Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 20, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 2008 at Rogers Centre. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 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

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ab   r   h rbi
Izturis 3b,ss 5 1 0 0
Matthews lf 4 1 1 0
Guerrero rf 3 0 1 1
Anderson dh 4 0 0 0
Hunter cf 3 1 1 0
Kotchman 1b 4 0 2 1
Napoli c 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez S. 2b 4 0 0 0
Aybar ss 0 0 0 0
  Quinlan 3b 3 0 0 0
Lackey p 0 0 0 0
  Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez F. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Wilkerson rf 3 1 1 1
Hill 2b 5 0 2 0
Rios cf 4 0 1 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 1 0
Stairs dh 4 0 0 0
Stewart lf 4 0 1 0
Overbay 1b 3 0 0 0
Zaun c 3 0 1 0
Scutaro ss 2 0 2 0
McGowan p 0 0 0 0
  Frasor p 0 0 0 0
  Carlson p 0 0 0 0
  Downs p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 9 1
Los Angeles 101 000 100350
Toronto 100 000 000191
  Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim IP H R ER BB SO
Lackey  W(1-0) 7.0 7 1 1 3 6
  Shields   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Rodriguez  SV(18) 1.0 0 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
3
1
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
McGowan  L(2-4) 6.1 5 3 2 4 4
  Frasor   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Carlson   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Downs   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–Scutaro (2).  DP–Los Angeles 3. Izturis-Kotchman, S. Rodriguez-Izturis-Kotchman, S. Rodriguez-Izturis-Kotchman, Toronto 2. Hill-Scutaro-Overbay, Rolen-Overbay.  2B–Los Angeles Hunter (12,off McGowan); Kotchman (10,off McGowan).  3B–Los Angeles Matthews (1,off McGowan).  HR–Toronto Wilkerson (1,1st inning off Lackey 0 on 0 out).  SF–Guerrero (2,off Frasor).  HBP–Napoli (2,by McGowan).  IBB–Napoli 2 (2,by McGowan,by Carlson).  Team LOB–8.  Team–11.  SB–Rios (9,2nd base off Lackey/Napoli).  CS–Hill (2,2nd base by Lackey/Napoli).  U-HP–Chad Fairchild, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Mark Wegner.  T–2:46.  A–31,487.
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