August 16, 1997 Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
ANA 9 BOS 12
MIN 4 SEA 11
@CHW 6 CLE 8
TOR 4 KCR 2
@DET 1 MIL 6
OAK 5 TEX 8
@NYY 5
(10) COL 7
NYM 5 PIT 10
@FLA 5 PHI 5
@HOU 3 LAD 5
CIN 3 SDP 4
CHC 3
(10) MON 8
@SFG 5 ATL 5
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 42,908

Saturday, August 16, 1997, 1:07
Time of Game: 2:53

Blue Jays

58-62

Lost 2

4th, 18 GB

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

W: P Shuey (3-1), L: P Quantrill (5-5)

Indians

63-56

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .510    0    0   0   HBP
  J Brumfield PR-CF           3   1   1   1    1   1  .221  .591    0    1   0   
M Duncan 2B                   5   1   0   1    0   0  .235  .551    0    1   3   
J Cruz LF                     4   0   1   0    1   1  .264  .838    0    1   0   SB
J Carter DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .702    0    0   0   
C Delgado 1B                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .251  .882    0    6   0   2B
E Sprague 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .230  .687    0    0   0   
S Green RF                    4   1   3   0    0   1  .288  .854    0    2   1   2B,SB
C O'Brien C                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .213  .650    0   10   0   
T Perez SS                    4   1   0   0    0   3  .214  .599    0    3   2   

P Hentgen P                                                              0   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
  M Janzen P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   4   7   4    3   9                    24   6

BATTING

2B: C Delgado (26, off J Juden); S Green (16, off J Juden).

HBP: S Stewart (1, by J Juden).

TB: S Green 4; C Delgado 2; J Cruz; J Brumfield; C O'Brien.

RBI: C Delgado 2 (70); J Brumfield (17); M Duncan (18).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Perez-M Duncan-C Delgado.

E: C O'Brien (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cruz (3, 2nd base off J Juden/P Borders); S Green (12, 3rd base off J Juden/P Borders).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Giles LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .900    0    4   0   
O Vizquel SS                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .293  .738    0    2   1   
M Ramirez RF                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .333  .964    0    2   0   
J Thome 1B                    3   2   1   1    1   2  .292 1.048    0    6   0   HR
D Justice DH                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .332 1.024    0    0   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   1   2   4    0   0  .248  .759    0    0   1   HR,GDP
J Branson 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   2  .160  .515    0    1   3   2B
P Borders C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .778    0    9   0   
M Grissom CF                  3   1   1   2    0   0  .253  .684    0    3   0   HR

J Juden P                                                                0   0
  P Shuey P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   8  10   7    1   9                    27   5

BATTING

2B: J Branson (5, off P Quantrill).

HR: M Williams (26, off P Quantrill; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); J Thome (33, off P Hentgen; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); M Grissom (7, off P Quantrill; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: M Williams 5; J Thome 4; M Grissom 4; D Justice 3; J Branson 2; M Ramirez; O Vizquel.

GIDP: M Williams (13).

RBI: M Williams 4 (76); M Grissom 2 (47); J Thome (85).

2-out RBI: M Grissom 2; M Williams.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 4 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Vizquel-J Branson.

E: M Williams (10); J Thome (8).

BASERUNNING

PO: M Ramirez (1st base by P Hentgen).

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                      6.1   4   3   3    0   8   1   3.39   22     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 1· 4     61    -     1.03   0.13
D Plesac                       0     1   1   1    0   0   0   4.04    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.14  -0.08
P Quantrill, BS (4), L (5-5)   0.2   3   3   3    0   0   2   2.30    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          2-2    1.29  -0.57
M Janzen                       1     2   1   1    1   1   0   2.57    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.13  -0.01
Totals                         8    10   8   8    1   9   3          33     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 1· 9          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
J Juden                        5     6   4   2    3   4   0   4.42   26     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 1· 6     44    -     1.10  -0.16
P Shuey, W (3-1)               4     1   0   0    0   5   0   5.63   13     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 1          0-0    0.40   0.12
Totals                         9     7   4   2    3   9   0          39     -       ·  ·      7·11· 1· 7           -

D Plesac faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Juden (8).

IBB: None.

PO: P Hentgen (5; M Ramirez, 1st base).

HBP: J Juden (10; S Stewart).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Durwood Merrill.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 42,908.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 17mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Cleveland Indians                    
1. S Stewart            CF    1. B Giles              LF 
2. M Duncan             2B    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. J Cruz               LF    3. M Ramirez            RF 
4. J Carter             DH    4. J Thome              1B 
5. C Delgado            1B    5. D Justice            DH 
6. E Sprague            3B    6. M Williams           3B 
7. S Green              RF    7. J Branson            2B 
8. C O'Brien            C     8. P Borders            C  
9. T Perez              SS    9. M Grissom            CF 

   P Hentgen            P        J Juden              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  4-2  1-3      41%  76% M Williams      P Quantrill     Home Run; Ramirez Scores; Justice Scores
   b 7   2  4-5  --3      15%  92% M Grissom       P Quantrill     Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Branson Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  123     -15%  26% C Delgado       J Juden         Double (CF-RF); Brumfield Scores; Duncan Scores/unER; Cruz to 3B
   t 1   1  0-2  -23      10%  37% E Sprague       J Juden         Double Play: Popfly: SS-2B
   b 2   0  2-0  ---      10%  45% J Thome         P Hentgen       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Juden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  S Stewart       Hit By Pitch
                  Jacob Brumfield pinch runs for Shannon Stewart batting 1st
          1--      38%  M Duncan        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Brumfield to 3B; Duncan to 1B
          1-3      35%  J Cruz          Walk; Duncan to 2B
   O      123      41%  J Carter        Lineout: CF
   RR     123      26%  C Delgado       Double (CF-RF); Brumfield Scores; Duncan Scores/unER; Cruz to 3B
   OO     -23      37%  E Sprague       Double Play: Popfly: SS-2B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
                  Jacob Brumfield moves to CF
   O      ---      34%  B Giles         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      32%  O Vizquel       Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Juden facing 7-8-9
          ---      27%  S Green         Double to RF
   O      -2-      30%  C O'Brien       Strikeout
   O      -2-      33%  T Perez         Strikeout
          -2-      33%  J Brumfield     Green Steals 3B
          --3      32%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      36%  M Duncan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      45%  J Thome         Home Run
   O      ---      43%  D Justice       Lineout: CF
   O      ---      41%  M Williams      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      40%  J Branson       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeff Juden facing 3-4-5
          ---      36%  J Cruz          Single to CF
          1--      34%  J Carter        Cruz Steals 2B
   O      -2-      38%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      41%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B; Cruz to 3B
   O      --3      45%  E Sprague       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Pat Hentgen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      42%  P Borders       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      40%  M Grissom       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      38%  B Giles         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeff Juden facing 7-8-9
          ---      35%  S Green         Single to 1B
   O      1--      38%  C O'Brien       Popfly: SS
          1--      30%  T Perez         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Green to 3B; Perez to 2B
   R      -23      22%  J Brumfield     Single to CF; Green Scores; Perez to 3B; Brumfield to 2B/Adv on throw
   RO     -23      21%  M Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B; Perez Scores/unER; Brumfield to 3B
   O      --3      23%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Pat Hentgen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      21%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      19%  M Ramirez       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      18%  J Thome         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jeff Juden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      19%  J Carter        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      20%  C Delgado       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      20%  E Sprague       Walk
          1--      18%  S Green         Single to CF; Sprague to 2B
          12-      17%  C O'Brien       Wild Pitch; Sprague to 3B; Green to 2B
   O      -23      21%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Pat Hentgen facing 5-6-7
          ---      25%  D Justice       Single to RF
   OO     1--      16%  M Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      15%  J Branson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Paul Shuey facing 9-1-2
                  Paul Shuey replaces Jeff Juden pitching
   O      ---      16%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---      17%  J Brumfield     Strikeout
   O      ---      18%  M Duncan        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Pat Hentgen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      15%  P Borders       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      13%  M Grissom       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      12%  B Giles         Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Paul Shuey facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      13%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      14%  J Carter        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      14%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Pat Hentgen facing 2-3-4
          ---      20%  O Vizquel       Single to CF
          1--      28%  M Ramirez       Single to CF; Vizquel to 2B
   R      12-      34%  J Thome         Ramirez Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Vizquel Scores/No RBI; Ramirez to 2B
   O      -2-      27%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  Dan Plesac replaces Pat Hentgen pitching
          -2-      35%  D Justice       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ramirez to 3B
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Dan Plesac pitching
   RRR    1-3      76%  M Williams      Home Run; Ramirez Scores; Justice Scores
          ---      80%  J Branson       Double to LF
   O      -2-      77%  P Borders       Groundout: SS-1B; Branson to 3B
   RR     --3      92%  M Grissom       Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Branson Scores
   O      ---      92%  B Giles         Flyball: RF
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 7.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-7, Paul Shuey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  E Sprague       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  S Green         Strikeout
          ---      95%  C O'Brien       Single to 2B
   O      1--      97%  T Perez         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-4, Marty Janzen facing 2-3-4
                  Marty Janzen replaces Paul Quantrill pitching
   O      ---      97%  O Vizquel       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
          ---      96%  J Thome         Walk
          1--      97%  D Justice       Single to RF; Thome to 2B
   RO     12-      98%  M Williams      Single to RF; Thome Scores; Justice to 3B; Williams out at 2B/RF-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 8.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-8, Paul Shuey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  J Brumfield     Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  M Duncan        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 8.

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