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

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

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Tampa Bay Rays 4, Toronto Blue Jays 7

Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 2b 4 0 3 0
Upton cf 4 0 0 0
Pena 1b 4 1 2 0
Floyd dh 3 0 0 0
  Baldelli ph,dh,rf 3 1 2 2
Aybar 3b 2 0 0 0
  Perez pr,lf 2 2 0 0
Hinske lf 3 0 0 0
  Ruggiano lf,rf 2 0 0 0
  Jaso ph 1 0 0 0
  Percival p 0 0 0 0
Navarro c 6 0 2 1
Gross rf 2 0 0 0
  Bartlett ph,ss 3 0 0 0
Zobrist ss,lf,3b 5 0 1 0
Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Balfour p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 4 10 3
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Inglett 2b 6 0 3 0
Scutaro ss 5 1 0 0
Rios cf 6 0 1 1
Wells dh 6 1 1 0
Lind lf 3 0 0 0
  Wilkerson lf 3 0 1 0
Overbay 1b 5 2 3 2
  McDonald pr 0 1 0 0
Rolen 3b 5 1 1 0
Zaun c 5 1 3 4
Snider rf 5 0 0 0
Marcum p 0 0 0 0
  Downs p 0 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  League p 0 0 0 0
  Carlson p 0 0 0 0
  Frasor p 0 0 0 0
  Parrish p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Tallet p 0 0 0 0
Totals 49 7 13 7
Tampa Bay 000 000 003 000 14100
Toronto 110 100 000 000 47131
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Shields   8.0 6 3 3 2 3
  Wheeler   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Howell   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Bradford   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Balfour   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Percival  L(2-1) 0.2 3 4 4 1 0
Totals
12.2
3
4
4
1
0
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Marcum   7.0 4 0 0 3 7
  Downs   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Ryan   1.0 1 3 2 1 2
  League   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Carlson   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Frasor   0.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Parrish   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Camp   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Tallet  W(1-1) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
13.0
1
0
0
1
1

  E–Inglett (4).  DP–Tampa Bay 1. Zobrist-Iwamura-Pena, Toronto 5. Scutaro-Overbay, Zaun-Scutaro, Inglett-Scutaro-Overbay, Downs-Scutaro-Overbay, Inglett-Scutaro-Overbay.  2B–Tampa Bay Zobrist (5,off Frasor), Toronto Rios (43,off Shields); Rolen (24,off Wheeler).  HR–Tampa Bay Baldelli (3,9th inning off Ryan 1 on 0 out), Toronto Overbay 2 (14,2nd inning off Shields 0 on 0 out,4th inning off Shields 0 on 1 out); Zaun (6,13th inning off Percival 3 on 2 out).  HBP–Pena (11,by Ryan).  IBB–Iwamura (1,by Frasor).  Team LOB–11.  Team–8.  SB–Perez 2 (2,2nd base off Ryan/Zaun,3rd base off Tallet/Zaun).  CS–Aybar (2,2nd base by Marcum/Zaun).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Kerwin Danley, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Laz Diaz.  T–4:15.  A–34,649.
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