Cleveland Indians vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 9, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 2008 at Rogers Centre. The Cleveland Indians 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)
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Cleveland Indians 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 5 0 0 0
Dellucci dh 4 0 3 1
Shoppach c 4 0 0 0
Peralta ss 5 1 1 0
Choo rf 5 2 1 0
Francisco lf 4 0 2 0
Garko 1b 4 0 2 2
Marte 3b 4 1 1 1
Cabrera 2b 3 0 1 0
Byrd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 4
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Inglett 2b 4 1 3 0
Scutaro 3b 3 0 0 1
Rios cf 4 0 0 0
Lind lf 4 0 0 0
Overbay 1b 4 1 2 0
Stairs dh 3 0 0 0
Wilkerson rf 3 0 1 1
Zaun c 3 0 0 0
McDonald ss 3 0 0 0
Halladay p 0 0 0 0
  League p 0 0 0 0
  Frasor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Cleveland 000 103 0004110
Toronto 110 000 000262
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  W(7-10) 9.0 6 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
2
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Halladay  L(13-9) 6.2 10 4 1 2 6
  League   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Frasor   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–Rios (3), McDonald (5).  DP–Toronto 1. Zaun-Inglett.  PB–Zaun (3).  2B–Cleveland Garko (15,off Halladay); Francisco (24,off Halladay), Toronto Wilkerson (12,off Byrd); Inglett (9,off Byrd).  3B–Toronto Inglett (7,off Byrd).  SH–Francisco (1,off Halladay).  HBP–Garko (11,by Halladay).  Team LOB–12.  SF–Scutaro (5,off Byrd).  Team–3.  U-HP–Ron Kulpa, 1B–Dan Iassogna, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:28.  A–39,623.
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