Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays
August 31, 2010 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 2010 at Tropicana Field. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 13, Tampa Bay Rays 5

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Lewis dh 5 2 2 0
Wise rf 5 2 3 2
Bautista 3b 3 2 2 4
Wells cf 5 1 2 2
Lind 1b 5 1 1 1
Buck c 5 1 1 1
Hill 2b 3 1 1 2
  McCoy ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Snider lf 4 0 1 0
McDonald ss 4 3 2 1
Romero p 0 0 0 0
  Janssen p 0 0 0 0
  Frasor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 13 15 13
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Upton cf 3 0 1 0
  Sonnanstine p 0 0 0 0
Bartlett ss 2 0 0 0
  Brignac ph,ss 2 0 1 2
Crawford lf 2 0 0 0
  Joyce ph,lf,rf 2 0 0 0
Longoria 3b 1 1 0 0
  Aybar 3b 1 0 0 0
Pena 1b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 2b 3 1 0 0
Shoppach c 4 0 1 0
Zobrist rf,cf 3 2 1 1
Johnson dh,lf 3 1 1 2
Niemann p 0 0 0 0
  Cormier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 5 5
Toronto 001 0010 02013151
Tampa Bay 000 030 020550
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Romero  W(11-8) 7.1 3 5 4 5 5
  Janssen   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Frasor   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
5
4
6
7
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Niemann  L(10-5) 5.0 7 7 7 2 3
  Cormier   1.0 4 4 4 1 1
  Sonnanstine   3.0 4 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
13
13
3
5

  E–McDonald (4).  DP–Toronto 2. A. Hill-McDonald-Lind, McDonald-A. Hill-Lind, Tampa Bay 1. Rodriguez-Bartlett-Pena.  2B–Toronto Wells 2 (40,off Niemann,off Cormier); Lind (23,off Niemann); Buck (23,off Niemann); Snider (16,off Sonnanstine), Tampa Bay Johnson (2,off Romero); Shoppach (7,off Frasor).  HR–Toronto McDonald (5,3rd inning off Niemann 0 on 1 out); A. Hill (21,6th inning off Cormier 1 on 0 out); Bautista (43,6th inning off Cormier 2 on 2 out).  HBP–Bautista (7,by Niemann).  Team LOB–5.  Team–4.  SB–Snider (4,2nd base off Niemann/Shoppach); F. Lewis (16,2nd base off Niemann/Shoppach); Wise (4,2nd base off Niemann/Shoppach).  U-HP–Jeff Nelson, 1B–Mark Carlson, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Larry Vanover.  T–2:57.  A–12,972.
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