Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers
April 12, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 2008 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Toronto Blue Jays 4, Texas Rangers 1

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 2 1 1 0
Hill 2b 4 0 2 3
Rios rf 4 0 1 0
Wells cf 5 0 0 0
Thomas dh 2 0 0 0
  McDonald pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Stairs lf 5 1 3 0
Overbay 1b 4 0 0 0
Zaun c 4 1 1 0
Inglett 3b 4 1 3 1
  Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0
Halladay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kinsler 2b 3 0 1 0
Young ss 4 0 0 0
Hamilton rf 3 1 1 0
Blalock 3b 4 0 0 0
Byrd cf 4 0 2 1
Murphy lf 4 0 1 0
Catalanotto dh 4 0 0 0
Laird c 3 0 0 0
Broussard 1b 3 0 1 0
Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
  Rupe p 0 0 0 0
  German p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Toronto 100 300 0004110
Texas 000 000 001161
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Halladay  W(2-1) 9.0 6 1 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Mendoza  L(0-1) 5.0 8 4 1 3 1
  Rupe   3.0 3 0 0 1 2
  German   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
1
0

  E–Blalock (3).  DP–Toronto 1. Hill-Eckstein-Overbay, Texas 1. Young-Kinsler-Broussard.  2B–Toronto Hill (3,off Mendoza), Texas Murphy (3,off Halladay); Byrd (2,off Halladay).  SH–Eckstein (1,off Rupe).  HBP–Hill (1,by Mendoza); Eckstein (4,by Mendoza); Kinsler (2,by Halladay).  Team LOB–11.  Team–6.  CS–Inglett (1,2nd base by Mendoza/Laird); McDonald (1,2nd base by German/Laird).  SB–Kinsler (2,2nd base off Halladay/Zaun).  U-HP–Laz Diaz, 1B–Paul Schrieber, 2B–Rob Drake, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–2:45.  A–34,960.
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