Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 7, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 2008 at Rogers Centre. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 4, Toronto Blue Jays 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Sweeney rf 4 1 1 1
Ellis 2b 5 0 1 0
Thomas dh 5 0 1 0
Gonzalez cf 3 1 1 0
Brown lf 4 0 2 0
Crosby ss 4 1 2 1
Hannahan 3b 4 0 0 0
Barton 1b 3 1 1 2
Bowen c 3 0 1 0
  Suzuki ph 1 0 0 0
Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
  Blevins p 0 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Ziegler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Inglett 2b,lf 4 0 2 1
Wilkerson rf 4 0 0 1
Rios cf 3 0 1 0
Overbay 1b 3 0 0 0
Barajas c 4 1 1 0
Lind lf 3 2 1 0
  Scutaro 2b 0 0 0 0
Stairs dh 2 1 1 0
  Mench ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 3 2 1 2
McDonald ss 3 0 2 2
Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Carlson p 0 0 0 0
  Downs p 0 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 9 6
Oakland 030 010 0004102
Toronto 000 402 00x690
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Duchscherer   5.0 7 4 4 2 6
  Blevins  L(1-2) 0.1 0 2 2 2 1
  Devine   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Ziegler   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
2
0
0
0
0
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Burnett  W(14-9) 6.0 7 4 4 2 6
  Carlson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Downs   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Ryan  SV(22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
0

  E–Ellis (4), Blevins (1).  DP–Toronto 1. McDonald-Scutaro-Overbay.  2B–Oakland Crosby (29,off Burnett), Toronto McDonald (3,off Duchscherer); Rios (31,off Duchscherer).  HR–Oakland Barton (5,2nd inning off Burnett 1 on 2 out); R. Sweeney (4,5th inning off Burnett 0 on 0 out).  HBP–R. Sweeney (2,by Ryan); Lind (2,by Blevins); Inglett (2,by Blevins).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Wilkerson (5,off Devine).  Team–8.  SB–Rios (28,3rd base off Duchscherer/Bowen).  U-HP–Mike Estabrook, 1B–Mark Wegner, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Sam Holbrook.  T–2:59.  A–28,821.
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