Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics
May 12, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 2002 at Network Associates 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 11, Oakland Athletics 4

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Wells cf 4 2 1 0
Berg dh 4 1 2 0
Cruz, Jr. lf 5 1 2 1
Delgado 1b 5 2 2 5
Mondesi rf 5 1 1 0
Hinske 3b 4 1 1 2
Wilson c 4 1 3 0
Lopez ss 4 2 1 1
Lawrence 2b 2 0 0 2
Halladay p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Cassidy p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 11 13 11
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Velarde 2b 5 0 1 0
Giambi lf 4 1 1 1
Chavez 3b 5 0 0 0
Dye rf 3 0 1 0
Hatteberg dh 2 0 0 0
  Menechino ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 1 1 0
Long cf 4 2 2 1
Saenz 1b 4 0 2 0
Hernandez c 4 0 2 2
Lidle p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Koch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Toronto 030 020 01511130
Oakland 000 020 0114101
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Halladay  W (3-1) 7.1 6 2 2 2 8
  Plesac   0.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Cassidy   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Heredia   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Walker  SV (1) 1.1 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
9
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Lidle  L (1-5) 6.0 8 5 4 0 5
  Mecir   2.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Koch   1.0 4 5 5 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
11
10
1
7

  E–Hernandez (3).  DP–Toronto 2.  2B–Oakland Long 2 (10,off Halladay,off Walker).  3B–Toronto Lopez (2,off Koch).  HR–Toronto Hinske (5,2nd inning off Lidle 1 on, 0 out); Delgado 2 (11,5th inning off Lidle 1 on, 2 out,9th inning off Koch 2 on, 2 out); Cruz (4,8th inning off Mecir 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Giambi (7,8th inning off Plesac 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Berg (1,off Lidle).  SF–Lawrence 2 (2,off Lidle,off Koch).  WP–Lidle (2).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Alfonso Marquez, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–3:07.  A–19,519.
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