9,Stewart).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Doug Eddings, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Bill Miller.  T–3:10.  A–9,761.
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