May 13, 1997 Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 9,992

Tuesday, May 13, 1997, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:31

Blue Jays

19-17

Lost 2

3rd, 6 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  4  1
Tigers          2  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  X    4  7  1

W: F Lira (2-2), L: J Guzman (3-3)

Tigers

16-21

Won 3

4th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .592   12    2   0   SB
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .250  .680   22    2   6   2·SB
O Merced RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .237  .706   21    0   0   
J Carter 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .248  .670   14   10   0   
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .853    8    0   0   
C Delgado DH                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .271  .840   21    0   0   
B Santiago C                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .197  .557    8    5   0   
S Green LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .776    6    3   0   
T Brito 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .352   16    1   4   

J Guzman P                                                               0   0
  P Spoljaric P                                                          1   2
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   1
  T Crabtree P                                                           0   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   0   4   0    1  10              128   24  13

BATTING

TB: B Santiago; O Nixon; E Sprague; A Gonzalez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Brito-A Gonzalez-J Carter; P Spoljaric-A Gonzalez-J Carter.

E: E Sprague (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Nixon (16, 3rd base off F Lira/R Casanova); A Gonzalez 2 (8, 2nd base off F Lira/R Casanova 2).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .239  .614   14    2   0   SH
D Easley SS-2B                2   1   1   0    1   0  .260  .794   20    0   0   2B,SB,HBP
B Higginson LF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .254  .780   16    1   0   GDP
T Clark 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .283  .989   21   10   0   
T Fryman 3B                   2   0   1   1    1   0  .279  .844   14    1   2   2·SB,SF,IW
M Nieves RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .261  .815   15    3   0   
B Hamelin DH                  3   2   2   2    0   0  .235  .904   19    0   0   2·HR
R Casanova C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .623   11    9   1   
J Reed 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .603    7    1   0   GDP
  D Cruz SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .545         0   1   

F Lira P                                                                 0   2
Totals                       27   4   7   3    3   5              137   27   6

BATTING

2B: D Easley (9, off D Plesac).

HR: B Hamelin 2 (2, off T Crabtree, off P Spoljaric; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: T Fryman (3, off P Spoljaric).

SH: B Hunter (3, off P Quantrill).

IBB: T Fryman (4, by D Plesac).

HBP: D Easley (3, by P Quantrill).

TB: B Hamelin 8; D Easley 2; J Reed; T Fryman; B Hunter; R Casanova.

GIDP: J Reed (1); B Higginson (3).

RBI: B Hamelin 2 (3); T Fryman (27).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: T Clark (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Fryman 2 (6, 3rd base off P Spoljaric/B Santiago, 2nd base off D Plesac/B Santiago); D Easley (11, 3rd 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
J Guzman, L (3-3)              0     1   2   2    1   0   0   4.72    2   11-4     3· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 0     39    -     1.12  -0.09
P Spoljaric                    4     3   1   1    1   1   1   3.21   15   67-41   27· 6· 8    6· 4· 3· 0          2-2    0.75  -0.04
P Quantrill                    2     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.33    7   23-14    7· 2· 5    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.44   0.04
T Crabtree                     1     1   1   1    0   0   1   4.50    4   10-7     6· 0· 1    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.14  -0.02
D Plesac                       1     1   0   0    1   3   0   5.91    5   18-12    6· 5· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8     7   4   4    3   5   2          33  129-78   49·13·16   13· 6· 5· 0          2-2

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 (2-2)                9     4   0   0    1  10   0   4.75   33  123-83   38·25·20    9· 9· 4· 0     88    -     0.75   0.39
Totals                         9     4   0   0    1  10   0          33  123-83   38·25·20    9· 9· 4· 0           -

J Guzman faced 2 batters in the 1st inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Spoljaric (1).

IBB: D Plesac (1; T Fryman).

