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BAL  7
TEX  2

ANA  2
@CLE  0

ANA 10
@CLE  7

KCR 10
MIN  3

KCR  5
MIN  2

MIL  1
TOR  0

MIL  9
TOR  3

NYY  4
OAK  3

ATL  6
CHC  0

MON  3
@COL  2

CIN  4
@FLA  0

STL  2
@HOU  1

LAD  4
PIT  2

PHI  8
@SDP  4

Standings at end of play this day
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

County Stadium, Attendance: 18,034

Monday, July 28, 1997, 7:02
Time of Game: 3:12
Blue Jays
3
50-52
Lost 3
3rd, 14 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       1  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    3 11  0
Brewers         0  1  3   0  1  3   0  1  X    9 19  1
W: J Adamson (3-1), L: H Flener (0-1)
Brewers
9
50-52
Won 5
3rd, 5 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Brumfield CF                5   1   2   0    0   1  .211  .555   19    3   0   
R Perez LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .213  .574   19    1   0   
J Samuel RF                   4   2   3   2    0   1  .278  .776   13    2   0   HR,2·2B,SB
J Carter 1B                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .242  .679   22    3   1   2B
E Sprague DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .225  .690   13    0   0   
B Santiago C                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .213  .570   13    9   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .668   10    1   3   2B
T Brito 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .540    9    2   1   
C Garcia 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .549   16    2   1   

H Flener P                                                               0   0
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
  O Daal P                                                               1   0
  P Spoljaric P                                                          0   0
Totals                       36   3  11   3    1   7              134   24   6
BATTING
2B: J Carter (16, off M Misuraca); A Gonzalez (17, off M Misuraca); J Samuel 2 (3, off M Misuraca, off J Adamson).
HR: J Samuel (1, off J Adamson; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
TB: J Samuel 8; J Carter 4; J Brumfield 2; A Gonzalez 2; B Santiago; E Sprague.
RBI: J Samuel 2 (8); J Carter (69).
2-out RBI: J Samuel 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 1. T Brito-C Garcia.
BASERUNNING
SB: J Samuel (4, 3rd base off J Adamson/M Matheny).
PO: J Brumfield (1st base by J Adamson).
Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Loretta 2B-SS               6   0   4   2    0   2  .296  .777   30    3   2   3·2B
J Valentin SS                 5   0   2   0    1   1  .269  .736   15    0   2   IW
  J Huson 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .529         0   3   
J Cirillo 3B                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .280  .780   15    2   3   2B,GDP
  J Burnitz RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .933         0   0   
D Nilsson 1B                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .292  .844   20   10   0   
J Voigt LF-3B                 5   1   2   2    0   1  .253  .874   20    3   0   3B
M Mieske RF-LF                5   2   2   2    0   1  .253  .708   24    0   0   HR
G Williams CF                 4   2   3   0    1   1  .264  .685   17    0   0   2·2B,SB
T Dunn DH                     4   1   1   2    1   2  .192  .510   20    0   0   2B,SB
M Matheny C                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .244  .632   22    8   0   

J Adamson P                                                              1   0
  M Misuraca P                                                           0   0
  G Hansell P                                                            0   0
Totals                       42   9  19   9    5   9              183   27  10
BATTING
2B: M Loretta 3 (15, off O Daal, off P Spoljaric, off P Quantrill); G Williams 2 (19, off O Daal, off P Quantrill); T Dunn (2, off O Daal); J Cirillo (29, off H Flener).
3B: J Voigt (2, off H Flener).
HR: M Mieske (5, off H Flener; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
IBB: J Valentin (3, by P Quantrill).
TB: M Loretta 7; G Williams 5; M Mieske 5; J Voigt 4; J Cirillo 3; D Nilsson 2; T Dunn 2; J Valentin 2; M Matheny.
GIDP: J Cirillo (9).
RBI: T Dunn 2 (5); M Mieske 2 (18); J Voigt 2 (16); M Loretta 2 (31); J Cirillo (58).
2-out RBI: M Loretta 2; J Cirillo.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 6 for 19.
FIELDING
TP: 1. J Cirillo-M Loretta-D Nilsson.
E: J Adamson ().
BASERUNNING
SB: G Williams (15, 2nd base off H Flener/B Santiago); T Dunn (1, 2nd base off P Quantrill/B Santiago).

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
H Flener, L (0-1)              2     7   4   4    2   2   1   9.87   14   52-28   22· 1· 5    3· 4· 3· 0     26    -     1.39  -0.30
P Quantrill                    2.2   5   1   1    3   5   0   2.29   16   63-34   23· 1·10    2· 3· 3· 0          1-1    0.96  -0.01
O Daal                         2.1   5   3   3    0   2   0   9.92   12   41-26   17· 5· 4    4· 3· 3· 0          3-0    0.27  -0.04
P Spoljaric                    1     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.26    5   15-12    9· 1· 2    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.00
Totals                         8    19   9   9    5   9   1          47  171-100  71· 8·21   11·11·11· 0          4-1 
Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Adamson, W (3-1)             5     7   2   1    0   3   1   3.83   20   70-51   39· 3· 9    4· 8· 5· 0     50    -     0.99   0.07
M Misuraca, H (2)              3     4   1   1    1   4   0   4.15   14   51-31   12· 8·11    3· 2· 4· 0          0-0    0.44   0.07
G Hansell                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    7-4     3· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    11   3   2    1   7   1          37  128-86   54·11·21   10·10· 9· 0           -  
H Flener faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.
Balks: None.
WP: H Flener (2); P Spoljaric (5).
IBB: P Quantrill (2; J Valentin).
PO: J Adamson (0; J Brumfield, 1st base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dale Scott.
Time of Game: 3:12.
Attendance: 18,034.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 75° F, Wind 16mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. J Brumfield          CF    1. M Loretta            2B 
2. R Perez              LF    2. J Valentin           SS 
3. J Samuel             RF    3. J Cirillo            3B 
4. J Carter             1B    4. D Nilsson            1B 
5. E Sprague            DH    5. J Voigt              LF 
6. B Santiago           C     6. M Mieske             RF 
7. A Gonzalez           SS    7. G Williams           CF 
8. T Brito              3B    8. T Dunn               DH 
9. C Garcia             2B    9. M Matheny            C  

   H Flener             P        J Adamson            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  4-2  12-  1   17%  78% A Gonzalez      J Adamson       Ground Ball Triple Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 3   0  2-1  -23  3   14%  75% J Voigt         H Flener        Triple to CF (Line Drive); Cirillo Scores; Nilsson Scores
   b 1   0  1-0  12-  2  -12%  43% J Cirillo       H Flener        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B
   t 3   2  1-1  --3  2  -10%  41% J Samuel        J Adamson       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Brumfield Scores/unER
   b 2   0  1-0  ---  7   10%  55% M Mieske        H Flener        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Joel Adamson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Brumfield     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   54%  R Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  7   44%  J Samuel        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  2   43%  J Carter        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   45%  E Sprague       Popfly: P (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Huck Flener facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   49%  M Loretta       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   55%  J Valentin      Single to P (Bunt); Loretta to 2B
   OO     12-  2   43%  J Cirillo       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B
          1--  4   45%  D Nilsson       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Cirillo to 3B
   O      1-3  3   40%  J Voigt         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joel Adamson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   42%  B Santiago      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  2   44%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   45%  T Brito         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Huck Flener facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  7   55%  M Mieske        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4   59%  G Williams      Walk
   O      1--  4   56%  T Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
          1--      57%  M Matheny       Williams Steals 2B
          -2-  5   59%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   55%  M Loretta       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4   50%  J Valentin      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Joel Adamson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   53%  C Garcia        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  5   50%  J Brumfield     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      45%  R Perez         Brumfield Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Brumfield to 3B
   O      --3  2   52%  " "             Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   R      --3  2   41%  J Samuel        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Brumfield Scores/unER
          -2-      41%  J Carter        Samuel Steals 3B
   O      --3  8   45%  " "             Foul Popfly: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Huck Flener facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   52%  J Cirillo       Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  4   59%  D Nilsson       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Cirillo to 3B
          1-3      61%  J Voigt         Wild Pitch; Nilsson to 2B
   RR     -23  3   75%  " "             Triple to CF (Line Drive); Cirillo Scores; Nilsson Scores
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Huck Flener pitching
   RO     --3  4   74%  M Mieske        Groundout: 2B-1B; Voigt Scores
          ---  1   77%  G Williams      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  4   78%  T Dunn          Walk
   O      12-  6   76%  M Matheny       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Williams to 3B
          1-3      76%  M Loretta       Dunn Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   72%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Brewers 4.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Joel Adamson facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   68%  E Sprague       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1   61%  B Santiago      Single to CF (Line Drive); Sprague to 2B
   OOO    12-  1   78%  A Gonzalez      Ground Ball Triple Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Paul Quantrill facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   80%  J Valentin      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  4   78%  J Cirillo       Flyball: LF
          1--  4   80%  D Nilsson       Walk; Valentin to 2B
   O      12-  7   77%  J Voigt         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4   74%  M Mieske        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Brewers 4.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Joel Adamson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   77%  T Brito         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   79%  C Garcia        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   78%  J Brumfield     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   80%  R Perez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Paul Quantrill facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   79%  G Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   78%  T Dunn          Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   79%  M Matheny       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  1   81%  M Loretta       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Matheny to 3B
          -23  4   82%  J Valentin      Intentional Walk
   R      123  4   88%  J Cirillo       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Matheny Scores; Loretta to 3B; Valentin to 2B
                  Omar Daal replaces Paul Quantrill pitching
   O      123  2   85%  D Nilsson       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Brewers 5.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-5, Mike Misuraca facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Misuraca replaces Joel Adamson pitching
   O      ---  3   88%  J Samuel        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   85%  J Carter        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   88%  E Sprague       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   90%  B Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Omar Daal facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   90%  J Voigt         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   90%  M Mieske        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  2   94%  G Williams      Double to CF (Fly Ball); Mieske to 3B
   RR     -23  4   97%  T Dunn          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Mieske Scores; Williams Scores
   O      -2-  3   97%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3   98%  M Loretta       Double to RF (Line Drive); Dunn Scores
   O      -2-  3   98%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Brewers 8.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-8, Mike Misuraca facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   97%  A Gonzalez      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   98%  T Brito         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Gonzalez stays at 2B
   O      -2-  3   99%  C Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  4   99%  J Brumfield     Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Brewers 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Omar Daal facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   99%  J Cirillo       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   99%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   99%  J Voigt         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   99%  M Mieske        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Brewers 8.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-8, Mike Misuraca facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   99%  R Perez         Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   99%  J Samuel        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  4   98%  J Carter        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Samuel Scores
   O      -2-  4   99%  E Sprague       Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  5   98%  B Santiago      Walk
   O      12-  6   99%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Brewers 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Paul Spoljaric facing 7-8-9
                  Paul Spoljaric replaces Omar Daal pitching
          ---  4  100%  G Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   99%  T Dunn          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  2   99%  M Matheny       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Williams to 2B
          -2-      99%  M Loretta       Wild Pitch; Williams to 3B
   R      --3  4  100%  " "             Double to RF (Ground Ball); Williams Scores
   O      -2-  2  100%  J Valentin      Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Brewers 9.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-9, Greg Hansell facing 8-9-1
                  Greg Hansell replaces Mike Misuraca pitching; Jeff Huson replaces Jose Valentin playing 2B batting 2nd; Jack Voigt moves to 3B; Mark Loretta moves to SS; Matt Mieske moves to LF; Jeromy Burnitz replaces Jeff Cirillo playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  1  100%  T Brito         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2  100%  C Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4  100%  J Brumfield     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Brewers 9.

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