April 9, 1999 Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 7
@BAL 4 KCR 10
@CHW 5 CLE 14
@MIN 5 NYY 12
DET 3
(7) SEA 6
OAK 1 BOS 4
@TBD 1 ANA 8
@TEX 4 ATL 3
ARI 2
(10) FLA 7
PHI 4 HOU 3
MIL 2 LAD 9
COL 6 NYM 10
@MON 3 PIT 2
CHC 1 SFG 8
SDP 3 CIN 3
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 36,430

Friday, April 9, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:17

Blue Jays

2-2

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       1  3  1   1  0  0   0  1  0    7  8  1
Orioles         0  1  0   0  0  1   0  2  0    4  6  0

W: K Escobar (1-0), L: S Ponson (0-1)

Orioles

1-3

Lost 3

5th, 3 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  3   3   2   2    1   0  .389 1.151   21    0   0   HR,SB,SF
H Bush 2B                     4   0   1   1    1   2  .286  .690   21    1   5   
S Green RF                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .300  .950   13    6   0   2·2B
D Hollins DH                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .633   21    0   0   
C Delgado 1B                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .200  .916   20   11   1   SF
W Greene 3B                   2   1   0   0    3   2  .000  .600   28    0   1   
J Cruz CF                     2   1   1   0    2   0  .250 1.000   15    1   0   
D Fletcher C                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .385  .819    8    4   1   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.181   17    3   4   2B

K Escobar P                                                              0   1
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
  T Davey P                                                              1   0
  G Lloyd P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   7   8   7    7   7              164   27  13

BATTING

2B: A Gonzalez (2, off S Ponson); S Green 2 (4, off D Johns, off S Ponson).

HR: S Stewart (2, off S Ponson; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: C Delgado (1, off S Ponson); S Stewart (1, off S Ponson).

TB: S Stewart 5; S Green 4; A Gonzalez 2; D Fletcher; J Cruz; H Bush.

RBI: S Stewart 2 (6); C Delgado (3); H Bush (2); D Fletcher (3); A Gonzalez (3); S Green (3).

2-out RBI: S Green; H Bush.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. H Bush-A Gonzalez-C Delgado; K Escobar-A Gonzalez-C Delgado.

E: W Greene (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Stewart (2, 2nd base off J Orosco/C Johnson).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .721   22    5   0   
M Bordick SS                  4   1   0   0    1   2  .278  .739   25    0   0   
W Clark 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .467 1.233   13    9   0   
A Belle RF                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .467 1.223   12    5   0   
H Baines DH                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .583   11    0   0   GDP
  J Conine PH                 2   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .273   11    0   0   
B Surhoff LF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .294  .588   18    1   0   GDP
C Ripken 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .750   10    0   1   2B
C Johnson C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .833   12    7   0   
  R Amaral PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    5    0   0   
J Reboulet 2B                 2   1   0   0    1   0  .111  .496   10    0   2   
  L Webster PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    3    0   0   

S Ponson P                                                               0   0
  D Johns P                                                              0   1
  R Bones P                                                              0   0
  J Orosco P                                                             0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   4   6   3    5   6              152   27   4

BATTING

2B: C Ripken (1, off K Escobar).

TB: C Ripken 2; A Belle 2; W Clark; H Baines; B Surhoff.

GIDP: B Surhoff (1); H Baines (2).

RBI: C Ripken (1); J Conine (2); B Surhoff (1).

2-out RBI: C Ripken; B Surhoff.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Escobar, W (1-0)             5.2   5   2   2    2   5   0   3.18   22   80-47   25· 8·14    7· 6· 2· 0     54    -     0.73   0.12
D Plesac, H (1)                0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0  16.20    2    6-6     2· 3· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          3-1    2.22   0.02
T Davey                        1.2   0   2   2    3   0   0   6.75    8   40-20   13· 1· 6    5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.79   0.03
G Lloyd                        1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6   24-16    9· 1· 6    2· 3· 1· 0          1-1    0.62   0.04
Totals                         9     6   4   4    5   6   0          38  150-89   49·13·27   15· 9· 3· 0          4-2

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Ponson, L (0-1)              2.2   4   5   5    3   2   1  16.88   15   59-31   15· 5·11    0· 9· 1· 0     29    -     0.82  -0.30
D Johns                        3.1   3   1   1    2   2   0   4.50   15   52-31   21· 2· 8    7· 1· 3· 0          1-0    0.30   0.01
R Bones                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.38    4   20-11    4· 6· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
J Orosco                       1     1   1   1    1   0   0   3.38    5   19-11    8· 0· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.14  -0.01
M Timlin                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   13-10    5· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     8   7   7    7   7   1          42  163-94   53·15·26   10·14· 4· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: K Escobar (1); D Plesac (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Mark Johnson.

Time of Game: 3:17.

Attendance: 36,430.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 49° F, Wind 13mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. S Stewart            LF    1. B Anderson           CF 
2. H Bush               2B    2. M Bordick            SS 
3. S Green              RF    3. W Clark              1B 
4. D Hollins            DH    4. A Belle              RF 
5. C Delgado            1B    5. H Baines             DH 
6. W Greene             3B    6. B Surhoff            LF 
7. J Cruz               CF    7. C Ripken             3B 
8. D Fletcher           C     8. C Johnson            C  
9. A Gonzalez           SS    9. J Reboulet           2B 

   K Escobar            P        S Ponson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-2  12-  5   10%  82% A Gonzalez      S Ponson        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Cruz Scores; Fletcher to 3B
   b 2   0  4-0  12-  5   10%  82% B Surhoff       K Escobar       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left); Belle to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  5    9%  59% S Stewart       S Ponson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 2   1  0-1  12-  1    8%  72% D Fletcher      S Ponson        Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole); Greene Scores; Cruz to 2B
   b 6   2  6-2  123  2    7%  93% B Surhoff       D Plesac        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  5   59%  S Stewart       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   57%  H Bush          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   55%  S Green         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   54%  D Hollins       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Kelvim Escobar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   57%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   59%  M Bordick       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   60%  W Clark         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sidney Ponson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   57%  C Delgado       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   60%  W Greene        Walk
          1--  5   63%  J Cruz          Walk; Greene to 2B
   R      12-  1   72%  D Fletcher      Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole); Greene Scores; Cruz to 2B
   R      12-  5   82%  A Gonzalez      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Cruz Scores; Fletcher to 3B
   RO     -23  3   82%  S Stewart       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Fletcher Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
   O      --3  3   80%  H Bush          Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Kelvim Escobar facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   77%  A Belle         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  8   72%  H Baines        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Belle to 2B
   OO     12-  5   82%  B Surhoff       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left); Belle to 3B
   R      --3  1   75%  C Ripken        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Belle Scores
   O      -2-  2   78%  C Johnson       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Sidney Ponson facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   82%  S Green         Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2   81%  D Hollins       Flyball: RF; Green to 3B
   RO     --3  1   83%  C Delgado       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Green Scores
          ---  6   83%  W Greene        Walk
                  Doug Johns replaces Sidney Ponson pitching
          1--  4   84%  J Cruz          Walk; Greene to 2B
   O      12-  4   82%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-5, Kelvim Escobar facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   84%  J Reboulet      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   86%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   86%  M Bordick       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Doug Johns facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   85%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  2   86%  S Stewart       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   85%  H Bush          Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  1   90%  S Green         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Stewart Scores
   O      -2-  5   89%  D Hollins       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Kelvim Escobar facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   91%  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   89%  A Belle         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   93%  H Baines        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Orioles 1.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-1, Doug Johns facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   92%  C Delgado       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   92%  W Greene        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   92%  J Cruz          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   91%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Kelvim Escobar facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   93%  B Surhoff       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   94%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   95%  C Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Orioles 1.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-1, Doug Johns facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  8   94%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   94%  S Stewart       Flyball: CF
          ---  5   94%  H Bush          Walk
   O      1--  2   93%  S Green         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Kelvim Escobar facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   91%  J Reboulet      Walk
   O      1--  5   93%  B Anderson      Flyball: RF
          1--      93%  M Bordick       Wild Pitch; Reboulet to 2B
   O      -2-  6   95%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  3   94%  W Clark         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Reboulet to 3B
          1-3  5   91%  A Belle         Walk; Clark to 2B
                  Dan Plesac replaces Kelvim Escobar pitching; Jeff Conine pinch hits for Harold Baines batting 5th
   R      123  4   86%  J Conine        Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Reboulet Scores/No RBI; Clark to 3B; Belle to 2B; Conine to 1B
   O      123  2   93%  B Surhoff       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Orioles 2.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Ricky Bones facing 4-5-6
                  Ricky Bones replaces Doug Johns pitching
   O      ---  4   93%  D Hollins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   92%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   92%  W Greene        Walk
   O      1--  3   92%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Tom Davey facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Davey replaces Dan Plesac pitching
   O      ---  4   94%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  8   92%  C Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  1   94%  J Reboulet      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-  6   96%  B Anderson      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Orioles 2.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jesse Orosco facing 8-9-1
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Ricky Bones pitching
   O      ---  1   95%  D Fletcher      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   95%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
          ---  9   95%  S Stewart       Walk
          1--      96%  H Bush          Stewart Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   98%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Stewart Scores
   O      1--  2   97%  S Green         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-7, Tom Davey facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   96%  M Bordick       Walk
          1--  4   92%  W Clark         Walk; Bordick to 2B
   O      12-  3   94%  A Belle         Groundout: 2B-1B; Bordick to 3B; Clark to 2B
   RO     -23  7   97%  J Conine        Groundout: 2B-1B; Bordick Scores; Clark to 3B
                  Graeme Lloyd replaces Tom Davey pitching
   R      --3  6   94%  B Surhoff       Single to CF (Line Drive); Clark Scores
   O      1--  4   96%  C Ripken        Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Orioles 4.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-4, Mike Timlin facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Timlin replaces Jesse Orosco pitching
   O      ---  4   96%  D Hollins       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  C Delgado       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   95%  W Greene        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-7, Graeme Lloyd facing 8-9-1
                  Rich Amaral pinch hits for Charles Johnson batting 8th
   O      ---  5   98%  R Amaral        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Lenny Webster pinch hits for Jeff Reboulet batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  L Webster       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  2   98%  B Anderson      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  4  100%  M Bordick       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Orioles 4.

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