New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 23, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 2008 at Rogers Centre. The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Gardner cf 4 0 2 0
Damon lf 4 0 0 0
  Cabrera lf 0 0 0 0
Abreu rf 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 4 2 2 1
  Jeter ss 0 0 0 0
Nady dh 4 0 1 0
Cano 2b 4 1 1 1
Ransom ss,1b 2 0 0 0
Molina c 3 0 0 0
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Coke p 0 0 0 0
  Bruney p 0 0 0 0
  Marte p 0 0 0 0
  Chamberlain p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Inglett 2b 4 0 0 0
Scutaro ss 4 0 1 0
Rios rf 4 0 2 0
Wells cf 4 0 1 0
Lind lf 3 1 2 0
  Wilkerson pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Overbay 1b 3 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 1 1
Zaun c 4 0 0 0
Snider dh 4 0 2 0
Litsch p 0 0 0 0
  Tallet p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 1
New York 010 100 100371
Toronto 000 000 100190
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina  W(19-9) 5.0 4 0 0 0 6
  Coke   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Bruney   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Marte   0.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Chamberlain   1.2 3 0 0 1 3
  Rivera  SV(38) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Litsch  L(12-9) 7.0 5 3 2 1 8
  Tallet   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
0
1

  E–Ransom (2).  DP–New York 1. Cano-Ransom-Giambi.  PB–Zaun (4).  2B–New York Nady (10,off Litsch); Cano (32,off Litsch), Toronto Scutaro (23,off Mussina).  3B–New York Gardner (2,off Litsch).  HR–New York Giambi (32,4th inning off Litsch 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  IBB–Lind (3,by Chamberlain).  Team–8.  U-HP–Larry Vanover, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Mike DiMuro, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:49.  A–27,216.
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