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MIN  8
DET  6

TOR  9
@OAK  6

TEX  5
BOS  3

ATL 10
SFG  8

CHC  5
SDP  4

(10)
PIT  4
@FLA  0

LAD  4
@HOU  3

NYM  7
STL  6

Standings at end of play this day

Cashman Field, Attendance: 7,294

Monday, April 1, 1996, 8:17
Time of Game: 3:02
Blue Jays
9
1-0
Won 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       1  0  0   1  4  0   0  3  0    9 13  0
Athletics       0  2  0   0  0  1   0  3  0    6  5  0
W: E Hanson (1-0), L: C Reyes (0-1), S: M Timlin (1)
Athletics
6
0-1
Lost 1
3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    5   2   1   0    0   1  .200  .400   21    1   0   SB
D Cedeno 2B                   3   1   1   1    0   2  .333 1.666   14    3   3   HR
  T Brito PH-2B               1   1   1   0    1   0 1.000 2.000    9    0   0   SB
J Carter LF                   4   1   1   2    1   0  .250 1.150   18    1   0   3B
J Olerud DH                   5   2   2   3    0   1  .400 1.600   16    0   0   HR,2B
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   0   0    1   3  .000  .200   24    0   1   
C Delgado 1B                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .400  .800   16   13   0   
S Green RF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .400  .800   17    1   0   
S Martinez C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   15    6   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   1   2   2    1   0  .667 2.417   23    1   7   HR,CS

E Hanson P                                                               1   2
  T Castillo P                                                           0   1
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       39   9  13   9    4   9              173   27  14
BATTING
2B: J Olerud (1, off C Reyes).
3B: J Carter (1, off D Wengert).
HR: D Cedeno (1, off C Reyes; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); J Olerud (1, off C Reyes; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); A Gonzalez (1, off C Reyes; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
TB: J Olerud 6; A Gonzalez 5; D Cedeno 4; J Carter 3; S Green 2; C Delgado 2; O Nixon; T Brito; S Martinez.
RBI: J Olerud 3 (3); A Gonzalez 2 (2); J Carter 2 (2); C Delgado (1); D Cedeno (1).
2-out RBI: J Olerud 3; J Carter 2; C Delgado.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
FIELDING
DP: 1. A Gonzalez-D Cedeno-C Delgado.
BASERUNNING
SB: O Nixon (1, 2nd base off C Reyes/T Steinbach); T Brito (1, 2nd base off J Briscoe/T Steinbach).
CS: A Gonzalez (1, 2nd base by C Reyes/T Steinbach).
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young CF                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .200   21    4   0   
B Gates 2B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .333 1.167   15    1   1   2B
J Giambi 1B                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .333  .833   17    5   1   
G Berroa DH                   4   1   1   3    0   1  .250 1.250   13    0   0   HR,GDP
P Plantier LF                 2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .500   22    1   0   
P Munoz RF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   11    0   0   
T Steinbach C                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .250 1.250   16   10   1   HR
T Lovullo 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   12    3   0   
M Bordick SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   10    2   2   
  M Stairs PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   

C Reyes P                                                                0   0
  M Mohler P                                                             1   0
  J Briscoe P                                                            0   0
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
  D Wengert P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   6   5   6    6   6              139   27   5
BATTING
2B: B Gates (1, off E Hanson).
HR: G Berroa (1, off T Castillo; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); T Steinbach (1, off E Hanson; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
TB: T Steinbach 4; G Berroa 4; B Gates 2; T Lovullo; J Giambi.
GIDP: G Berroa (1).
RBI: G Berroa 3 (3); T Steinbach 2 (2); J Giambi (1).
2-out RBI: T Steinbach 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 6.

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
E Hanson, W (1-0)              7     4   3   3    4   5   1   3.86   28  110-64   40· 6·18    9· 7· 2· 1     58    -     1.08   0.14
T Castillo                     1     1   3   3    2   0   1  27.00    6   21-11    7· 1· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.60  -0.03
M Timlin, S (1)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    8-7     2· 2· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.05
Totals                         9     5   6   6    6   6   2          37  139-82   49· 9·24   14· 8· 2· 1           -  
Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Reyes, L (0-1)               5     7   6   6    2   7   3  10.80   23   93-52   29·11·12    2·10· 2· 0     34    -     0.95  -0.32
M Mohler                       1     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   21-14    9· 2· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.40   0.02
J Briscoe                      0.2   0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    4   17-6     3· 0· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.00
B Groom                        1     3   3   3    0   0   0  27.00    6   21-17   10· 1· 6    4· 0· 2· 0          2-0    0.38  -0.01
D Wengert                      1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   14-11    6· 0· 5    1· 2· 1· 0          2-2    0.16  -0.02
Totals                         9    13   9   9    4   9   3          43  166-100  57·14·28   11·14· 5· 0          4-2 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Terry Craft.
Time of Game: 3:02.
Attendance: 7,294.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Oakland Athletics                    
1. O Nixon              CF    1. E Young              CF 
2. D Cedeno             2B    2. B Gates              2B 
3. J Carter             LF    3. J Giambi             1B 
4. J Olerud             DH    4. G Berroa             DH 
5. E Sprague            3B    5. P Plantier           LF 
6. C Delgado            1B    6. P Munoz              RF 
7. S Green              RF    7. T Steinbach          C  
8. S Martinez           C     8. T Lovullo            3B 
9. A Gonzalez           SS    9. M Bordick            SS 

   E Hanson             P        C Reyes              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  2-3  12-  2   25%  86% J Olerud        C Reyes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Nixon Scores; Carter Scores
   b 2   2  1-0  1--  4  -18%  39% T Steinbach     E Hanson        Home Run; Munoz Scores
   t 5   1  2-2  ---  7   13%  60% A Gonzalez      C Reyes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 4   2  2-1  -2-  6   10%  47% C Delgado       C Reyes         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Olerud Scores
   b 6   0  6-2  1--  3  -10%  74% B Gates         E Hanson        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Young to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Reyes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  O Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   57%  D Cedeno        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   55%  J Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  J Olerud        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Erik Hanson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  9   56%  E Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   58%  B Gates         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   59%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Carlos Reyes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   57%  E Sprague       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   55%  C Delgado       Foul Popfly: C
          ---  2   57%  S Green         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  6   54%  S Martinez      Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Erik Hanson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   57%  G Berroa        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   54%  P Plantier      Walk
   O      1--  1   57%  P Munoz         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  4   39%  T Steinbach     Home Run; Munoz Scores
   O      ---  5   40%  T Lovullo       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Carlos Reyes facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   44%  A Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--  3   40%  O Nixon         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      35%  D Cedeno        Gonzalez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   34%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Erik Hanson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   36%  M Bordick       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  1   38%  E Young         Lineout: P (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   39%  B Gates         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Carlos Reyes facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   36%  J Carter        Popfly: SS
          ---  5   41%  J Olerud        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   36%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  6   47%  C Delgado       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Olerud Scores
   O      1--  4   44%  S Green         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Erik Hanson facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   39%  J Giambi        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   OO     1--  5   49%  G Berroa        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  4   47%  P Plantier      Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  P Munoz         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Carlos Reyes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   47%  S Martinez      Flyball: CF
   R      ---  7   60%  A Gonzalez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   62%  O Nixon         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   59%  D Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      60%  J Carter        Nixon Steals 2B
          -2-  4   61%  " "             Walk
   RRR    12-  2   86%  J Olerud        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Nixon Scores; Carter Scores
   O      ---  5   85%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Erik Hanson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   87%  T Steinbach     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   89%  T Lovullo       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   90%  M Bordick       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mike Mohler facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Mohler replaces Carlos Reyes pitching
          ---  1   91%  C Delgado       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   90%  S Green         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   89%  S Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  7   90%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Delgado to 2B
   O      12-  1   88%  O Nixon         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Erik Hanson facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   84%  E Young         Walk
          1--  3   74%  B Gates         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Young to 3B
   RO     -23  1   79%  J Giambi        Groundout: SS-1B; Young Scores
   O      -2-  4   84%  G Berroa        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2- 10   87%  P Plantier      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Athletics 3.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-3, John Briscoe facing 2-3-4
                  John Briscoe replaces Mike Mohler pitching; Tilson Brito pinch hits for Domingo Cedeno batting 2nd
          ---  5   89%  T Brito         Walk
          1--      90%  J Carter        Brito Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   90%  " "             Flyball: CF; Brito to 3B
   O      --3  3   87%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
          --3  6   87%  E Sprague       Walk
                  Buddy Groom replaces John Briscoe pitching
   O      1-3  4   85%  C Delgado       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Erik Hanson facing 6-7-8
                  Tilson Brito moves to 2B
          ---  4   79%  P Munoz         Walk
   O      1--  5   84%  T Steinbach     Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
          1--  4   79%  T Lovullo       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Munoz to 2B
   O      12-  3   86%  M Bordick       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      12-  1   91%  E Young         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Athletics 3.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Buddy Groom facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   93%  S Green         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   96%  S Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Green to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   96%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B; Green Scores; Martinez to 2B
   O      -2-  7   95%  O Nixon         Fielder's Choice SS; Martinez out at 3B/SS-2B
          1--  4   95%  T Brito         Single to RF (Line Drive); Nixon to 3B
                  Don Wengert replaces Buddy Groom pitching
   RR     1-3  2   99%  J Carter        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Nixon Scores; Brito Scores
   O      --3  1   99%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-9, Tony Castillo facing 2-3-4
                  Tony Castillo replaces Erik Hanson pitching
          ---  4   98%  B Gates         Walk
          1--  6   96%  J Giambi        Walk; Gates to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   89%  G Berroa        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gates Scores; Giambi Scores
   O      ---  2   93%  P Plantier      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  2   95%  P Munoz         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   96%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Athletics 6.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-6, Don Wengert facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   95%  E Sprague       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   95%  C Delgado       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   95%  S Green         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-9, Mike Timlin facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Timlin replaces Tony Castillo pitching
   O      ---  2   98%  T Lovullo       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Matt Stairs pinch hits for Mike Bordick batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  M Stairs        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4  100%  E Young         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Athletics 6.

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