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@BOS		0
5
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1
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8
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@DET		2
0
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@KCR		8
3
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@NYY		1
3
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8
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5
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7		 
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7
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2
Saturday, April 11, 1998 9:00
, The Ballpark in Arlington
Attendance: 37,520, Time of Game: 3:27
Blue Jays
9
4-6
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 4 GB
 at Rangers
8
5-4
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
L: Darren Oliver (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       5  0  1   0  1  0   2  0  0    9 13  1
Rangers         0  3  1   0  2  0   1  1  0    8 17  1

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Shannon Stewart CF-LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .227 .519 25 15 -0.066 0.86 0.034 -0.100 -1.3 2 0
Juan Samuel LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .083 .321 13 9 0.056 0.81 0.106 -0.050 0.5 0 0 2B
   Jose Cruz CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .672 3 2 -0.016 0.58 0.000 -0.016 -0.3 1 0
Shawn Green RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 .229 .944 16 8 0.043 0.57 0.065 -0.022 0.5 1 0 SB
Jose Canseco DH 5 1 1 3 0 0 .293 1.041 10 6 0.079 0.78 0.143 -0.064 1.1 HR
Mike Stanley 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .257 .937 23 10 0.103 0.77 0.144 -0.040 1.0 5 0 HR
Ed Sprague 3B 5 2 2 0 0 1 .308 .849 19 12 0.002 0.77 0.068 -0.066 -0.3 1 2 2B
Alex Gonzalez SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 .176 .508 18 12 0.049 0.79 0.114 -0.065 0.8 2 3 2B,SB
Craig Grebeck 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 .294 .898 12 8 0.075 0.81 0.139 -0.064 1.0 4 3 2B
   Tony Fernandez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .623 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Kevin Brown C 3 0 1 2 0 0 .167 .500 15 7 0.070 0.73 0.098 -0.027 0.6 11 2 HBP,SF
Chris Carpenter P
   Carlos Almanzar P
   Kelvim Escobar P
   Dan Plesac P
   Paul Quantrill P
   Randy Myers P
Team Totals 40 9 13 9 3 4 .325 .953 154 89 0.395 0.76 0.911 -0.514 3.7 27 10
2B: A Gonzalez (3, off D Oliver); E Sprague (4, off D Oliver); J Samuel (1, off D Oliver); C Grebeck (1, off R Pavlik).
HR: M Stanley (3, off R Pavlik; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); J Canseco (5, off D Oliver; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).
SF: K Brown (1, off D Oliver).
HBP: K Brown (1, by D Oliver).
TB: M Stanley 5; J Canseco 4; C Grebeck 4; E Sprague 3; S Green 2; A Gonzalez 2; J Samuel 2; K Brown.
RBI: J Canseco 3 (9); K Brown 2 (2); J Samuel (1); C Grebeck (3); A Gonzalez (3); M Stanley (4).
2-out RBI: K Brown; C Grebeck.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Gonzalez-C Grebeck-M Stanley.
E: J Samuel (1).
Baserunning
SB: A Gonzalez (2, 3rd base off D Oliver/I Rodriguez); S Green (3, 2nd base off T Crabtree/I Rodriguez).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tom Goodwin CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .310 .755 14 7 -0.034 0.92 0.047 -0.082 -0.1 3 0 CS
   Roberto Kelly PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .583 9 5 -0.259 4.98 0.000 -0.259 -0.9 0 0
Mark McLemore 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 .400 .888 19 11 0.119 1.56 0.191 -0.072 0.5 2 0
Rusty Greer LF 4 2 1 2 1 1 .205 .603 28 14 -0.009 2.10 0.191 -0.199 0.4 3 0 HR
Juan Gonzalez RF 4 0 2 1 1 1 .368 1.024 18 10 0.228 1.63 0.278 -0.049 1.9 1 0 2B
Will Clark 1B 5 2 3 1 0 1 .406 .918 14 8 -0.010 1.93 0.129 -0.139 0.6 12 0
Ivan Rodriguez C 5 1 2 0 0 1 .484 1.255 18 14 0.053 2.00 0.193 -0.140 0.0 5 0 2B
Lee Stevens DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 .241 .864 17 12 -0.058 1.51 0.153 -0.211 0.2 3B,GDP
   Domingo Cedeno PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.333 2 2 -0.132 5.39 0.000 -0.132 -0.4
Kevin Elster SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 .200 .735 24 14 -0.175 2.24 0.080 -0.255 -0.3 1 7
Fernando Tatis 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .172 .441 12 7 0.016 1.24 0.044 -0.028 0.1 0 3
   Luis Alicea PH-3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .633 6 3 0.080 1.85 0.080 0.000 0.4 0 0
   Mike Simms PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 1.400 1 1 0.075 3.75 0.075 0.000 0.2
Darren Oliver P
   Julio Santana P 1
   Roger Pavlik P
   Eric Gunderson P 1
   Tim Crabtree P
Team Totals 42 8 17 8 4 11 .405 1.028 182 108 -0.106 1.97 1.461 -1.566 2.7 27 12
2B: J Gonzalez (5, off C Carpenter); I Rodriguez (5, off C Carpenter).
3B: L Stevens (1, off K Escobar).
HR: R Greer (1, off C Carpenter; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: L Stevens 4; R Greer 4; I Rodriguez 3; J Gonzalez 3; W Clark 3; M McLemore 2; T Goodwin; M Simms; F Tatis; K Elster; L Alicea.
GIDP: L Stevens (1).
RBI: L Stevens 2 (8); R Greer 2 (7); K Elster (3); J Gonzalez (13); W Clark (4); F Tatis (3).
2-out RBI: L Stevens; J Gonzalez.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 16.
Fielding
PB: I Rodriguez 2 (2).
E: K Elster (1).
Baserunning
CS: T Goodwin (2, 2nd base by C Carpenter/K Brown).

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
Chris Carpenter 4 9 6 6 3 7 1 9.00 23 92 53 29 10 14 6 7 6 0 24 -0.429 1.15 -4.7
Carlos Almanzar, W (1-0) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 7 27 18 9 3 6 3 4 2 0 2 0 0.300 2.04 2.2
Kelvim Escobar, H (3) 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 15.19 6 29 16 9 4 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 -0.085 1.40 -0.8
Dan Plesac, H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.36 3 13 5 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.083 3.23 0.4
Paul Quantrill, H (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 2 7 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0.006 4.07 -0.4
Randy Myers, S (3) 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 5 17 12 8 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.230 4.92 0.6
Team Totals 9 17 8 8 4 11 1 8.00 46 185 109 60 21 28 14 17 11 0 24 5 1 0.105 0.76 -2.7
C Carpenter faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.
K Escobar faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Texas Rangers

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
Darren Oliver, L (0-2) 2.2 6 6 5 2 0 1 9.35 18 57 29 22 1 6 6 9 4 0 22 -0.392 0.77 -4.7
Julio Santana 3.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 8.44 13 42 28 19 4 5 7 5 3 0 2 0 0.086 0.82 1.2
Roger Pavlik 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 3.52 6 26 14 7 2 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 -0.175 0.67 -1.4
Eric Gunderson 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 7 4 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.52 -0.0
Tim Crabtree 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 9.00 6 22 14 7 2 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 0.085 0.73 1.2
Team Totals 9 13 9 8 3 4 2 8.00 45 154 89 58 9 22 17 20 10 0 22 3 0 -0.396 1.97 -3.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Oliver (2; K Brown).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.
Time of Game: 3:27.
Attendance: 37,520.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 17mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 8-9 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O TEX R. Kelly R. Myers 19% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b5 6-7 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO TEX L. Stevens C. Almanzar 17% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b5 4-7 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  RR TEX R. Greer C. Carpenter -15% 57% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); McLemore Scores
t1 1-0 0 12- 2,(1-0)  RRR TOR J. Canseco D. Oliver 14% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Samuel Scores; Green Scores
b9 8-9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX I. Rodriguez R. Myers -14% 63% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)

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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, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR S. Stewart D. Oliver 3% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  R TOR J. Samuel D. Oliver 11% 64% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Stewart Scores
t1 1-0 0 -2- 4,(3-0)  TOR S. Green D. Oliver 3% 67% Walk
t1 1-0 0 12- 2,(1-0)  RRR TOR J. Canseco D. Oliver 14% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Samuel Scores; Green Scores
t1 4-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR M. Stanley D. Oliver 2% 83% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 4-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TOR E. Sprague D. Oliver -2% 81% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 4-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TOR A. Gonzalez D. Oliver 2% 83% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Sprague to 2B
t1 4-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  TOR C. Grebeck D. Oliver 3% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive); Sprague to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
t1 4-0 1 123 1,(0-1)  RO TOR K. Brown D. Oliver 0% 86% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Sprague Scores/unER; Gonzalez to 3B
t1 5-0 2 1-3 9,(3-2)  O TOR S. Stewart D. Oliver -2% 84% Popfly: CF (Short CF-RF)
5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
b1 0-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX T. Goodwin C. Carpenter -3% 81% Walk
b1 0-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX M. McLemore C. Carpenter 3% 84% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX R. Greer C. Carpenter 2% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TEX J. Gonzalez C. Carpenter 2% 87% Goodwin Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Rangers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 2-3-4
t2 5-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR J. Samuel D. Oliver -1% 87% Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
t2 5-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR S. Green D. Oliver -1% 86% Popfly: LF (Short LF)
t2 5-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR J. Canseco D. Oliver -0% 85% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
b2 0-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez C. Carpenter 2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX W. Clark C. Carpenter -2% 85% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
b2 0-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  TEX I. Rodriguez C. Carpenter -6% 80% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Clark to 3B
b2 0-5 1 -23 2,(0-1)  R TEX L. Stevens C. Carpenter -5% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Clark Scores; Rodriguez to 3B
b2 1-5 1 1-3 6,(2-2)  R TEX K. Elster C. Carpenter -8% 66% Single to CF (Line Drive); Rodriguez Scores; Stevens to 3B
b2 2-5 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO TEX F. Tatis C. Carpenter 1% 67% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Stevens Scores
b2 3-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX T. Goodwin C. Carpenter -2% 65% Single to C (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Tatis to 2B
b2 3-5 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O TEX M. McLemore C. Carpenter 5% 70% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Rangers 3.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 5-6-7
t3 5-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O TOR M. Stanley D. Oliver -2% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 5-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR E. Sprague D. Oliver 3% 71% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t3 5-3 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R TOR A. Gonzalez D. Oliver 8% 79% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Sprague Scores
t3 6-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  TOR C. Grebeck D. Oliver 2% 81% Gonzalez Steals 3B
t3 6-3 1 --3 2,(1-0)  O TOR C. Grebeck D. Oliver -5% 76% Fielder's Choice 3B; Gonzalez out at Hm/3B-C
t3 6-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  TOR K. Brown D. Oliver 1% 77% Hit By Pitch; Grebeck to 2B
Julio Santana replaces Darren Oliver pitching
t3 6-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  TOR S. Stewart J. Santana 1% 78% Passed Ball; Grebeck to 3B; Brown to 2B
t3 6-3 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O TOR S. Stewart J. Santana -4% 74% Foul Popfly: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 3-4-5
b3 3-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX R. Greer C. Carpenter -4% 70% Walk
b3 3-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX J. Gonzalez C. Carpenter -11% 60% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Greer to 3B
b3 3-6 0 -23 1,(0-0)  RO TEX W. Clark C. Carpenter 1% 61% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Greer Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
b3 4-6 1 --3 2,(0-1)  O TEX I. Rodriguez C. Carpenter 6% 67% