Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 21, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 2009 at Rogers Centre. The Texas Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kinsler 2b 3 1 1 2
Young 3b 4 0 0 0
Hamilton cf 4 0 1 0
Blalock dh 4 1 1 0
Byrd lf 4 1 2 0
Cruz rf 4 1 1 2
Davis 1b 4 0 1 1
Saltalamacchia c 4 1 1 0
Andrus ss 2 0 0 0
McCarthy p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Jennings p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Francisco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Scutaro ss 4 1 1 0
Hill 2b 5 1 2 1
Rios rf 5 1 1 1
Wells cf 4 0 0 1
Lind dh 4 0 1 1
  Bautista pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 1 0
Overbay 1b 2 0 2 0
Barajas c 4 0 0 0
Snider lf 4 1 1 0
Halladay p 0 0 0 0
  League p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Texas 020 100 200581
Toronto 002 010 010490
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
McCarthy  W(2-0) 6.0 6 3 3 2 2
  Guardado   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jennings   1.0 0 1 0 0 0
  Wilson   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Francisco  SV(2) 1.2 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
3
2
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Halladay  L(3-1) 8.0 8 5 5 0 9
  League   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
0
11

  E–Andrus (3).  DP–Toronto 1. Hill-Overbay.  2B–Texas Byrd (5,off Halladay); Blalock (1,off Halladay); Saltalamacchia (3,off Halladay), Toronto Snider (5,off McCarthy); Rios (4,off McCarthy); Overbay (4,off McCarthy); Hill (4,off Francisco).  HR–Texas Cruz (6,2nd inning off Halladay 1 on 0 out); Kinsler (5,7th inning off Halladay 1 on 2 out), Toronto Hill (5,5th inning off McCarthy 0 on 1 out).  SH–Andrus (2,off Halladay).  HBP–Kinsler (1,by Halladay).  Team LOB–3.  SF–Wells (1,off McCarthy).  Team–9.  U-HP–Kerwin Danley, 1B–Doug Eddings, 2B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:46.  A–20,996.
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