Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 9, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 2008 at Rogers Centre. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Buck rf 4 1 2 0
Ellis 2b 5 1 4 1
Barton 1b 4 1 0 0
Cust dh 3 1 0 0
  Denorfia pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Brown lf 5 1 2 1
Crosby ss 5 0 3 3
Hannahan 3b 4 0 0 1
Suzuki c 4 0 0 0
Sweeney cf 3 0 0 0
Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Casilla p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 4 1 1 0
Stewart lf 1 1 1 0
  Coats pr,lf 0 0 0 0
  Stairs ph 0 0 0 0
Rios rf 5 0 1 0
Wells cf 4 1 1 1
Thomas dh 4 0 0 0
Hill 2b 2 0 0 1
Overbay 1b 3 0 0 0
Scutaro 3b 3 0 0 0
Zaun c 4 0 1 0
McGowan p 0 0 0 0
  Frasor p 0 0 0 0
  Downs p 0 0 0 0
  Accardo p 0 0 0 0
  Wolfe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 2
Oakland 000 200 0046111
Toronto 300 000 000351
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   6.0 2 3 2 5 5
  Casilla   1.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Hernandez  W(1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Street  SV(2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
1
0
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
McGowan   5.0 7 2 2 3 7
  Frasor   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Downs   2.1 2 0 0 1 2
  Accardo  L(0-2) 0.1 1 4 4 1 1
  Wolfe   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
0

  E–Barton (2), Zaun (1).  DP–Oakland 1. Crosby-Ellis-Barton, Toronto 1. Hill-Eckstein-Overbay.  2B–Oakland Buck 2 (3,off McGowan 2); Crosby 2 (4,off Downs,off Wolfe).  3B–Oakland Ellis (2,off Accardo).  HBP–Buck (2,by Accardo); Eckstein (2,by Smith).  IBB–Suzuki (1,by Downs); Cust (1,by Accardo).  Team LOB–11.  SF–Hill (1,off Smith).  Team–11.  SB–Ellis 2 (2,2nd base off McGowan/Zaun 2); Zaun (1,2nd base off Casilla/Suzuki).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Paul Nauert.  T–3:31.  A–16,102.
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