May 25, 1998 Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 32,342

Monday, May 25, 1998, 1:06
Time of Game: 2:59

Blue Jays

26-24

Won 3

3rd, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   2  3  0   1  1  0    7 12  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  1    5  8  0

W: P Hentgen (7-3), L: P Martinez (5-1), S: R Myers (11)

Red Sox

29-19

Lost 3

2nd, 7 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Gonzalez SS                 5   1   1   0    0   4  .234  .611   22    3   4   
S Green RF                    5   1   2   1    0   2  .253  .762   24    1   0   HR
J Canseco LF                  4   2   2   1    0   1  .253  .911   14    0   0   HR
  S Stewart CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .722         0   0   
C Delgado 1B                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .291  .847   17   10   1   2B
M Stanley DH                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .230  .778   16    0   0   
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .238  .700   11    1   1   
D Fletcher C                  4   0   3   1    0   0  .254  .721   11    7   0   2B,GDP
J Cruz CF-LF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .216  .626   15    3   0   HR
C Grebeck 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .911   13    2   5   

P Hentgen P                                                              0   1
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
  K Escobar P                                                            0   0
  R Myers P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   7  12   6    1  10              143   27  12

BATTING

2B: D Fletcher (9, off P Martinez); C Delgado (11, off P Martinez).

HR: J Cruz (3, off P Martinez; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line); J Canseco (17, off P Martinez; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); S Green (9, off P Martinez; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: S Green 5; J Canseco 5; J Cruz 4; D Fletcher 4; C Delgado 2; M Stanley; E Sprague; A Gonzalez.

GIDP: D Fletcher (9).

RBI: J Canseco (36); S Green (24); D Fletcher (20); E Sprague (17); M Stanley (17); J Cruz (11).

2-out RBI: D Fletcher; J Canseco; S Green.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Delgado-A Gonzalez-C Delgado.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lewis CF                    4   0   1   0    1   2  .289  .771   28    4   1   
D Bragg RF                    3   1   0   1    2   0  .266  .836   27    2   0   
M Vaughn 1B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .318  .953   19    5   2   GDP
R Jefferson DH                3   1   1   1    0   1  .301  .816   11    0   0   2B
  J Leyritz PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .305  .963    8    0   0   
T O'Leary LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .293  .887   13    0   0   2B
J Valentin 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .726   17    0   1   
S Hatteberg C                 3   1   1   3    0   0  .267  .787   15    9   1   HR
  J Varitek PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .709    4    2   0   
M Benjamin SS                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .326  .765   11    3   1   2B
M Lemke 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .187  .463    9    1   4   
  L Merloni PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .882    3    0   0   2B

P Martinez P                                                             1   0
  J Wasdin P                                                             0   0
  R Garces P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   5   8   5    5   7              165   27  10

BATTING

2B: T O'Leary (10, off P Hentgen); M Benjamin (8, off P Hentgen); R Jefferson (8, off P Hentgen); L Merloni (3, off R Myers).

HR: S Hatteberg (5, off P Hentgen; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: S Hatteberg 4; M Benjamin 3; R Jefferson 2; L Merloni 2; T O'Leary 2; M Vaughn; D Lewis.

GIDP: M Vaughn (3).

RBI: S Hatteberg 3 (12); D Bragg (17); R Jefferson (12).

2-out RBI: S Hatteberg 3.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Vaughn-M Benjamin-P Martinez.

PB: S Hatteberg (5).

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
P Hentgen, W (7-3)             7     6   4   4    2   3   1   4.52   28  111-65   38· 3·24   10· 6· 7· 0     50    -     1.34   0.02
D Plesac, H (10)               0.2   0   0   0    2   2   0   2.79    4   24-14    6· 2· 6    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.01
K Escobar                      0     0   0   0    1   0   0  12.66    1    5-1     0· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.99  -0.05
R Myers, S (11)                1.1   2   1   1    0   2   0   2.65    6   25-17    7· 3· 7    2· 2· 0· 0          3-0    2.53   0.16
Totals                         9     8   5   5    5   7   1          39  165-97   51· 8·38   12· 8· 7· 0          5-0

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Martinez, L (5-1)            7.2  12   7   7    1   8   3   2.36   34  121-78   40·13·25    6·15· 4· 0     34    -     0.96  -0.40
J Wasdin                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.96    1    4-3     1· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.44   0.01
R Garces                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.43    3   17-12    6· 3· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9    12   7   7    1  10   3          38  142-93   47·17·29    7·16· 4· 0          1-0

