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TEX
@BAL		6
5
TOR
@CLE		5
7
CHW
@DET		0
2
OAK
@KCR		3
6
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@MIN		12
7
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@NYY		9
4
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@TBD		1
8
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@ARI		6
7		 
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3
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@CIN		1
5
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@HOU		5
6		 
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@HOU		8
4
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@LAD		5
4
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@MON		7
4
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@SDP		4
2
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@STL		8
6
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@STL		3
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Tuesday, September 15, 1998, 7:05
, Jacobs Field
Attendance: 43,323, Time of Game: 3:03
Blue Jays
5
81-70
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Indians
7
83-66
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Chad Ogea (5-3)
L: Dave Stieb (1-2)
 
                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

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Shannon Stewart LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .277 .785 20 13 -0.072 1.15 0.056 -0.128 -0.2 3 0 2B
Shawn Green RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 .277 .835 24 15 -0.069 1.20 0.065 -0.134 -0.3 1 0
Jose Canseco DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .843 8 6 -0.095 0.93 0.000 -0.095 -0.9
Carlos Delgado 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .296 .966 20 9 -0.036 0.91 0.031 -0.068 -0.3 9 1
Jose Cruz CF 3 1 1 0 1 2 .262 .775 19 12 -0.002 0.95 0.058 -0.060 0.2 3 0 2B
Tony Fernandez 3B 4 1 4 3 0 0 .321 .836 14 10 0.355 1.37 0.355 0.000 3.4 1 2 2B
Darrin Fletcher C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .280 .741 7 5 0.036 1.29 0.094 -0.059 0.0 4 0
   Benito Santiago PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .400 1.104 6 3 -0.039 1.29 0.000 -0.039 -0.3 0 0
Craig Grebeck 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .679 7 4 -0.108 1.42 0.000 -0.108 -0.9 2 5
   Felipe Crespo PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .258 .695 2 2 0.081 1.48 0.081 0.000 0.5
Alex Gonzalez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .658 12 8 -0.125 1.12 0.000 -0.125 -1.0 0 2 GDP
   Kevin Witt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 2 -0.069 2.93 0.000 -0.069 -0.4
Dave Stieb P 0 0
   Carlos Almanzar P 1 0
   Ben VanRyn P 0 0
   Paul Quantrill P 0 0
   Dan Plesac P 0 0
Team Totals 36 5 10 5 2 9 .278 .677 141 89 -0.143 1.21 0.740 -0.885 -0.2 24 10
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kenny Lofton CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 .279 .782 25 9 0.028 0.76 0.060 -0.033 0.5 3 0
Joey Cora 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .279 .739 16 12 0.074 1.22 0.174 -0.100 -0.1 2 1 2B,GDP
   Enrique Wilson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .716 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
David Justice DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 .283 .837 17 11 -0.034 1.23 0.082 -0.116 -0.3 2B
Manny Ramirez RF 4 3 3 5 0 0 .295 .964 20 11 0.395 1.20 0.408 -0.013 3.4 2 0 3·HR
Travis Fryman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 .842 13 10 0.037 0.74 0.086 -0.049 0.3 0 2
Brian Giles LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .278 .894 12 9 -0.021 0.53 0.022 -0.043 -0.1 2 0
Richie Sexson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .331 .994 8 6 -0.015 0.67 0.036 -0.051 -0.3 7 2
Sandy Alomar C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .622 9 8 -0.038 0.92 0.033 -0.071 -0.5 8 1
Omar Vizquel SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .717 19 11 -0.070 0.78 0.014 -0.084 -0.5 1 2 SB
Bartolo Colon P 1 0
   Chad Ogea P 1 1
   Jim Poole P 0 0
   Doug Jones P 0 0
   Paul Assenmacher P 0 0
Team Totals 36 7 13 6 2 4 .361 1.061 139 87 0.356 0.90 0.915 -0.560 2.3 27 9
2B: J Cora (26, off D Stieb); D Justice (39, off D Stieb).
HR: M Ramirez 3 (40, 1 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).

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Stieb, L (1-2) 4.2 9 6 5 1 2 2 4.94 24 92 56 34 3 19 7 14 7 0 25 -0.377 1.05 -3.4
Carlos Almanzar 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.68 5 18 12 7 3 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0.072 1.04 0.8
Ben VanRyn 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.39 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.022 0.82 0.3
Paul Quantrill 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 2.47 6 20 14 8 0 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 -0.091 0.41 -0.7
Dan Plesac 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.83 2 6 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.018 0.44 0.6
Team Totals 8 13 7 6 2 4 3 6.75 38 139 87 52 7 28 15 17 8 0 25 2 0 -0.356 1.21 -2.3

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bartolo Colon 4 6 4 4 1 2 0 3.75 19 77 46 29 6 11 8 8 2 0 35 -0.168 0.97 -1.7
Chad Ogea, W (5-3) 3 2 1 1 1 3 0 5.92 11 35 23 11 4 8 5 2 1 0 0 0 0.141 1.34 0.7
Jim Poole, H (5) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.11 3 13 8 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.046 1.06 0.3
Doug Jones, H (4) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.30 4 12 9 3 1 5 0 3 1 0 1 0 0.085 2.02 0.6
Paul 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 0.040 1.35 0.3
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 2 9 0 5.00 38 141 89 45 17 27 13 14 5 0 35 2 0 0.144 0.90 0.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Ed Hickox.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 43,323.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 74° F, Wind 8mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Toronto Blue Jays         Cleveland Indians
1 Shannon Stewart LF 1 Kenny Lofton CF
2 Shawn Green RF 2 Joey Cora 2B
3 Jose Canseco DH 3 David Justice DH
4 Carlos Delgado 1B 4 Manny Ramirez RF
5 Jose Cruz CF 5 Travis Fryman 3B
6 Tony Fernandez 3B 6 Brian Giles LF
7 Darrin Fletcher C 7 Richie Sexson 1B
8 Craig Grebeck 2B 8 Sandy Alomar C
9 Alex Gonzalez SS 9 Omar Vizquel SS
Dave Stieb P Bartolo Colon P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 4-4 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  RR CLE M. Ramirez D. Stieb 19% 78% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Cora Scores
t3 2-3 2 -23 1,(0-0)  RR TOR T. Fernandez B. Colon -17% 42% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Delgado Scores; Cruz Scores
b3 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R CLE M. Ramirez D. Stieb 11% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b7 6-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R CLE M. Ramirez P. Quantrill 11% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b2 2-2 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R CLE J. Cora D. Stieb 10% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive); Sexson Scores; Lofton to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  TOR S. Stewart B. Colon -6% 44% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  R TOR S. Green B. Colon -6% 38% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Stewart Scores
t1 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Canseco B. Colon 3% 41% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t1 1-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TOR C. Delgado B. Colon 3% 44% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t1 1-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  TOR J. Cruz B. Colon -2% 42% Walk; Green to 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- 7,(2-2)  R TOR T. Fernandez B. Colon -8% 33% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Green Scores; Cruz to 2B
t1 2-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O TOR D. Fletcher B. Colon 3% 37% 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, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CLE K. Lofton D. Stieb 4% 40% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b1 0-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CLE J. Cora D. Stieb -4% 37% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  CLE D. Justice D. Stieb 8% 45% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Lofton to 3B
b1 0-2 1 -23 4,(2-1)  RO CLE M. Ramirez D. Stieb -1% 44% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole); Lofton Scores
b1 1-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  R CLE T. Fryman D. Stieb 9% 52% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Justice Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER
b1 2-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CLE B. Giles D. Stieb -2% 50% 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, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 8-9-1
t2 2-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TOR C. Grebeck B. Colon 2% 52% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t2 2-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez B. Colon 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR S. Stewart B. Colon 1% 55% 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, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
b2 2-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CLE R. Sexson D. Stieb 4% 59% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b2 2-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CLE S. Alomar D. Stieb -3% 56% Flyball: RF
b2 2-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CLE O. Vizquel D. Stieb -3% 52% Flyball: LF
b2 2-2 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CLE K. Lofton D. Stieb 2% 54% Walk; Sexson to 2B
b2 2-2 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R CLE J. Cora D. Stieb 10% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive); Sexson Scores; Lofton to 2B
b2 3-2 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O CLE D. Justice D. Stieb -4% 60% 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, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 2-3-4
t3 2-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O TOR S. Green B. Colon 3% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Canseco B. Colon 2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  TOR C. Delgado B. Colon -1% 64% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 2-3 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  TOR J. Cruz B. Colon -4% 59% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Delgado to 3B
t3 2-3 2 -23 1,(0-0)  RR TOR T. Fernandez B. Colon -17% 42% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Delgado Scores; Cruz Scores
t3 4-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TOR D. Fletcher B. Colon 2% 45% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
b3 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R CLE M. Ramirez D. Stieb 11% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b3 4-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CLE T. Fryman D. Stieb -3% 53% Lineout: CF
b3 4-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CLE B. Giles D. Stieb -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
b3 4-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE R. Sexson D. Stieb -1% 50% 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, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 8-9-1
t4 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR C. Grebeck B. Colon 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t4 4-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR A. Gonzalez B. Colon 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 4-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR S. Stewart B. Colon 1% 56% 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, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 8-9-1
b4 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE S. Alomar D. Stieb -3% 54% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b4 4-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CLE O. Vizquel D. Stieb -2% 51% Popfly: 2B
b4 4-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O CLE K. Lofton D. Stieb -1% 50% 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, Indians' Chad Ogea facing 2-3-4
Chad Ogea replaces Bartolo Colon pitching
t5 4-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR S. Green C. Ogea 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t5 4-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR J. Canseco C. Ogea 2% 55% Groundout: P-1B
t5 4-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR C. Delgado C. Ogea -2% 54% Walk
t5 4-4 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TOR J. Cruz C. Ogea 3% 57% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 2-3-4
b5 4-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CLE J. Cora D. Stieb 8% 65% Double to 3B (Line Drive)
b5 4-4 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CLE D. Justice D. Stieb -5% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-4 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  RR CLE M. Ramirez D. Stieb 19% 78% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Cora Scores
b5 6-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CLE T. Fryman D. Stieb -1% 77% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b5 6-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CLE B. Giles D. Stieb 1% 78% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Carlos Almanzar replaces Dave Stieb pitching
b5 6-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CLE R. Sexson C. Almanzar -2% 76% 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, Indians' Chad Ogea facing 6-7-8
t6 4-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR T. Fernandez C. Ogea -8% 68% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t6 4-6 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  R TOR D. Fletcher C. Ogea -9% 59% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Fernandez Scores
t6 5-6 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TOR C. Grebeck C. Ogea 5% 64% Lineout: RF
t6 5-6 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO TOR A. Gonzalez C. Ogea 9% 73% 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, Blue Jays' Carlos Almanzar facing 8-9-1
b6 6-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CLE S. Alomar C. Almanzar 3% 76% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b6 6-5 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CLE O. Vizquel C. Almanzar -3% 73% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b6 6-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CLE K. Lofton C. Almanzar -2% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Alomar to 2B
b6 6-5 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CLE J. Cora C. Almanzar -4% 68% 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, Indians' Chad Ogea facing 1-2-3
t7 5-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR S. Stewart C. Ogea 5% 72% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR S. Green C. Ogea 3% 76% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t7 5-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O TOR J. Canseco C. Ogea 2% 78% 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, Blue Jays' Ben VanRyn facing 3-4-5
Ben VanRyn replaces Carlos Almanzar pitching
b7 6-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CLE D. Justice B. VanRyn -2% 76% Strikeout Swinging
Paul Quantrill replaces Ben VanRyn pitching
b7 6-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R CLE M. Ramirez P. Quantrill 11% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b7 7-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CLE T. Fryman P. Quantrill -1% 85% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
b7 7-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  CLE B. Giles P. Quantrill 1% 87% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Giles to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
b7 7-5 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CLE R. Sexson P. Quantrill -2% 85% 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, Indians' Jim Poole facing 4-5-6
Jim Poole replaces Chad Ogea pitching
t8 5-7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR C. Delgado J. Poole 4% 89% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR J. Cruz J. Poole 3% 92% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t8 5-7 2 --- 4,(2-1)  TOR T. Fernandez J. Poole -2% 89% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
Doug Jones replaces Jim Poole pitching
Benito Santiago pinch hits for Darrin Fletcher (C) batting 7th
t8 5-7 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O TOR B. Santiago D. Jones 4% 93% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Indians 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-5, Blue Jays' Paul Quantrill facing 8-9-1
Benito Santiago moves from PH to C
b8 7-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CLE S. Alomar P. Quantrill -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 7-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CLE O. Vizquel P. Quantrill 1% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Dan Plesac replaces Paul Quantrill pitching
b8 7-5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  CLE K. Lofton D. Plesac 1% 94% Vizquel Steals 2B
b8 7-5 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  CLE K. Lofton D. Plesac 0% 94% Walk
b8 7-5 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO CLE J. Cora D. Plesac -3% 91% 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, Indians' Doug Jones facing 8-9-1
Enrique Wilson replaces Joey Cora playing 2B batting 2nd
Felipe Crespo pinch hits for Craig Grebeck (2B) batting 8th
t9 5-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR F. Crespo D. Jones -8% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
Kevin Witt pinch hits for Alex Gonzalez (SS) batting 9th
t9 5-7 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TOR K. Witt D. Jones 7% 90% Flyball: CF
t9 5-7 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TOR S. Stewart D. Jones 6% 96% Flyball: CF
Paul Assenmacher replaces Doug Jones pitching
t9 5-7 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  TOR S. Green P. Assenmacher -0% 96% Defensive Indifference; Crespo to 2B
t9 5-7 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TOR S. Green P. Assenmacher 4% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Indians 7.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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