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TOR
@BOS		7
8		 
(11)
CHW
@KCR		6
3
CLE
@MIN		2
8
DET
@NYY		3
10
ANA
@OAK		8
4
TEX
@SEA		9
12
NYM
@ATL		10
7
STL
@CHC		3
2
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@COL		11
5
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@FLA		7
8
SFG
@LAD		0
11
HOU
@PIT		7
0
Thursday, July 10, 1997 7:08
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 30,913, Time of Game: 4:16
Blue Jays
7
40-44
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 14½ GB
 at Red Sox
8
39-48
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 17 GB
L: Mike Timlin (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  1   0  4  0   0  0  1   1  0    7 11  0
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  2  0   3  0  0   1  1    8 16  1
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Otis Nixon CF 4 2 1 1 1 0 .266 .656 35 20 0.162 1.83 0.247 -0.085 0.3 1 0 SB,SF
Orlando Merced RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .283 .795 23 14 -0.124 1.73 0.059 -0.182 -0.1 0 0 HBP
Joe Carter DH 6 1 2 5 0 2 .237 .680 20 13 0.443 2.13 0.581 -0.138 2.4 HR,2B
Carlos Delgado 1B 6 0 0 0 0 2 .260 .889 29 20 -0.226 1.35 0.000 -0.226 -1.4 9 0
Ed Sprague 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .232 .734 19 12 -0.164 1.25 0.000 -0.164 -1.0 0 4
Shawn Green LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .279 .819 17 8 0.144 1.04 0.175 -0.031 0.5 2 0 2B
Charlie O'Brien C 5 0 1 0 0 0 .241 .750 19 9 -0.186 1.71 0.041 -0.227 -1.3 9 1 CS
Alex Gonzalez SS 2 1 0 0 3 0 .239 .665 22 8 -0.073 1.86 0.052 -0.125 -0.1 3 1
Carlos Garcia 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 .222 .555 17 13 0.355 2.09 0.454 -0.099 1.5 8 4
Juan Guzman P 1
   Paul Spoljaric P
   Paul Quantrill P
   Luis Andujar P
   Dan Plesac P
   Mike Timlin P 1
Team Totals 42 7 11 7 5 8 .262 .728 201 117 0.331 1.68 1.609 -1.277 0.8 32 12
2B: J Carter (14, off H Slocumb); S Green (10, off J Corsi).
HR: J Carter (11, off T Gordon; 5th inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
SF: O Nixon (5, off T Gordon).
HBP: O Merced (2, by T Gordon).
TB: J Carter 6; C Garcia 3; S Green 3; O Merced 2; O Nixon; C O'Brien.
RBI: J Carter 5 (56); O Nixon (19); C Garcia (13).
2-out RBI: C Garcia; J Carter.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Sprague-C Garcia-C Delgado.
PB: C O'Brien (3).
Baserunning
SB: O Nixon (38, 2nd base off H Slocumb/M Stanley).
CS: C O'Brien (1, 2nd base by T Gordon/M Stanley).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nomar Garciaparra SS 6 2 3 2 1 1 .295 .838 28 17 0.454 2.39 0.603 -0.149 0.8 2 3 HR,2B
John Valentin 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 .291 .810 23 14 0.140 1.66 0.248 -0.107 1.5 2 4 HR,2·2B,SH
Mo Vaughn 1B 5 1 3 3 1 1 .340 1.085 20 11 0.602 1.80 0.659 -0.057 2.1 11 0 HR
   Mike Benjamin PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .361 -0.069 2.39 0.000 -0.069 -0.3 0 0 CS
Reggie Jefferson DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 .345 .899 19 11 0.152 1.31 0.177 -0.025 1.1 2B
   Wil Cordero PH 2 0 0 0 0 1 .298 .802 11 7 -0.104 2.00 0.000 -0.104 -0.7
Mike Stanley C-1B 5 1 0 0 1 1 .311 .922 18 11 -0.240 1.95 0.073 -0.313 -1.9 9 1 GDP
Troy O'Leary LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .306 .838 20 15 0.209 1.78 0.246 -0.036 1.1 2 0 HBP,SH
Jeff Frye 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .266 .666 22 11 -0.033 2.23 0.162 -0.195 -0.4 0 4
   Scott Hatteberg C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .817 5 2 -0.094 3.16 0.000 -0.094 -0.4 0 1
Darren Bragg RF 5 0 1 1 1 0 .266 .747 21 12 0.023 2.73 0.200 -0.177 -0.1 3 0 IW
Shane Mack CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 .306 .804 19 10 -0.137 1.38 0.045 -0.182 -1.0 2 0
   Jesus Tavarez CF 1 0 0 0 1 1 .143 .450 13 8 -0.071 4.45 0.047 -0.118 -0.1 0 0
Tom Gordon P 1
   Jim Corsi P
   Heathcliff Slocumb P
   Butch Henry P 1
   Vaughn Eshelman P 1
Team Totals 44 8 16 8 8 8 .364 1.131 219 129 0.832 2.07 2.460 -1.626 1.6 33 14
2B: N Garciaparra (21, off L Andujar); R Jefferson (15, off J Guzman); J Valentin 2 (24, 1 off P Quantrill, 1 off J Guzman).
HR: N Garciaparra (14, off J Guzman; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); M Vaughn (21, off P Quantrill; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); J Valentin (7, off J Guzman; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).
SH: T O'Leary (1, off M Timlin); J Valentin (1, off M Timlin).
IBB: D Bragg (3, by M Timlin).
HBP: T O'Leary (2, by J Guzman).
TB: J Valentin 8; N Garciaparra 7; M Vaughn 6; R Jefferson 3; T O'Leary 3; J Frye; D Bragg.
GIDP: M Stanley (7).
RBI: M Vaughn 3 (48); J Valentin 2 (41); N Garciaparra 2 (46); D Bragg (38).
2-out RBI: N Garciaparra; D Bragg.
Team LOB: 15.
With RISP: 4 for 20.
Fielding
E: M Vaughn (10).
Baserunning
CS: M Benjamin (1, 2nd base by M Timlin/C O'Brien).

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Juan Guzman 4.1 4 3 3 2 5 2 4.29 20 70 41 22 9 10 4 8 2 0 46 -0.015 1.03 -0.5
Paul Spoljaric 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.27 6 21 15 12 0 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 -0.094 2.02 -0.6
Paul Quantrill, BS (2) 1.2 4 3 3 1 1 1 2.17 10 52 33 25 2 6 4 4 2 0 2 0 -0.281 2.27 -1.0
Luis Andujar 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.95 2 5 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -0.013 0.62 -0.2
Dan Plesac 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.15 7 26 15 9 1 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 0.199 2.54 1.3
Mike Timlin, BS (4), L (2-1) 1.2 2 2 2 4 1 0 2.77 10 48 23 18 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 -0.628 3.88 -0.7
Team Totals 10.2 16 8 8 8 8 3 6.75 55 222 131 90 14 27 18 20 7 0 46 3 0 -0.832 1.68 -1.6

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Gordon 7 8 5 5 2 6 1 3.40 31 120 71 42 13 16 10 12 6 0 45 -0.158 0.97 -1.0
Jim Corsi, H (4) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 4 19 11 7 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0.128 2.50 0.6
Heathcliff Slocumb, BS (4) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.69 4 16 9 8 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 -0.282 3.55 -0.8
Butch Henry 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 0 3.14 7 31 16 12 1 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 -0.169 2.98 -0.1
Vaughn Eshelman, W (3-3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.12 3 15 10 7 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.150 1.90 0.6
Team Totals 11 11 7 7 5 8 1 5.73 49 201 117 76 18 23 18 17 9 0 45 1 0 -0.331 2.07 -0.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Gordon (2; O Merced); J Guzman (2; T O'Leary).
IBB: M Timlin (4; D Bragg).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 4:16.
Attendance: 30,913.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 74° F, Wind 12mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Toronto Blue Jays         Boston Red Sox
1 Otis Nixon CF 1 Nomar Garciaparra SS
2 Orlando Merced RF 2 John Valentin 2B
3 Joe Carter DH 3 Mo Vaughn 1B
4 Carlos Delgado 1B 4 Reggie Jefferson DH
5 Ed Sprague 3B 5 Mike Stanley C
6 Shawn Green LF 6 Troy O'Leary LF
7 Charlie O'Brien C 7 Jeff Frye 3B
8 Alex Gonzalez SS 8 Darren Bragg RF
9 Carlos Garcia 2B 9 Shane Mack CF
Juan Guzman P Tom Gordon P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t10 6-6 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R TOR C. Garcia B. Henry -35% 18% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Green Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
b10 6-7 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R BOS M. Vaughn M. Timlin 35% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Garciaparra Scores
b11 7-7 2 123 5,(3-1)  R BOS N. Garciaparra M. Timlin 33% 100% Walk; Stanley Scores; Bragg to 3B; Tavarez to 2B
t9 5-6 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R TOR J. Carter H. Slocumb -33% 54% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Nixon Scores
b7 3-5 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  RR BOS M. Vaughn P. Quantrill 26% 59% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Valentin Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR O. Nixon T. Gordon 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O TOR O. Merced T. Gordon 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O TOR J. Carter T. Gordon 1% 55% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Juan Guzman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R BOS N. Garciaparra J. Guzman 9% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b1 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Valentin J. Guzman -2% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 1-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS M. Vaughn J. Guzman 2% 64% Walk
b1 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS R. Jefferson J. Guzman -3% 62% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left)
b1 1-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Stanley J. Guzman -2% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR C. Delgado T. Gordon 3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t2 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR E. Sprague T. Gordon 2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O TOR S. Green T. Gordon 1% 65% Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Jays' Juan Guzman facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary J. Guzman -2% 63% Flyball: LF
b2 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Frye J. Guzman -2% 62% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Bragg J. Guzman -1% 61% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR C. O'Brien T. Gordon -4% 56% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t3 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TOR A. Gonzalez T. Gordon 7% 63% O'Brien Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t3 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR A. Gonzalez T. Gordon -3% 60% Walk
t3 0-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  TOR C. Garcia T. Gordon -7% 53% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Gonzalez to 3B
t3 0-1 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO TOR O. Nixon T. Gordon -0% 53% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Gonzalez Scores
t3 1-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  TOR O. Merced T. Gordon -3% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Garcia to 3B
t3 1-1 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  O TOR J. Carter T. Gordon 6% 56% Lineout: RF (Short RF)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Blue Jays' Juan Guzman facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS S. Mack J. Guzman -3% 53% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra J. Guzman -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Valentin J. Guzman 2% 54% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
b3 1-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn J. Guzman -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR C. Delgado T. Gordon 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-2B)
t4 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR E. Sprague T. Gordon 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR S. Green T. Gordon -2% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t4 1-1 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  O TOR C. O'Brien T. Gordon 3% 56% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Blue Jays' Juan Guzman facing 4-5-6
b4 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS R. Jefferson J. Guzman 7% 63% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b4 1-1 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Stanley J. Guzman -5% 58% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  BOS T. O'Leary J. Guzman 2% 61% Hit By Pitch
b4 1-1 1 12- 5,(3-1)  O BOS J. Frye J. Guzman -5% 55% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b4 1-1 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Bragg J. Guzman -5% 50% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 8-9-1
