Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers
August 17, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 2002 at The Ballpark in Arlington. 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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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Texas Rangers 9

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 5 0 1 0
Hinske 3b 3 0 2 1
Woodward ss 5 1 0 0
Phelps dh 3 1 2 2
Wells cf 4 1 1 0
Hudson 2b 3 1 2 2
Berg rf 3 0 0 0
Wilson 1b 4 0 2 0
Huckaby c 2 1 0 0
  Swann ph 1 0 0 0
Parris p 0 0 0 0
  Thurman p 0 0 0 0
  Hendrickson p 0 0 0 0
  Prokopec p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 4 1 1 0
Lamb lf 5 0 0 0
  Sadler lf 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez A. ss 4 3 3 4
Palmeiro 1b 3 1 1 1
Rodriguez I. c 4 2 3 0
Everett rf 4 1 3 1
Perry 3b 4 1 1 3
Hafner dh 4 0 0 0
Rivera cf 4 0 1 0
Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 13 9
Toronto 021 200 0005100
Texas 202 020 30x9130
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Parris  L (5-4) 5.0 9 6 6 2 2
  Thurman   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Hendrickson   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Prokopec   0.2 2 2 2 0 2
  Smith   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
2
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Bell   3.2 8 5 5 1 2
  Reyes  W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Powell   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Cordero   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Toronto 1, Texas 3.  2B–Toronto Wells (27,off Bell); Phelps (7,off Bell), Texas I Rodriguez (20,off Parris).  HR–Toronto Phelps (5,2nd inning off Bell 0 on, 0 out); Hudson (3,4th inning off Bell 0 on, 0 out), Texas A Rodriguez 3 (42,1st inning off Parris 1 on, 1 out,3rd inning off Parris 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Thurman 0 on, 0 out); Palmeiro (33,5th inning off Parris 0 on, 1 out); Perry (14,7th inning off Prokopec 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Hudson (2,off Bell).  SB–Rivera (2,2nd base off Thurman/Huckaby).  WP–Parris (3), Bell (7), Reyes (1).  U-HP–Lazaro Diaz, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–3:02.  A–30,426.
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