April 14, 2004 Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 6
SEA 5 CHW 10
KCR 9 MIN 10
@CLE 6 DET 5
TOR 3 NYY 5
TBD 1 OAK 9
@TEX 4 CHC 8
PIT 3 COL 14
ARI 4 FLA 9
@MON 0 ATL 6
@NYM 1 LAD 11
@SDP 4 MIL 3
@SFG 0 HOU 11
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 15,129

Wednesday, April 14, 2004, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:41

Blue Jays

2-6

Lost 1

5th, 2½ GB

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

W: N Robertson (1-0), L: T Lilly (0-1), S: D Patterson (1)

Tigers

6-2

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Johnson RF                  4   1   1   2    1   1  .161  .652   20    3   0   HR
C Hermansen LF                3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   12    2   0   
  F Catalanotto PH-LF         2   0   1   0    0   0  .324  .765    5    1   0   
V Wells CF                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .229  .613   19    1   0   GDP
C Delgado 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .161  .633   16    4   3   
J Phelps DH                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .812   13    0   0   2B
E Hinske 3B                   3   0   2   0    1   1  .258  .877   15    2   1   2B
K Cash C                      4   0   1   0    0   3  .346  .931   18    6   0   
O Hudson 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .502   18    3   2   
C Woodward SS                 2   1   0   0    1   1  .095  .364   12    0   0   
  G Myers PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .715    6    0   0   
  C Gomez PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750         0   0   

T Lilly P                                                                1   0
  V de los Santos P                                                      0   0
  K Ligtenberg P                                                         0   0
  J Kershner P                                                           1   1
Totals                       35   3   9   2    4  10              154   24   7

BATTING

2B: E Hinske (2, off E Yan); J Phelps (2, off N Robertson).

HR: R Johnson (2, off N Robertson; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: R Johnson 4; E Hinske 3; J Phelps 3; F Catalanotto; V Wells; G Myers; K Cash.

GIDP: V Wells (1).

RBI: R Johnson 2 (6).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .286  .702   17    1   3   
C Guillen SS                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .296  .782   12    0   4   SH
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .814   20    9   2   
R White LF                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .333 1.182   17    3   0   
C Monroe RF                   3   0   0   1    0   2  .333  .899   16    0   0   SF
C Pena 1B                     4   2   2   2    0   1  .387 1.180   12   10   1   3B,2B
G Norton 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .067   25    0   0   
B Higginson DH                3   0   2   2    0   0  .320  .886   17    0   0   SF
B Inge CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .542   13    2   0   

N Robertson P                                                            0   0
  E Yan P                                                                1   0
  J Walker P                                                             0   0
  D Patterson P                                                          1   0
Totals                       29   5   8   5    4   6              149   27  10

BATTING

2B: C Pena (2, off T Lilly).

3B: C Pena (2, off V de los Santos).

SF: B Higginson (2, off V de los Santos); C Monroe (1, off T Lilly).

SH: C Guillen (1, off T Lilly).

TB: C Pena 5; B Higginson 2; C Guillen; R White; I Rodriguez; F Vina.

RBI: C Pena 2 (8); B Higginson 2 (10); C Monroe (3).

2-out RBI: C Pena 2; B Higginson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Guillen-F Vina-C Pena.

E: C Pena (1).

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
T Lilly, L (0-1)               5     5   4   4    3   4   0   6.97   23   92-60   38·11·11    7· 6· 3· 0     42    -     0.80  -0.20
V de los Santos                1.2   1   1   1    0   0   0   2.25    6   24-16   10· 3· 3    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.43  -0.04
K Ligtenberg                   0.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.00    3   14-8     3· 1· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.00
J Kershner                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    4   16-11    8· 1· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.22   0.02
Totals                         8     8   5   5    4   6   0          36  146-95   59·16·20   12· 8· 6· 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
N Robertson, W (1-0)           5     3   2   2    3   7   1   1.64   21   87-53   25·12·16    5· 4· 2· 0     57    -     0.73   0.08
E Yan, H (1)                   2.1   3   1   1    1   2   0   1.59   11   30-21   15· 3· 3    2· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.97   0.04
J Walker, H (3)                0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    3   14-8     4· 1· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          1-0    3.05   0.09
D Patterson, S (1)             1     2   0   0    0   0   0   5.79    4   19-15    9· 1· 5    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.67   0.08
Totals                         9     9   3   3    4  10   1          39  150-97   53·17·27   10· 9· 6· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: T Lilly (1); E Yan (2); J Walker (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Jim Wolf.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 15,129.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 59° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Johnson            RF    1. F Vina               2B 
2. C Hermansen          LF    2. C Guillen            SS 
3. V Wells              CF    3. I Rodriguez          C  
4. C Delgado            1B    4. R White              LF 
5. J Phelps             DH    5. C Monroe             RF 
6. E Hinske             3B    6. C Pena               1B 
7. K Cash               C     7. G Norton             3B 
8. O Hudson             2B    8. B Higginson          DH 
9. C Woodward           SS    9. B Inge               CF 

   T Lilly              P        N Robertson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  5-3  12-  8   17% 100% V Wells         D Patterson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 1   2  0-1  1-3  2   15%  79% C Pena          T Lilly         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Guillen Scores; White Scores
   t 8   1  5-3  -23  5   12%  83% K Cash          J Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   t 5   1  4-0  1--  3  -11%  78% R Johnson       N Robertson     Home Run (Fly Ball); Woodward Scores
   t 8   2  5-3  -23  5   11%  94% O Hudson        J Walker        Groundout: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  R Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   54%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   53%  V Wells         Walk
   O      1--  6   55%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  F Vina          Walk
          1--  4   64%  C Guillen       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Vina to 2B
          12-      68%  I Rodriguez     Wild Pitch; Vina to 3B; Guillen to 2B
   O      -23  5   63%  " "             Popfly: 2B
          -23  6   64%  R White         Walk
   RO     123  3   64%  C Monroe        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Vina Scores; Guillen to 3B
   RR     1-3  2   79%  C Pena          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Guillen Scores; White Scores
          -2-  9   80%  G Norton        Walk
   R      12-  2   86%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Line Drive); Pena Scores; Norton to 3B
   O      1-3  3   84%  B Inge          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Nate Robertson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   86%  J Phelps        Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  6   84%  E Hinske        Walk
          1--  2   81%  K Cash          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Hinske to 2B
   O      12-  6   84%  O Hudson        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul); Hinske to 3B
   O      1-3  3   87%  C Woodward      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   87%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   86%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   85%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   87%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   88%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   89%  V Wells         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ted Lilly facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   88%  R White         Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   88%  C Monroe        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   87%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Nate Robertson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   89%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   86%  J Phelps        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   89%  E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   91%  K Cash          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ted Lilly facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   90%  G Norton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   90%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   89%  B Inge          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Nate Robertson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   91%  O Hudson        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  6   89%  C Woodward      Walk
   RR     1--  3   78%  R Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball); Woodward Scores
   O      ---  1   80%  C Hermansen     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   81%  V Wells         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   83%  F Vina          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   82%  C Guillen       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Vina to 2B
   O      -2-  9   79%  I Rodriguez     Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Vina out at 3B/3B
          1--  3   80%  R White         Single to RF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-  1   77%  C Monroe        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Esteban Yan facing 4-5-6
                  Esteban Yan replaces Nate Robertson pitching
   O      ---  2   81%  C Delgado       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   83%  J Phelps        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  1   80%  E Hinske        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   84%  K Cash          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Valerio de los Santos facing 6-7-8
                  Valerio de los Santos replaces Ted Lilly pitching
          ---  2   90%  C Pena          Triple to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep RF)
   O      --3  5   87%  G Norton        Lineout: 3B
   RO     --3  6   89%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Pena Scores
   O      ---  2   89%  B Inge          Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-5, Esteban Yan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   91%  O Hudson        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   93%  C Woodward      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  5   92%  R Johnson       Walk
                  Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Chad Hermansen batting 2nd
   O      1--  2   94%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Valerio de los Santos facing 1-2-3
                  Frank Catalanotto moves to LF
   O      ---  8   93%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   93%  C Guillen       Lineout: LF
                  Kerry Ligtenberg replaces Valerio de los Santos pitching
          ---  1   93%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF)
          1--  6   94%  R White         Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-  7   93%  C Monroe        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-5, Esteban Yan facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   88%  V Wells         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   91%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Wells to 2B
   R      -2-  1   85%  J Phelps        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Wells Scores/Adv on E3
                  Jamie Walker replaces Esteban Yan pitching
          1--  4   78%  E Hinske        Single to CF (Line Drive); Phelps to 2B
          12-      71%  K Cash          Wild Pitch; Phelps to 3B; Hinske to 2B
   O      -23  5   83%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5   94%  O Hudson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jason Kershner facing 6-7-8
                  Jason Kershner replaces Kerry Ligtenberg pitching
   O      ---  3   93%  C Pena          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   93%  G Norton        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   93%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   92%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Danny Patterson facing 9-1-2
                  Danny Patterson replaces Jamie Walker pitching; Greg Myers pinch hits for Chris Woodward batting 9th
          ---  6   84%  G Myers         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
                  Chris Gomez pinch runs for Greg Myers batting 9th
   O      1--  2   91%  R Johnson       Lineout: P
          1--  3   83%  F Catalanotto   Single to RF (Line Drive); Gomez to 2B
   OO     12-  8  100%  V Wells         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200404140

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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