Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 17, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 2009 at Rogers Centre. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Sweeney cf,rf 3 1 0 1
Cabrera ss 3 1 1 0
Giambi 1b 5 0 0 0
Holliday lf 5 0 1 2
Garciaparra dh 5 0 0 0
Cust rf 3 1 1 0
  Davis cf 0 0 0 0
Suzuki c 4 2 2 0
Ellis 2b 2 2 1 1
Crosby 3b 3 1 1 3
Outman p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
  Casilla p 0 0 0 0
  Ziegler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 7 7
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Scutaro ss 4 2 2 1
Hill 2b 4 1 2 2
Rios rf 4 1 0 0
Wells cf 2 1 0 0
Lind dh 3 0 1 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0
Millar 1b 3 0 1 1
Barrett c 2 0 0 0
  Barajas c 2 0 0 0
Bautista lf 4 0 0 0
Purcey p 0 0 0 0
  Carlson p 0 0 0 0
  Frasor p 0 0 0 0
  League p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 4
Oakland 100 400 120872
Toronto 104 000 000560
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Outman   4.0 5 5 3 4 5
  Bailey  W(2-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4
  Wuertz   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Casilla   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Ziegler  SV(3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
3
6
13
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Purcey   3.2 4 5 5 4 2
  Carlson   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Frasor   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  League  L(1-1) 2.0 3 3 3 2 0
  Camp   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
8
8
6
4

  E–Sweeney (1), Ellis (2).  DP–Oakland 2. Cabrera-Ellis-Giambi, Cabrera-Ellis-Giambi.  2B–Oakland Holliday (4,off League); Suzuki (2,off League), Toronto Millar (2,off Outman).  3B–Oakland Crosby (1,off Purcey).  HR–Toronto Scutaro (4,1st inning off Outman 0 on 0 out); Hill (4,3rd inning off Outman 1 on 0 out).  HBP–Sweeney (1,by Purcey); Cust (1,by Carlson).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  SB–Sweeney (2,2nd base off Purcey/Barrett); Ellis (1,2nd base off League/Barajas).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Andy Fletcher, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:08.  A–18,272.
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