Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
May 31, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 2008 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. 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."

"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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Toronto Blue Jays 2, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 4 0 0 0
  Inglett lf 0 0 0 0
Scutaro 2b 4 1 1 0
Rios cf 4 0 1 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0
Stairs dh 3 0 0 0
Overbay 1b 3 0 0 0
Barajas c 4 1 1 1
Wilkerson rf 4 0 1 0
Eckstein ss 4 0 2 0
Marcum p 0 0 0 0
  Downs p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
  Tallet p 0 0 0 0
  Frasor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 1
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ab   r   h rbi
Willits lf 5 1 1 0
Kendrick 2b 5 0 1 1
Anderson dh 4 0 2 0
Guerrero rf 5 0 0 0
Hunter cf 5 1 1 1
Kotchman 1b 5 1 3 0
Izturis ss 5 0 4 0
Mathis c 4 0 0 0
Quinlan 3b 4 0 3 0
  Matthews pr 0 0 0 0
  Wood 3b 0 0 0 0
  Rivera ph 1 0 1 1
Lackey p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Shields p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 3 16 3
Toronto 000 100 100 0261
Los Angeles 000 100 100 13161
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Marcum   7.0 11 2 2 1 2
  Downs   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Benitez   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Tallet  L(0-1) 0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Frasor   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.1
1
0
0
0
0
  Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim IP H R ER BB SO
Lackey   8.0 6 2 1 1 7
  Rodriguez   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Shields  W(3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–Tallet (1), Kendrick (2).  DP–Toronto 1. Eckstein-Overbay, Los Angeles 2. Kendrick-Kotchman, Kendrick-Kotchman.  2B–Toronto Wilkerson (6,off Lackey); Eckstein (8,off Lackey), Los Angeles Willits (3,off Marcum); Kendrick (6,off Marcum).  HR–Toronto Barajas (4,7th inning off Lackey 0 on 2 out), Los Angeles Hunter (7,4th inning off Marcum 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Stairs (3,by Lackey).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Mathis (1,by Tallet).  Team–14.  CS–Wilkerson (3,2nd base by Lackey/Mathis).  U-HP–Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B–Brian Knight, 2B–Mike Winters, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:57.  A–43,645.
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