July 7, 1996 Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
@BAL 5 CLE 6
CHW 1 DET 9
TOR 0 KCR 8
@MIN 2 MIL 4
@NYY 1 CAL 9
@OAK 4 TEX 8
SEA 3 ATL 9
HOU 1 CHC 7
CIN 6
(13) COL 3
@LAD 0 MON 4
NYM 3 FLA 7
@PHI 4
(10) PIT 8
STL 2 SDP 10
SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 15,784

Sunday, July 7, 1996, 1:18
Time of Game: 2:26

Blue Jays

38-49

Lost 1

3rd, 15 GB

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

W: F Lira (6-7), L: J Ware (1-5)

Tigers

27-61

Won 1

5th, 26½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .735   16    2   0   GDP
S Green RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .695   19    4   0   
C Delgado DH                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .288  .885   18    0   0   
J Carter LF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .284  .908   15    1   0   2B
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .927   16    1   2   
J Olerud 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .873   19    8   1   
S Martinez C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .669    9    5   1   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .681   19    1   3   
T Perez 2B                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .276  .673    4    1   3   

J Ware P                                                                 0   0
  T Castillo P                                                           0   0
  S Brow P                                                               1   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   0   6   0    1   4              135   24  10

BATTING

2B: J Carter (23, off F Lira).

TB: J Carter 3; T Perez 2; E Sprague; S Green.

GIDP: O Nixon (6).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Gonzalez-T Perez-J Olerud.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Higginson LF                4   1   0   0    1   0  .305  .970   28    2   0   
B Ausmus C                    5   1   2   1    0   2  .196  .509   18    4   0   
T Fryman 3B                   4   2   1   0    1   1  .268  .773   19    4   2   
C Fielder DH                  2   2   1   4    2   0  .242  .802   19    0   0   HR
T Clark 1B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .253  .798   10    7   0   HR,GDP
M Lewis 2B                    3   1   2   2    1   0  .302  .784   16    2   4   2B
M Nieves RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .240  .758   13    3   1   IW
A Cedeno SS                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .220  .560   10    2   4   3B
K Bartee CF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .295  .628   11    3   0   SB

F Lira P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       31   9   8   9    8   6              144   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Lewis (16, off S Brow).

3B: A Cedeno (2, off J Ware).

HR: T Clark (6, off J Ware; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); C Fielder (19, off J Ware; 1st inn, 3 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

IBB: M Nieves (2, by S Brow).

TB: C Fielder 4; T Clark 4; A Cedeno 3; M Lewis 3; B Ausmus 2; T Fryman.

GIDP: T Clark (5).

RBI: C Fielder 4 (60); M Lewis 2 (33); B Ausmus (14); A Cedeno (21); T Clark (18).

2-out RBI: B Ausmus; A Cedeno.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Nieves-A Cedeno-T Fryman; A Cedeno-M Lewis-T Clark.

PB: B Ausmus (7).

E: A Cedeno (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Bartee (10, 2nd base off J Ware/S Martinez).

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
J Ware, L (1-5)                2.2   5   7   7    4   2   2   9.09   17   62-34   21· 5· 8    2· 5· 4· 0     18    -     0.52  -0.34
T Castillo                     2.1   1   0   0    1   3   0   3.71    8   33-21   11· 3· 7    2· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.06   0.01
S Brow                         2     2   2   2    3   0   0   3.68   11   33-16   10· 1· 5    3· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
M Timlin                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.57    3   14-9     4· 4· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8     8   9   9    8   6   2          39  142-80   46·13·21    8·11· 6· 0          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Lira, W (6-7)                9     6   0   0    1   4   0   5.61   33  130-83   50·16·17   11·12· 5· 0     78    -     0.51   0.17
Totals                         9     6   0   0    1   4   0          33  130-83   50·16·17   11·12· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: F Lira (4).

