Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
September 9, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 2005 at Tropicana Field. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 7, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Adams ss 5 1 1 1
Catalanotto lf 4 1 2 1
  Johnson lf 1 0 0 0
Wells cf 5 0 0 0
Koskie 3b 4 2 2 2
Hillenbrand 1b 4 0 1 0
Zaun c 4 0 0 0
Hinske dh 4 1 2 0
Hill 2b 3 1 0 0
Gross rf 4 1 3 1
Towers p 0 0 0 0
  Chulk p 0 0 0 0
  Speier p 0 0 0 0
  Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 5
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Lugo ss 3 1 1 0
Crawford lf 5 1 3 0
Cantu 2b 5 0 1 1
Huff rf 4 0 1 1
Gomes dh 4 0 2 0
Lee 1b 4 0 0 0
Green 3b 4 0 0 0
Hall c 4 0 2 0
Gathright cf 3 0 0 0
  Perez ph 0 0 0 0
McClung p 0 0 0 0
  Carter p 0 0 0 0
  Beimel p 0 0 0 0
  Colome p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Toronto 221 000 2007110
Tampa Bay 200 000 0002102
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Towers  W (11-10) 6.0 9 2 2 1 5
  Chulk   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Speier   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Schoeneweis   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
7
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
McClung  L (6-9) 2.0 6 5 3 1 2
  Carter   4.2 3 2 2 0 1
  Beimel   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Colome   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
5
1
3

  E–Lee (3), Gathright (3).  DP–Tampa Bay 2. Lee, Gathright-Cantu.  2B–Toronto Hinske (26,off McClung); Adams (24,off Carter), Tampa Bay Crawford (29,off Towers); Huff (24,off Towers); Cantu (38,off Chulk).  HR–Toronto Koskie (11,3rd inning off McClung 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Perez (3,by Schoeneweis).  Team–10.  SB–Crawford (43,2nd base off Towers/Zaun).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Gary Cederstrom, 2B–Bill Welke, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–2:41.  A–10,092.
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