September 15, 1998 Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 43,323

Tuesday, September 15, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:03

Blue Jays

81-70

Lost 2

3rd, 24 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       2  0  2   0  0  1   0  0  0    5 10  2
Indians         2  1  1   0  2  0   1  0  X    7 13  0

W: C Ogea (5-3), L: D Stieb (1-2), S: P Assenmacher (2)

Indians

83-66

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .277  .786   20    3   0   2B
S Green RF                    5   1   1   1    0   3  .277  .835   26    1   0   
J Canseco DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .843    8    0   0   
C Delgado 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .296  .966   20    9   1   
J Cruz CF                     3   1   1   0    1   2  .262  .775   19    3   0   2B
T Fernandez 3B                4   1   4   3    0   0  .321  .837   14    1   2   2B
D Fletcher C                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .280  .741    7    4   0   
  B Santiago PH-C             1   0   0   0    0   1  .400 1.105    6    0   0   
C Grebeck 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .679    7    2   5   
  F Crespo PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .695    2    0   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .659   12    0   2   GDP
  K Witt PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   

D Stieb P                                                                0   0
  C Almanzar P                                                           1   0
  B Van Ryn P                                                            0   0
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   5  10   5    2   9              143   24  10

BATTING

2B: T Fernandez (34, off C Ogea); J Cruz (14, off B Colon); S Stewart (26, off B Colon).

TB: T Fernandez 5; J Cruz 2; S Stewart 2; D Fletcher; C Delgado; S Green; F Crespo.

GIDP: A Gonzalez (13).

RBI: T Fernandez 3 (65); D Fletcher (52); S Green (93).

2-out RBI: T Fernandez 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Fernandez-C Grebeck-C Delgado.

E: C Grebeck (11); S Stewart (5).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .279  .781   27    3   0   
J Cora 2B                     5   1   2   1    0   1  .279  .739   16    2   1   2B,GDP
  E Wilson 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .716         0   0   
D Justice DH                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .283  .838   17    0   0   2B
M Ramirez RF                  4   3   3   5    0   0  .295  .964   20    2   0   3·HR
T Fryman 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .842   13    0   2   
B Giles LF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .278  .894   12    2   0   
R Sexson 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .331  .993    8    7   2   
S Alomar C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .622    9    8   1   
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .717   19    1   2   SB

B Colon P                                                                1   0
  C Ogea P                                                               1   1
  J Poole P                                                              0   0
  D Jones P                                                              0   0
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
Totals                       36   7  13   6    2   4              141   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Cora (26, off D Stieb); D Justice (39, off D Stieb).

HR: M Ramirez 3 (40, off P Quantrill, 2 off D Stieb; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

TB: M Ramirez 12; J Cora 3; B Giles 2; D Justice 2; R Sexson; S Alomar; T Fryman; K Lofton; O Vizquel.

GIDP: J Cora (4).

RBI: M Ramirez 5 (129); J Cora (31).

2-out RBI: J Cora.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

SB: O Vizquel (34, 2nd base off D Plesac/B Santiago).

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
D Stieb, L (1-2)               4.2   9   6   5    1   2   2   4.94   24   92-56   34· 3·19    7· 7· 7· 0     25    -     1.05  -0.38
C Almanzar                     1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   5.68    5   18-12    7· 3· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.02   0.07
B Van Ryn                      0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.39    1    3-3     2· 1· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.80   0.02
P Quantrill                    1     3   1   1    0   0   1   2.47    6   20-14    8· 0· 6    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.39  -0.09
D Plesac                       0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.83    2    6-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.42   0.02
Totals                         8    13   7   6    2   4   3          38  139-87   52· 7·28   15· 9· 8· 0          2-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Colon                        4     6   4   4    1   2   0   3.75   19   77-46   29· 6·11    8· 6· 2· 0     35    -     0.97  -0.17
C Ogea, W (5-3)                3     2   1   1    1   3   0   5.92   11   35-23   11· 4· 8    5· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.35   0.14
J Poole, H (5)                 0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   5.11    3   13-8     2· 4· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.03   0.05
D Jones, H (4)                 1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.30    4   12-9     3· 1· 5    0· 2· 1· 0          1-0    2.00   0.09
P Assenmacher, S (2)           0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.45    1    4-3     0· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.33   0.04
Totals                         9    10   5   5    2   9   0          38  141-89   45·17·27   13· 9· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 43,323.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 8mph out to Rightfield, 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 

   D Stieb              P        B Colon              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  4-4  -2-  6   19%  78% M Ramirez       D Stieb         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Cora Scores
   t 3   2  3-2  -23  1  -17%  42% T Fernandez     B Colon         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Delgado Scores; Cruz Scores
   b 3   0  4-3  ---  6   11%  56% M Ramirez       D Stieb         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 7   1  5-6  ---  4   11%  86% M Ramirez       P Quantrill     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 2   2  2-2  12-  2   10%  64% J Cora          D Stieb         Single to CF (Line Drive); Sexson Scores; Lofton to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Bartolo Colon facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   44%  S Stewart       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  7   38%  S Green         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Stewart Scores
   O      1--  1   41%  J Canseco       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   44%  C Delgado       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          1--  6   42%  J Cruz          Walk; Green to 2B
   R      12-  7   33%  T Fernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Green Scores; Cruz to 2B
   O      12-  3   37%  D Fletcher      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   40%  K Lofton        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   37%  J Cora          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   45%  D Justice       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Lofton to 3B
   RO     -23  4   44%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole); Lofton Scores
   R      -2-  3   52%  T Fryman        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Justice Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  3   50%  B Giles         Lineout: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 2.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Bartolo Colon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   52%  C Grebeck       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6   54%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   55%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   59%  R Sexson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   56%  S Alomar        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   52%  O Vizquel       Flyball: LF
          1--  5   55%  K Lofton        Walk; Sexson to 2B
   R      12-  2   64%  J Cora          Single to CF (Line Drive); Sexson Scores; Lofton to 2B
   O      12-  6   60%  D Justice       Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 3.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Bartolo Colon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   63%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   65%  J Canseco       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   64%  C Delgado       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   60%  J Cruz          Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Delgado to 3B
   RR     -23  1   42%  T Fernandez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Delgado Scores; Cruz Scores
   O      1--  2   45%  D Fletcher      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  6   56%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   53%  T Fryman        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   51%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  2   50%  R Sexson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 4-4, Bartolo Colon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   53%  C Grebeck       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   55%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  S Stewart       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Stieb facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   54%  S Alomar        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   51%  O Vizquel       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   50%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 4-4, Chad Ogea facing 2-3-4
                  Chad Ogea replaces Bartolo Colon pitching
   O      ---  5   53%  S Green         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   56%  J Canseco       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   54%  C Delgado       Walk
   O      1--  5   57%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Stieb facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   65%  J Cora          Double to 3B (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  6   59%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -2-  6   78%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Cora Scores
   O      ---  4   77%  T Fryman        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   78%  B Giles         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Carlos Almanzar replaces Dave Stieb pitching
   O      1--  3   76%  R Sexson        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 6.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-6, Chad Ogea facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   68%  T Fernandez     Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  2   59%  D Fletcher      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Fernandez Scores
   O      1--  2   64%  C Grebeck       Lineout: RF
   OO     1--  4   73%  A Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-5, Carlos Almanzar facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   76%  S Alomar        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   73%  O Vizquel       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  6   71%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Alomar to 2B
   O      -2-  3   68%  J Cora          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Indians 6.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-6, Chad Ogea facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   72%  S Stewart       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   76%  S Green         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   78%  J Canseco       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-5, Ben Van Ryn facing 3-4-5
                  Ben Van Ryn replaces Carlos Almanzar pitching
   O      ---  3   76%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Ben Van Ryn pitching
   R      ---  4   86%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   85%  T Fryman        Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   87%  B Giles         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Giles to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      -2-  1   85%  R Sexson        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Indians 7.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-7, Jim Poole facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Poole replaces Chad Ogea pitching
   O      ---  6   89%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   92%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   89%  T Fernandez     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Doug Jones replaces Jim Poole pitching; Benito Santiago pinch hits for Darrin Fletcher batting 7th
   O      1--  6   93%  B Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-5, Paul Quantrill facing 8-9-1
                  Benito Santiago moves to C
   O      ---  2   92%  S Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   93%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Dan Plesac replaces Paul Quantrill pitching
          1--      94%  K Lofton        Vizquel Steals 2B
          -2-  4   94%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-  2   91%  J Cora          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Indians 7.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-7, Doug Jones facing 8-9-1
                  Enrique Wilson replaces Joey Cora playing 2B batting 2nd; Felipe Crespo pinch hits for Craig Grebeck batting 8th
          ---  2   84%  F Crespo        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Kevin Witt pinch hits for Alex Gonzalez batting 9th
   O      1--  2   90%  K Witt          Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   96%  S Stewart       Flyball: CF
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Doug Jones pitching
          1--      96%  S Green         Defensive Indifference; Crespo to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Indians 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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