April 22, 2008 Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
LAA 6 NYY 9
@CHW 5 DET 10
TEX 2 CLE 15
@KCR 1 MIN 5
@OAK 4 SEA 4
BAL 2 TBR 6
TOR 4 ARI 5
SFG 4 WSN 6
@ATL 0 CHC 8
NYM 1 CIN 8
LAD 1 PHI 8
@COL 6 HOU 11
SDP 7 MIL 9
STL 8
(12) PIT 3
FLA 2

Standings at end of play this day

Ballpark at Disney's Wide World of Sports, Attendance: 8,269

Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 2:40

Blue Jays

10-11

Lost 2

4th, 4½ GB

Cito Gaston

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  2  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    4  6  0
Rays            0  2  0   3  0  1   0  0  X    6 12  2

W: J Shields (2-1), L: J Litsch (2-1), S: T Percival (2)

Rays

9-11

Won 1

5th, 5 GB

Joe Maddon

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .674   22    1   2   
A Hill 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .309  .824   13    1   3   
M Stairs DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .320  .732   12    0   0   GDP
V Wells CF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .293  .846   13    1   0   HR
L Overbay 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .268  .705   14    6   0   
S Stewart LF                  3   2   1   0    1   1  .220  .608   21    1   0   
G Zaun C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .712   18   13   1   
M Scutaro 3B                  3   0   1   2    0   1  .196  .607    8    0   0   CS
J Inglett RF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .321  .784   11    1   0   

J Litsch P                                                               0   0
  J Carlson P                                                            0   1
  S Camp P                                                               0   0
  S Downs P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   4   6   3    2   6              132   24   7

BATTING

HR: V Wells (4, off J Shields; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: V Wells 4; G Zaun; M Stairs; A Hill; M Scutaro; S Stewart.

GIDP: M Stairs (4).

RBI: M Scutaro 2 (6); V Wells (16).

2-out RBI: M Scutaro.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Eckstein-A Hill-L Overbay; G Zaun-D Eckstein.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Scutaro (2, 2nd base by J Shields/D Navarro).

Tampa Bay Rays               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .218  .526   10    2   3   
C Crawford LF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .276  .645    8    0   0   SB
B Upton CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .320  .853   20    3   0   GDP
C Pena DH                     4   0   0   0    0   4  .194  .804   20    0   0   
E Longoria 3B                 3   2   1   1    1   2  .242  .844   22    0   2   HR
E Hinske 1B                   4   3   3   2    0   1  .327 1.157   13    8   2   HR,3B,2B
D Navarro C                   4   1   3   2    0   0  .462 1.000   10    6   2   CS
N Haynes RF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .257  .554   17    3   0   
J Bartlett SS                 4   0   1   1    0   2  .212  .477   24    5   2   

J Shields P                                                              0   2
  D Wheeler P                                                            0   0
  T Percival P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   6  12   6    2  11              144   27  13

BATTING

2B: E Hinske (5, off J Litsch).

3B: E Hinske (1, off J Litsch).

HR: E Hinske (5, off J Carlson; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); E Longoria (2, off J Litsch; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF).

TB: E Hinske 9; E Longoria 4; D Navarro 3; C Crawford 2; J Bartlett; A Iwamura; N Haynes.

GIDP: B Upton (1).

RBI: D Navarro 2 (3); E Hinske 2 (10); E Longoria (5); J Bartlett (6).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Hinske-J Bartlett-E Hinske.

E: E Hinske (1); J Shields ().

BASERUNNING

SB: C Crawford (5, 2nd base off S Camp/G Zaun).

CS: D Navarro (2, 2nd base by J Litsch/G Zaun).

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, L (2-1)              3.1   8   5   5    2   4   1   6.16   18   76-49   28· 2·19    8· 1· 3· 0     26    -     1.11       
J Carlson                      2.1   1   1   1    0   3   1   1.74    8   26-17    7· 4· 6    2· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.71       
S Camp                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   10-6     4· 0· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.46       
S Downs                        1.1   2   0   0    0   4   0   0.82    6   24-16    5· 7· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.41       
Totals                         8    12   6   6    2  11   2          36  136-88   44·13·31   12· 6· 5· 0          3-0

