September 24, 2007 Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
KCR 2 MIN 2
@DET 0 TOR 4
@NYY 1 TEX 8
LAA 7 MIL 13
STL 5 WSN 13
@NYM 4 SFG 9
SDP 4

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 53,281

Monday, September 24, 2007, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 2:42

Blue Jays

79-77

Won 1

3rd, 13 GB

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

W: J Litsch (7-9), L: A Pettitte (14-9), S: C Janssen (6)

Yankees

90-66

Lost 1

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Johnson LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .617   10    3   0   2B
M Stairs RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .923   18    2   0   
A Rios CF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .296  .851   19    1   0   2B
F Thomas DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .847   11    0   0   
A Hill 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .284  .777   17    0   5   
G Zaun C                      3   1   0   0    1   0  .245  .750   25    2   0   
C Thigpen 1B                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .233  .562   15   11   1   2B
  L Overbay 1B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .706    7    4   0   
H Luna 3B                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .600   10    0   1   
J McDonald SS                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .248  .599   16    1   4   2B,GDP

J Litsch P                                                               3   2
  C Janssen P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   4   6   3    1   2              148   27  13

BATTING

2B: C Thigpen (4, off A Pettitte); A Rios (42, off A Pettitte); J McDonald (18, off A Pettitte); R Johnson (12, off J Veras).

TB: C Thigpen 2; R Johnson 2; J McDonald 2; A Rios 2; H Luna; A Hill.

GIDP: J McDonald (4).

RBI: C Thigpen (9); J McDonald (29); H Luna (4).

2-out RBI: J McDonald.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: C Thigpen (1).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .719    9    0   0   
D Jeter SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .319  .826    9    0   5   2B
B Abreu RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .816   15    7   0   2B
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .311 1.055   19    0   3   
H Matsui LF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .289  .861   15    1   0   2B
J Posada C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .335  .969   10    3   0   HBP
R Cano 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .830   12    2   2   
D Mientkiewicz 1B             3   0   1   0    0   1  .260  .753   13   11   0   2B
  J Giambi PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .799    1    0   0   
M Cabrera CF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .730    6    3   0   

A Pettitte P                                                             0   0
  K Farnsworth P                                                         0   0
  J Veras P                                                              0   0
  R Ohlendorf P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   1   6   1    0   2              109   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Mientkiewicz (9, off J Litsch); B Abreu (38, off J Litsch); D Jeter (36, off J Litsch); H Matsui (28, off J Litsch).

HBP: J Posada (6, by J Litsch).

TB: H Matsui 3; B Abreu 2; D Mientkiewicz 2; D Jeter 2; A Rodriguez.

RBI: A Rodriguez (147).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Jeter-R Cano-D Mientkiewicz.

E: D Jeter (18).

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
J Litsch, W (7-9)              7.2   5   1   1    0   1   0   3.94   30   99-64   43· 5·16   18· 5· 5· 0     66    -     0.80   0.31
C Janssen, S (6)               1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.35    5   10-9     6· 1· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.96   0.08
Totals                         9     6   1   1    0   2   0          35  109-73   49· 6·18   20· 7· 5· 0          1-0

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Pettitte, L (14-9)           6     5   4   3    1   1   0   3.81   24   96-63   43· 5·15   12· 6· 4· 0     48    -     0.65  -0.16
K Farnsworth                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.89    3    8-5     3· 0· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.31   0.03
J Veras                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   8.53    4   22-16   12· 0· 4    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.38   0.02
R Ohlendorf                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    3   22-15   13· 2· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     6   4   3    1   2   0          34  148-99   71· 7·21   12·13· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Litsch (7; J Posada).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Mark Carlson, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 53,281.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 1mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             New York Yankees                     
1. R Johnson            LF    1. J Damon              DH 
2. M Stairs             RF    2. D Jeter              SS 
3. A Rios               CF    3. B Abreu              RF 
4. F Thomas             DH    4. A Rodriguez          3B 
5. A Hill               2B    5. H Matsui             LF 
6. G Zaun               C     6. J Posada             C  
7. C Thigpen            1B    7. R Cano               2B 
8. H Luna               3B    8. D Mientkiewicz       1B 
9. J McDonald           SS    9. M Cabrera            CF 

   J Litsch             P        A Pettitte           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  12-  2   14%  68% C Thigpen       A Pettitte      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Hill Scores; Zaun to 3B
   t 2   2  0-2  --3  8    8%  76% J McDonald      A Pettitte      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Thigpen Scores
   t 3   2  0-3  --3  4    6%  84% A Hill          A Pettitte      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Rios Scores/unER/No RBI
   b 8   2  4-1  1-3  1    6%  96% H Matsui        C Janssen       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   b 3   2  4-0  -23  2    5%  87% D Jeter         J Litsch        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  R Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   46%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   45%  A Rios          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Litsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  J Damon         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   49%  D Jeter         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   50%  B Abreu         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   50%  A Hill          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
          1--  5   54%  G Zaun          Walk; Hill to 2B
   R      12-  2   68%  C Thigpen       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Hill Scores; Zaun to 3B
   RO     -23  4   68%  H Luna          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Zaun Scores; Thigpen to 3B
   R      --3  8   76%  J McDonald      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Thigpen Scores
   O      -2-  1   74%  R Johnson       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Jesse Litsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   76%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   78%  H Matsui        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   79%  J Posada        Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Andy Pettitte facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   77%  M Stairs        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   80%  A Rios          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   78%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Rios to 3B
   R      --3  4   84%  A Hill          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Rios Scores/unER/No RBI
   O      1--  3   82%  G Zaun          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Jesse Litsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   85%  R Cano          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   81%  D Mientkiewicz  Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  1   77%  M Cabrera       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Mientkiewicz to 3B
   O      1-3  3   82%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Cabrera to 2B
   O      -23  2   87%  D Jeter         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Andy Pettitte facing 7-8-9
   O      --- 10   86%  C Thigpen       Foul Popfly: 2B (RF Foul)
          ---  5   87%  H Luna          Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  4   84%  J McDonald      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Jesse Litsch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   87%  B Abreu         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   88%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   86%  H Matsui        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          -2-  5   85%  J Posada        Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  5   89%  R Cano          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   88%  R Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   87%  M Stairs        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   87%  A Rios          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Jesse Litsch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   89%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   90%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   91%  J Damon         Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   90%  F Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   90%  A Hill          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  9   89%  G Zaun          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Jesse Litsch facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   84%  D Jeter         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  2   87%  B Abreu         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Jeter to 3B
   RO     --3  6   87%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B); Jeter Scores
          ---  7   86%  H Matsui        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   89%  J Posada        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Kyle Farnsworth facing 7-8-9
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Andy Pettitte pitching
   O      ---  3   88%  C Thigpen       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1   87%  H Luna          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   86%  J McDonald      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Jesse Litsch facing 7-8-9
                  Lyle Overbay replaces Curtis Thigpen playing 1B batting 7th
   O      ---  1   89%  R Cano          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   91%  D Mientkiewicz  Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   92%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jose Veras facing 1-2-3
                  Jose Veras replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching
          ---  4   94%  R Johnson       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  7   93%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  9   92%  A Rios          Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      -2-  2   90%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Jesse Litsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   93%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   95%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   93%  B Abreu         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
                  Casey Janssen replaces Jesse Litsch pitching
          -2-  3   91%  A Rodriguez     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Abreu to 3B
   O      1-3  1   96%  H Matsui        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ross Ohlendorf facing 5-6-7
                  Ross Ohlendorf replaces Jose Veras pitching
   O      ---  7   96%  A Hill          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  8   96%  G Zaun          Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  7   95%  L Overbay       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Casey Janssen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   98%  J Posada        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   99%  R Cano          Strikeout Looking
                  Jason Giambi pinch hits for Doug Mientkiewicz batting 8th
   O      ---  1  100%  J Giambi        Groundout: SS-1B (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation