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BOS
@BAL		3
2		 
(10)
KCR
@CHW		13
4
MIN
@CLE		1
9
TOR
@DET		4
7
SEA
@OAK		8
0
NYY
@TBD		4
0
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@TEX		6
7
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@ARI		1
0
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@SDP		4
3		 
(10)
Thursday, September 17, 1998, 7:05
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 13,304, Time of Game: 3:20
Blue Jays
4
82-71
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Tigers
7
59-94
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Doug Brocail (5-2)
L: Robert Person (3-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       3  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    4 10  1
Tigers          0  1  0   0  1  1   0  0  4    7 15  0
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
Shannon Stewart LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .278 .789 25 16 -0.053 0.79 0.030 -0.083 -0.5 1 1
Shawn Green RF 4 1 2 0 1 2 .277 .832 21 10 0.024 0.96 0.063 -0.038 0.3 1 0 SB
Jose Canseco DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 .235 .833 21 15 -0.161 1.16 0.000 -0.161 -1.8
Carlos Delgado 1B 3 2 2 3 1 0 .296 .974 19 8 0.290 0.88 0.316 -0.026 3.0 6 0 2·HR
Jose Cruz CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .259 .776 15 9 0.026 0.73 0.108 -0.082 0.4 2 0 HR
Tony Fernandez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .320 .834 16 9 -0.031 0.65 0.037 -0.068 -0.6 0 1 SB,GDP
Darrin Fletcher C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .281 .742 18 9 -0.001 0.77 0.030 -0.031 0.1 7 1
Craig Grebeck 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .255 .674 13 10 -0.079 1.13 0.039 -0.117 -1.2 5 5 GDP
Alex Gonzalez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .655 11 8 -0.059 0.79 0.000 -0.059 -0.8 3 4 SH
Chris Carpenter P 0 0
   Ben VanRyn P 0 0
   Paul Quantrill P 0 0
   Robert Person P 0 0
Team Totals 33 4 10 4 5 9 .303 .970 159 94 -0.044 0.88 0.623 -0.665 -1.1 25 12
HR: J Cruz (11, off B Florie; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line); C Delgado 2 (34, 2 off B Florie; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SH: A Gonzalez (12, off D Crow).
TB: C Delgado 8; J Cruz 4; S Green 2; S Stewart 2; D Fletcher; T Fernandez; C Grebeck.
GIDP: C Grebeck (8); T Fernandez (11).
RBI: C Delgado 3 (108); J Cruz (41).
2-out RBI: C Delgado 2; J Cruz.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Grebeck-A Gonzalez-C Delgado.
E: T Fernandez (13).
Outfield Assists: S Stewart (B Hunter at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: T Fernandez (12, 2nd base off M Anderson/J Siddall); S Green (34, 2nd base off B Florie/J Siddall).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Hunter CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .256 .638 22 13 0.221 1.63 0.271 -0.051 1.4 1 0 2·SB
Bobby Higginson LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 .283 .827 21 12 0.206 2.48 0.357 -0.151 -0.1 0 0 GDP
   Kimera Bartee PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213 .654 0.063 2.98 0.063 0.000 0.2 SB
Juan Encarnacion RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .347 .953 16 11 -0.050 1.88 0.070 -0.121 -0.7 1 0 2B,SF
Tony Clark 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 .287 .869 25 14 0.023 1.88 0.081 -0.059 0.3 10 1
Damion Easley 2B 5 2 2 4 0 1 .269 .795 18 11 0.188 2.37 0.368 -0.180 2.2 1 4 2·HR
Luis Gonzalez DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 .266 .817 14 8 0.047 1.56 0.202 -0.155 0.6 HR,CS
Joe Randa 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .256 .695 21 13 0.011 1.40 0.110 -0.099 -0.4 0 3 2B
Joe Siddall C 2 0 0 0 1 2 .212 .620 18 11 -0.028 1.24 0.017 -0.045 -0.3 6 0
   Trey Beamon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .731 8 6 -0.083 3.35 0.000 -0.083 -0.3
   Paul Bako C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .669 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 3 0
Deivi Cruz SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .255 .635 11 7 -0.141 1.83 0.036 -0.177 -0.7 4 4
Bryce Florie P 0 1
   Dean Crow P 1 2
   Will Brunson P 0 0
   Matt Anderson P 0 0
   Doug Brocail P 0 0
Team Totals 37 7 15 7 3 7 .405 1.142 174 106 0.457 1.89 1.575 -1.121 2.2 27 15
2B: J Randa (21, off C Carpenter); J Encarnacion (7, off P Quantrill).
