New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 5, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 2009 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 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 5 0 2 0
Swisher 1b,rf 5 1 1 0
Teixeira dh,1b 4 1 1 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 2 1
Posada c 4 1 1 1
Cano 2b 4 2 3 1
Hairston lf,rf 4 0 0 0
  Matsui ph 1 0 1 0
  Cervelli pr 0 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
Cabrera cf 4 0 2 2
Hinske rf 4 1 1 0
  Damon lf 1 0 0 0
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson p 0 0 0 0
  Bruney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 14 6
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Scutaro ss 3 0 0 0
Hill 2b 5 0 0 0
Wells cf 4 0 0 0
Millar 1b 4 0 0 0
Ruiz dh 3 1 1 1
  Lind ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Encarnacion 3b 2 2 0 0
Bautista rf 2 1 1 1
McDonald lf 3 0 1 1
  Snider ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Chavez c 3 0 1 0
Cecil p 0 0 0 0
  Janssen p 0 0 0 0
  Carlson p 0 0 0 0
  Downs p 0 0 0 0
  Frasor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 4 3
New York 010 112 0016141
Toronto 000 202 000441
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W(13-6) 6.0 4 4 4 5 3
  Robertson   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Bruney   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Hughes  SV(3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
4
4
7
8
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Cecil  L(6-4) 4.1 7 3 3 3 4
  Janssen   1.1 3 2 2 1 2
  Carlson   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Downs   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Frasor   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
5
8

  E–Jeter (7), Encarnacion (4).  DP–Toronto 1. Scutaro-Hill-Millar.  2B–New York Cano (41,off Downs).  3B–Toronto Bautista (2,off Pettitte).  HR–New York Cano (23,4th inning off Cecil 0 on 0 out); Teixeira (33,5th inning off Cecil 0 on 0 out), Toronto Ruiz (6,4th inning off Pettitte 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Cabrera (2,by Cecil); Teixeira (10,by Downs).  Team LOB–14.  Team–7.  SB–Rodriguez (10,2nd base off Cecil/Chavez).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Scott Barry, 3B–Jeff Nelson.  T–3:52.  A–31,295.
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