Blue Jays 6,
Athletics 4
| W: | A. Burnett (14-9) |
| L: | J. Blevins (1-2) |
| SV: | B. Ryan (22) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Sweeney RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .293 |
| M Ellis 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .234 |
| F Thomas DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .246 |
| C Gonzalez CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .274 |
| E Brown LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .248 |
| B Crosby SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .253 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .226 |
| D Barton 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .215 |
| R Bowen C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .193 |
| a-K Suzuki PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | |
| a-grounded to third for R Bowen in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Crosby (29, A Burnett) HR: D Barton (5, 2nd inning off A Burnett 1 on, 2 Out); R Sweeney (4, 5th inning off A Burnett 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Crosby (49), D Barton 2 (29), R Sweeney (37) 2-out RBI: D Barton 2 GIDP: F Thomas Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Bowen 1, D Barton 1, B Crosby 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Ellis (4, ground ball); J Blevins (1, throw) Outfield Assist: E Brown (J McDonald at 3rd base). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Duchscherer | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 101-59 | 2.51 |
| J Blevins (L, 1-2) | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23-10 | 2.40 |
| J Devine | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21-16 | 1.11 |
| B Ziegler | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 164-97 | |
| PITCHING HBP: A Lind (By J Blevins); J Inglett (By J Blevins) Batters faced: J Duchscherer 23; J Blevins 5; J Devine 5; B Ziegler 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Duchscherer 4-3; J Blevins 0-0; J Devine 2-3; B Ziegler 3-0 Game Scores: J Duchscherer 41 | |||||||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Inglett 2B-LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .293 |
| B Wilkerson RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .225 |
| A Rios CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .285 |
| L Overbay 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| R Barajas C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .260 |
| A Lind LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .307 |
| M Scutaro 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| M Stairs DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 |
| a-K Mench PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .224 |
| S Rolen 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| J McDonald SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .202 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |
| a-struck out swinging for M Stairs in the 6th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J McDonald (3, J Duchscherer); A Rios (31, J Duchscherer) RBI: S Rolen 2 (38), J McDonald 2 (11), J Inglett (25), B Wilkerson (24) SF: B Wilkerson 2-out RBI: S Rolen 2, J McDonald 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Barajas 2, A Rios 1, B Wilkerson 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Rios (28, 3rd base off J Duchscherer/R Bowen) Picked Off: J Inglett (1st base by J Duchscherer) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J McDonald-M Scutaro-L Overbay). | ||||||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Burnett (W, 14-9) | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 110-60 | 4.62 |
| J Carlson (H, 14) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 2.13 |
| S Downs (H, 17) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-12 | 1.29 |
| B Ryan (S, 22) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-11 | 3.15 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 160-92 | |
| PITCHING HBP: R Sweeney (By B Ryan) Batters faced: A Burnett 27; J Carlson 3; S Downs 5; B Ryan 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Burnett 5-7; J Carlson 0-2; S Downs 0-1; B Ryan 3-0 Game Scores: A Burnett 46 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | TOR | |||
| 2nd | B Crosby doubled to deep center, C Gonzalez scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | D Barton homered to right center, B Crosby scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 4th | S Rolen singled to center, R Barajas and A Lind scored, M Stairs to second. | 3 | 2 | |
| 4th | J McDonald doubled to left, M Stairs and S Rolen scored, J McDonald out stretching at third. | 3 | 4 | |
| 5th | R Sweeney homered to right. | 4 | 4 | |
| 6th | J Inglett hit by pitch, A Lind scored, S Rolen to third, J McDonald to second. | 4 | 5 | |
| 6th | B Wilkerson hit sacrifice fly to center, S Rolen scored, J McDonald to third. | 4 | 6 | |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON |
| Attendance | 28,821 (58.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:59 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Estabrook, First Base - Mark Wegner, Second Base - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base - Sam Holbrook |
MLB Scores
Thursday, August 7th 2008
| San Diego | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| Florida | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 0 |
| LA Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 1 |
| Washington | 6 | Final |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Washington | 6 | Final |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 6 |
| Houston | 7 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 |
| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Texas | 0 |
| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 3 |
| Atlanta | 6 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| Seattle | 2 |