New York Mets vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 20, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 2012 at Rogers Centre. The New York Mets 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 Mets 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Torres dh 4 1 0 0
Baxter lf 4 2 3 1
Wright 3b 4 1 2 2
Duda rf 4 1 0 0
Murphy 2b 5 0 1 1
Nieuwenhuis cf 3 0 1 1
Davis 1b 4 0 1 1
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
  Turner 1b 0 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 5 1 2 0
Johnson c 4 0 2 0
Gee p 0 0 0 0
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Francisco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Johnson 2b 5 0 1 0
Escobar ss 3 0 0 0
Bautista dh 5 1 3 2
Encarnacion 1b 5 0 0 0
Arencibia c 5 1 2 0
Thames lf 5 1 1 1
Francisco rf 1 1 0 0
  Davis rf 2 0 0 0
Rasmus cf 3 0 1 1
Gomes 3b 2 1 1 1
Alvarez p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Villanueva p 0 0 0 0
  Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
New York 310 020 0006122
Toronto 011 000 120590
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gee  W(3-3) 6.2 5 3 3 4 6
  Parnell   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Byrdak   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Francisco  SV(10) 1.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
1
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Alvarez  L(3-4) 5.0 9 6 6 2 3
  Perez   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Villanueva   1.0 3 0 0 1 2
  Oliver   0.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Cordero   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–Nieuwenhuis (2), Cedeno (2).  DP–New York 1. Murphy-Davis.  PB–Arencibia (5).  2B–New York Baxter (7,off Alvarez); Wright (14,off Alvarez); Nieuwenhuis (7,off Alvarez); Johnson (1,off Alvarez); Davis (4,off Villanueva), Toronto Arencibia (7,off Parnell); Thames (6,off Parnell).  3B–New York Baxter (1,off Alvarez).  HR–Toronto Bautista (11,3rd inning off Gee 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–11.  HBP–Gomes (1,by Gee).  Team–10.  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Brian Knight, 2B–Mark Wegner, 3B–Mike Muchlinski.  T–3:15.  A–41,867.
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