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Athletics 9 @ Blue Jays 8
Rogers Centre
April 8, 2008

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics, played on April 8, 2008 at Rogers Centre. The home team Blue Jays were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 9 to 8.

Game Summary

DateApril 8, 2008 
Visiting Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 9 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 9
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Toronto Blue Jays
R: 8 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherAlan Embree  
Losing PitcherJeremy Accardo  
SaveHuston Street  
Game Winning RBIRyan Sweeney 

Game Info

DateApril 8, 2008 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamOakland Athletics 
Home TeamToronto Blue Jays 
Visiting Starting PitcherChad Gaudin  
Home Starting PitcherA.J. Burnett  
BallparkRogers Centre 
CityToronto 
StateONT 
Attendance31,336 
Time of Game3 hours 16 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Paul Nauert
1B: Jerry Crawford
2B: Tom Hallion
3B: Brian O'Nora

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Travis Buck  Right Fielder 
Mark Ellis  Second Baseman 
Daric Barton  First Baseman 
Mike Sweeney  DH 
Jack Cust  Left Fielder 
Bobby Crosby  Shortstop 
Jack Hannahan  Third Baseman 
Kurt Suzuki  Catcher 
Ryan Sweeney  Center Fielder 
Bob Geren  Manager 

Toronto Blue Jays Lineup 

Name  Position 
David Eckstein  Shortstop 
Matt Stairs  Left Fielder 
Alex Rios  Right Fielder 
Vernon Wells  Center Fielder 
Frank Thomas  DH 
Lyle Overbay  First Baseman 
Aaron Hill  Second Baseman 
Marco Scutaro  Third Baseman 
Gregg Zaun  Catcher 
John Gibbons  Manager 

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Athletics 9 @ Blue Jays 8
Rogers Centre
April 8, 2008

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/8/2008 -- Oakland at Toronto (N)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Toronto            AB  R  H RBI
Buck T, rf            6  2  2  1   Eckstein D, ss        5  0  1  1   
Ellis M, 2b           5  1  2  1   Stairs M, lf          5  1  1  0   
Barton D, 1b          2  2  1  1   Rios A, rf            4  1  1  0   
Sweeney M, dh         3  0  1  1   Wells V, cf           5  2  2  3   
Cust J, lf            5  0  0  1   Thomas F, dh          4  1  1  2   
Brown E, lf           0  0  0  0   Overbay L, 1b         4  1  2  0   
Crosby B, ss          5  1  1  0   Hill A, 2b            4  1  4  2   
Hannahan J, 3b        3  1  1  0   Scutaro M, 3b         3  1  0  0   
Suzuki K, c           5  1  3  1   Zaun G, c             3  0  0  0   
Sweeney R, cf         5  1  2  2   Stewart S, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Barajas R, c          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  9 13  8                        38  8 12  8

Oakland          150 002 001 --  9
Toronto          300 300 020 --  8

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gaudin C              4.0  8  6  5  1  3
Brown A               2.0  1  0  0  0  1
Foulke K              1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Embree A (W)          1.0  3  2  2  0  1
Street H (S)          1.0  0  0  0  1  1

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Burnett A             4.2 10  6  6  2  1
Tallet B              1.0  1  2  1  2  0
Wolfe B               1.1  0  0  0  0  2
League B              1.0  0  0  0  2  0
Accardo J (L)         1.0  2  1  1  0  1

E -- Hannahan J, Gaudin C, Eckstein D
DP -- Oakland 2
LOB -- Oakland 10, Toronto 5
2B -- Sweeney M, Sweeney R, Buck T, Ellis M, Wells V
3B -- Ellis M, Sweeney R
HR -- Wells V, Hill A, Thomas F
SF -- Barton D
WP -- Burnett A
T -- 3:16
A -- 31336

    

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