September 14, 1998 Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 1
TEX 0 CLE 6
TOR 3 CHW 17
@DET 16
(12) KCR 16
OAK 6 SEA 10
@MIN 3 NYY 3
BOS 0 ANA 4
@TBD 2 ARI 14
SFG 2 ATL 4
PHI 2 MIL 2
@CIN 1 NYM 7
@HOU 4
(13) LAD 4
COL 1 MON 4
FLA 2 SDP 4
CHC 3 STL 7
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 43,152

Monday, September 14, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:57

Blue Jays

81-69

Lost 1

3rd, 24 GB

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

W: D Gooden (8-6), L: S Sinclair (0-2), S: M Jackson (39)

Indians

82-66

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .787   15    2   0   
S Green RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .838   10    3   0   GDP
J Canseco DH                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .239  .850   14    0   0   
C Delgado 1B                  3   1   2   1    1   1  .296  .967   17    5   0   HR
J Cruz CF                     4   0   1   1    0   2  .261  .771   16    1   0   
T Fernandez 3B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .315  .824   23    1   1   SB
D Fletcher C                  3   1   1   1    0   1  .279  .742   13    7   2   HR
  B Santiago C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.181    8    0   0   
C Grebeck 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .260  .686   16    3   1   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .662   10    2   2   

W Williams P                                                             0   0
  S Sinclair P                                                           0   0
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
  B Risley P                                                             0   0
  B Van Ryn P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   3   7   3    2  10              142   24   6

BATTING

HR: D Fletcher (9, off D Gooden; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); C Delgado (32, off D Gooden; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: C Delgado 5; D Fletcher 4; J Cruz; J Canseco; T Fernandez; S Stewart.

GIDP: S Green (6).

RBI: C Delgado (105); J Cruz (40); D Fletcher (51).

2-out RBI: J Cruz.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Gonzalez-C Delgado.

E: C Grebeck (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Fernandez (11, 2nd base off D Gooden/S Alomar).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   1   4   1    0   0  .279  .780   21    1   1   2B,SB,CS
J Cora 2B                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .278  .737   22    1   1   SB,GDP
D Justice DH                  3   1   2   2    1   1  .283  .838   14    0   0   HR,IW
M Ramirez RF                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .292  .944   10    6   0   SF
T Fryman 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .844   12    0   3   SB
B Giles LF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .276  .893   17    2   0   
R Sexson 1B                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .333 1.007   18    5   1   HR
S Alomar C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .623   18   10   0   2B
O Vizquel SS                  3   2   2   0    1   0  .285  .719   12    2   3   

D Gooden P                                                               0   0
  P Shuey P                                                              0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   6  12   5    4   7              144   27   9

BATTING

2B: K Lofton (30, off W Williams); S Alomar (26, off B Risley).

HR: R Sexson (10, off B Risley; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); D Justice (18, off W Williams; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: M Ramirez (8, off P Quantrill).

IBB: D Justice (7, by W Williams).

TB: D Justice 5; K Lofton 5; R Sexson 4; O Vizquel 2; S Alomar 2; T Fryman; J Cora.

GIDP: J Cora (3).

RBI: D Justice 2 (80); K Lofton (64); M Ramirez (124); R Sexson (32).

2-out RBI: D Justice.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sexson-O Vizquel-R Sexson.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Fryman (10, 2nd base off W Williams/D Fletcher); J Cora (15, 2nd base off W Williams/D Fletcher); K Lofton (54, 2nd base off W Williams/D Fletcher).

CS: K Lofton (10, 3rd base by W Williams/D Fletcher).

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
W Williams                     6     6   2   2    3   7   1   4.46   26  114-67   44· 9·14    5· 6· 5· 0     56    -     1.10   0.13
S Sinclair, BS (2), L (0-2)    0     3   3   2    1   0   0   3.38    4   10-4     4· 0· 0    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.53  -0.50
P Quantrill                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.38    3    4-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.66   0.04
B Risley                       0.1   2   1   1    0   0   1   5.65    3    7-5     5· 0· 0    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.18  -0.04
B Van Ryn                      0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   6.57    2    6-5     4· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.22   0.01
Totals                         8    12   6   5    4   7   2          38  141-85   60· 9·16   10· 9· 8· 0          3-1

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Gooden, W (8-6)              7     6   3   3    1   8   2   3.69   27  105-66   36·11·19    7· 4· 7· 0     60    -     1.03   0.02
P Shuey, H (12)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.96    3   11-7     3· 2· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.56   0.09
M Jackson, S (39)              1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.62    4   23-13    9· 1· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.47   0.04
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2  10   2          34  139-86   48·14·24    8· 6· 8· 0           -

S Sinclair faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: M Jackson (3).

WP: None.

IBB: W Williams (3; D Justice).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 43,152.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 9mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Cleveland Indians                    
1. S Stewart            LF    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. S Green              RF    2. J Cora               2B 
3. J Canseco            DH    3. D Justice            DH 
4. C Delgado            1B    4. M Ramirez            RF 
5. J Cruz               CF    5. T Fryman             3B 
6. T Fernandez          3B    6. B Giles              LF 
7. D Fletcher           C     7. R Sexson             1B 
8. C Grebeck            2B    8. S Alomar             C  
9. A Gonzalez           SS    9. O Vizquel            SS 

   W Williams           P        D Gooden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  3-2  12-  4   24%  80% J Cora          S Sinclair      Single to P (Bunt); Vizquel Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI; Lofton to 3B; Cora to 2B
   t 7   1  2-2  ---  5  -19%  35% D Fletcher      D Gooden        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   t 8   0  5-3  1--  4   14%  92% S Green         P Shuey         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
   b 3   0  1-0  1--  4   13%  62% K Lofton        W Williams      Double to CF (Line Drive); Vizquel Scores
   b 3   2  1-1  ---  1   11%  63% D Justice       W Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  S Green         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   55%  J Canseco       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  K Lofton        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   55%  J Cora          Walk
   O      1--  8   53%  D Justice       Strikeout Looking, Cora Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   40%  C Delgado       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  5   43%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   44%  T Fernandez     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   45%  D Fletcher      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Woody Williams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   43%  T Fryman        Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  5   41%  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   42%  R Sexson        Walk
   O      1--  3   40%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dwight Gooden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   42%  C Grebeck       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   44%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   45%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Woody Williams facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   49%  O Vizquel       Single to C (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
   R      1--  4   62%  K Lofton        Double to CF (Line Drive); Vizquel Scores
   O      -2-      53%  J Cora          Lofton Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---  4   51%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   63%  D Justice       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   61%  M Ramirez       Lineout: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Dwight Gooden facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   64%  S Green         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   67%  J Canseco       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  7   65%  C Delgado       Walk
   O      1--  6   68%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Woody Williams facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   71%  T Fryman        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   70%  B Giles         Strikeout Swinging, Fryman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   66%  R Sexson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2- 10   63%  S Alomar        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Dwight Gooden facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   58%  T Fernandez     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   63%  D Fletcher      Lineout: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   65%  C Grebeck       Strikeout Looking, Fernandez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  1   70%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Woody Williams facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   73%  O Vizquel       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  5   81%  K Lofton        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Vizquel to 3B
          1-3      83%  J Cora          Lofton Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   78%  " "             Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
          -23  4   79%  D Justice       Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   72%  M Ramirez       Popfly: 2B
   O      123  7   65%  T Fryman        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   69%  S Stewart       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   71%  S Green         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  7   69%  J Canseco       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   66%  C Delgado       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Canseco to 2B
   RO     12-  2   58%  J Cruz          Single to CF (Line Drive); Canseco Scores; Delgado out at 3B/CF-SS-3B-SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Woody Williams facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   55%  B Giles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   52%  R Sexson        Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   50%  S Alomar        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 2.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Dwight Gooden facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   54%  T Fernandez     Lineout: RF
   R      ---  5   35%  D Fletcher      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   37%  C Grebeck       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   39%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Sinclair facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Sinclair replaces Woody Williams pitching; Benito Santiago replaces Darrin Fletcher playing C batting 7th
          ---  4   46%  O Vizquel       Walk
          1--  1   57%  K Lofton        Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Vizquel to 2B
   R      12-  4   80%  J Cora          Single to P (Bunt); Vizquel Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI; Lofton to 3B; Cora to 2B
   R      -23  1   88%  D Justice       Single to CF (Line Drive); Lofton Scores; Cora to 3B
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Steve Sinclair pitching
   RO     1-3  1   88%  M Ramirez       Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cora Scores/unER
   O      1--  2   86%  T Fryman        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--  1   85%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 5.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Paul Shuey facing 1-2-3
                  Paul Shuey replaces Dwight Gooden pitching
          ---  3   78%  S Stewart       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  4   92%  S Green         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   93%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bill Risley facing 7-8-9
                  Bill Risley replaces Paul Quantrill pitching
   R      ---  1   97%  R Sexson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   98%  S Alomar        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   97%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF
                  Ben Van Ryn replaces Bill Risley pitching
          -2-  4   98%  K Lofton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Alomar to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   96%  J Cora          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 6.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike Jackson facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Jackson replaces Paul Shuey pitching
   O      ---  6   98%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          ---  9   99%  T Fernandez     Walk
          1--      99%  B Santiago      Balk; Fernandez to 3B
   O      --3  5  100%  " "             Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199809140

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