Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics
June 4, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 2004 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 6, Oakland Athletics 1

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Menechino 2b 5 1 1 0
Hinske 3b 4 1 2 3
Johnson lf 4 1 0 0
Wells cf 4 1 2 0
Zaun c 4 0 2 1
Phelps 1b 3 1 0 0
Pond dh 3 0 1 0
Gomez ss 4 0 1 1
Rios rf 4 1 1 0
Towers p 0 0 0 0
  Chulk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kotsay cf 4 0 1 0
Byrnes lf 4 0 1 0
Hatteberg 1b 5 0 1 0
Dye rf 4 1 1 1
Durazo dh 3 0 1 0
Miller c 4 0 1 0
Crosby ss 3 0 1 0
German 3b 3 0 0 0
Scutaro 2b 3 0 1 0
  McMillon ph 1 0 0 0
Harden p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Hammond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Toronto 000 010 0326100
Oakland 000 100 000181
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Towers  W (1-1) 7.0 6 1 1 4 4
  Chulk  SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
5
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Harden   7.0 4 1 1 3 7
  Bradford  L (3-2) 0.2 2 3 2 0 0
  Hammond   1.1 4 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
3
8

  E–German (1).  DP–Toronto 1, Oakland 2.  2B–Toronto Wells (18,off Harden); Rios (2,off Hammond); Hinske (8,off Hammond), Oakland Miller (8,off Towers); Byrnes (16,off Towers); Hatteberg (10,off Towers).  HR–Toronto Hinske (5,8th inning off Bradford 0 on, 2 out), Oakland Dye (12,4th inning off Towers 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Johnson (6,by Bradford).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Durazo (3,by Towers).  Team–11.  HBP–Bradford (2,Johnson).  IBB–Towers (1,Durazo).  U-HP–Dan Iassogna, 1B–Jeff Kellogg, 2B–Lance Barksdale, 3B–Doug Eddings.  T–2:41.  A–12,822.
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