Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 6, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 2008 at Rogers Centre. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Tampa Bay Rays 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 2b 5 1 2 2
Crawford lf 3 0 0 1
Upton cf 4 0 2 1
Pena 1b 4 0 0 0
Longoria 3b 3 0 0 0
Hinske dh 4 1 2 1
Navarro c 4 1 1 0
Gross rf 3 1 1 0
Bartlett ss 4 1 1 0
Sonnanstine p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Percival p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Rios rf 5 0 0 0
Stewart lf 4 0 1 0
Rolen 3b 2 0 0 1
Stairs dh 4 0 1 0
Wells cf 4 2 2 0
Overbay 1b 2 0 2 2
Hill 2b 4 0 0 0
Zaun c 4 1 2 0
Eckstein ss 1 1 1 1
  McDonald ss 1 0 1 0
  Scutaro ss 2 0 0 0
Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Tallet p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Tampa Bay 003 011 000590
Toronto 002 101 0004101
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Sonnanstine  W(5-1) 6.0 10 4 4 1 2
  Wheeler   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Percival  SV(7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Burnett  L(3-3) 6.0 9 5 5 1 10
  Tallet   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Camp   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2

  E–Zaun (3).  DP–Tampa Bay 1. Longoria-Iwamura-Pena.  2B–Tampa Bay Hinske (7,off Burnett); Iwamura (3,off Burnett), Toronto Eckstein (6,off Sonnanstine); Overbay (3,off Sonnanstine).  3B–Toronto V. Wells (1,off Sonnanstine).  HR–Tampa Bay Hinske (7,6th inning off Burnett 0 on 1 out).  SF–Crawford (2,off Burnett); Rolen (1,off Sonnanstine); Overbay (2,off Sonnanstine).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  SB–Hinske (3,3rd base off Burnett/Zaun); Upton (5,2nd base off Burnett/Zaun).  CS–V. Wells (2,2nd base by Sonnanstine/Navarro).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Paul Nauert, 3B–Kevin Causey.  T–2:51.  A–30,397.
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