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CHW 10
@CLE  3

TOR 12
@DET  6

MIN 10
SEA  5

TEX 12
@TBD  3

ARI  6
SDP  5

FLA  7
@CHC  5

HOU  5
COL  2

MIL 10
ATL  7

PHI  5
MON  4

PIT  7
NYM  4

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 13,038

Monday, May 24, 1999, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:55
Blue Jays
12
22-25
Won 1
4th, 6 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  2  0   0  0  0  10  0  0   12  8  1
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  2   4  0  0    6 10  0
W: D Wells (5-4), L: B Moehler (4-4)
Tigers
6
19-25
Lost 2
4th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart CF-LF               4   1   0   1    1   0  .302  .805   11    3   1   GDP
P Kelly 2B                    3   1   0   1    2   0  .290  .863   20    4   0   
S Green RF                    4   1   0   1    1   1  .323 1.030   23    1   0   GDP
C Delgado 1B                  4   3   2   3    1   1  .276  .927   18    8   2   HR,2B
T Fernandez 3B                3   1   1   2    0   2  .395 1.037   28    0   4   HBP
D Hollins DH                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .220  .541   18    0   0   2B,GDP
P Lennon LF                   2   1   1   1    0   0  .375 1.319    8    1   0   HR,HBP
  J Cruz PR-CF                1   1   0   0    0   0  .226  .798    2    1   0   
H Bush SS                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .296  .685   10    2   4   
M Matheny C                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .253  .662   15    7   1   

D Wells P                                                                0   1
  P Munro P                                                              0   0
  T Davey P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32  12   8  12    6   6              153   27  13
BATTING
2B: D Hollins (3, off B Moehler); C Delgado (14, off W Brunson).
HR: P Lennon (1, off B Moehler; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); C Delgado (12, off B Moehler; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
HBP: P Lennon (1, by B Moehler); T Fernandez (5, by B Moehler).
TB: C Delgado 6; P Lennon 4; H Bush 2; D Hollins 2; M Matheny; T Fernandez.
GIDP: S Green (2); D Hollins (1); S Stewart (6).
RBI: C Delgado 3 (44); T Fernandez 2 (33); S Stewart (22); P Kelly (20); P Lennon (3); H Bush (4); D Hollins (2); M Matheny (11); S Green (47).
2-out RBI: P Lennon.
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 5 for 5.
FIELDING
E: P Kelly (6).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Encarnacion LF              5   1   2   2    0   2  .294  .792   15    1   0   3B,2B,SB
G Jefferies DH                5   0   1   1    0   0  .203  .598   13    0   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   2   0   0    1   1  .276  .819   23    1   9   
B Higginson RF                1   1   0   0    4   0  .248  .800   23    0   0   SB,CS
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .260  .811   20    2   0   
G Kapler CF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .235  .765   18    2   0   
J Wood 1B                     3   0   2   1    0   0  .167  .334    7   10   0   
  T Clark PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .611    5    2   0   
B Haselman C                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .326  .918   18    6   1   2B
D Cruz SS                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .241  .563   13    3   4   

B Moehler P                                                              0   1
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
  W Brunson P                                                            0   0
  B Florie P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   6  10   6    5   8              155   27  15
BATTING
2B: B Haselman (3, off D Wells); J Encarnacion (13, off D Wells).
3B: J Encarnacion (2, off D Wells).
TB: J Encarnacion 5; B Haselman 3; J Wood 2; G Jefferies; D Palmer; D Cruz; G Kapler.
RBI: J Encarnacion 2 (22); J Wood (3); G Kapler (12); G Jefferies (14); D Palmer (23).
2-out RBI: J Wood; G Kapler.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 3. D Easley-D Cruz-T Clark; D Cruz-D Easley-T Clark; D Easley-D Cruz-J Wood.
BASERUNNING
SB: J Encarnacion (15, 3rd base off D Wells/M Matheny); B Higginson (3, 2nd base off D Wells/M Matheny).
CS: B Higginson (4, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by D Wells).

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
D Wells, W (5-4)               6     8   5   5    4   5   0   6.15   28  100-60   39· 7·14    7· 6· 6· 0     37    -     1.29   0.08
P Munro                        0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   4.85    4   14-6     3· 1· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.27  -0.03
T Davey                        2.2   0   0   0    0   3   0   4.85    8   27-18   10· 3· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.20   0.04
Totals                         9    10   6   6    5   8   0          40  141-84   52·11·21   11· 8· 8· 0          3-1 
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 (4-4)             6     4   6   6    1   4   2   4.61   25   90-56   31· 9·16   10· 5· 3· 0     43    -     0.81  -0.25
M Anderson                     0     2   4   4    2   0   0   3.92    4   13-4     3· 1· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          3-3    0.94  -0.14
W Brunson                      1     2   2   2    1   0   0  13.50    5   24-14   13· 1· 0    2· 1· 1· 0          3-3    0.07  -0.02
B Florie                       2     0   0   0    2   2   0   2.63    6   26-11    4· 3· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     8  12  12    6   6   2          40  153-85   51·14·20   16· 6· 4· 0          6-6 
D Wells faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
B Moehler faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.
M Anderson faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: D Wells (1).
IBB: None.
PO: D Wells (1; B Higginson, 2nd base (CS)).
HBP: B Moehler 2 (3; T Fernandez, P Lennon).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 13,038.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 50° F, Wind 21mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Detroit Tigers                       
1. S Stewart            CF    1. J Encarnacion        LF 
2. P Kelly              2B    2. G Jefferies          DH 
3. S Green              RF    3. D Easley             2B 
4. C Delgado            1B    4. B Higginson          RF 
5. T Fernandez          3B    5. D Palmer             3B 
6. D Hollins            DH    6. G Kapler             CF 
7. P Lennon             LF    7. J Wood               1B 
8. H Bush               SS    8. B Haselman           C  
9. M Matheny            C     9. D Cruz               SS 

   D Wells              P        B Moehler            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  2-2  12-  3   18%  82% D Hollins       B Moehler       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Delgado Scores; Fernandez to 3B
   b 6   2  2-0  12-  2  -13%  60% G Kapler        D Wells         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Easley Scores; Higginson to 2B
   b 6   2  2-1  12-  3  -10%  50% J Wood          D Wells         Single to CF (Line Drive); Higginson Scores; Kapler out at 3B/CF-1B-3B-2B
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  1   10%  60% C Delgado       B Moehler       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   t 2   2  0-1  ---  2    9%  65% P Lennon        B Moehler       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)

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      ---  1   48%  S Stewart       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   46%  P Kelly         Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   45%  S Green         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   39%  J Encarnacion   Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   43%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          -2-      41%  D Easley        Encarnacion Steals 3B
   O      --3  4   46%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          --3  5   45%  B Higginson     Walk
          1-3      44%  D Palmer        Higginson Steals 2B
   O      -23  8   50%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   60%  C Delgado       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  7   57%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   56%  D Hollins       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   R      ---  2   65%  P Lennon        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          ---  1   66%  H Bush          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   64%  M Matheny       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, David Wells facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   67%  G Kapler        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   69%  J Wood          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   66%  B Haselman      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   70%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   68%  S Stewart       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   66%  P Kelly         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   65%  S Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, David Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   68%  J Encarnacion   Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   70%  G Jefferies     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   71%  D Easley        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Moehler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   69%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   68%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   67%  D Hollins       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, David Wells facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   62%  B Higginson     Walk
   O      1--  2   67%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      72%  G Kapler        Higginson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  4   73%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Moehler facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   71%  P Lennon        Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  2   70%  H Bush          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   69%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, David Wells facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   64%  J Wood          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--      61%  B Haselman      Wild Pitch; Wood to 2B
   O      -2-  5   67%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   71%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B; Wood to 3B
   O      --3  4   76%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   74%  S Stewart       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   73%  P Kelly         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   72%  S Green         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, David Wells facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   75%  G Jefferies     Popfly: SS
          ---  4   71%  D Easley        Walk
          1--  5   66%  B Higginson     Walk; Easley to 2B
   O      12-  2   73%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
   R      12-  2   60%  G Kapler        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Easley Scores; Higginson to 2B
   RO     12-  3   50%  J Wood          Single to CF (Line Drive); Higginson Scores; Kapler out at 3B/CF-1B-3B-2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Brian Moehler facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   56%  C Delgado       Walk
          1--  5   64%  T Fernandez     Hit By Pitch; Delgado to 2B
   R      12-  3   82%  D Hollins       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Delgado Scores; Fernandez to 3B
          -23  2   84%  P Lennon        Hit By Pitch
                  Matt Anderson replaces Brian Moehler pitching; Jose Cruz pinch runs for Patrick Lennon batting 7th
   R      123  1   90%  H Bush          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Fernandez Scores; Hollins to 3B; Cruz to 2B
   R      123  2   94%  M Matheny       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Hollins Scores; Cruz to 3B; Bush to 2B
   R      123  4   97%  S Stewart       Walk; Cruz Scores; Bush to 3B; Matheny to 2B
   R      123  6   98%  P Kelly         Walk; Bush Scores; Matheny to 3B; Stewart to 2B
                  Will Brunson replaces Matt Anderson pitching
   R      123  5   99%  S Green         Walk; Matheny Scores; Stewart to 3B; Kelly to 2B
   RR     123  3  100%  C Delgado       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Stewart Scores; Kelly Scores; Green to 3B
   RR     -23 12  100%  T Fernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Green Scores; Delgado Scores
   OO     1--  2  100%  D Hollins       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
                  10 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 12, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-12, David Wells facing 8-9-1
                  Shannon Stewart moves to LF; Jose Cruz moves to CF
          ---  4  100%  B Haselman      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   99%  D Cruz          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Haselman to 2B
   RR     12-  2   99%  J Encarnacion   Triple to CF (Line Drive); Haselman Scores; Cruz Scores
                  Peter Munro replaces David Wells pitching
   R      --3  1   98%  G Jefferies     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Encarnacion Scores
   O      1--  4   98%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Easley to 2B/Adv on E4
          -2-  5   98%  B Higginson     Walk
   R      12-  4   96%  D Palmer        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Easley Scores; Higginson to 2B
                  Tom Davey replaces Peter Munro pitching
   O      12-  2   98%  G Kapler        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Higginson to 3B
                  Tony Clark pinch hits for Jason Wood batting 7th
   O      1-3  5   99%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 12, Tigers 6.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 12-6, Bryce Florie facing 8-9-1
                  Bryce Florie replaces Will Brunson pitching; Tony Clark moves to 1B
   O      ---  6   99%  H Bush          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   99%  M Matheny       Walk
   OO     1--  2   99%  S Stewart       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 12, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-12, Tom Davey facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   99%  B Haselman      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3  100%  D Cruz          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4  100%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 12, Tigers 6.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 12-6, Bryce Florie facing 2-3-4
          ---  5  100%  P Kelly         Walk
   OO     1--  3  100%  S Green         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 12, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-12, Tom Davey facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2  100%  G Jefferies     Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  B Higginson     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 12, Tigers 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199905240

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