May 14, 1997 Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 6
BAL 5 TOR 7
@DET 2 KCR 6
BOS 2 NYY 6
@MIN 5
(12) OAK 7
MIL 4 SEA 9
CHW 7 TEX 4
CLE 3
(10) FLA 4
@ATL 3 LAD 6
@CHC 4 SFG 4
@CIN 2
(10) MON 9
SDP 7 HOU 1
@NYM 0 STL 12
@PHI 3 PIT 15
COL 10

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 11,788

Wednesday, May 14, 1997, 1:05
Time of Game: 2:28

Blue Jays

20-17

Won 1

3rd, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  1  0   1  0  0   0  4  1    7 12  1
Tigers          2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  0

W: P Hentgen (4-1), L: B Moehler (2-3)

Tigers

16-22

Lost 1

4th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .243  .606   17    5   0   2B,SB
J Brumfield LF                5   0   1   1    0   1  .245  .627   22    0   0   2B
O Merced RF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .243  .709   21    1   0   
J Carter DH                   5   3   3   0    0   2  .260  .695   21    0   0   2B
E Sprague 3B                  3   1   0   0    2   1  .259  .844   21    1   1   
C Delgado 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .263  .821   15    9   1   IW
C O'Brien C                   3   1   2   6    0   0  .222  .777    8    9   1   HR,SF
T Brito SS                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .238  .476   11    1   2   
C Garcia 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .483    8    1   5   

P Hentgen P                                                              0   2
Totals                       37   7  12   7    3   8              144   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Brumfield (3, off T Jones); J Carter (7, off B Moehler); O Nixon (3, off T Jones).

HR: C O'Brien (2, off M Myers; 8th inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SF: C O'Brien (2, off B Moehler).

IBB: C Delgado (2, by B Moehler).

TB: C O'Brien 5; J Carter 4; O Nixon 3; J Brumfield 2; T Brito 2; O Merced 2.

RBI: C O'Brien 6 (12); J Brumfield (7).

2-out RBI: C O'Brien.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

E: C Garcia (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Nixon (17, 3rd base off T Jones/R Casanova).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .599   20    1   0   
D Easley 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .254  .781   15    1   6   
B Higginson LF                4   0   1   0    0   2  .254  .771   14    3   1   CS
T Clark 1B                    4   1   0   0    0   2  .275  .963   14    8   1   
T Fryman 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .278  .834   16    0   2   
M Nieves RF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .271  .822   23    2   0   
B Hamelin DH                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .868    4    0   0   
B Johnson C                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .501    6    7   0   
  R Casanova PH-C             1   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .605    3    2   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .529   12    3   1   

B Moehler P                                                              0   0
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   2   5   1    1   8              127   27  11

BATTING

TB: M Nieves 2; B Higginson; T Fryman; B Hamelin.

RBI: T Fryman (28).

2-out RBI: T Fryman.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Higginson (3, Home by P Hentgen/C O'Brien).

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
P Hentgen, W (4-1)             9     5   2   0    1   8   0   2.80   33  126-88   50· 7·31   10· 9· 5· 0     80    -     0.89   0.30
Totals                         9     5   2   0    1   8   0          33  126-88   50· 7·31   10· 9· 5· 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
B Moehler, L (2-3)             7     9   5   5    3   6   0   3.63   32  108-73   50· 6·17    9· 6· 8· 0     42    -     1.44  -0.03
M Myers                        1     1   1   1    0   1   1   4.76    4   11-9     6· 2· 1    0· 3· 0· 0          3-3    1.89  -0.17
T Jones                        1     2   1   1    0   1   0   4.50    5   22-14    7· 2· 5    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.01
Totals                         9    12   7   7    3   8   1          41  141-96   63·10·23   11· 9·10· 0          3-3

B Moehler faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Moehler (1; C Delgado).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 11,788.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 52° F, Wind 3mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Detroit Tigers                       
1. O Nixon              CF    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. J Brumfield          LF    2. D Easley             2B 
3. O Merced             RF    3. B Higginson          LF 
4. J Carter             DH    4. T Clark              1B 
5. E Sprague            3B    5. T Fryman             3B 
6. C Delgado            1B    6. M Nieves             RF 
7. C O'Brien            C     7. B Hamelin            DH 
8. T Brito              SS    8. B Johnson            C  
9. C Garcia             2B    9. D Cruz               SS 

   P Hentgen            P        B Moehler            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  2-2  123  1   28%  96% C O'Brien       M Myers         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Merced Scores; Carter Scores; Sprague Scores
   t 4   2  2-1  12-  3   12%  49% C O'Brien       B Moehler       Single to CF (Line Drive); Carter Scores; Delgado to 2B
   t 8   0  2-2  12-  5   12%  78% E Sprague       B Moehler       Walk; Merced to 3B; Carter to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  3  -11%  30% T Clark         P Hentgen       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Easley Scores/unER; Higginson to 3B
   t 8   0  2-2  123  4  -11%  68% C Delgado       M Myers         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   46%  J Brumfield     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   45%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   45%  D Easley        Walk
          1--  3   42%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive); Easley to 2B
   R      12-  3   30%  T Clark         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Easley Scores/unER; Higginson to 3B
   O      1-3      37%  T Fryman        Higginson Caught Stealing Hm (P-C-1B-C); Clark to 2B
   R      -2-  5   29%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Clark Scores/unER
          1--  2   28%  M Nieves        Single to LF (Line Drive); Fryman to 2B
   O      12-  1   31%  B Hamelin       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Brian Moehler facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   35%  J Carter        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  4   40%  E Sprague       Walk; Carter to 2B
   O      12-  4   37%  C Delgado       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Carter to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   37%  C O'Brien       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Carter Scores
   O      1--  5   35%  T Brito         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pat Hentgen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   37%  B Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   38%  D Cruz          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   39%  B Hunter        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Moehler facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   37%  C Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   35%  O Nixon         Lineout: SS
   O      ---  2   33%  J Brumfield     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pat Hentgen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   36%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   37%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   38%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Moehler facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   35%  O Merced        Flyball: LF
          ---  3   40%  J Carter        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   36%  E Sprague       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          -2-  4   37%  C Delgado       Intentional Walk
   R      12-  3   49%  C O'Brien       Single to CF (Line Drive); Carter Scores; Delgado to 2B
   O      12-  1   44%  T Brito         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Delgado out at Hm/LF-C; O'Brien to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Pat Hentgen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   47%  T Fryman        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  6   49%  M Nieves        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   47%  B Hamelin       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   50%  B Johnson       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Brian Moehler facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  C Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   45%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   43%  J Brumfield     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Pat Hentgen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   46%  D Cruz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   48%  B Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  D Easley        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Brian Moehler facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   55%  O Merced        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  J Carter        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  8   46%  E Sprague       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   42%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Pat Hentgen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   46%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   48%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  T Fryman        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Brian Moehler facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   46%  C O'Brien       Flyball: LF
          ---  2   50%  T Brito         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   45%  C Garcia        Flyball: RF
          1--  3   48%  O Nixon         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Brito to 2B
   O      12-  2   41%  J Brumfield     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Pat Hentgen facing 6-7-8
          ---  9   35%  M Nieves        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   41%  B Hamelin       Popfly: 3B
                  Raul Casanova pinch hits for Brian Johnson batting 8th
   O      1--  3   46%  R Casanova      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   50%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Brian Moehler facing 3-4-5
                  Raul Casanova moves to C
          ---  2   57%  O Merced        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  6   67%  J Carter        Single to CF (Line Drive); Merced to 2B
          12-  5   78%  E Sprague       Walk; Merced to 3B; Carter to 2B
                  Mike Myers replaces Brian Moehler pitching
   O      123  4   68%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   RRRR   123  1   96%  C O'Brien       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Merced Scores; Carter Scores; Sprague Scores
   O      ---  3   95%  T Brito         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   95%  C Garcia        Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   97%  B Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  D Easley        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   98%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Todd Jones facing 1-2-3
                  Todd Jones replaces Mike Myers pitching
          ---  5   99%  O Nixon         Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)
          -2-      99%  J Brumfield     Nixon Steals 3B
   R      --3  4  100%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive); Nixon Scores
   O      -2-  6  100%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Brumfield to 3B
   O      --3  6   99%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  1   99%  E Sprague       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2  100%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  M Nieves        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199705140

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