t5 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR A. Gonzalez T. Gordon 3% 53% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t5 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TOR C. Garcia T. Gordon -3% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t5 1-1 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  TOR O. Nixon T. Gordon -11% 39% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Garcia to 3B/Adv on E3 (throw); Nixon to 2B
t5 1-1 1 -23 3,(1-1)  TOR O. Merced T. Gordon -1% 38% Hit By Pitch
t5 1-1 1 123 2,(1-0)  RRRR TOR J. Carter T. Gordon -26% 12% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Garcia Scores; Nixon Scores; Merced Scores
t5 5-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR C. Delgado T. Gordon 1% 13% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR E. Sprague T. Gordon 1% 14% Flyball: 2B (Short CF-RF)
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Blue Jays' Juan Guzman facing 9-1-2
b5 1-5 0 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS S. Mack J. Guzman 4% 17% Walk
b5 1-5 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O BOS N. Garciaparra J. Guzman -3% 14% Foul Popfly: 1B
b5 1-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Valentin J. Guzman 1% 15% Passed Ball; Mack to 2B
b5 1-5 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  RR BOS J. Valentin J. Guzman 12% 27% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Mack Scores
Paul Spoljaric replaces Juan Guzman pitching
b5 3-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS M. Vaughn P. Spoljaric 4% 31% Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left)
b5 3-5 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  BOS R. Jefferson P. Spoljaric 5% 36% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Vaughn to 2B
b5 3-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO BOS M. Stanley P. Spoljaric -13% 23% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 6-7-8
t6 5-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR S. Green T. Gordon 2% 25% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 5-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O TOR C. O'Brien T. Gordon 1% 27% Flyball: CF
t6 5-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR A. Gonzalez T. Gordon -1% 26% Walk
t6 5-3 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O TOR C. Garcia T. Gordon 2% 28% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Blue Jays' Paul Spoljaric facing 6-7-8
b6 3-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS T. O'Leary P. Spoljaric 6% 34% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 3-5 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  BOS J. Frye P. Spoljaric 9% 42% Single to CF (Line Drive); O'Leary to 2B
b6 3-5 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Bragg P. Spoljaric -1% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); O'Leary to 3B; Frye to 2B
Paul Quantrill replaces Paul Spoljaric pitching
b6 3-5 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O BOS S. Mack P. Quantrill -12% 29% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-5 2 -23 2,(1-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra P. Quantrill -10% 20% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
t7 5-3 0 --- 11,(3-2)  O TOR O. Nixon T. Gordon 2% 22% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
t7 5-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR O. Merced T. Gordon -2% 20% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t7 5-3 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TOR J. Carter T. Gordon 2% 22% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TOR C. Delgado T. Gordon 2% 24% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Blue Jays' Paul Quantrill facing 2-3-4
b7 3-5 0 --- 8,(3-2)  BOS J. Valentin P. Quantrill 10% 34% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b7 3-5 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  RR BOS M. Vaughn P. Quantrill 26% 59% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Valentin Scores
b7 5-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS R. Jefferson P. Quantrill 6% 65% Walk
b7 5-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Stanley P. Quantrill -5% 59% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
b7 5-5 1 1-- 11,(3-2)  BOS T. O'Leary P. Quantrill 11% 70% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jefferson to 3B
b7 5-5 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Frye P. Quantrill -13% 58% Fielder's Choice 3B; Jefferson out at Hm/3B-C; O'Leary to 2B
b7 5-5 2 12- 7,(2-2)  R BOS D. Bragg P. Quantrill 20% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive); O'Leary Scores; Frye to 2B
b7 6-5 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O BOS S. Mack P. Quantrill -4% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-6, Red Sox' Jim Corsi facing 5-6-7
Jim Corsi replaces Tom Gordon pitching
Jesus Tavarez replaces Shane Mack playing CF batting 9th
t8 5-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR E. Sprague J. Corsi 6% 79% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t8 5-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR S. Green J. Corsi -10% 69% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t8 5-6 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TOR C. O'Brien J. Corsi 8% 77% Groundout: SS-1B; Green to 3B
t8 5-6 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O TOR A. Gonzalez J. Corsi 9% 86% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Blue Jays' Luis Andujar facing 1-2-3
Luis Andujar replaces Paul Quantrill pitching
b8 6-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS N. Garciaparra L. Andujar 4% 90% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
b8 6-5 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Valentin L. Andujar -3% 87% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
Dan Plesac replaces Luis Andujar pitching
b8 6-5 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Vaughn D. Plesac -2% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Garciaparra to 3B
Wil Cordero pinch hits for Reggie Jefferson (DH) batting 4th
b8 6-5 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O BOS W. Cordero D. Plesac -3% 82% Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-6, Red Sox' Heathcliff Slocumb facing 9-1-2
Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Jim Corsi pitching
t9 5-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR C. Garcia H. Slocumb 8% 90% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t9 5-6 1 --- 7,(3-2)  TOR O. Nixon H. Slocumb -8% 82% Walk
t9 5-6 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  TOR O. Merced H. Slocumb -5% 77% Nixon Steals 2B
t9 5-6 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O TOR O. Merced H. Slocumb 10% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B; Nixon to 3B
t9 5-6 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R TOR J. Carter H. Slocumb -33% 54% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Nixon Scores
Butch Henry replaces Heathcliff Slocumb pitching
t9 6-6 2 -2- 8,(2-2)  O TOR C. Delgado B. Henry 11% 65% Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 6-6, Blue Jays' Dan Plesac facing 5-6-7
b9 6-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Stanley D. Plesac -6% 59% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b9 6-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS T. O'Leary D. Plesac 6% 64% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b9 6-6 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Frye D. Plesac 7% 72% Walk; O'Leary to 2B
b9 6-6 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Bragg D. Plesac -10% 62% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
b9 6-6 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Tavarez D. Plesac -12% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 10th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 6-6, Red Sox' Butch Henry facing 5-6-7
t10 6-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR E. Sprague B. Henry 6% 56% Strikeout Swinging
t10 6-6 1 --- 4,(3-0)  TOR S. Green B. Henry -6% 50% Walk
t10 6-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TOR C. O'Brien B. Henry 4% 54% Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line); Green to 2B
t10 6-6 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  TOR A. Gonzalez B. Henry -1% 53% Walk
t10 6-6 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R TOR C. Garcia B. Henry -35% 18% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Green Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
t10 7-6 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  O TOR O. Nixon B. Henry 4% 22% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-7, Blue Jays' Mike Timlin facing 1-2-3
Mike Timlin replaces Dan Plesac pitching
b10 6-7 0 --- 8,(2-2)  BOS N. Garciaparra M. Timlin 14% 36% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b10 6-7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Valentin M. Timlin -6% 30% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Garciaparra to 2B
b10 6-7 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R BOS M. Vaughn M. Timlin 35% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Garciaparra Scores
Mike Benjamin pinch runs for Mo Vaughn (1B) batting 3rd
b10 7-7 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O BOS W. Cordero M. Timlin -8% 57% Strikeout Looking
b10 7-7 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Stanley M. Timlin -7% 50% Benjamin Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 11th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 7-7, Red Sox' Vaughn Eshelman facing 2-3-4
Vaughn Eshelman replaces Butch Henry pitching
Scott Hatteberg replaces Jeff Frye (3B) playing C batting 7th
Mike Stanley moves from C to 1B
Mike Benjamin moves from PR to 3B
t11 7-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR O. Merced V. Eshelman 6% 56% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t11 7-7 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O TOR J. Carter V. Eshelman 5% 61% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t11 7-7 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR C. Delgado V. Eshelman 4% 65% Groundout: 2B-P (Deep 1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 11th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 7-7, Blue Jays' Mike Timlin facing 5-6-7
b11 7-7 0 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS M. Stanley M. Timlin 7% 72% Walk
b11 7-7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. O'Leary M. Timlin -2% 71% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Stanley to 2B
b11 7-7 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O BOS S. Hatteberg M. Timlin -9% 61% Flyball: CF
b11 7-7 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  BOS D. Bragg M. Timlin 0% 62% Intentional Walk
b11 7-7 2 12- 9,(3-2)  BOS J. Tavarez M. Timlin 5% 67% Walk; Stanley to 3B; Bragg to 2B
b11 7-7 2 123 5,(3-1)  R BOS N. Garciaparra M. Timlin 33% 100% Walk; Stanley Scores; Bragg to 3B; Tavarez to 2B
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 8.

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