HR: L Gonzalez (22, off C Carpenter; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); D Easley 2 (24, 1 off R Person, 1 off C Carpenter; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SF: J Encarnacion (3, off R Person).
TB: D Easley 8; L Gonzalez 5; J Encarnacion 3; J Randa 3; B Hunter 3; B Higginson 2; T Clark; D Cruz.
GIDP: B Higginson (16).
RBI: D Easley 4 (94); L Gonzalez (65); J Encarnacion (16); B Higginson (82).
2-out RBI: L Gonzalez.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 3. D Cruz-T Clark; D Easley-D Cruz-T Clark; T Clark-D Cruz-T Clark.
Baserunning
SB: K Bartee (8, 2nd base off R Person/D Fletcher); B Hunter 2 (41, 3rd base off C Carpenter/D Fletcher, 2nd base off C Carpenter/D Fletcher).
CS: L Gonzalez (7, 2nd base by C Carpenter/D Fletcher).

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
Chris Carpenter 6.1 10 3 3 1 6 2 4.47 28 108 70 40 13 17 12 9 3 0 46 0.106 1.33 0.7
Ben VanRyn, H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.23 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.037 1.44 0.2
Paul Quantrill, H (25) 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.42 7 40 21 11 2 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0.177 2.57 0.7
Robert Person, BS (1), L (3-1) 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 1 7.46 5 25 14 10 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.778 3.94 -3.7
Team Totals 8.1 15 7 7 3 7 3 7.56 41 178 107 63 18 26 18 13 4 0 46 0 0 -0.458 0.88 -2.2

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
Bryce Florie 6 8 4 4 2 4 3 5.00 25 112 66 38 11 17 13 6 1 0 42 -0.125 0.73 -0.6
Dean Crow 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.00 3 6 5 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.020 1.34 0.2
Will Brunson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.36 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.009 1.44 -0.1
Matt Anderson 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 3.32 6 23 11 4 4 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 0.112 1.20 1.0
Doug Brocail, W (5-2) 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.86 4 13 11 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.046 0.76 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 5 9 3 4.00 39 159 94 51 19 24 16 9 2 0 42 3 0 0.044 1.89 1.1
W Brunson faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: P Quantrill (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry McCoy.
Time of Game: 3:20.