IBB: S Brow (1; M Nieves).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Everitt, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 15,784.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 88° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Detroit Tigers                       
1. O Nixon              CF    1. B Higginson          LF 
2. S Green              RF    2. B Ausmus             C  
3. C Delgado            DH    3. T Fryman             3B 
4. J Carter             LF    4. C Fielder            DH 
5. E Sprague            3B    5. T Clark              1B 
6. J Olerud             1B    6. M Lewis              2B 
7. S Martinez           C     7. M Nieves             RF 
8. A Gonzalez           SS    8. A Cedeno             SS 
9. T Perez              2B    9. K Bartee             CF 

   J Ware               P        F Lira               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  123  6   15%  85% C Fielder       J Ware          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Higginson Scores; Ausmus Scores; Fryman Scores
   t 3   1  5-0  123  1   10%  92% J Carter        F Lira          Double Play: Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF); Perez out at Hm/RF-SS-3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  1    8%  66% B Ausmus        J Ware          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Higginson to 3B
   t 2   0  4-0  -2-  4   -5%  73% E Sprague       F Lira          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Carter to 3B
   t 2   0  4-0  1-3  4    5%  77% J Olerud        F Lira          Foul Popfly: 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Felipe Lira facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  O Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   54%  S Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  C Delgado       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Ware facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   58%  B Higginson     Walk
          1--  1   66%  B Ausmus        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Higginson to 3B
          1-3  4   70%  T Fryman        Walk; Ausmus to 2B
   RRRR   123  6   85%  C Fielder       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Higginson Scores; Ausmus Scores; Fryman Scores
   O      ---  2   83%  T Clark         Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   83%  M Lewis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   82%  M Nieves        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Felipe Lira facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   78%  J Carter        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
          -2-  4   73%  E Sprague       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Carter to 3B
   O      1-3  4   77%  J Olerud        Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      1-3  4   82%  S Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          1-3      82%  A Gonzalez      Wild Pitch; Sprague to 2B
   O      -23  6   86%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jeff Ware facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   85%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   86%  K Bartee        Walk
   O      1--  4   85%  B Higginson     Lineout: RF
          1--      85%  B Ausmus        Bartee Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   90%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Bartee Scores
   O      1--  3   89%  T Fryman        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Felipe Lira facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   86%  T Perez         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  1   89%  O Nixon         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          1--  6   86%  S Green         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Perez to 2B
          12-      84%  C Delgado       Passed Ball; Perez to 3B; Green to 2B
          -23  5   82%  " "             Walk
   OO     123  1   92%  J Carter        Double Play: Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF); Perez out at Hm/RF-SS-3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jeff Ware facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   91%  C Fielder       Flyball: CF
   R      ---  1   94%  T Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  7   95%  M Lewis         Walk
   O      1--  5   94%  M Nieves        Strikeout Looking
   R      1--  3   97%  A Cedeno        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lewis Scores
                  Tony Castillo replaces Jeff Ware pitching
   O      --3  3   96%  K Bartee        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 7.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-7, Felipe Lira facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   97%  E Sprague       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   97%  J Olerud        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   98%  S Martinez      Lineout: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tony Castillo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   97%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   97%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 7.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-7, Felipe Lira facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   98%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
          ---  2   97%  T Perez         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   98%  O Nixon         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tony Castillo facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   99%  C Fielder       Walk
   OO     1--  1   98%  T Clark         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   98%  M Lewis         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   98%  M Nieves        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 7.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-7, Felipe Lira facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   97%  S Green         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   98%  C Delgado       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   99%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   99%  E Sprague       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Scott Brow facing 8-9-1
                  Scott Brow replaces Tony Castillo pitching
   O      ---  1   99%  A Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   99%  K Bartee        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   99%  B Higginson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 7.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-7, Felipe Lira facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   99%  J Olerud        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   99%  S Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  A Gonzalez      Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Scott Brow facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3  100%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF
          ---  3  100%  T Fryman        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5  100%  C Fielder       Walk; Fryman to 2B
          12-  6  100%  T Clark         Walk; Fryman to 3B; Fielder to 2B
   RR     123  2  100%  M Lewis         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Fryman Scores; Fielder Scores; Clark to 3B
          -23  4  100%  M Nieves        Intentional Walk
   O      123  3  100%  A Cedeno        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      123  1  100%  K Bartee        Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 9.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-9, Felipe Lira facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1  100%  T Perez         Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  6  100%  O Nixon         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4  100%  S Green         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-0, Mike Timlin facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Timlin replaces Scott Brow pitching
   O      ---  6  100%  B Higginson     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  6  100%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  T Fryman        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 9.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-9, Felipe Lira facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4  100%  C Delgado       Lineout: CF
          ---  6  100%  J Carter        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3  100%  E Sprague       Popfly: SS
   O      1--  5  100%  J Olerud        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199607070

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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