Cleveland Indians vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 5, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 2009 at Rogers Centre. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 6, Toronto Blue Jays 10

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 5 0 1 1
Cabrera 2b 5 1 2 0
Martinez 1b 5 1 3 1
DeRosa 3b 5 1 1 0
Choo dh 3 0 0 0
  Garko ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Peralta ss 5 0 3 2
LaPorta rf 3 1 0 0
Francisco lf 4 1 2 0
Shoppach c 2 1 1 0
Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Chulk p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis p 0 0 0 0
  Sipp p 0 0 0 0
  Kobayashi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 13 4
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Scutaro ss 4 2 2 0
Hill 2b 4 1 1 2
Rios rf 4 1 1 1
Wells cf 3 0 0 0
Lind dh 4 2 3 5
Rolen 3b 4 1 1 1
Overbay 1b 4 0 1 1
Chavez c 4 1 1 0
Snider lf 4 2 2 0
Cecil p 0 0 0 0
  Frasor p 0 0 0 0
  Carlson p 0 0 0 0
  Wolfe p 0 0 0 0
  Downs p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 12 10
Cleveland 020 000 4006130
Toronto 010 002 70x10121
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Reyes   6.0 6 3 3 1 5
  Perez   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Chulk  L(0-1) 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Lewis   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Sipp   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Kobayashi   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
10
10
2
6
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Cecil   6.0 6 2 1 0 6
  Frasor   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Carlson   0.1 3 3 3 1 0
  Wolfe  W(1-0) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Downs   1.2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
1
10

  E–Snider (1).  DP–Cleveland 1. Shoppach-Cabrera, Toronto 1. Hill-Scutaro-Overbay.  2B–Cleveland Peralta (6,off Cecil), Toronto Overbay (7,off Reyes).  HR–Toronto Lind (6,7th inning off Sipp 2 on 2 out); Rolen (3,7th inning off Sipp 0 on 2 out).  HBP–LaPorta (1,by Cecil); Shoppach 2 (7,by Cecil 2).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  SB–Francisco (4,3rd base off Cecil/Chavez).  CS–Sizemore (4,2nd base by Cecil/Chavez); Scutaro (1,2nd base by Reyes/Shoppach).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Scott Barry, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Bill Welke.  T–3:12.  A–22,005.
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