Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers
August 1, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 2008 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Toronto Blue Jays 8, Texas Rangers 9

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Inglett rf 4 1 1 0
Scutaro ss,2b 5 0 2 0
Rios cf 4 2 2 1
Overbay 1b 4 1 2 2
Lind lf 5 1 1 1
  Wilkerson lf 0 0 0 0
Stairs dh 2 1 1 0
  Mench ph,dh 1 0 0 1
Barajas c 5 1 2 0
Rolen 3b 4 1 1 3
Eckstein 2b 4 0 1 0
  McDonald ss 0 0 0 0
Marcum p 0 0 0 0
  Carlson p 0 0 0 0
  League p 0 0 0 0
  Downs p 0 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 8
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kinsler 2b 5 1 1 0
Catalanotto dh 3 2 2 1
  Saltalamacchia ph,dh 0 1 0 0
Young ss 5 2 2 1
Hamilton cf 3 1 1 2
  Boggs lf 2 1 1 1
Byrd rf,cf 2 0 1 0
Murphy lf,rf 5 0 3 4
Laird c 4 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 0 0 0
Vazquez 3b 3 1 1 0
  Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Rupe p 0 0 0 0
  Francisco p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 9
Toronto 032 100 0028131
Texas 000 240 0039123
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Marcum  4.1 7.0 6 6 1 2 1
  Carlson  1.1 1.0 0 0 2 1 0
  League  1.2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Downs  0.2 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Ryan  L (2-4) 0.1 3 3 3 2 0
Totals
9.1
12
9
9
5
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  5 8.0 6 6 2 4 2
  Rupe  1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Francisco  1 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Guardado  1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wilson  W (2-2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
12.0
13
8
8
2
5

  E–Rolen (6), Kinsler (18), Laird (6), Hunter (1).  DP–Texas 2. Rupe-Young-Davis, Boggs-Laird.  2B–Toronto Barajas (14,off Hunter); Eckstein (16,off Guardado), Texas Murphy (28,off Marcum); Catalanotto (18,off Marcum); Young (26,off Marcum); Boggs (13,off Ryan)..  3B–Toronto Lind (3,off Wilson).  HR–Toronto Rolen (7,2nd inning off Hunter 2 on 0 out); Overbay (8,3rd inning off Hunter 1 on 0 out), Texas Hamilton (26,4th inning off Marcum 1 on 1 out).  SH–Inglett (5,off Guardado).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Catalanotto (4,by League).  IBB–Byrd 2 (3,by Carlson,by Ryan).  Team–8.  CS–Laird (3,2nd base by Carlson/Barajas).  U-HP–Angel Campos, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–3:06.  A–23,973.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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