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LAA  6
TEX  5

TBD 11
@BOS  0

CHW  2
@CLE  1

(8)
TOR  7
@DET  4

KCR  6
@MIN  4

NYY 16
BAL  5

OAK  7
@SEA  6

(10)
ATL 13
NYM  1

CHC  3
MIL  2

LAD  6
@COL  4

FLA  7
CIN  2

HOU  7
@PIT  6

(15)
ARI  6
@SFG  3

STL  4
SDP  2

PHI  8
@WSN  7

(14)
Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 26,430

Wednesday, September 27, 2006, 7:32PM
Time of Game: 3:16
Blue Jays
7
84-74
Won 1
2nd, 12 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       3  0  0   1  2  0   0  0  1    7 15  1
Tigers          0  0  0   0  3  0   0  1  0    4  8  0
W: T Lilly (15-13), L: N Robertson (13-13), S: B Ryan (36)
Tigers
4
95-63
Lost 1
1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Johnson LF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .319  .869   26    2   0   
A Rios RF                     5   2   2   0    0   1  .299  .858   16    1   0   SB,GDP
V Wells CF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .304  .904   19    1   0   
T Glaus 3B                    4   2   2   2    1   0  .253  .871   17    0   0   HR,GDP
B Molina C                    5   1   2   3    0   0  .286  .788   17   10   0   HR
A Hill 2B                     5   1   4   1    0   0  .295  .743   19    2   4   HR,SB
J Phillips 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .696   10    5   0   
  L Overbay 1B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .311  .880    4    3   1   
G Zaun DH                     4   1   4   1    0   0  .273  .829   14    0   0   HR
J McDonald SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .213  .561   19    2   5   

T Lilly P                                                                0   0
  J Frasor P                                                             0   0
  S Downs P                                                              0   0
  B League P                                                             1   0
  J Speier P                                                             0   1
  B Ryan P                                                               0   0
Totals                       40   7  15   7    2   5              161   27  11
BATTING
HR: G Zaun (12, off N Robertson; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); B Molina (19, off N Robertson; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); A Hill (6, off N Robertson; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); T Glaus (37, off N Robertson; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: A Hill 7; G Zaun 7; B Molina 5; T Glaus 5; A Rios 2; J McDonald.
GIDP: T Glaus (25); A Rios (10).
RBI: B Molina 3 (56); T Glaus 2 (102); G Zaun (40); A Hill (47).
2-out RBI: B Molina 3; A Hill.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 2. J McDonald-A Hill-L Overbay; A Hill-J McDonald-J Phillips.
E: J Phillips (1).
BASERUNNING
SB: A Rios (14, 2nd base off J Grilli/I Rodriguez); A Hill (5, 2nd base off N Robertson/I Rodriguez).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Polanco 2B                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .299  .700   17    3   2   HR
C Monroe LF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .260  .799   15    1   0   HR
M Thames DH                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .256  .884   16    0   0   
  M Stairs PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .733    6    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .820   15    3   0   
C Guillen SS                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .316  .920   21    2   5   
I Rodriguez C                 4   1   3   1    0   0  .296  .758   19    7   0   HR
B Inge 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .253  .778   23    1   3   
C Granderson CF               2   1   0   0    0   0  .263  .771    2    2   0   GDP
  O Infante PH-CF             2   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .744    5    0   0   GDP
C Shelton 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .274  .809   11    7   0   
  S Casey PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .716    2    1   0   

N Robertson P                                                            0   1
  Z Miner P                                                              0   0
  J Walker P                                                             0   0
  J Grilli P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   4   8   4    1  11              152   27  11
BATTING
HR: I Rodriguez (13, off T Lilly; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); P Polanco (4, off T Lilly; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); C Monroe (28, off B League; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: I Rodriguez 6; C Monroe 5; P Polanco 4; C Guillen; B Inge.
GIDP: C Granderson (4); O Infante (4).
RBI: P Polanco 2 (51); C Monroe (90); I Rodriguez (65).
2-out RBI: P Polanco 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 2. B Inge-P Polanco-C Shelton 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
T Lilly, W (15-13)             6     5   3   1    0   9   2   4.31   23   98-74   39·17·18    7· 6· 1· 0     63    -     0.81   0.16
J Frasor                       0     2   0   0    0   0   0   4.25    2    8-5     4· 1· 0    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.58  -0.14
S Downs, H (6)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.16    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.99   0.16
B League, H (11)               0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   2.61    3    9-6     5· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          1-0    1.06   0.00
J Speier, H (24)               0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.86    3   18-9     4· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.35   0.05
B Ryan, S (36)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.41    3   10-8     6· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.05
Totals                         9     8   4   2    1  11   3          35  144-103  59·20·24   10· 9· 4· 0          3-0 
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, L (13-13)         4.2  10   6   6    1   2   4   3.84   24   89-60   37· 6·17    7·12· 2· 0     21    -     0.61  -0.26
Z Miner                        2.1   2   0   0    1   2   0   4.37    9   36-21   13· 4· 4    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.46   0.04
J Walker                       0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.17    3   13-7     3· 2· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.48   0.01
J Grilli                       1.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   4.24    6   21-13    9· 1· 3    4· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.39  -0.02
Totals                         9    15   7   7    2   5   4          42  159-101  62·13·26   14·16· 5· 0          3-0 
J Frasor faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Z Miner faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: T Lilly (4).
WP: J Speier (4).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Welke, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.
Time of Game: 3:16.
Attendance: 26,430.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 65° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Johnson            LF    1. P Polanco            2B 
2. A Rios               RF    2. C Monroe             LF 
3. V Wells              CF    3. M Thames             DH 
4. T Glaus              3B    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. B Molina             C     5. C Guillen            SS 
6. A Hill               2B    6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. J Phillips           1B    7. B Inge               3B 
8. G Zaun               DH    8. C Granderson         CF 
9. J McDonald           SS    9. C Shelton            1B 

   T Lilly              P        N Robertson          P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  12-  3   24%  73% B Molina        N Robertson     Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Rios Scores; Glaus Scores
   b 7   0  6-3  12-  1   16%  89% O Infante       S Downs         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Rodriguez to 3B
   b 2   1  3-0  1-3  1   11%  78% C Granderson    T Lilly         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 5   2  6-1  1--  9   -9%  84% P Polanco       T Lilly         Home Run (Fly Ball); Granderson Scores/unER; Polanco Scores/unER
   b 7   0  6-3  1--  6   -8%  73% B Inge          J Frasor        Single to CF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 2B

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      ---  7   48%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   50%  A Rios          Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   47%  V Wells         Flyball: CF
          1--  4   49%  T Glaus         Walk; Rios to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   73%  B Molina        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Rios Scores; Glaus Scores
          ---  1   74%  A Hill          Single to RF (Fly Ball)
          1--      74%  J Phillips      Hill Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   72%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   74%  P Polanco       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   72%  C Monroe        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   75%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   77%  M Ordonez       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nate Robertson facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   79%  G Zaun          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   84%  J McDonald      Single to CF (Line Drive); Zaun to 3B
   O      1-3  6   81%  R Johnson       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   OO     1-3  5   74%  A Rios          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Ted Lilly facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   70%  C Guillen       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      68%  I Rodriguez     Balk; Guillen to 2B
          -2-  6   61%  " "             Single to CF (Fly Ball); Guillen to 3B
   O      1-3  8   67%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1-3  1   78%  C Granderson    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nate Robertson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   77%  V Wells         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   76%  T Glaus         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   77%  B Molina        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   78%  A Hill          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Molina to 2B
   O      12-  2   75%  J Phillips      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Hill to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Ted Lilly facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   78%  C Shelton       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   79%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   80%  C Monroe        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nate Robertson facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  1   87%  G Zaun          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   86%  J McDonald      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   85%  R Johnson       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   84%  A Rios          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Ted Lilly facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   87%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   88%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   89%  C Guillen       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Nate Robertson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   88%  V Wells         Foul Popfly: C (3B Foul)
   R      ---  2   92%  T Glaus         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   92%  B Molina        Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---  2   95%  A Hill          Home Run (Fly Ball)
                  Zach Miner replaces Nate Robertson pitching
   O      ---  2   95%  J Phillips      Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Ted Lilly facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  4   92%  I Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   93%  B Inge          Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   91%  C Granderson    Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS)
   O      1--  5   93%  C Shelton       Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--  9   84%  P Polanco       Home Run (Fly Ball); Granderson Scores/unER; Polanco Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   85%  C Monroe        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Zach Miner facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   87%  G Zaun          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      1--  7   86%  J McDonald      Groundout: SS-1B; Zaun to 2B
   O      -2-  6   84%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   83%  A Rios          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Ted Lilly facing 3-4-5
                  Lyle Overbay replaces Jason Phillips playing 1B batting 7th
   O      ---  5   85%  M Thames        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   87%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   89%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Zach Miner facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   90%  V Wells         Walk
   OO     1--  2   87%  T Glaus         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   86%  B Molina        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Jason Frasor facing 6-7-8
                  Jason Frasor replaces Ted Lilly pitching
          ---  2   81%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          1--  6   73%  B Inge          Single to CF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 2B
                  Scott Downs replaces Jason Frasor pitching; Omar Infante pinch hits for Curtis Granderson batting 8th
   OO     12-  1   89%  O Infante       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Rodriguez to 3B
                  Brandon League replaces Scott Downs pitching; Sean Casey pinch hits for Chris Shelton batting 9th
   O      --3  2   92%  S Casey         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Zach Miner facing 6-7-8
                  Sean Casey moves to 1B; Omar Infante moves to CF
          ---  4   93%  A Hill          Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Jamie Walker replaces Zach Miner pitching
   O      1--  4   92%  L Overbay       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   93%  G Zaun          Single to LF (Fly Ball); Hill to 2B
   O      12-  5   92%  J McDonald      Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  Jason Grilli replaces Jamie Walker pitching
   O      12-  5   90%  R Johnson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Brandon League facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   93%  P Polanco       Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---  4   87%  C Monroe        Home Run (Fly Ball)
                  Justin Speier replaces Brandon League pitching; Matt Stairs pinch hits for Marcus Thames batting 3rd
   O      ---  6   90%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF
          ---  6   87%  M Ordonez       Walk
          1--      86%  C Guillen       Wild Pitch; Ordonez to 2B
   O      -2-  6   92%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jason Grilli facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   93%  A Rios          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   92%  V Wells         Lineout: SS
          1--      93%  T Glaus         Rios Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   96%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball); Rios Scores
   O      1--  4   96%  B Molina        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--  6   95%  A Hill          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-7, B.J. Ryan facing 6-7-8
                  B.J. Ryan replaces Justin Speier pitching
   O      ---  3   98%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  B Inge          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  O Infante       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Tigers 4.

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