K Escobar faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Terry Craft, 3B - Brian O'Nora.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 32,342.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Boston Red Sox                       
1. A Gonzalez           SS    1. D Lewis              CF 
2. S Green              RF    2. D Bragg              RF 
3. J Canseco            LF    3. M Vaughn             1B 
4. C Delgado            1B    4. R Jefferson          DH 
5. M Stanley            DH    5. T O'Leary            LF 
6. E Sprague            3B    6. J Valentin           3B 
7. D Fletcher           C     7. S Hatteberg          C  
8. J Cruz               CF    8. M Benjamin           SS 
9. C Grebeck            2B    9. M Lemke              2B 

   P Hentgen            P        P Martinez           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  2-1  -23  7  -29%  25% S Hatteberg     P Hentgen       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Vaughn Scores; Jefferson Scores
   t 7   2  4-5  ---  2   14%  77% S Green         P Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 5   2  4-4  ---  4   14%  58% J Canseco       P Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 9   0  7-4  1--  3  -13%  76% L Merloni       R Myers         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Benjamin to 3B
   b 4   0  2-0  1-3  1  -13%  38% R Jefferson     P Hentgen       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Bragg Scores; Vaughn to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   46%  S Green         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   45%  J Canseco       Groundout: C unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  D Lewis         Walk
   O      1--  2   45%  D Bragg         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  2   50%  M Vaughn        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   48%  C Delgado       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  6   46%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   45%  E Sprague       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   49%  T O'Leary       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   50%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   54%  D Fletcher      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   50%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   47%  C Grebeck       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   44%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  S Hatteberg     Lineout: 2B
          ---  5   42%  M Benjamin      Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   46%  M Lemke         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  6   50%  D Lewis         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   47%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   50%  J Canseco       Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)
          1--  4   60%  C Delgado       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Canseco to 3B
   R      -23  4   68%  M Stanley       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Canseco Scores; Delgado to 3B
   R      1-3  4   74%  E Sprague       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Delgado Scores; Stanley to 2B
   OO     12-  3   67%  D Fletcher      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Hentgen facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   62%  D Bragg         Walk
          1--  3   52%  M Vaughn        Single to CF (Line Drive); Bragg to 3B
   R      1-3  1   38%  R Jefferson     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Bragg Scores; Vaughn to 3B
   O      -23  4   45%  T O'Leary       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      -23  5   55%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-1B
   RRR    -23  7   25%  S Hatteberg     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Vaughn Scores; Jefferson Scores
   O      ---  1   26%  M Benjamin      Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  6   37%  J Cruz          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  3   34%  C Grebeck       Flyball: CF
          ---  3   37%  A Gonzalez      Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  7   35%  S Green         Single to CF (Line Drive); Gonzalez to 3B; Green out at 2B/CF-3B-2B-1B-SS
   R      --3      45%  J Canseco       Passed Ball; Gonzalez Scores
   R      ---  4   58%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   57%  C Delgado       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Pat Hentgen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   60%  M Lemke         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   57%  D Lewis         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   61%  D Bragg         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   65%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   62%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   60%  E Sprague       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  4   61%  D Fletcher      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   59%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   63%  R Jefferson     Lineout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  3   56%  T O'Leary       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   61%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF; O'Leary to 3B
   O      --3  4   68%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Pedro Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   65%  C Grebeck       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   63%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  2   77%  S Green         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   76%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Pat Hentgen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   80%  M Benjamin      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   83%  M Lemke         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   85%  D Lewis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-4, Pedro Martinez facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   87%  C Delgado       Walk
   O      1--  4   85%  M Stanley       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   83%  E Sprague       Foul Popfly: C
   R      1--  2   91%  D Fletcher      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Delgado Scores
                  John Wasdin replaces Pedro Martinez pitching
   O      -2-  4   90%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Dan Plesac facing 2-3-4
                  Dan Plesac replaces Pat Hentgen pitching; Jose Cruz moves to LF; Shannon Stewart replaces Jose Canseco playing CF batting 3rd
          ---  8   85%  D Bragg         Walk
   O      1--  5   90%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Reggie Jefferson batting 4th
          1--  8   84%  J Leyritz       Walk; Bragg to 2B
   O      12-  3   91%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Looking
                  Kelvim Escobar replaces Dan Plesac pitching
          12-  5   85%  J Valentin      Walk; Bragg to 3B; Leyritz to 2B
                  Randy Myers replaces Kelvim Escobar pitching; Jason Varitek pinch hits for Scott Hatteberg batting 7th
   O      123  4   96%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-4, Rich Garces facing 9-1-2
                  Rich Garces replaces John Wasdin pitching; Jason Varitek moves to C
   O      ---  5   96%  C Grebeck       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  7   95%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Randy Myers facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   90%  M Benjamin      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Lou Merloni pinch hits for Mark Lemke batting 9th
          1--  3   76%  L Merloni       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Benjamin to 3B
   O      -23  4   85%  D Lewis         Strikeout Swinging
   RO     -23  7   95%  D Bragg         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Benjamin Scores; Merloni to 3B
   O      --3  6  100%  M Vaughn        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 5.

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