HBP: P Quantrill (1; D Easley).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 9,992.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 58° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Detroit Tigers                       
1. O Nixon              CF    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. A Gonzalez           SS    2. D Easley             SS 
3. O Merced             RF    3. B Higginson          LF 
4. J Carter             1B    4. T Clark              1B 
5. E Sprague            3B    5. T Fryman             3B 
6. C Delgado            DH    6. M Nieves             RF 
7. B Santiago           C     7. B Hamelin            DH 
8. S Green              LF    8. R Casanova           C  
9. T Brito              2B    9. J Reed               2B 

   J Guzman             P        F Lira               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-2  ---  5    7%  81% B Hamelin       P Spoljaric     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   t 3   2  3-0  -23  6    6%  83% O Merced        F Lira          Strikeout Swinging
   b 5   1  0-3  1-3  2   -5%  85% B Higginson     P Quantrill     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  4    5%  64% D Easley        J Guzman        Walk; Hunter to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  -23  1    5%  68% T Clark         P Spoljaric     Wild Pitch; Hunter Scores; Easley to 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: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  6   50%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      48%  O Merced        Gonzalez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   52%  " "             Lineout: 2B
   O      -2-  4   55%  J Carter        Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Guzman facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   58%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   64%  D Easley        Walk; Hunter to 2B
                  Paul Spoljaric replaces Juan Guzman pitching
   O      12-  4   63%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Hunter to 3B; Easley to 2B
   R      -23      68%  T Clark         Wild Pitch; Hunter Scores; Easley to 3B
          --3  9   70%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3  5   71%  T Fryman        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Easley Scores
   O      1--  2   69%  M Nieves        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Felipe Lira facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   71%  E Sprague       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   73%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   74%  B Santiago      Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Paul Spoljaric facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  5   81%  B Hamelin       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          ---  3   83%  R Casanova      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   79%  J Reed          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   79%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Felipe Lira facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   81%  S Green         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   82%  T Brito         Flyball: LF
          ---  2   81%  O Nixon         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   79%  A Gonzalez      Walk; Nixon to 2B
          12-      78%  O Merced        Nixon Steals 3B; Gonzalez Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   83%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Paul Spoljaric facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  9   82%  D Easley        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   81%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   80%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Felipe Lira facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   83%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   80%  E Sprague       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   83%  C Delgado       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   85%  B Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Paul Spoljaric facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   87%  T Fryman        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   86%  M Nieves        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Fryman to 2B
          -2-      88%  B Hamelin       Fryman Steals 3B
   O      --3  8   85%  " "             Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
   O      --3  2   83%  R Casanova      Lineout: P (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Felipe Lira facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   85%  S Green         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   87%  T Brito         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   88%  O Nixon         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Paul Quantrill facing 9-1-2
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Paul Spoljaric pitching
          ---  4   91%  J Reed          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Reed to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   O      -2-  1   90%  B Hunter        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Reed to 3B
          --3  5   91%  D Easley        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1-3  2   85%  B Higginson     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Felipe Lira facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   88%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   90%  O Merced        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   91%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Paul Quantrill facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   90%  T Clark         Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
   O      ---  2   89%  T Fryman        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   89%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Felipe Lira facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   91%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   93%  C Delgado       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
          ---  1   92%  B Santiago      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   89%  S Green         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Santiago to 3B; Green to 1B
   O      1-3  4   94%  T Brito         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tim Crabtree facing 7-8-9
                  Tim Crabtree replaces Paul Quantrill pitching
   R      ---  1   97%  B Hamelin       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   96%  R Casanova      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  J Reed          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Felipe Lira facing 1-2-3
                  Damion Easley moves to 2B; Deivi Cruz replaces Jody Reed playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  O Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   99%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dan Plesac facing 2-3-4
                  Dan Plesac replaces Tim Crabtree pitching
          ---  2   99%  D Easley        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   99%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging, Easley Steals 3B
   O      --3  4   99%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          --3  4   99%  T Fryman        Intentional Walk
          1-3      99%  M Nieves        Fryman Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Felipe Lira facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   99%  J Carter        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1  100%  E Sprague       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199705130

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation