May 8, 1997 Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 13
SEA 3 MIN 10
@BOS 7 CHW 10
OAK 6 TOR 4
@CLE 3 KCR 4
@DET 0 NYY 5
TEX 4 PIT 10
@COL 8 FLA 5
ATL 1 HOU 4
NYM 2 CHC 6
@SDP 2 STL 6
PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 42,567

Thursday, May 8, 1997, 7:08
Time of Game: 2:51

Blue Jays

16-15

Won 1

3rd, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       1  1  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    4 10  1
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  3    3  8  2

W: J Guzman (3-2), L: C Ogea (2-3), S: P Quantrill (1)

Indians

16-15

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   2   3   0    1   0  .221  .551   16    3   0   3·SB
A Gonzalez SS                 5   0   1   1    0   2  .255  .684   32    1   6   
O Merced RF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .277  .813   10    2   0   
J Carter 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .648   15   11   0   GDP
E Sprague 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .874   16    1   3   
C Delgado DH                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .295  .913   12    0   0   2B
B Santiago C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .491    9    3   0   
S Green LF                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .262  .843   23    2   0   
T Brito 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .200  .400   18    4   4   

J Guzman P                                                               0   0
  T Crabtree P                                                           0   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
Totals                       35   4  10   4    3   6              151   27  13

BATTING

2B: C Delgado (4, off C Ogea).

TB: O Nixon 3; S Green 2; C Delgado 2; O Merced 2; T Brito; A Gonzalez.

GIDP: J Carter (7).

RBI: T Brito (1); A Gonzalez (7); S Green (9); O Merced (16).

2-out RBI: S Green.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Gonzalez-T Brito-J Carter.

E: E Sprague (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Nixon 3 (14, 2nd base off C Ogea/S Alomar 2, 2nd base off A Lopez/S Alomar).

PO: S Green (1st base by C Ogea).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .666   10    1   1   
T Fernandez 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .796   13    2   1   
J Thome 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .323 1.059   15    9   0   
M Williams 3B                 3   1   1   0    1   2  .283  .880   20    1   5   
D Justice LF                  4   1   2   3    0   0  .371 1.244   12    1   0   HR
J Franco DH                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .363  .914   10    0   0   
B Giles RF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .921    9    3   0   2B,SH,GDP
S Alomar C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .351 1.075   15    7   2   
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .744    8    3   1   

C Ogea P                                                                 0   1
  S Kline P                                                              0   0
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   3   8   3    1   3              112   27  11

BATTING

2B: B Giles (4, off J Guzman).

HR: D Justice (11, off D Plesac; 9th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: B Giles (1, off D Plesac).

TB: D Justice 5; B Giles 2; J Franco 2; J Thome; M Williams; S Alomar.

GIDP: B Giles (3).

RBI: D Justice 3 (29).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Ogea-T Fernandez-J Thome.

E: S Alomar 2 (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
J Guzman, W (3-2)              7     3   0   0    1   3   0   4.19   25   82-50   27· 6·17   14· 5· 2· 0     73    -     0.91   0.38
T Crabtree                     1     3   2   2    0   0   0   4.85    6   13-8     6· 0· 2    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.79  -0.04
D Plesac, H (6)                0.1   2   1   1    0   0   1   6.52    3    9-6     4· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          2-2    3.67  -0.20
P Quantrill, S (1)             0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.76    2    8-6     4· 1· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          1-0    5.06   0.30
Totals                         9     8   3   3    1   3   1          36  112-70   41· 8·21   18· 9· 5· 0          3-2

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Ogea, L (2-3)                7     8   4   3    2   4   0   6.39   29  112-74   46· 7·21   10· 9· 4· 0     49    -     0.63  -0.08
S Kline                        0     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.55    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.01
J Mesa                         1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.66    4   11-6     6· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.26   0.02
A Lopez                        1     1   0   0    0   2   0   7.16    4   17-14    7· 3· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         9    10   4   3    3   6   0          38  141-95   60·10·25   13·11· 5· 0          1-0

T Crabtree faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
S Kline faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: C Ogea (0; S Green, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dan Morrison.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 42,567.

Field Condition: Damp.

Weather: 53° F, Wind 17mph out to Leftfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Cleveland Indians                    
1. O Nixon              CF    1. M Grissom            CF 
2. A Gonzalez           SS    2. T Fernandez          2B 
3. O Merced             RF    3. J Thome              1B 
4. J Carter             1B    4. M Williams           3B 
5. E Sprague            3B    5. D Justice            LF 
6. C Delgado            DH    6. J Franco             DH 
7. B Santiago           C     7. B Giles              RF 
8. S Green              LF    8. S Alomar             C  
9. T Brito              2B    9. O Vizquel            SS 

   J Guzman             P        C Ogea               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  4-3  -2-  2   15% 100% O Vizquel       P Quantrill     Flyball: LF
   b 7   1  4-0  123  3   15%  96% B Giles         J Guzman        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 9   1  4-3  -2-  6   15%  85% S Alomar        P Quantrill     Lineout: RF
   b 9   0  4-3  ---  3  -13%  64% J Franco        D Plesac        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   b 9   0  4-0  12-  3  -13%  78% D Justice       D Plesac        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Thome Scores; Williams Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Ogea facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  O Nixon         Walk
          1--      58%  A Gonzalez      Nixon Steals 2B; Nixon to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   RO     --3  7   57%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; Nixon Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   55%  O Merced        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   54%  J Carter        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Juan Guzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   57%  M Grissom       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   59%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   60%  J Thome         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chad Ogea facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   57%  E Sprague       Flyball: CF
          ---  6   61%  C Delgado       Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   58%  B Santiago      Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   R      -2-  8   66%  S Green         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Delgado Scores
   O      1--  5   64%  T Brito         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Juan Guzman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   67%  M Williams      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   69%  D Justice       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   67%  J Franco        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   64%  B Giles         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Franco to 3B
   O      -23  2   70%  S Alomar        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chad Ogea facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   73%  O Nixon         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   77%  A Gonzalez      Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Nixon to 2B
   R      12-  4   83%  O Merced        Single to CF (Line Drive); Nixon Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
   OO     12-  1   77%  J Carter        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B (P's Right); Gonzalez to 3B
   O      --3  6   75%  E Sprague       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Juan Guzman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   77%  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   79%  M Grissom       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   80%  T Fernandez     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chad Ogea facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   78%  C Delgado       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   77%  B Santiago      Flyball: RF
          ---  2   78%  S Green         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   77%  T Brito         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Juan Guzman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   79%  J Thome         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   81%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   82%  D Justice       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chad Ogea facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   81%  O Nixon         Bunt Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  5   80%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   79%  O Merced        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Juan Guzman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   82%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  1   84%  B Giles         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   85%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chad Ogea facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   84%  J Carter        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   83%  E Sprague       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   82%  C Delgado       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Juan Guzman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   85%  O Vizquel       Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   87%  M Grissom       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   88%  T Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chad Ogea facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   87%  B Santiago      Foul Popfly: C
          ---  8   88%  S Green         Walk
          1--      89%  T Brito         Green Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Green to 2B
   RO     -2-  3   92%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Green Scores; Brito out at 2B/CF-C-SS
          ---  6   92%  O Nixon         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--      93%  A Gonzalez      Nixon Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   92%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Juan Guzman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   94%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   92%  M Williams      Walk
          1--  3   88%  D Justice       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Williams to 2B
          12-  2   81%  J Franco        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Williams to 3B; Justice to 2B
   OO     123  3   96%  B Giles         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 0.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Kline facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Kline replaces Chad Ogea pitching
          ---  1   96%  O Merced        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
                  Jose Mesa replaces Steve Kline pitching
   O      1--  2   96%  J Carter        Flyball: RF
          1--  5   96%  E Sprague       Walk; Merced to 2B
   O      12-  1   96%  C Delgado       Flyball: RF
   O      12-  3   95%  B Santiago      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Tim Crabtree facing 8-9-1
                  Tim Crabtree replaces Juan Guzman pitching
          ---  3   92%  S Alomar        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   95%  O Vizquel       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   97%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   98%  T Fernandez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 0.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Albie Lopez facing 8-9-1
                  Albie Lopez replaces Jose Mesa pitching
   O      ---  5   98%  S Green         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   98%  T Brito         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   98%  O Nixon         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      98%  A Gonzalez      Nixon Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Tim Crabtree facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   95%  J Thome         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--  1   90%  M Williams      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Thome to 2B
                  Dan Plesac replaces Tim Crabtree pitching
   RRR    12-  3   78%  D Justice       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Thome Scores; Williams Scores
          ---  3   64%  J Franco        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   70%  B Giles         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Franco to 2B
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Dan Plesac pitching
   O      -2-  6   85%  S Alomar        Lineout: RF
   O      -2-  2  100%  O Vizquel       Flyball: LF
        3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 3.

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