April 13, 1997 Toronto Blue Jays at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
TEX 0 BOS 7
SEA 1 ANA 8
@CLE 3 CHW 11
@DET 8
(12) DET 4
CHW 2 KCR 6
MIN 1 MIL 3
TOR 2 NYY 3
OAK 2 OAK 7
@NYY 4 ATL 6
@CHC 4 CIN 6
FLA 4 MON 8
@COL 3 SFG 5
@NYM 1 SFG 7
@NYM 6 SDP 3
@PHI 1 LAD 14
@PIT 5 STL 6
HOU 2

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 19,143

Sunday, April 13, 1997, 1:08
Time of Game: 3:08

Blue Jays

4-4

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  6  2
Brewers         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  1    3 10  1

W: B Wickman (1-0), L: T Crabtree (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Brewers

4-3

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    1   0   0   0    2   0  .259  .671   20    0   0   CS,SH
C Garcia 2B                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .100  .256   13    1   3   SH
O Merced RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .445   14    3   1   GDP
J Carter 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .276  .778   13    7   0   2B,SB,IW
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .258  .755   22    0   1   2B
C Delgado DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .742    9    0   0   
B Santiago C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .458   14    8   0   
S Green LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .211  .743    6    2   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .972    3    0   1   HBP
  T Brito SS                  2   1   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    9    3   1   

P Hentgen P                                                              0   1
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
  T Crabtree P                                                           0   1
Totals                       29   2   6   2    3   4              123   24   9

BATTING

2B: J Carter (1, off B McDonald); E Sprague (6, off B McDonald).

SH: O Nixon (1, off B McDonald); C Garcia (2, off A Miranda).

IBB: J Carter (3, by A Miranda).

HBP: A Gonzalez (2, by B McDonald).

TB: E Sprague 3; J Carter 2; C Garcia; T Brito; S Green.

GIDP: O Merced (1).

RBI: E Sprague (5); C Garcia (2).

2-out RBI: E Sprague.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

E: T Brito (1); C Garcia (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Carter (1, 3rd base off B McDonald/M Matheny).

CS: O Nixon (2, 2nd base by B McDonald/M Matheny).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .667   10    4   3   
J Cirillo 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .273  .903   17    2   2   
D Nilsson DH                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .222  .526   16    0   0   
J Jaha 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .231  .635   18    9   1   
M Newfield LF                 3   0   2   0    0   1  .455 1.045   14    0   0   2B
  C Carr PR-CF                1   1   0   0    0   0  .059  .118    1    0   0   
J Burnitz RF                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .222  .740   16    1   1   CS,SH,IW
J Valentin SS                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .282    4    0   3   
  M Loretta SS                3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   16    1   2   
G Williams CF-LF              4   1   3   1    0   0  .280  .893   13    3   0   3B,2B
M Matheny C                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .650    8    4   1   
  J Levis PH-C                0   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .730    7    2   0   SH

B McDonald P                                                             1   0
  A Miranda P                                                            0   1
  B Wickman P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   3  10   2    4   8              140   27  14

BATTING

2B: G Williams (2, off T Crabtree); M Newfield (1, off P Hentgen).

3B: G Williams (1, off P Hentgen).

SH: J Burnitz (1, off P Hentgen); J Levis (1, off T Crabtree).

IBB: J Burnitz (2, by T Crabtree).

TB: G Williams 6; M Newfield 3; D Nilsson 2; J Jaha; M Matheny; F Vina.

RBI: F Vina (1); G Williams (3).

2-out RBI: G Williams.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Valentin-F Vina-J Jaha.

E: J Cirillo (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Burnitz (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by P Hentgen).

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
P Hentgen                      7     7   2   1    3   6   0   3.52   29  110-68   41· 9·18    9· 6· 5· 0     60    -     1.50   0.19
D Plesac, H (3)                0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.93    1    5-3     2· 1· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.84   0.09
T Crabtree, BS (1), L (0-1)    0.2   3   1   1    1   1   0   2.70    7   20-12    5· 2· 5    4· 0· 1· 0          1-1    3.06  -0.52
Totals                         8    10   3   2    4   8   0          37  135-83   48·12·23   13· 6· 6· 0          2-1

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                     7     5   2   2    2   4   0   4.50   28  101-59   39· 7·13   11· 6· 4· 0     61    -     1.13   0.12
A Miranda                      0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   12-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.39   0.13
B Wickman, W (1-0)             1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4    7-6     4· 0· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          3-1    2.81   0.01
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   4   0          35  120-69   46· 7·16   14· 8· 5· 0          5-1

P Hentgen faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
B McDonald faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: A Miranda (1; J Carter); T Crabtree (1; J Burnitz).

PO: P Hentgen (3; J Burnitz, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: B McDonald (1; A Gonzalez).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 19,143.

Field Condition: Damp.

Weather: 40° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. O Nixon              CF    1. F Vina               2B 
2. C Garcia             2B    2. J Cirillo            3B 
3. O Merced             RF    3. D Nilsson            DH 
4. J Carter             1B    4. J Jaha               1B 
5. E Sprague            3B    5. M Newfield           LF 
6. C Delgado            DH    6. J Burnitz            RF 
7. B Santiago           C     7. J Valentin           SS 
8. S Green              LF    8. G Williams           CF 
9. A Gonzalez           SS    9. M Matheny            C  

   P Hentgen            P        B McDonald           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  1-0  --3  5   22%  57% G Williams      P Hentgen       Triple to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF Line); Carr Scores
   b 8   1  2-1  1--  4   17%  50% J Jaha          T Crabtree      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Cirillo to 3B
   b 9   0  2-2  ---  3   17%  82% G Williams      T Crabtree      Double to 2B (Ground Ball)
   t 8   1  1-1  -23  6   16%  49% O Merced        A Miranda       Foul Popfly: C
   t 8   2  1-1  123  3  -14%  33% E Sprague       B Wickman       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Brito Scores; Nixon out at Hm/RF-C; Carter to 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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  O Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   50%  C Garcia        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   55%  O Merced        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  J Cirillo       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   52%  D Nilsson       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   50%  J Jaha          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben McDonald facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  J Carter        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  6   48%  E Sprague       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   52%  C Delgado       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Sprague to 3B
   O      --3  3   55%  B Santiago      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   59%  M Newfield      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   64%  J Burnitz       Walk; Newfield to 2B
   O      12-  4   59%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   55%  G Williams      Flyball: RF; Newfield to 3B
   O      1-3  5   50%  M Matheny       Burnitz Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben McDonald facing 8-9-1
                  Mark Loretta replaces Jose Valentin playing SS batting 7th
          ---  2   46%  S Green         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  3   40%  A Gonzalez      Hit By Pitch; Green to 2B
   O      12-  4   41%  O Nixon         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Green to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   RO     -23  3   41%  C Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B; Green Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
   O      --3  3   45%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Hentgen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   42%  M Matheny       Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  2   40%  F Vina          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   38%  J Cirillo       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ben McDonald facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   32%  J Carter        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  6   37%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   40%  C Delgado       Popfly: 3B
          -2-      40%  B Santiago      Carter Steals 3B
   O      --3  5   44%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Hentgen facing 3-4-5
                  Tilson Brito replaces Alex Gonzalez playing SS batting 9th
          ---  3   48%  D Nilsson       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   44%  J Jaha          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7   40%  M Newfield      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   37%  J Burnitz       Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ben McDonald facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   40%  S Green         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   41%  T Brito         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   40%  O Nixon         Walk
   O      1--  1   43%  C Garcia        Nixon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Hentgen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  8   39%  M Loretta       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   37%  G Williams      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Williams out at 2B/RF-SS
          ---  2   39%  M Matheny       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   35%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ben McDonald facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   38%  C Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   40%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  3   37%  J Carter        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Carter to 2B
   O      -2-  7   41%  E Sprague       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Hentgen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   37%  J Cirillo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   34%  D Nilsson       Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   32%  J Jaha          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ben McDonald facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   35%  C Delgado       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   37%  B Santiago      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   38%  S Green         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Hentgen facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   51%  M Newfield      Double to LF (Line Drive)
                  Chuck Carr pinch runs for Marc Newfield batting 5th
   O      -2-  1   48%  J Burnitz       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Carr to 3B
   O      --3  4   35%  M Loretta       Strikeout Looking
   R      --3  5   57%  G Williams      Triple to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF Line); Carr Scores
                  Jesse Levis pinch hits for Mike Matheny batting 9th
          --3  5   59%  J Levis         Walk
   O      1-3  2   50%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Ben McDonald facing 9-1-2
                  Jesse Levis moves to C; Gerald Williams moves to LF; Chuck Carr moves to CF
          ---  4   43%  T Brito         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  6   34%  O Nixon         Walk; Brito to 2B
                  Angel Miranda replaces Ben McDonald pitching
   O      12-  2   33%  C Garcia        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Brito to 3B; Nixon to 2B
   O      -23  6   49%  O Merced        Foul Popfly: C
          -23  4   47%  J Carter        Intentional Walk
                  Bob Wickman replaces Angel Miranda pitching
   RO     123  3   33%  E Sprague       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Brito Scores; Nixon out at Hm/RF-C; Carter to 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Pat Hentgen facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   42%  J Cirillo       Walk
                  Dan Plesac replaces Pat Hentgen pitching
   O      1--  5   33%  D Nilsson       Strikeout Swinging
                  Tim Crabtree replaces Dan Plesac pitching
          1--  4   50%  J Jaha          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Cirillo to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   58%  C Carr          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Cirillo Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/unER; Carr to 2B
          -2-  4   59%  J Burnitz       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   50%  M Loretta       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Brewers 2.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Wickman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   56%  C Delgado       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2   61%  B Santiago      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   65%  S Green         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Tim Crabtree facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   82%  G Williams      Double to 2B (Ground Ball)
          -2-  2   94%  J Levis         Reached on E4/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B); Williams to 3B
   R      1-3  2  100%  F Vina          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Williams Scores; Levis to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Brewers 3.

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