September 10, 2007 Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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TBD 1
@BOS 0 CLE 6
@CHW 2 DET 5
TOR 4 MIN 4
@KCR 2 OAK 9
@SEA 3 CHC 12
STL 3 WSN 5
@FLA 4 NYM 3
ATL 2 PHI 6
COL 5
(10) PIT 9
MIL 0 ARI 5
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 35,689

Monday, September 10, 2007, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Blue Jays

72-71

Lost 3

3rd, 14 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       1  0  0   1  0  0   0  2  0    4 12  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  4    5 14  0

W: Y Bazardo (1-1), L: C Janssen (2-3)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Tigers

78-66

Won 1

2nd, 6 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Wells CF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .722   14    1   0   
R Johnson LF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .238  .633   13    2   0   3B,GDP
A Rios RF                     4   0   0   1    0   0  .304  .870   11    1   0   SF
F Thomas DH                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .268  .831   17    0   0   
  R Adams PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .214  .481         0   0   
T Glaus 3B                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .839    5    0   0   
  H Luna PR-3B                3   1   1   0    0   0  .083  .226   12    0   3   SB
A Hill 2B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .275  .758   12    3   8   2·2B
G Zaun C                      4   0   2   2    0   0  .242  .741   15    3   0   2B
L Overbay 1B                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .242  .717   18   12   1   
J McDonald SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .608   11    3   4   

R Halladay P                                                             1   1
  C Janssen P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   4  12   4    1   2              128   26  17

BATTING

2B: G Zaun (22, off K Rogers); A Hill 2 (39, 2 off K Rogers).

3B: R Johnson (2, off K Rogers).

SF: A Rios (7, off K Rogers).

TB: A Hill 4; R Johnson 3; G Zaun 3; L Overbay 2; F Thomas; V Wells; H Luna; T Glaus; J McDonald.

GIDP: R Johnson (4).

RBI: G Zaun 2 (44); A Rios (77); L Overbay (43).

2-out RBI: G Zaun 2; L Overbay.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J McDonald-L Overbay; J McDonald-A Hill-L Overbay; A Hill-J McDonald-L Overbay.

BASERUNNING

SB: H Luna (1, 2nd base off J Zumaya/M Rabelo).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               4   1   2   2    0   0  .305  .923   19    5   0   HBP
P Polanco 2B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .345  .858   15    3   2   
G Sheffield DH                3   0   0   0    2   0  .268  .855   23    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  5   1   4   2    0   0  .359 1.025   20    1   0   2B
C Guillen SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .296  .862   14    3   3   GDP
I Rodriguez C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .725    2    2   0   
  M Rabelo C                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .258  .642    8    1   0   
T Perez LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .396 1.005   10    1   0   2B,2·GDP
S Casey 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .286  .726   17   10   0   
  C Maybin PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .154  .541         0   0   
B Inge 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .244  .716   10    1   5   

K Rogers P                                                               0   0
  J Zumaya P                                                             0   0
  Z Miner P                                                              0   0
  Y Bazardo P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   5  14   5    2   3              138   27  10

BATTING

2B: T Perez (6, off R Halladay); M Ordonez (48, off R Halladay).

HBP: C Granderson (3, by R Halladay).

TB: M Ordonez 5; S Casey 2; P Polanco 2; T Perez 2; C Granderson 2; C Guillen; B Inge; M Rabelo.

GIDP: T Perez 2 (2); C Guillen (13).

RBI: C Granderson 2 (71); M Ordonez 2 (128); M Rabelo (14).

2-out RBI: M Ordonez 2; C Granderson 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Polanco-C Guillen-S Casey.

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
R Halladay                     8.2  11   3   3    1   3   0   3.91   36  123-86   56· 8·22   19· 7· 5· 0     52    -     1.40   0.43
C Janssen, BS (5), L (2-3)     0     3   2   2    1   0   0   2.54    4   14-7     3· 0· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          2-2    4.97  -0.95
Totals                         8.2  14   5   5    2   3   0          40  137-93   59· 8·26   21· 7· 6· 0          2-2

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Rogers                       6.1   9   2   2    0   2   0   4.50   27   98-60   39· 3·18   12· 5· 8· 0     49    -     0.99   0.08
J Zumaya                       1.1   1   2   2    1   0   0   4.33    6   14-7     6· 0· 1    1· 3· 1· 0          1-0    1.33   0.06
Z Miner                        0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   2.98    3    9-6     3· 1· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          2-2    1.00  -0.16
Y Bazardo, W (1-1)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    3    5-5     3· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9    12   4   4    1   2   0          39  126-78   51· 4·23   16·10·10· 0          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Halladay (3; C Granderson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Bill Miller.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 35,689.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 6mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Detroit Tigers                       
1. V Wells              CF    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. R Johnson            LF    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. A Rios               RF    3. G Sheffield          DH 
4. F Thomas             DH    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. T Glaus              3B    5. C Guillen            SS 
6. A Hill               2B    6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. G Zaun               C     7. T Perez              LF 
8. L Overbay            1B    8. S Casey              1B 
9. J McDonald           SS    9. B Inge               3B 

   R Halladay           P        K Rogers             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  4-3  123  1   72% 100% M Ordonez       C Janssen       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Granderson Scores; Polanco Scores; Sheffield to 2B
   t 8   2  1-2  -23  5  -17%   9% G Zaun          Z Miner         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Adams Scores; Luna Scores
   b 2   1  1-0  1-3  3  -12%  39% T Perez         R Halladay      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   b 9   2  4-3  12-  6   10%  28% G Sheffield     C Janssen       Walk; Granderson to 3B; Polanco to 2B
   t 4   2  0-1  -23  2   -9%  28% L Overbay       K Rogers        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Thomas Scores; Hill to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  V Wells         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   46%  R Johnson       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   RO     --3  4   44%  A Rios          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Johnson Scores
   O      ---  5   45%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Halladay facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   43%  C Granderson    Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   41%  P Polanco       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   40%  G Sheffield     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kenny Rogers facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   37%  T Glaus         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   40%  A Hill          Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
          1--  3   32%  G Zaun          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Glaus to 3B
                  Hector Luna pinch runs for Troy Glaus batting 5th
   O      -23  8   40%  L Overbay       Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  5   45%  J McDonald      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Halladay facing 4-5-6
                  Hector Luna moves to 3B
          ---  5   49%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   55%  C Guillen       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ordonez to 2B
   O      12-  2   52%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Ordonez to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   39%  T Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Rabelo replaces Ivan Rodriguez playing C batting 6th
          ---  4   36%  V Wells         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   OO     1--  4   43%  R Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   44%  A Rios          Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Halladay facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   42%  S Casey         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   40%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   41%  C Granderson    Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  2   44%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep SS-2B); Granderson to 3B
   O      1-3  2   38%  G Sheffield     Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   35%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   38%  H Luna          Lineout: 2B
          1--  6   30%  A Hill          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Thomas to 3B
   O      -23  2   38%  G Zaun          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      -23  2   28%  L Overbay       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Thomas Scores; Hill to 3B
   O      1-3  1   32%  J McDonald      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Halladay facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   37%  M Ordonez       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   33%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   29%  M Rabelo        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   26%  T Perez         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   28%  V Wells         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   29%  R Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   30%  A Rios          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Halladay facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   35%  S Casey         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   31%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
          1--  4   36%  C Granderson    Hit By Pitch; Inge to 2B
   O      12-  1   30%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Inge to 3B
   O      1-3  1   23%  G Sheffield     Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   25%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   26%  H Luna          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   25%  A Hill          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   27%  G Zaun          Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Halladay facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   36%  M Ordonez       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   33%  C Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B; Ordonez to 3B
   RO     --3  3   34%  M Rabelo        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Ordonez Scores
          ---  2   38%  T Perez         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   32%  S Casey         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kenny Rogers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   34%  L Overbay       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   32%  J McDonald      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
                  Joel Zumaya replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
   O      1--  1   35%  V Wells         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   38%  R Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Roy Halladay facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   33%  B Inge          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   29%  C Granderson    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   27%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Joel Zumaya facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   29%  A Rios          Flyball: CF
          ---  4   26%  F Thomas        Walk
                  Russ Adams pinch runs for Frank Thomas batting 4th
          1--  4   20%  H Luna          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Adams to 3B
   O      1-3  1   27%  A Hill          Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
          1-3      26%  G Zaun          Luna Steals 2B
                  Zach Miner replaces Joel Zumaya pitching
   RR     -23  5    9%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Adams Scores; Luna Scores
          1--  2    8%  L Overbay       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Zaun to 2B
   O      12-  2   10%  J McDonald      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Roy Halladay facing 3-4-5
          ---  8   15%  G Sheffield     Walk
   O      1--  5   10%  M Ordonez       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   OO     1--  2    4%  C Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Yorman Bazardo facing 1-2-3
                  Yorman Bazardo replaces Zach Miner pitching
   O      ---  2    4%  V Wells         Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  1    5%  R Johnson       Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  2    5%  A Rios          Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Roy Halladay facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   10%  M Rabelo        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   OO     1--  4    1%  T Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3    2%  S Casey         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Cameron Maybin pinch runs for Sean Casey batting 8th
          1--  2    5%  B Inge          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Maybin to 3B
                  Casey Janssen replaces Roy Halladay pitching
          1-3       6%  C Granderson    Defensive Indifference; Inge to 2B
   RR     -23  3   11%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball); Maybin Scores; Inge Scores
          1--  4   18%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Line Drive); Granderson to 2B
          12-  6   28%  G Sheffield     Walk; Granderson to 3B; Polanco to 2B
   RR     123  1  100%  M Ordonez       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Granderson Scores; Polanco Scores; Sheffield to 2B
        4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation