September 17, 1996 Toronto Blue Jays at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 5
@CAL 1 CLE 9
@CHW 4 BOS 4
@DET 2 KCR 4
MIN 2 MIL 4
TOR 0 SEA 5
TEX 2 ATL 5
HOU 4 LAD 9
@COL 0 MON 7
NYM 1 FLA 11
@PHI 5 PIT 5
CIN 3 SFG 9
SDP 7 STL 5
CHC 3

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 10,184

Tuesday, September 17, 1996, 7:08
Time of Game: 2:27

Blue Jays

68-83

Lost 2

4th, 18 GB

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

W: B McDonald (12-10), L: L Andujar (1-3)

Brewers

74-78

Won 1

4th, 18 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .285  .701   16    4   0   2B,SB
S Green RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .281  .796   25    0   0   
J Carter LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .788    9    6   0   
J Olerud 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .867   15    6   0   
E Sprague 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .832   15    2   0   
C Delgado DH                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .274  .850   10    0   0   
F Crespo 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .074  .417    8    1   2   
S Martinez C                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .221  .613   10    4   0   
T Brito SS                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .217  .666   14    1   1   

L Andujar P                                                              0   0
  B Risley P                                                             0   0
  S Brow P                                                               0   0
  P Spoljaric P                                                          0   0
Totals                       30   0   3   0    1  10              122   24   3

BATTING

2B: O Nixon (15, off B McDonald).

TB: O Nixon 2; T Brito; J Olerud.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Nixon-E Sprague.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Nixon (53, 2nd base off B McDonald/J Levis).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   0   2   2    0   0  .287  .741   14    3   0   3B
J Cirillo 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .327  .898   21    0   3   
D Nilsson DH                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .330  .941   21    0   0   
J Jaha 1B                     2   0   0   1    0   0  .298  .919   16    8   1   SF
J Valentin SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .818   12    1   1   
M Newfield LF                 2   2   1   1    0   0  .282  .783    9    0   0   HR,HBP
  M Mieske LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .791         1   0   
J Burnitz RF                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .262  .839   14    2   0   
G Williams CF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .672    6    0   0   
J Levis C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .651   18   11   1   

B McDonald P                                                             1   0
  A Miranda P                                                            0   0
Totals                       27   4   5   4    1   3              131   27   6

BATTING

3B: F Vina (10, off B Risley).

HR: M Newfield (12, off L Andujar; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: J Jaha (3, off L Andujar).

HBP: M Newfield (6, by L Andujar).

TB: F Vina 4; M Newfield 4; D Nilsson; J Burnitz.

RBI: F Vina 2 (44); J Jaha (109); M Newfield (55).

2-out RBI: F Vina 2.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

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
L Andujar, L (1-3)             4.2   4   4   4    0   2   1   6.99   18   84-53   33· 6·14    4· 8· 3· 0     42    -     0.78   0.01
B Risley                       1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.12    6   21-11    7· 1· 3    1· 3· 1· 0          2-2    0.42  -0.10
S Brow                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.40    3   10-7     4· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
P Spoljaric                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.15    3   16-9     4· 1· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     5   4   4    1   3   1          30  131-80   48· 9·23    8·13· 4· 0          2-2

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B McDonald, W (12-10)          8     3   0   0    1  10   0   3.86   28  108-77   32·23·22    8· 5· 4· 0     85    -     0.73   0.41
A Miranda                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.94    3   12-7     6· 1· 0    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         9     3   0   0    1  10   0          31  120-84   38·24·22    8· 7· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: L Andujar (1; M Newfield).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 10,184.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 16mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. O Nixon              CF    1. F Vina               2B 
2. S Green              RF    2. J Cirillo            3B 
3. J Carter             LF    3. D Nilsson            DH 
4. J Olerud             1B    4. J Jaha               1B 
5. E Sprague            3B    5. J Valentin           SS 
6. C Delgado            DH    6. M Newfield           LF 
7. F Crespo             2B    7. J Burnitz            RF 
8. S Martinez           C     8. G Williams           CF 
9. T Brito              SS    9. J Levis              C  

   L Andujar            P        B McDonald           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  0-2  12-  4   13%  91% F Vina          B Risley        Triple to RF (Line Drive); Newfield Scores; Burnitz Scores
   b 2   1  0-1  ---  5    9%  71% M Newfield      L Andujar       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  6    6%  61% D Nilsson       L Andujar       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Cirillo to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  3   -5%  45% O Nixon         B McDonald      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   t 1   1  0-0  --3  2    5%  52% J Carter        B McDonald      Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   45%  O Nixon         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      -2-  6   46%  S Green         Groundout: 1B-P; Nixon to 3B
   O      --3  2   52%  J Carter        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      --3  5   55%  J Olerud        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Andujar facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   59%  F Vina          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   55%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
          1--  6   61%  D Nilsson       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Cirillo to 3B
   ROO    1-3  7   59%  J Jaha          Double Play: Flyball: CF unassisted/Sacrifice Fly; Cirillo Scores; Nilsson out at 2B/3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Ben McDonald facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   62%  E Sprague       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   64%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   65%  F Crespo        Lineout: 1B (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Andujar facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   63%  J Valentin      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   R      ---  5   71%  M Newfield      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   70%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   69%  G Williams      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Ben McDonald facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   72%  S Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   74%  T Brito         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   72%  O Nixon         Walk
          1--      71%  S Green         Nixon Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   75%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Luis Andujar facing 9-1-2
   O      --- 11   73%  J Levis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   72%  F Vina          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   71%  J Cirillo       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 2.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Ben McDonald facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   73%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   70%  J Olerud        Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   74%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   77%  C Delgado       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Luis Andujar facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   75%  D Nilsson       Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   74%  J Jaha          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   73%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 2.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Ben McDonald facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   76%  F Crespo        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   78%  S Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   79%  T Brito         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Luis Andujar facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   82%  M Newfield      Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   85%  J Burnitz       Single to P (Line Drive); Newfield to 2B
   O      12-  1   82%  G Williams      Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   O      12-  2   79%  J Levis         Flyball: LF
                  Bill Risley replaces Luis Andujar pitching
   RR     12-  4   91%  F Vina          Triple to RF (Line Drive); Newfield Scores; Burnitz Scores
          --3  4   91%  J Cirillo       Walk
   O      1-3  5   90%  D Nilsson       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 4.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   92%  O Nixon         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   93%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   94%  J Carter        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Risley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   93%  J Jaha          Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   93%  J Valentin      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   92%  M Newfield      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 4.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Ben McDonald facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   94%  J Olerud        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   96%  E Sprague       Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   96%  C Delgado       Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Scott Brow facing 7-8-9
                  Scott Brow replaces Bill Risley pitching
   O      ---  4   96%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   96%  G Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   95%  J Levis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 4.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Ben McDonald facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   97%  F Crespo        Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  3   98%  S Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   97%  T Brito         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   98%  O Nixon         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Paul Spoljaric facing 1-2-3
                  Paul Spoljaric replaces Scott Brow pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  F Vina          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   98%  J Cirillo       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   98%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 4.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Angel Miranda facing 2-3-4
                  Angel Miranda replaces Ben McDonald pitching; Matt Mieske replaces Marc Newfield playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---  5   99%  S Green         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1  100%  J Carter        Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  6  100%  J Olerud        Lineout: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation