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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		5
9
KCR
@CAL		4
0
MIN
@CHW		7
1
TOR
@DET		3
4
BAL
@MIL		3
7
TEX
@OAK		3
4
CLE
@SEA		2
3
ATL
@HOU		2
3
SFG
@LAD		1
2
CHC
@MON		3
2
PHI
@NYM		0
3
STL
@PIT		1
4
CIN
@SDP		1
3
Tuesday, September 26, 1989 7:38
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 16,185, Time of Game: 3:04
Blue Jays
3
86-72
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Tigers
4
58-100
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
7th, 28 GB
W: Mike Henneman (11-4)
L: Duane Ward (4-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  2   0  0  1   0  0  0    3  8  2
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  3    4  6  1
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lloyd Moseby CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .220 .650 17 9 -0.024 0.64 0.054 -0.078 -0.6 1 0 CS
Mookie Wilson LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .251 .605 13 7 0.010 0.65 0.041 -0.031 -0.0 1 0
George Bell DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 .299 .794 13 9 -0.028 0.85 0.030 -0.058 -0.1
Fred McGriff 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .272 .936 20 12 -0.001 1.01 0.058 -0.059 -0.3 8 0 GDP
Kelly Gruber 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 .288 .766 15 8 0.151 1.36 0.197 -0.046 1.2 1 3
Tony Fernandez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .680 18 11 -0.081 0.80 0.000 -0.081 -1.1 2 6
Manuel Lee 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .262 .642 14 9 0.020 0.49 0.037 -0.017 0.5 6 0
Pat Borders C 4 0 1 1 0 2 .252 .626 14 8 0.020 0.74 0.065 -0.045 -0.1 4 2
Glenallen Hill RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .660 9 5 -0.041 0.55 0.000 -0.041 -0.5 2 0
   Junior Felix PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .702 4 3 -0.009 0.36 0.000 -0.009 -0.3 0 0
Mike Flanagan P
   David Wells P
   Duane Ward P
   Tom Henke P
Team Totals 33 3 8 3 4 8 .242 .567 137 81 0.017 0.77 0.482 -0.465 -1.2 25 11
TB: G Bell 2; M Lee 2; F McGriff; L Moseby; K Gruber; P Borders.
GIDP: F McGriff (14).
RBI: K Gruber 2 (69); P Borders (29).
2-out RBI: K Gruber 2; P Borders.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding
E: K Gruber (22); D Ward ().
Baserunning
CS: L Moseby (7, 2nd base by F Tanana/M Heath).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gary Pettis CF 5 0 3 2 0 0 .258 .688 14 11 0.379 2.29 0.495 -0.115 1.0 4 0 CS
Alan Trammell SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 .243 .643 18 12 0.362 1.91 0.419 -0.057 0.1 2 4
Lou Whitaker 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .253 .826 17 8 -0.113 1.56 0.026 -0.139 -0.6 3 1 HBP
Gary Ward 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .700 11 7 -0.064 0.80 0.000 -0.064 -0.6 4 0
   Dave Bergman PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .702 6 4 -0.092 4.08 0.000 -0.092 -0.5 0 1
Chet Lemon RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .238 .670 16 7 0.013 0.81 0.048 -0.035 0.1 0 0
   Fred Lynn PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .702 4 3 -0.080 3.18 0.000 -0.080 -0.4 0 0
Rick Schu DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .619 8 6 -0.090 1.27 0.000 -0.090 -0.7
   Rob Richie PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .265 .823 5 3 -0.044 1.75 0.000 -0.044 -0.2
Mike Heath C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .708 3 2 -0.008 0.88 0.036 -0.044 -0.1 8 1 HBP
   Scott Lusader PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 .654 7 4 0.059 1.12 0.059 0.000 0.3
Ken Williams LF-RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .209 .582 14 8 0.028 1.16 0.093 -0.065 0.6 3 1 3B
   Matt Nokes PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 .709 6 2 0.091 2.50 0.091 0.000 0.4
   Mike Brumley PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .198 .506 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Doug Strange 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 .223 .560 17 7 0.077 2.09 0.160 -0.083 0.3 3 0 HBP
Frank Tanana P 2
   Mike Henneman P
Team Totals 31 4 6 4 4 4 .194 .600 146 84 0.518 1.68 1.427 -0.908 -0.4 27 10
3B: K Williams (1, off D Wells).
HBP: M Heath (4, by M Flanagan); D Strange (1, by D Ward); L Whitaker (3, by M Flanagan).
TB: K Williams 3; G Pettis 3; C Lemon; A Trammell.
RBI: G Pettis 2 (18); A Trammell (42); K Williams (23).
2-out RBI: K Williams.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Whitaker-A Trammell-G Ward.
E: D Strange (19).
Outfield Assists: K Williams (M Lee at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: G Pettis (14, 2nd base by M Flanagan/P Borders).

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
Mike Flanagan 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.93 22 69 37 23 2 12 11 6 2 0 69 0.327 0.88 2.8
David Wells, H (8) 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 2.45 8 41 26 17 7 2 0 6 4 0 0 0 -0.100 2.01 -0.9
Duane Ward, H (4), L (4-10) 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 3.64 6 31 17 8 3 6 1 1 0 0 2 0 -0.064 2.87 -0.2
Tom Henke, BS (4) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.02 2 5 4 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 3 -0.679 5.84 -1.3
Team Totals 8.1 6 4 3 4 4 0 3.24 38 146 84 50 12 22 12 15 7 0 69 5 3 -0.516 0.77 0.4

Detroit Tigers

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
Frank Tanana 7 6 3 1 3 7 0 3.61 29 109 63 33 7 23 5 14 5 0 61 -0.058 0.88 0.3
Mike Henneman, W (11-4) 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.80 8 28 18 13 5 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0.041 0.40 0.9
Team Totals 9 8 3 1 4 8 0 1.00 37 137 81 46 12 23 9 16 5 0 61 0 0 -0.017 1.68 1.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Ward (5; D Strange); M Flanagan 2 (5; L Whitaker, M Heath).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Tim Welke.
Time of Game: 3:04.
Attendance: 16,185.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 56° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Toronto Blue Jays         Detroit Tigers
1 Lloyd Moseby CF 1 Gary Pettis CF
2 Mookie Wilson LF 2 Alan Trammell SS
3 George Bell DH 3 Lou Whitaker 2B
4 Fred McGriff 1B 4 Gary Ward 1B
5 Kelly Gruber 3B 5 Chet Lemon RF
6 Tony Fernandez SS 6 Rick Schu DH
7 Manuel Lee 2B 7 Mike Heath C
8 Pat Borders C 8 Ken Williams LF
9 Glenallen Hill RF 9 Doug Strange 3B
Mike Flanagan P Frank Tanana P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 1-3 1 123 3,(1-1)  RR DET G. Pettis T. Henke 38% 70% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Lusader Scores/unER; Brumley Scores; Strange to 2B
b9 3-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R DET A. Trammell T. Henke 30% 100% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Strange Scores; Pettis to 2B
t3 0-0 2 123 2,(0-1)  RR TOR K. Gruber F. Tanana -19% 28% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Moseby Scores/unER; Wilson Scores/unER; McGriff to 2B
b9 1-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  DET D. Strange D. Ward 13% 32% Hit By Pitch; Lusader to 3B; Brumley to 2B
b8 1-3 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  DET A. Trammell D. Wells 12% 35% Walk; Pettis 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, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR L. Moseby F. Tanana 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TOR M. Wilson F. Tanana 2% 54% Popfly: CF (Short LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  TOR G. Bell F. Tanana -1% 52% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TOR F. McGriff F. Tanana 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET G. Pettis M. Flanagan 4% 58% Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET A. Trammell M. Flanagan -6% 53% Pettis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET A. Trammell M. Flanagan -1% 51% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Trammell out at 1B/C-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  DET L. Whitaker M. Flanagan 1% 52% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O DET G. Ward M. Flanagan -2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR K. Gruber F. Tanana 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR T. Fernandez F. Tanana 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR M. Lee F. Tanana -1% 53% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TOR P. Borders F. Tanana 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Mike Flanagan facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET C. Lemon M. Flanagan -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET R. Schu M. Flanagan -2% 51% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b2 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Heath M. Flanagan -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR G. Hill F. Tanana 2% 52% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t3 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR L. Moseby F. Tanana -3% 50% Walk
t3 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  TOR M. Wilson F. Tanana -4% 46% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Moseby to 2B; Wilson to 1B
t3 0-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O TOR G. Bell F. Tanana 5% 51% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  TOR F. McGriff F. Tanana -3% 47% Walk; Moseby to 3B; Wilson to 2B
t3 0-0 2 123 2,(0-1)  RR TOR K. Gruber F. Tanana -19% 28% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Moseby Scores/unER; Wilson Scores/unER; McGriff to 2B
t3 2-0 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O TOR T. Fernandez F. Tanana 3% 31% Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Mike Flanagan facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET K. Williams M. Flanagan -3% 29% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  DET D. Strange M. Flanagan 3% 32% Walk
b3 0-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET G. Pettis M. Flanagan -3% 28% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET A. Trammell M. Flanagan -3% 26% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 7-8-9
t4 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR M. Lee F. Tanana 2% 28% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t4 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR P. Borders F. Tanana 1% 29% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR G. Hill F. Tanana 1% 30% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Mike Flanagan facing 3-4-5
b4 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET L. Whitaker M. Flanagan -3% 27% Popfly: 2B
b4 0-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET G. Ward M. Flanagan -2% 25% Lineout: RF
b4 0-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET C. Lemon M. Flanagan -1% 24% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
t5 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TOR L. Moseby F. Tanana -3% 21% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t5 2-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TOR M. Wilson F. Tanana 4% 25% Moseby Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t5 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR M. Wilson F. Tanana 1% 27% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR G. Bell F. Tanana 1% 27% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Mike Flanagan facing 6-7-8
b5 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET R. Schu M. Flanagan -3% 24% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  DET M. Heath M. Flanagan 4% 28% Hit By Pitch
b5 0-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET K. Williams M. Flanagan -4% 24% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 0-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O DET D. Strange M. Flanagan -3% 21% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
t6 2-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR F. McGriff F. Tanana -2% 18% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t6 2-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TOR K. Gruber F. Tanana 2% 21% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 2-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O TOR T. Fernandez F. Tanana 2% 23% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t6 2-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  TOR M. Lee F. Tanana -1% 21% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Gruber to 2B
t6 2-0 2 12- 3,(2-0)  RO TOR P. Borders F. Tanana -6% 15% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Gruber Scores; Lee out at 3B/LF-3B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Blue Jays' Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
b6 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET G. Pettis M. Flanagan -3% 12% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 0-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET A. Trammell M. Flanagan -2% 11% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  DET L. Whitaker M. Flanagan 1% 12% Walk
b6 0-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET G. Ward M. Flanagan -2% 10% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
t7 3-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR G. Hill F. Tanana 1% 10% Groundout: P-1B
t7 3-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR L. Moseby F. Tanana 1% 11% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t7 3-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O TOR M. Wilson F. Tanana 0% 12% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Blue Jays' David Wells facing 5-6-7
David Wells replaces Mike Flanagan pitching
b7 0-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  DET C. Lemon D. Wells 5% 16% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b7 0-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET R. Schu D. Wells -4% 12% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b7 0-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Heath D. Wells -3% 9% Lineout: 2B
b7 0-3 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  R DET K. Williams D. Wells 9% 18% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lemon Scores
b7 1-3 2 --3 8,(3-2)  O DET D. Strange D. Wells -5% 13% Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Mike Henneman facing 3-4-5
Mike Henneman replaces Frank Tanana pitching
t8 3-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR G. Bell M. Henneman -2% 11% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
t8 3-1 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  OO TOR F. McGriff M. Henneman 4% 15% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 3-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR K. Gruber M. Henneman -1% 14% Walk
t8 3-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TOR T. Fernandez M. Henneman 1% 15% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Blue Jays' David Wells facing 1-2-3
b8 1-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  DET G. Pettis D. Wells 8% 23% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b8 1-3 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  DET A. Trammell D. Wells 12% 35% Walk; Pettis to 2B
b8 1-3 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O DET L. Whitaker D. Wells -11% 24% Strikeout Swinging
Duane Ward replaces David Wells pitching
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Gary Ward (1B) batting 4th
b8 1-3 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O DET D. Bergman D. Ward -9% 15% Strikeout Swinging
Fred Lynn pinch hits for Chet Lemon (RF) batting 5th
b8 1-3 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O DET F. Lynn D. Ward -8% 7% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Mike Henneman facing 7-8-9
Dave Bergman moves from PH to 1B
Fred Lynn moves from PH to LF
Ken Williams moves from LF to RF
t9 3-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR M. Lee M. Henneman -1% 6% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 3-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TOR P. Borders M. Henneman 1% 7% Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 1B)
Junior Felix pinch hits for Glenallen Hill (RF) batting 9th
t9 3-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TOR J. Felix M. Henneman 1% 8% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TOR L. Moseby M. Henneman 1% 8% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Blue Jays' Duane Ward facing 6-7-8
Junior Felix moves from PH to RF
Rob Richie pinch hits for Rick Schu (DH) batting 6th
b9 1-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET R. Richie D. Ward -4% 4% Strikeout Swinging
Scott Lusader pinch hits for Mike Heath (C) batting 7th
b9 1-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  DET S. Lusader D. Ward 6% 10% Reached on E1 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Lusader to 1B
Matt Nokes pinch hits for Ken Williams (RF) batting 8th
b9 1-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  DET M. Nokes D. Ward 9% 19% Walk; Lusader to 2B
Mike Brumley pinch runs for Matt Nokes (PH) batting 8th
b9 1-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  DET D. Strange D. Ward 13% 32% Hit By Pitch; Lusader to 3B; Brumley to 2B
Tom Henke replaces Duane Ward pitching
b9 1-3 1 123 3,(1-1)  RR DET G. Pettis T. Henke 38% 70% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Lusader Scores/unER; Brumley Scores; Strange to 2B
b9 3-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R DET A. Trammell T. Henke 30% 100% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Strange Scores; Pettis to 2B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 4.

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  • 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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