Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Box Scores > 1998 > Aug 18, 1998, Blue Jays at Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

Scores
Standings
CHW
@ANA		4
3
MIN
@BAL		1
7
TEX
@BOS		1
4
TEX
@BOS		4
5
TBD
@CLE		2
4
NYY
@KCR		3
2		 
(13)
TOR
@OAK		5
10
DET
@SEA		7
6
MON
@ARI		7
1
SFG
@ATL		4
8
STL
@CHC		1
4
SDP
@FLA		7
5
CIN
@MIL		4
8
COL
@NYM		2
6
COL
@NYM		3
6
HOU
@PHI		8
2
LAD
@PIT		4
6
Tuesday, August 18, 1998 12:15
, Network Associates Coliseum
Attendance: 9,086, Time of Game: 2:50
Blue Jays
5
63-62
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 30½ GB
 at Athletics
10
55-70
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 12 GB
W: Jimmy Haynes (9-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       1  0  1   0  0  2   0  1  0    5 13  2
Athletics       3  1  2   0  1  0   3  0  X   10  9  0

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Shannon Stewart LF 5 0 2 3 0 2 .271 .745 24 16 0.155 0.79 0.197 -0.043 2.5 2 0 3B
Shawn Green RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .271 .798 21 13 -0.073 0.66 0.020 -0.093 -0.9 1 0
Jose Canseco DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 .239 .846 17 12 -0.012 0.74 0.096 -0.108 -0.3 HR
Carlos Delgado 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 .293 .945 22 13 -0.048 0.58 0.016 -0.064 -0.6 6 0
Jose Cruz CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 .257 .720 21 12 -0.043 0.96 0.050 -0.093 -0.6 3 0 CS
Tony Fernandez 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .309 .810 11 8 -0.017 0.79 0.040 -0.057 0.0 2 2
Craig Grebeck 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 .274 .752 13 9 0.121 0.77 0.125 -0.004 1.6 1 3 2B
Kevin Brown C 4 1 1 1 0 3 .258 .733 15 11 -0.113 1.23 0.006 -0.120 -0.6 8 0 HR
Alex Gonzalez SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .239 .646 11 8 -0.039 0.81 0.036 -0.075 -1.1 1 0
Woody Williams P 1
   Carlos Almanzar P
   Bill Risley P
   Nerio Rodriguez P
Team Totals 39 5 13 5 1 12 .333 .914 155 102 -0.069 0.81 0.586 -0.657 0.1 24 6
2B: C Grebeck (12, off J Haynes).
3B: S Stewart (3, off J Haynes).
HR: K Brown (2, off T Mathews; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); J Canseco (34, off J Haynes; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
TB: S Stewart 4; J Canseco 4; K Brown 4; C Grebeck 4; T Fernandez 2; J Cruz 2; A Gonzalez; S Green.
RBI: S Stewart 3 (31); K Brown (12); J Canseco (78).
2-out RBI: S Stewart 2; J Canseco.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
E: S Stewart (2); W Williams ().
Baserunning
CS: J Cruz (4, 3rd base by J Haynes/A Hinch).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 .226 .699 21 11 -0.021 0.37 0.011 -0.032 -0.3 1 0
Jason McDonald RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 .250 .682 17 9 0.028 0.61 0.085 -0.058 0.0 2 0 2B
Jason Giambi 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .286 .843 11 8 -0.033 0.66 0.030 -0.063 -0.3 7 0 HR
Matt Stairs DH 3 3 2 4 1 0 .316 .964 17 7 0.136 0.57 0.140 -0.004 3.2 2·HR
Scott Spiezio 2B 4 2 2 4 0 1 .272 .744 16 9 0.306 0.54 0.310 -0.004 3.2 0 2 2·HR
Ed Sprague 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .698 17 11 -0.015 0.14 0.000 -0.015 -0.5 1 0
Miguel Tejada SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 .234 .698 16 12 -0.032 0.32 0.001 -0.033 -0.4 2 0
Ryan Christenson CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .239 .658 21 13 0.064 0.24 0.077 -0.013 0.3 1 0 HR
A.J. Hinch C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .225 .615 15 7 -0.005 0.19 0.009 -0.014 0.3 13 1
Jimmy Haynes P
   Mark Holzemer P
   T.J. Mathews P
   Buddy Groom P
Team Totals 33 10 9 10 5 8 .273 1.217 151 87 0.428 0.42 0.663 -0.236 5.7 27 3
2B: J McDonald (6, off W Williams).
HR: S Spiezio 2 (9, 2 off W Williams; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line); M Stairs 2 (23, 1 off B Risley, 1 off W Williams; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); R Christenson (4, off W Williams; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); J Giambi (18, off C Almanzar; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: S Spiezio 8; M Stairs 8; R Christenson 4; J Giambi 4; J McDonald 3; M Tejada.
RBI: S Spiezio 4 (44); M Stairs 4 (88); J Giambi (76); R Christenson (25).
2-out RBI: S Spiezio 4; M Stairs.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: J McDonald (2nd base by W Williams).