Attendance: 13,304.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 77° F, Wind 6mph in from Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Toronto Blue Jays         Detroit Tigers
1 Shannon Stewart LF 1 Brian Hunter CF
2 Shawn Green RF 2 Bobby Higginson LF
3 Jose Canseco DH 3 Juan Encarnacion RF
4 Carlos Delgado 1B 4 Tony Clark 1B
5 Jose Cruz CF 5 Damion Easley 2B
6 Tony Fernandez 3B 6 Luis Gonzalez DH
7 Darrin Fletcher C 7 Joe Randa 3B
8 Craig Grebeck 2B 8 Joe Siddall C
9 Alex Gonzalez SS 9 Deivi Cruz SS
Chris Carpenter P Bryce Florie P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 3-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  DET B. Higginson R. Person 32% 67% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Hunter to 3B
b9 4-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RRR DET D. Easley R. Person 28% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Bartee Scores; Clark Scores
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  RR TOR C. Delgado B. Florie -17% 36% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Green Scores
b9 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  DET B. Hunter R. Person 14% 36% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 2-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R DET L. Gonzalez C. Carpenter 13% 34% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

Play By Play

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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' Bryce Florie facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR S. Stewart B. Florie 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  TOR S. Green B. Florie -2% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  O TOR J. Canseco B. Florie 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  RR TOR C. Delgado B. Florie -17% 36% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Green Scores
t1 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R TOR J. Cruz B. Florie -8% 27% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t1 3-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR T. Fernandez B. Florie 1% 28% Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  DET B. Hunter C. Carpenter 3% 32% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO DET B. Higginson C. Carpenter -7% 24% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b1 0-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  DET J. Encarnacion C. Carpenter 1% 26% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b1 0-3 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O DET T. Clark C. Carpenter -2% 23% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 7-8-9
t2 3-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  TOR D. Fletcher B. Florie -2% 21% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t2 3-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO TOR C. Grebeck B. Florie 5% 26% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
t2 3-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O TOR A. Gonzalez B. Florie 1% 27% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
b2 0-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  R DET D. Easley C. Carpenter 9% 35% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b2 1-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET L. Gonzalez C. Carpenter -3% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b2 1-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET J. Randa C. Carpenter -2% 31% Flyball: RF
b2 1-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET J. Siddall C. Carpenter -1% 30% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 1-2-3
t3 3-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TOR S. Stewart B. Florie 2% 32% Strikeout Looking
t3 3-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR S. Green B. Florie 1% 33% Strikeout Swinging
t3 3-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR J. Canseco B. Florie 1% 34% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
b3 1-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET D. Cruz C. Carpenter -3% 31% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  DET B. Hunter C. Carpenter 3% 34% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b3 1-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  DET B. Higginson C. Carpenter 2% 36% Hunter Steals 2B
b3 1-3 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Higginson C. Carpenter -4% 32% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-3 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  DET J. Encarnacion C. Carpenter 0% 32% Hunter Steals 3B
b3 1-3 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O DET J. Encarnacion C. Carpenter -4% 28% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 4-5-6
t4 3-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR C. Delgado B. Florie -3% 25% Walk
t4 3-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO TOR J. Cruz B. Florie 6% 32% Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
t4 3-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  TOR T. Fernandez B. Florie -1% 31% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t4 3-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TOR D. Fletcher B. Florie 2% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
b4 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET T. Clark C. Carpenter 5% 37% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS-2B)
b4 1-3 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O DET D. Easley C. Carpenter -4% 33% Flyball: LF
b4 1-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET L. Gonzalez C. Carpenter 8% 41% Single to CF (Line Drive); Clark to 3B
b4 1-3 1 1-3 5,(1-2)  O DET J. Randa C. Carpenter -8% 32% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-3 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O DET J. Siddall C. Carpenter -6% 26% Gonzalez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 8-9-1
t5 3-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR C. Grebeck B. Florie 2% 28% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t5 3-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR A. Gonzalez B. Florie 1% 30% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 3-1 2 --- 8,(3-2)  TOR S. Stewart B. Florie -1% 28% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t5 3-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  TOR S. Green B. Florie -2% 26% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Stewart to 3B
t5 3-1 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  TOR J. Canseco B. Florie -1% 26% Green Steals 2B
t5 3-1 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O TOR J. Canseco B. Florie 5% 31% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 8-9-1
b5 1-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET J. Siddall C. Carpenter -3% 27% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  DET D. Cruz C. Carpenter 4% 31% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 1-3 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  DET B. Hunter C. Carpenter 5% 36% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Cruz to 2B
b5 1-3 1 12- 5,(2-2)  RO DET B. Higginson C. Carpenter 4% 40% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Cruz Scores; Hunter out at 3B/LF-3B-2B-SS; Higginson to 2B
b5 2-3 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET J. Encarnacion C. Carpenter -5% 35% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 2.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 4-5-6
t6 3-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R TOR C. Delgado B. Florie -12% 23% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t6 4-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR J. Cruz B. Florie -3% 21% Walk
t6 4-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO TOR T. Fernandez B. Florie 6% 27% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t6 4-2 2 --- 8,(2-2)  O TOR D. Fletcher B. Florie 1% 28% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
b6 2-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET T. Clark C. Carpenter -4% 24% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Easley C. Carpenter -3% 21% Popfly: SS
b6 2-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R DET L. Gonzalez C. Carpenter 13% 34% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b6 3-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  DET J. Randa C. Carpenter 4% 38% Double to CF (Line Drive)
b6 3-4 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  DET J. Siddall C. Carpenter 2% 40% Walk
b6 3-4 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O DET D. Cruz C. Carpenter -8% 32% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tigers' Dean Crow facing 8-9-1
Dean Crow replaces Bryce Florie pitching
t7 4-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR C. Grebeck D. Crow -4% 28% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t7 4-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TOR A. Gonzalez D. Crow 2% 30% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Grebeck to 2B
t7 4-3 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O TOR S. Stewart D. Crow 4% 34% Fielder's Choice P; Grebeck out at 3B/P-3B-SS-P; Stewart to 2B/Adv on throw
Will Brunson replaces Dean Crow pitching
t7 4-3 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  TOR S. Green W. Brunson -1% 33% Walk
Matt Anderson replaces Will Brunson pitching
t7 4-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Canseco M. Anderson 5% 38% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
b7 3-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET B. Hunter C. Carpenter -5% 33% Popfly: 2B
Ben VanRyn replaces Chris Carpenter pitching
b7 3-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET B. Higginson B. VanRyn -4% 29% Flyball: CF
Paul Quantrill replaces Ben VanRyn pitching
b7 3-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  DET J. Encarnacion P. Quantrill 5% 34% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
b7 3-4 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  DET T. Clark P. Quantrill 1% 35% Wild Pitch; Encarnacion to 3B
b7 3-4 2 --3 5,(3-1)  DET T. Clark P. Quantrill 3% 38% Walk
b7 3-4 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O DET D. Easley P. Quantrill -11% 27% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tigers' Matt Anderson facing 4-5-6
t8 4-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TOR C. Delgado M. Anderson 3% 29% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t8 4-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR J. Cruz M. Anderson 2% 31% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR T. Fernandez M. Anderson -1% 30% Walk
t8 4-3 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  TOR D. Fletcher M. Anderson -1% 29% Fernandez Steals 2B
t8 4-3 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  TOR D. Fletcher M. Anderson -1% 28% Walk
t8 4-3 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O TOR C. Grebeck M. Anderson 5% 33% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Blue Jays' Paul Quantrill facing 6-7-8
b8 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET L. Gonzalez P. Quantrill -7% 26% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  DET J. Randa P. Quantrill 7% 33% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 1B)
Trey Beamon pinch hits for Joe Siddall (C) batting 8th
b8 3-4 1 1-- 8,(2-2)  O DET T. Beamon P. Quantrill -8% 25% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
b8 3-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O DET D. Cruz P. Quantrill -7% 18% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tigers' Doug Brocail facing 9-1-2
Doug Brocail replaces Matt Anderson pitching
Paul Bako replaces Trey Beamon (PH) playing C batting 8th
t9 4-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez D. Brocail 2% 20% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR S. Stewart D. Brocail -2% 18% Single to 3B (Bunt)
t9 4-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TOR S. Green D. Brocail 2% 20% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TOR J. Canseco D. Brocail 2% 22% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Blue Jays' Robert Person facing 1-2-3
Robert Person replaces Paul Quantrill pitching
b9 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  DET B. Hunter R. Person 14% 36% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b9 3-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  DET B. Higginson R. Person 32% 67% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Hunter to 3B
Kimera Bartee pinch runs for Bobby Higginson (LF) batting 2nd
b9 3-4 0 1-3 4,(1-2)  RO DET J. Encarnacion R. Person -3% 64% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hunter Scores
b9 4-4 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  DET T. Clark R. Person 6% 71% Bartee Steals 2B
b9 4-4 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  DET T. Clark R. Person 1% 72% Walk
b9 4-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RRR DET D. Easley R. Person 28% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Bartee Scores; Clark Scores
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 7.

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