April 3, 2008 Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 2
@CLE 1 KCR 4
@DET 1 LAA 5
@MIN 4 NYY 3
TOR 2 PIT 4
@ATL 3
(10) CHC 6
MIL 3 CIN 3
ARI 2 PHI 8
WSN 7
(10) SDP 3
HOU 2 STL 3
COL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 47,785

Thursday, April 3, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 2:45

Blue Jays

1-2

Lost 1

5th, 1½ GB

Cito Gaston

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

W: J Chamberlain (1-0), L: B Wolfe (0-1), S: M Rivera (2)

Yankees

2-1

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

Joe Girardi

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .154  .385   17    1   3   2B
M Stairs LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   12    1   0   
  B Coats PR-LF               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Rios RF                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .444 1.027   15    2   1   SB
V Wells CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .916   17    1   0   
F Thomas DH                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .311    8    0   0   
  S Stewart PH-DH             2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    6    0   0   
L Overbay 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .614   15    6   2   
A Hill 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .583   14    5   3   
M Scutaro 3B                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .125  .489   13    1   3   
G Zaun C                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .833    9    6   1   2B

D McGowan P                                                              0   0
  B Wolfe P                                                              1   0
  S Downs P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   2   6   2    1   7              126   24  13

BATTING

2B: D Eckstein (1, off P Hughes); G Zaun (1, off P Hughes).

TB: D Eckstein 3; G Zaun 2; V Wells; A Rios; M Stairs.

RBI: D Eckstein (1); A Rios (3).

2-out RBI: D Eckstein.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Eckstein-A Hill-L Overbay; A Rios-L Overbay-M Scutaro; A Hill-D Eckstein-L Overbay.

E: S Downs ().

BASERUNNING

SB: A Rios (2, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Molina).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon DH                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .182  .637   20    0   0   2B,SH
D Jeter SS                    2   1   0   0    0   0  .300  .664   11    0   2   HBP,SH,GDP
B Abreu RF                    3   0   2   1    1   1  .500 1.083   20    4   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .273  .969   18    0   2   
J Giambi 1B                   1   0   0   1    1   0  .000  .250   16   11   0   HBP,SF
R Cano 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182    9    1   6   
H Matsui LF                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .222  .444   12    1   0   
J Molina C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666   11    7   0   
M Cabrera CF                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .375 1.194   12    3   0   GDP

P Hughes P                                                               0   0
  B Traber P                                                             0   0
  B Bruney P                                                             0   0
  J Chamberlain P                                                        0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
Totals                       25   3   6   2    3   6              129   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Damon (1, off D McGowan).

SF: J Giambi (1, off D McGowan).

SH: D Jeter (1, off S Downs); J Damon (1, off S Downs).

HBP: D Jeter (1, by D McGowan); J Giambi (1, by S Downs).

TB: B Abreu 2; J Damon 2; J Molina; H Matsui; M Cabrera.

GIDP: D Jeter (2); M Cabrera (1).

RBI: J Giambi (1); B Abreu (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: R Cano (1).

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
D McGowan                      6     4   2   2    3   4   0   3.00   23   99-57   33· 8·16    7· 2· 6· 0     57    -     1.59   0.05
B Wolfe, L (0-1)               1     1   1   1    0   1   0   9.00    4   11-8     4· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.34   0.03
S Downs                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6   15-11    5· 1· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          1-1    2.06  -0.16
Totals                         8     6   3   3    3   6   0          33  125-76   42·10·24   11· 4· 7· 0          1-1

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
P Hughes                       6     4   2   2    1   4   0   3.00   23   87-58   35· 3·20    8· 7· 3· 0     59    -     0.94   0.05
B Traber                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    4-3     0· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.55   0.04
B Bruney                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2   10-5     3· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.99   0.05
J Chamberlain, W (1-0)         1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   11-8     4· 1· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.54   0.11
M Rivera, S (2)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   13-8     5· 0· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    4.03   0.16
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   7   0          34  125-82   47· 6·29   14· 9· 3· 0           -

B Wolfe faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D McGowan (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: S Downs (1; J Giambi); D McGowan (1; D Jeter).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Miller, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Jerry Meals.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 47,785.

Weather: 42° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             New York Yankees                     
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. J Damon              DH 
2. M Stairs             LF    2. D Jeter              SS 
3. A Rios               RF    3. B Abreu              RF 
4. V Wells              CF    4. A Rodriguez          3B 
5. F Thomas             DH    5. J Giambi             1B 
6. L Overbay            1B    6. R Cano               2B 
7. A Hill               2B    7. H Matsui             LF 
8. M Scutaro            3B    8. J Molina             C  
9. G Zaun               C     9. M Cabrera            CF 

   D McGowan            P        P Hughes             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  3-2  --3  4   13% 100% A Hill          M Rivera        Strikeout Looking
   b 6   0  2-0  12-  8   12%  53% B Abreu         D McGowan       Walk; Damon to 3B; Jeter to 2B
   t 9   0  3-2  ---  5  -12%  72% V Wells         M Rivera        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   b 8   1  2-2  -23  4   11%  89% B Abreu         S Downs         Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Cabrera Scores
   b 6   0  2-0  123  4   11%  64% A Rodriguez     D McGowan       Wild Pitch; Damon Scores/No RBI; Jeter to 3B; Abreu to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Philip Hughes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   54%  M Stairs        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   55%  A Rios          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin McGowan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   50%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Philip Hughes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  V Wells         Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   54%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   55%  L Overbay       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin McGowan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   55%  J Giambi        Walk
   O      1--  1   52%  R Cano          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   50%  H Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Philip Hughes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   53%  A Hill          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   54%  M Scutaro       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   56%  G Zaun          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin McGowan facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   60%  J Molina        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   65%  M Cabrera       Walk; Molina to 2B
   O      12-  6   60%  J Damon         Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   OO     12-  2   50%  D Jeter         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Philip Hughes facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   43%  D Eckstein      Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   44%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Eckstein to 3B
   R      --3  4   37%  A Rios          Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Eckstein Scores
          1--      33%  V Wells         Rios Steals 2B; Rios to 3B/Adv on E4
   O      --3  7   39%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  7   43%  F Thomas        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Dustin McGowan facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   48%  B Abreu         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   43%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   41%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Abreu to 3B
   O      --3  3   36%  R Cano          Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Philip Hughes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   39%  L Overbay       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   40%  A Hill          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   39%  M Scutaro       Walk
          1--  2   35%  G Zaun          Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Scutaro to 3B
   R      -23  3   25%  D Eckstein      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Scutaro Scores; Zaun to 3B
   O      1-3  5   29%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Dustin McGowan facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   34%  H Matsui        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   29%  J Molina        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   OO     1--  2   22%  M Cabrera       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Philip Hughes facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   24%  A Rios          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   25%  V Wells         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  Shannon Stewart replaces Frank Thomas playing DH batting 5th
   O      ---  5   26%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Dustin McGowan facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   35%  J Damon         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          -2-  5   41%  D Jeter         Hit By Pitch
          12-  8   53%  B Abreu         Walk; Damon to 3B; Jeter to 2B
   R      123      64%  A Rodriguez     Wild Pitch; Damon Scores/No RBI; Jeter to 3B; Abreu to 2B
   O      -23  5   55%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   ROO    -23  4   50%  J Giambi        Line Drive Double Play: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Jeter Scores; Abreu out at 3B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 2.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Billy Traber facing 6-7-8
                  Billy Traber replaces Philip Hughes pitching
   O      ---  4   54%  L Overbay       Strikeout Swinging
                  Brian Bruney replaces Billy Traber pitching
   O      ---  6   57%  A Hill          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   59%  M Scutaro       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Brian Wolfe facing 6-7-8
                  Brian Wolfe replaces Dustin McGowan pitching
   O      ---  2   55%  R Cano          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   52%  H Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  J Molina        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 2.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Joba Chamberlain facing 9-1-2
                  Joba Chamberlain replaces Brian Bruney pitching
   O      ---  5   55%  G Zaun          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   58%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  1   56%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Buck Coats pinch runs for Matt Stairs batting 2nd
   O      1--  2   61%  A Rios          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Brian Wolfe facing 9-1-2
                  Buck Coats moves to LF
          ---  5   67%  M Cabrera       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
                  Scott Downs replaces Brian Wolfe pitching
          1--  1   76%  J Damon         Reached on E1 (Bunt to Weak 1B); Cabrera to 2B
   O      12-  1   78%  D Jeter         Bunt Groundout: C-2B (Front of Home); Cabrera to 3B; Damon to 2B
   R      -23  4   89%  B Abreu         Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Cabrera Scores
   O      12-  3   86%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
          12-  3   88%  J Giambi        Hit By Pitch; Damon to 3B; Abreu to 2B
   O      123  3   84%  R Cano          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Mariano Rivera facing 4-5-6
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Joba Chamberlain pitching
          ---  5   72%  V Wells         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   77%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Wells to 2B
   O      -2-  3   87%  L Overbay       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Wells to 3B
   O      --3  4  100%  A Hill          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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