July 29, 1997 Toronto Blue Jays at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

County Stadium, Attendance: 22,549

Tuesday, July 29, 1997, 1:09
Time of Game: 2:01

Blue Jays

50-53

Lost 4

3rd, 15½ 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  4  0
Brewers         0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  X    2  5  1

W: J Mercedes (4-6), L: W Williams (6-9), S: M Fetters (4)

Brewers

51-52

Won 6

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .261  .638    8    3   0   2B
O Merced RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .266  .765   18    2   0   
J Carter LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .678    7    1   0   
C Delgado 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .889   16    8   0   
E Sprague 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .684    9    1   2   
S Green DH                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .837   10    0   0   
C O'Brien C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .209  .648    9    8   0   
T Brito 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .221  .527   11    1   2   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .661   11    0   2   

W Williams P                                                             0   1
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   0   4   0    0   8               99   24   7

BATTING

2B: O Nixon (9, off M Fetters).

TB: O Nixon 3; J Carter; C O'Brien.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Brito-C Delgado.

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .688   10    1   1   
J Valentin SS                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .266  .731   21    2   3   
J Cirillo 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .775    8    0   1   
D Nilsson 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .837   11    9   0   
  M Matheny C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .632         2   0   
J Burnitz RF                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .270  .933   11    0   0   2B
M Mieske LF                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .250  .699   12    1   0   
G Williams CF                 3   1   1   2    0   1  .264  .693   15    6   0   HR
T Dunn DH                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .519    6    0   0   
J Levis C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .666   11    6   1   2B
  J Voigt PR-1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .874         0   0   

J Mercedes P                                                             0   0
  B Wickman P                                                            0   0
  M Fetters P                                                            0   0
Totals                       28   2   5   2    1   8              105   27   6

BATTING

2B: J Burnitz (25, off W Williams); J Levis (4, off W Williams).

HR: G Williams (10, off W Williams; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: G Williams 4; J Levis 2; J Burnitz 2; T Dunn; F Vina.

RBI: G Williams 2 (34).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: J Mercedes ().

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
W Williams, L (6-9)            7.1   5   2   2    1   7   1   4.27   27  100-68   36·13·19    9· 7· 3· 0     66    -     0.69   0.06
D Plesac                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.15    2    5-5     4· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.52   0.04
Totals                         8     5   2   2    1   8   1          29  105-73   40·13·20    9· 7· 4· 0          2-0

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 Mercedes, W (4-6)            7     3   0   0    0   4   0   4.47   24   73-53   36· 8· 9    9· 8· 3· 0     75    -     1.05   0.44
B Wickman, H (19)              1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.83    3   12-8     2· 2· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.08
M Fetters, S (4)               1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.52    4   14-11    3· 4· 4    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.97   0.08
Totals                         9     4   0   0    0   8   0          31   99-72   41·14·17    9·10· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Brian O'Nora.

Time of Game: 2:01.

Attendance: 22,549.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 18mph out to Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. O Nixon              CF    1. F Vina               2B 
2. O Merced             RF    2. J Valentin           SS 
3. J Carter             LF    3. J Cirillo            3B 
4. C Delgado            1B    4. D Nilsson            1B 
5. E Sprague            3B    5. J Burnitz            RF 
6. S Green              DH    6. M Mieske             LF 
7. C O'Brien            C     7. G Williams           CF 
8. T Brito              2B    8. T Dunn               DH 
9. A Gonzalez           SS    9. J Levis              C  

   W Williams           P        J Mercedes           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  0-0  -2-  3   20%  79% G Williams      W Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Burnitz Scores
   t 9   0  2-0  ---  3   -9%  83% O Nixon         M Fetters       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   b 5   0  0-0  ---  5    8%  65% J Burnitz       W Williams      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   t 4   1  0-0  1-3  4    8%  50% C Delgado       J Mercedes      Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   t 4   1  0-0  1--  1   -7%  42% J Carter        J Mercedes      Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Nixon to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Mercedes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  O Nixon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   54%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   55%  J Carter        Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  F Vina          Lineout: LF
          --- 10   55%  J Valentin      Walk
   O      1--  1   52%  J Cirillo       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   50%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Mercedes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  C Delgado       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   54%  E Sprague       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   55%  S Green         Bunt Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   53%  J Burnitz       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   51%  M Mieske        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   50%  G Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Mercedes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   53%  C O'Brien       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   55%  T Brito         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   56%  A Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  T Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  J Levis         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   50%  F Vina          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Mercedes facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   46%  O Nixon         Single to P (Bunt to Short 1B Line)
   O      1--  3   50%  O Merced        Flyball: CF
          1--  1   42%  J Carter        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Nixon to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  C Delgado       Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1-3  1   56%  E Sprague       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   53%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   51%  J Cirillo       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   50%  D Nilsson       Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Mercedes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   53%  S Green         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   48%  C O'Brien       Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); O'Brien to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   O      -2-  6   52%  T Brito         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   57%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   65%  J Burnitz       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   59%  M Mieske        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -2-  3   79%  G Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Burnitz Scores
   O      ---  1   78%  T Dunn          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   77%  J Levis         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 2.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose Mercedes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   80%  O Nixon         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   82%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   84%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   86%  F Vina          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  2   81%  J Valentin      Line Drive Double Play: 2B (2B-1B); Vina out at 1B/2B-1B
   O      ---  3   80%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose Mercedes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   84%  C Delgado       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   87%  E Sprague       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   88%  S Green         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Woody Williams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   87%  D Nilsson       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   86%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   85%  M Mieske        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 2.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Wickman facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Wickman replaces Jose Mercedes pitching
   O      ---  5   89%  C O'Brien       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   92%  T Brito         Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  6   93%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Woody Williams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   93%  G Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   93%  T Dunn          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   96%  J Levis         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Dunn to 3B
                  Dan Plesac replaces Woody Williams pitching; Jack Voigt pinch runs for Jesse Levis batting 9th
   O      -23  1   94%  F Vina          Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      -23  4   92%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 2.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Fetters facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Fetters replaces Bob Wickman pitching; Mike Matheny replaces Dave Nilsson playing C batting 4th; Jack Voigt moves to 1B
          ---  3   83%  O Nixon         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   90%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   96%  J Carter        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  4  100%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation