Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 24, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 2009 at Rogers Centre. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Rays 12, Toronto Blue Jays 7

Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Bartlett ss 5 1 3 1
Crawford lf 2 1 0 0
  Aybar 2b 3 0 0 1
  Kapler lf 0 0 0 0
Longoria 3b 4 2 1 0
Zobrist 2b,lf,2b 4 4 3 2
Pena 1b 2 2 1 3
Burrell dh 5 0 2 2
Zaun c 5 0 2 2
Gross rf 5 1 1 0
Upton cf 4 1 2 0
Niemann p 0 0 0 0
  Choate p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 12 15 11
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Scutaro ss 5 0 0 1
Hill 2b 5 0 1 0
Lind lf 3 0 1 0
Overbay 1b 4 1 1 0
Wells cf 3 1 0 0
Ruiz dh 4 3 3 1
Barajas c 4 1 2 4
Snider rf 3 1 0 0
Bautista 3b 4 0 1 0
Halladay p 0 0 0 0
  League p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 6
Tampa Bay 300 320 10312152
Toronto 051 000 010791
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Niemann  W(12-5) 6.1 8 6 5 3 3
  Choate   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Springer   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
6
3
5
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Halladay  L(13-7) 6.0 12 8 7 1 8
  League   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Camp   1.0 2 3 3 2 0
Totals
9.0
15
12
11
4
9

  E–Bartlett 2 (14), Snider (3).  DP–Tampa Bay 3. Zobrist-Bartlett-Pena, Zobrist-Bartlett-Pena, Bartlett-Aybar-Pena, Toronto 2. Overbay-Scutaro-Overbay, Scutaro-Hill-Overbay.  PB–Barajas (6).  2B–Tampa Bay Gross (15,off Halladay); Upton (28,off Halladay); Zobrist (18,off Camp).  HR–Tampa Bay Pena (35,5th inning off Halladay 1 on 0 out); Zobrist (23,7th inning off League 0 on 0 out), Toronto Barajas (12,2nd inning off Niemann 3 on 0 out); Ruiz (4,8th inning off Wheeler 0 on 1 out).  SF–Pena (3,off Halladay).  IBB–Pena (10,by Camp).  Team LOB–5.  Team–4.  SB–Scutaro (9,3rd base off Niemann/Zaun); Scutaro (9,3rd base off Niemann/Zaun).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Scott Barry, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–2:52.  A–17,184.
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