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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
June 4, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers, played on June 4, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 4, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dock Ellis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Lemanczyk |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 28,374 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: Al Clark 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Bonds | DH |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| John Ellis | Catcher |
| Jim Mason | Shortstop |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
| Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Willie Upshaw | Left Fielder |
| Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
June 4, 1978
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Lemanczyk
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Lemanczyk
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Lemanczyk
Wills takes first base on ball four. Harrah moves to third. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oliver vs. Lemanczyk
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrah scores. Hargrove scores. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Lemanczyk
Bonds bunts towards the mound. Lemanczyk fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zisk vs. Lemanczyk
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills scores. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Beniquez vs. Lemanczyk
Beniquez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Ellis
Bosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Ellis
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailor for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Ellis
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Lemanczyk
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Lemanczyk
Mason hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Lemanczyk
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Lemanczyk
There goes Harrah. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Harrah steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Lemanczyk
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Upshaw. Hargrove reaches second base with a double. Harrah scores. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Lemanczyk
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Lemanczyk
Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Bosetti throws the ball in to Howell who tags Oliver trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hargrove scores. Wills goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Ellis
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Ellis
Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Ellis
Upshaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Ellis
McKay hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk who is chasing the ball. McKay reaches third base with a triple. Upshaw goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cerone vs. Ellis
Cerone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McKay scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Ellis
Gomez hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Moore
Balor Moore now pitching.
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Moore
Zisk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bosetti. Zisk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Moore
Beniquez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Moore
Ellis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Ellis
Bosetti hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Ellis
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Ellis
Howell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Moore
Mason hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cerone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Moore
Harrah hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Upshaw. Harrah reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Moore
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrah scores. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Moore
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Moore
There goes Hargrove. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Howell applying the tag. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Moore
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Ellis
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Ellis
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Ellis
Upshaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Ellis
McKay hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Moore
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Moore
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Moore
Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. Upshaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Ellis
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Ellis
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Ellis
Bosetti hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Ellis
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Mason. Bailor moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Ellis
The ball gets by Ellis for a passed ball. Bailor moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howell vs. Ellis
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Coleman
Joe Coleman now pitching.
Ellis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Coleman
Mason bunts towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Coleman
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Coleman
Hargrove hits a popup towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Coleman
Wills strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Ellis
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Ellis
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Ellis
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Ellis
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Ellis
Cerone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Ellis
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Coleman
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Coleman
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Upshaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Coleman
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Coleman
Bobby Thompson pinch runs for Richie Zisk.
Beniquez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Coleman
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Comer
Bobby Thompson now playing right field. Steve Comer now pitching.
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Bosetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Comer
Bailor hits a line drive towards third. Harrah reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Comer
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bosetti moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carty vs. Comer
Carty hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Willis
Mike Willis now pitching.
Mason hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Willis
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Willis
Hargrove strikes out. The throw from Cerone to pick off Harrah, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Comer
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Comer
Upshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKay vs. Comer
McKay hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerone vs. Comer
Cerone strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hutton vs. Comer
Tom Hutton pinch hits for Luis Gomez.
Hutton hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Willis
Tim Johnson now playing shortstop.
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Willis
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Willis
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Comer
Bosetti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Bosetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Comer
Bailor hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Comer
Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bosetti moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carty vs. Comer
Carty hits a popup towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Comer
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1978 -- Texas at Toronto (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Harrah T, 3b 2 3 1 0 Bosetti R, cf 5 1 3 1
Hargrove M, 1b 4 2 2 2 Bailor B, rf 5 0 1 0
Wills B, 2b 3 2 1 0 Howell R, 3b 5 0 1 0
Oliver A, lf 5 0 2 4 Carty R, dh 4 1 0 0
Bonds B, dh 4 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 5 1 2 2
Zisk R, rf 3 0 1 1 Upshaw W, lf 3 1 2 0
Thompson B, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 McKay D, 2b 4 1 1 1
Beniquez J, cf 4 1 1 2 Cerone R, c 4 0 2 1
Ellis J, c 3 0 0 0 Gomez L, ss 3 0 0 0
Mason J, ss 3 0 1 0 Hutton T, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson T, ss 0 0 0 0
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31 9 9 9 39 5 12 5
Texas 330 100 200 -- 9
Toronto 020 012 000 -- 5
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis D (W) 6.0 7 5 5 2 1
Comer S (S) 3.0 5 0 0 0 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Lemanczyk D (L) 2.0 5 6 6 3 1
Moore B 3.0 3 1 1 1 1
Coleman J 2.0 1 2 2 3 1
Willis M 2.0 0 0 0 1 4
E -- Mason J
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Texas 5, Toronto 9
2B -- Hargrove M, Oliver A, Zisk R, Harrah T, Bosetti R 2
3B -- McKay D
HR -- Bosetti R, Mayberry J, Beniquez J
SB -- Harrah T
CS -- Hargrove M
SH -- Bonds B, Mason J
PB -- Ellis J
T -- 2:22
A -- 28374
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