May 28, 2000 Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 12
@CHW 3 TOR 12
@DET 7 ANA 8
@KCR 4 MIN 4
TEX 3 BOS 2
@NYY 0 TBD 14
SEA 4 MIL 4
@ARI 3
(11) FLA 3
@CIN 1 COL 11
PIT 2 HOU 4
ATL 3 PHI 4
@LAD 2 SDP 4
MON 3 CHC 4
@SFG 1 NYM 6
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 29,105

Sunday, May 28, 2000, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Blue Jays

27-25

Won 1

3rd, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  3  0   3  2  1   0  3  0   12 15  0
Tigers          4  1  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    7 11  2

W: C Andrews (1-1), L: W Blair (2-1)

Tigers

17-29

Lost 1

5th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .366 1.007   21    3   0   SF
A Gonzalez SS                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .236  .654   16    1   1   
R Mondesi RF                  5   2   1   0    0   1  .284  .845   15    5   0   SB
C Delgado 1B                  5   2   2   5    0   1  .321 1.080   26   11   0   2·HR
T Batista 3B                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .272  .833   15    2   2   HBP
M Cordova DH                  5   2   4   0    0   0  .291  .739   15    0   0   
J Cruz CF                     5   2   2   1    0   0  .249  .816   19    0   0   
C Woodward 2B                 4   2   2   3    1   1  .500 1.600   20    0   6   2·2B
A Castillo C                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .204  .532   18    5   0   

C Carpenter P                                                            0   1
  C Andrews P                                                            0   0
  B Koch P                                                               0   0
Totals                       42  12  15  12    1   4              165   27  10

BATTING

2B: C Woodward 2 (2, 2 off C Nitkowski).

HR: C Delgado 2 (17, off W Blair, off A McDill; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: S Stewart (1, off W Blair).

HBP: T Batista (4, by C Nitkowski).

TB: C Delgado 8; C Woodward 4; M Cordova 4; J Cruz 2; S Stewart 2; A Castillo; A Gonzalez; R Mondesi.

RBI: C Delgado 5 (44); C Woodward 3 (3); A Gonzalez (14); S Stewart (12); A Castillo (4); J Cruz (30).

2-out RBI: C Delgado 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Mondesi (15, 2nd base off W Blair/R Fick).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia RF                  5   2   2   1    0   1  .261  .717   17    3   0   HR
R Becker CF                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .264  .769   11    6   0   
  S Halter PH-CF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .643    7    0   0   
G Jefferies 1B                4   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .718   16   10   0   
J Gonzalez DH                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .838   23    0   0   
B Higginson LF                4   1   1   1    0   1  .242  .776   16    2   0   HR
D Palmer 3B                   4   2   3   3    0   0  .265  .874   16    0   2   HR
R Fick C                      4   0   2   2    0   0  .242  .642   17    4   0   2·2B
J Macias 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .281  .661   22    2   5   
D Cruz SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .710    7    0   4   

C Nitkowski P                                                            0   0
  W Blair P                                                              0   1
  A McDill P                                                             0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       39   7  11   7    1   6              152   27  12

BATTING

2B: R Fick 2 (5, 2 off C Carpenter).

HR: D Palmer (9, off C Carpenter; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); B Higginson (5, off B Koch; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); L Polonia (3, off C Carpenter; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: D Palmer 6; L Polonia 5; B Higginson 4; R Fick 4; G Jefferies; D Cruz; R Becker.

RBI: D Palmer 3 (22); R Fick 2 (6); L Polonia (11); B Higginson (21).

2-out RBI: D Palmer 3; R Fick 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: D Cruz (6); B Higginson (2).

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
C Carpenter                    3     7   6   6    1   4   2   5.32   18   74-46   22· 5·19    3· 4· 4· 2     24    -     1.00  -0.37
C Andrews, W (1-1)             4     0   0   0    0   0   0   8.10   12   39-26   16· 0·10    7· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.81   0.26
B Koch                         2     4   1   1    0   2   1   3.86   10   39-26   16· 2· 8    3· 1· 3· 1          0-0    0.24   0.01
Totals                         9    11   7   7    1   6   3          40  152-98   54· 7·37   13· 8· 9· 3           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Nitkowski                    3     7   6   6    0   3   0   7.30   17   64-38   24· 6· 8    3· 3· 7· 0     24    -     1.12  -0.32
W Blair, L (2-1)               4.2   6   5   5    1   0   1   5.23   22   73-49   29· 3·17    9· 7· 4· 1          2-2    0.84  -0.21
A McDill                       0.2   2   1   1    0   0   1  10.80    4   16-9     6· 3· 0    0· 2· 1· 1          2-2    0.18  -0.07
T Jones                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.86    2    8-7     4· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    15  12  12    1   4   2          45  161-103  63·13·27   13·12·12· 2          5-4

C Nitkowski faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Carpenter (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: C Nitkowski (1; T Batista).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Travis Katzenmeier, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Jay Klemm.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 29,105.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Detroit Tigers                       
1. S Stewart            LF    1. L Polonia            RF 
2. A Gonzalez           SS    2. R Becker             CF 
3. R Mondesi            RF    3. G Jefferies          1B 
4. C Delgado            1B    4. J Gonzalez           DH 
5. T Batista            3B    5. B Higginson          LF 
6. M Cordova            DH    6. D Palmer             3B 
7. J Cruz               CF    7. R Fick               C  
8. C Woodward           2B    8. J Macias             2B 
9. A Castillo           C     9. D Cruz               SS 

   C Carpenter          P        C Nitkowski          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  6-6  -2-  6   16%  74% C Delgado       W Blair         Home Run; Mondesi Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  123  6  -15%  28% D Palmer        C Carpenter     Single to LF (Line Drive); Polonia Scores; Becker Scores; Jefferies to 2B
   t 2   0  4-1  12-  3   14%  46% C Woodward      C Nitkowski     Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Cordova Scores; Cruz Scores
   b 1   2  0-2  12-  6  -13%  16% R Fick          C Carpenter     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Jefferies Scores; Palmer Scores
   t 4   0  6-3  1-3  6   12%  44% C Woodward      C Nitkowski     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Cordova Scores; Cruz to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, C.J. Nitkowski facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  S Stewart       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   50%  A Gonzalez      Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   47%  R Mondesi       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   45%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  L Polonia       Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   36%  R Becker        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Polonia to 2B
          12-  5   30%  G Jefferies     Walk; Polonia to 3B; Becker to 2B
   O      123  5   36%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      123  4   43%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
   RR     123  6   28%  D Palmer        Single to LF (Line Drive); Polonia Scores; Becker Scores; Jefferies to 2B
   RR     12-  6   16%  R Fick          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Jefferies Scores; Palmer Scores
   O      -2-  4   17%  J Macias        Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, C.J. Nitkowski facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   20%  T Batista       Hit By Pitch
          1--  2   25%  M Cordova       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Batista to 2B
   R      12-  6   32%  J Cruz          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Batista Scores; Cordova to 2B
   RR     12-  3   46%  C Woodward      Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Cordova Scores; Cruz Scores
   O      -2-  5   45%  A Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B; Woodward to 3B
   O      --3  3   39%  S Stewart       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  5   35%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   37%  D Cruz          Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---  5   28%  L Polonia       Home Run
   O      ---  4   29%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   30%  G Jefferies     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 5.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, C.J. Nitkowski facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   27%  R Mondesi       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   26%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   24%  T Batista       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   26%  J Gonzalez      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   27%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  5   19%  D Palmer        Home Run
          ---  5   18%  R Fick          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  5   17%  J Macias        Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Fick to 3B; Macias to 1B
   O      1-3  2   20%  D Cruz          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 6.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-6, C.J. Nitkowski facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   26%  M Cordova       Single to LF (Line Drive); Cordova to 2B/Adv on E7 (throw)
          -2-  1   32%  J Cruz          Single to LF (Line Drive); Cordova to 3B
   R      1-3  6   44%  C Woodward      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Cordova Scores; Cruz to 3B
                  Willie Blair replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
   RO     -23  2   43%  A Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B; Cruz Scores; Woodward to 3B
   RO     --3  3   45%  S Stewart       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Woodward Scores
   O      ---  4   44%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 6-6, Clayton Andrews facing 1-2-3
                  Clayton Andrews replaces Chris Carpenter pitching
   O      ---  1   47%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   49%  R Becker        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   50%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 6.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 6-6, Willie Blair facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   55%  R Mondesi       Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      58%  C Delgado       Mondesi Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  6   74%  " "             Home Run; Mondesi Scores
   O      ---  2   72%  T Batista       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   70%  M Cordova       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   69%  J Cruz          Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-8, Clayton Andrews facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   73%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   75%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   77%  D Palmer        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Tigers 6.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-6, Willie Blair facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   79%  C Woodward      Walk
   O      1--  3   77%  A Castillo      Flyball: CF
          1--  5   82%  S Stewart       Single to LF (Line Drive); Woodward to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   83%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Woodward Scores
          1--  1   84%  R Mondesi       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gonzalez to 2B
   O      12-  7   82%  C Delgado       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-9, Clayton Andrews facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   85%  R Fick          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   87%  J Macias        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   88%  D Cruz          Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Tigers 6.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-6, Willie Blair facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   87%  T Batista       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   88%  M Cordova       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   87%  J Cruz          Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul); Cordova to 2B
   O      -2-  2   86%  C Woodward      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-9, Clayton Andrews facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   89%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Shane Halter pinch hits for Rich Becker batting 2nd
   O      ---  4   91%  S Halter        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   92%  G Jefferies     Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Tigers 6.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-6, Willie Blair facing 9-1-2
                  Shane Halter moves to CF
          ---  3   93%  A Castillo      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   95%  S Stewart       Single to LF (Line Drive); Castillo to 2B
   O      12-  3   93%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      12-  3   92%  R Mondesi       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Castillo to 3B
                  Allen McDill replaces Willie Blair pitching
   RRR    1-3  4   99%  C Delgado       Home Run; Castillo Scores; Mondesi Scores
   O      ---  3   99%  T Batista       Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 12, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-12, Billy Koch facing 4-5-6
                  Billy Koch replaces Clayton Andrews pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   R      ---  5   98%  B Higginson     Home Run
          ---  3   97%  D Palmer        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   98%  R Fick          Groundout: 2B-1B; Palmer to 2B
   O      -2-  7   99%  J Macias        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 12, Tigers 7.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 12-7, Allen McDill facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   99%  M Cordova       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   99%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF
                  Todd Jones replaces Allen McDill pitching
   O      1--  3   99%  C Woodward      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   99%  A Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 12, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 7-12, Billy Koch facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   98%  D Cruz          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   99%  L Polonia       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   99%  G Jefferies     Single to CF (Line Drive); Cruz to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Cruz to 3B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 12, Tigers 7.

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