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Woody Williams, L (9-8) 3 6 6 6 1 3 4 4.65 15 64 41 25 2 14 5 6 0 0 25 -0.394 0.71 -4.4
Carlos Almanzar 2 1 1 1 1 4 1 6.43 9 30 18 5 4 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 -0.004 0.25 0.1
Bill Risley 1.1 1 3 3 2 1 1 5.13 7 30 14 6 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 -0.034 0.32 -2.2
Nerio Rodriguez 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8.06 7 27 14 11 1 2 1 5 2 0 0 0 0.003 0.03 0.8
Team Totals 8 9 10 10 5 8 6 11.25 38 151 87 47 10 30 8 17 2 0 25 0 0 -0.429 0.81 -5.7

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jimmy Haynes, W (9-5) 5.2 11 4 4 1 10 1 4.37 28 112 74 32 18 24 5 12 4 0 40 -0.013 1.00 -1.0
Mark Holzemer, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.023 0.76 0.2
T.J. Mathews, H (16) 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 4.89 8 27 19 11 3 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 0.055 0.39 0.1
Buddy Groom 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.53 3 12 6 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.09 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 5 5 1 12 2 5.00 40 156 102 49 23 30 9 18 6 0 40 1 0 0.072 0.42 -0.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: W Williams (3; J McDonald, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Doug Eddings, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Greg Kosc.
Time of Game: 2:50.
Attendance: 9,086.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 61° F, Wind 12mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Win Probability Chart

Explanation of WPA  · Mouse over chart for play descriptions  · See below chart for tools  · Direct Link in URL Bar

Clear Chart
Big Plays
Scoring Plays
Fix Chart in View While Scrolling

Hold mouse over play on chart to see description of play.
Leverage is shown below the chart Low to High.

Top 5 Plays

View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-1 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  RRR OAK S. Spiezio W. Williams 25% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); McDonald Scores; Stairs Scores
t3 1-4 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  R TOR S. Stewart J. Haynes -14% 61% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gonzalez Scores
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  R TOR J. Canseco J. Haynes -10% 44% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b3 4-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R OAK M. Stairs W. Williams 8% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b2 3-1 1 --- 5,(3-2)  R OAK R. Christenson W. Williams 8% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)

Play By Play

View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Jimmy Haynes facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR S. Stewart J. Haynes 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR S. Green J. Haynes 2% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  R TOR J. Canseco J. Haynes -10% 44% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t1 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR C. Delgado J. Haynes 1% 45% Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-2)  O OAK R. Henderson W. Williams -2% 43% Flyball: RF
b1 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-2)  OAK J. McDonald W. Williams 3% 45% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b1 0-1 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  O OAK J. Giambi W. Williams -2% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B; McDonald to 2B
b1 0-1 2 -2- OAK M. Stairs W. Williams 0% 44% McDonald Picked off 2B, safe on E1; McDonald to 3B
b1 0-1 2 --3 6,(3-2)  OAK M. Stairs W. Williams 1% 45% Walk
b1 0-1 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  RRR OAK S. Spiezio W. Williams 25% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); McDonald Scores; Stairs Scores
b1 3-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK E. Sprague W. Williams -1% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 3.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Jimmy Haynes facing 5-6-7
t2 1-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  TOR J. Cruz J. Haynes -4% 65% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 1-3 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TOR T. Fernandez J. Haynes 4% 69% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-3 1 1-- 2,(1-1)  TOR C. Grebeck J. Haynes -4% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive); Cruz to 2B
t2 1-3 1 12- 4,(0-2)  O TOR K. Brown J. Haynes 5% 70% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-3 2 12- 1,(1-0)  O TOR A. Gonzalez J. Haynes 4% 74% Cruz Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 7-8-9
b2 3-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK M. Tejada W. Williams -2% 73% Strikeout Looking
b2 3-1 1 --- 5,(3-2)  R OAK R. Christenson W. Williams 8% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b2 4-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK A. Hinch W. Williams -1% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b2 4-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK R. Henderson W. Williams -1% 79% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 4.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Jimmy Haynes facing 9-1-2
t3 1-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  TOR A. Gonzalez J. Haynes -4% 75% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t3 1-4 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  R TOR S. Stewart J. Haynes -14% 61% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gonzalez Scores
t3 2-4 0 --3 6,(2-2)  O TOR S. Green J. Haynes 5% 66% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-4 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O TOR J. Canseco J. Haynes 6% 72% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t3 2-4 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O TOR C. Delgado J. Haynes 4% 76% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 2-3-4
b3 4-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK J. McDonald W. Williams 4% 80% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
b3 4-2 0 -2- 1,(0-1)  O OAK J. Giambi W. Williams -3% 77% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b3 4-2 1 -2- O OAK M. Stairs W. Williams -4% 73% McDonald Picked off 2B (P-SS)
b3 4-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R OAK M. Stairs W. Williams 8% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b3 5-2 2 --- 2,(1-1)  R OAK S. Spiezio W. Williams 6% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b3 6-2 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O OAK E. Sprague W. Williams -0% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 6.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-6, Athletics' Jimmy Haynes facing 5-6-7
t4 2-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR J. Cruz J. Haynes 2% 89% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-6 1 --- 2,(1-1)  TOR T. Fernandez J. Haynes -2% 87% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t4 2-6 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  TOR C. Grebeck J. Haynes -3% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive); Fernandez to 2B
t4 2-6 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O TOR K. Brown J. Haynes 4% 88% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-6 2 12- 1,(0-1)  O TOR A. Gonzalez J. Haynes 3% 91% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Blue Jays' Carlos Almanzar facing 7-8-9
Carlos Almanzar replaces Woody Williams pitching
b4 6-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK M. Tejada C. Almanzar -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b4 6-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK R. Christenson C. Almanzar -1% 89% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 6-2 2 --- 1,(0-1)  OAK A. Hinch C. Almanzar 1% 90% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Hinch to 2B
b4 6-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  OAK R. Henderson C. Almanzar 0% 90% Walk
b4 6-2 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O OAK J. McDonald C. Almanzar -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 6.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-6, Athletics' Jimmy Haynes facing 1-2-3
t5 2-6 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TOR S. Stewart J. Haynes 2% 91% Popfly: SS
t5 2-6 1 --- 1,(0-1)  TOR S. Green J. Haynes -2% 89% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 2-6 1 1-- 2,(1-1)  O TOR J. Canseco J. Haynes 2% 91% Popfly: SS
t5 2-6 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  TOR C. Delgado J. Haynes -2% 90% Walk; Green to 2B
t5 2-6 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O TOR J. Cruz J. Haynes 3% 93% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Blue Jays' Carlos Almanzar facing 3-4-5
b5 6-2 0 --- 1,(0-1)  R OAK J. Giambi C. Almanzar 3% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b5 7-2 0 --- 2,(1-1)  O OAK M. Stairs C. Almanzar -0% 95% Popfly: 2B
b5 7-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK S. Spiezio C. Almanzar -0% 95% Strikeout Looking
b5 7-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK E. Sprague C. Almanzar -0% 95% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 7.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-7, Athletics' Jimmy Haynes facing 6-7-8
t6 2-7 0 --- 1,(0-1)  TOR T. Fernandez J. Haynes -2% 93% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
t6 2-7 0 1-- 2,(0-2)  TOR C. Grebeck J. Haynes -6% 87% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Fernandez to 3B
t6 2-7 0 -23 6,(3-2)  O TOR K. Brown J. Haynes 3% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-7 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez J. Haynes 4% 94% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-7 2 -23 3,(1-2)  RR TOR S. Stewart J. Haynes -6% 88% Single to LF (Line Drive); Fernandez Scores; Grebeck Scores
Mark Holzemer replaces Jimmy Haynes pitching
t6 4-7 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TOR S. Green M. Holzemer 2% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Athletics 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-4, Blue Jays' Bill Risley facing 7-8-9
Bill Risley replaces Carlos Almanzar pitching
b6 7-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK M. Tejada B. Risley -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b6 7-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK R. Christenson B. Risley -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 7-4 2 --- 3,(1-2)  O OAK A. Hinch B. Risley -0% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Athletics 7.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-7, Athletics' T.J. Mathews facing 3-4-5
T.J. Mathews replaces Mark Holzemer pitching
t7 4-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR J. Canseco T. Mathews 3% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
t7 4-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR C. Delgado T. Mathews 2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-7 2 --- 3,(1-2)  TOR J. Cruz T. Mathews -1% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 4-7 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TOR T. Fernandez T. Mathews 2% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Athletics 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-4, Blue Jays' Bill Risley facing 1-2-3
b7 7-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK R. Henderson B. Risley 1% 95% Walk
b7 7-4 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  OAK J. McDonald B. Risley 1% 96% Walk; Henderson to 2B
b7 7-4 0 12- 1,(0-1)  O OAK J. Giambi B. Risley -1% 95% Flyball: CF
b7 7-4 1 12- 3,(2-1)  RRR OAK M. Stairs B. Risley 4% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Henderson Scores; McDonald Scores
Nerio Rodriguez replaces Bill Risley pitching
b7 10-4 1 --- 5,(3-2)  O OAK S. Spiezio N. Rodriguez -0% 99% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b7 10-4 2 --- 3,(2-1)  O OAK E. Sprague N. Rodriguez -0% 99% Lineout: 3B
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Athletics 10.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-10, Athletics' T.J. Mathews facing 7-8-9
t8 4-10 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR C. Grebeck T. Mathews 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
t8 4-10 1 --- 1,(0-1)  R TOR K. Brown T. Mathews -1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t8 5-10 1 --- 1,(0-1)  O TOR A. Gonzalez T. Mathews 0% 99% Lineout: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t8 5-10 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR S. Stewart T. Mathews 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 10-5, Blue Jays' Nerio Rodriguez facing 7-8-9
b8 10-5 0 --- 1,(0-1)  OAK M. Tejada N. Rodriguez 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b8 10-5 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  O OAK R. Christenson N. Rodriguez -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b8 10-5 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  OAK A. Hinch N. Rodriguez 0% 100% Walk; Tejada to 2B
b8 10-5 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK R. Henderson N. Rodriguez -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b8 10-5 2 12- 3,(2-1)  O OAK J. McDonald N. Rodriguez -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 10.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-10, Athletics' Buddy Groom facing 2-3-4
Buddy Groom replaces T.J. Mathews pitching
t9 5-10 0 --- 4,(2-2)  O TOR S. Green B. Groom 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t9 5-10 1 --- 4,(2-2)  O TOR J. Canseco B. Groom 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 5-10 2 --- 4,(2-2)  O TOR C. Delgado B. Groom 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Athletics 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:OAK199808180
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.