Tampa Bay Rays                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Shields, W (2-1)             7     6   4   2    2   5   1   3.30   28  104-67   35· 6·26   11· 5· 5· 0     56    -     1.04       
D Wheeler, H (4)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.80    3   10-5     4· 0· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.03       
T Percival, S (2)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   13-8     4· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04       
Totals                         9     6   4   2    2   6   1          34  127-80   43· 7·30   12· 8· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Downs (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Vanover, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 8,269.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Tampa Bay Rays                       
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. A Iwamura            2B 
2. A Hill               2B    2. C Crawford           LF 
3. M Stairs             DH    3. B Upton              CF 
4. V Wells              CF    4. C Pena               DH 
5. L Overbay            1B    5. E Longoria           3B 
6. S Stewart            LF    6. E Hinske             1B 
7. G Zaun               C     7. D Navarro            C  
8. M Scutaro            3B    8. N Haynes             RF 
9. J Inglett            RF    9. J Bartlett           SS 

   J Litsch             P        J Shields            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  6            D Eckstein      J Shields       Groundout: P-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  3            A Hill          J Shields       Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   t 1   2  0-0  ---  3            M Stairs        J Shields       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  2            V Wells         J Shields       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  4            A Iwamura       J Litsch        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, James Shields facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6        D Eckstein      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3        A Hill          Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  3        M Stairs        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2        V Wells         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Litsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4        A Iwamura       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1        C Crawford      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4        B Upton         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, James Shields facing 5-6-7
          ---  7        L Overbay       Walk
          1--  7        S Stewart       Walk; Overbay to 2B
   R      12-  4        G Zaun          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Overbay Scores/Safe on E1 (catch)/No RBI/unER; Stewart to 3B
   RO     1-3  2        M Scutaro       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Stewart Scores/unER
   O      1--  1        J Inglett       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5        D Eckstein      Scutaro Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Behind 0-2, Jesse Litsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5        C Pena          Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  8        E Longoria      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          ---  5        E Hinske        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  3        D Navarro       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hinske Scores
   OO     1--  4        N Haynes        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Navarro Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rays 2.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, James Shields facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5        D Eckstein      Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5        A Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5        M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rays 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Tied 2-2, Jesse Litsch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5        J Bartlett      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4        A Iwamura       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3        C Crawford      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Iwamura to 2B
   OO     12-  3        B Upton         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rays 2.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, James Shields facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4        V Wells         Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
   O      ---  1        L Overbay       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4        S Stewart       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  3        G Zaun          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Stewart to 2B
   R      12-  3        M Scutaro       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Stewart Scores; Zaun to 3B
   O      1-3  6        J Inglett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rays Batting, Behind 2-3, Jesse Litsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5        C Pena          Strikeout Looking
          ---  6        E Longoria      Walk
   R      1--  3        E Hinske        Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Longoria Scores
   R      --3  2        D Navarro       Single to CF (Line Drive); Hinske Scores
          1--  7        N Haynes        Walk; Navarro to 2B
   R      12-  4        J Bartlett      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Navarro Scores; Haynes to 3B
                  Jesse Carlson replaces Jesse Litsch pitching
   O      1-3  1        A Iwamura       Fielder's Choice P; Haynes out at Hm/P-C; Bartlett to 2B
   O      12-  3        C Crawford      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rays 5.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, James Shields facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3        D Eckstein      Flyball: RF
          ---  2        A Hill          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  2        M Stairs        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rays 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Rays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jesse Carlson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6        B Upton         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7        C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4        E Longoria      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rays 5.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, James Shields facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2        V Wells         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4        L Overbay       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4        S Stewart       Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  6        G Zaun          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rays 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Rays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jesse Carlson facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  1        E Hinske        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2        D Navarro       Popfly: C (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2        N Haynes        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  Shawn Camp replaces Jesse Carlson pitching
   O      ---  2        J Bartlett      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rays 6.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-6, James Shields facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3        M Scutaro       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4        J Inglett       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  3        D Eckstein      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rays 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Rays Batting, Ahead 6-4, Shawn Camp facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1        A Iwamura       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  1        C Crawford      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--           B Upton         Crawford Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6        " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Crawford to 3B
                  Scott Downs replaces Shawn Camp pitching
   O      --3  3        C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rays 6.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-6, Dan Wheeler facing 2-3-4
                  Dan Wheeler replaces James Shields pitching
   O      ---  3        A Hill          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  2        M Stairs        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  5        V Wells         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rays 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rays Batting, Ahead 6-4, Scott Downs facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4        E Longoria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4        E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3        D Navarro       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--           N Haynes        Wild Pitch; Navarro to 2B
          -2-  3        " "             Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Navarro to 3B
          1-3           J Bartlett      Defensive Indifference; Haynes to 2B
   O      -23  7        " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rays 6.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-6, Troy Percival facing 5-6-7
                  Troy Percival replaces Dan Wheeler pitching
   O      ---  2        L Overbay       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6        S Stewart       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  G Zaun          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rays 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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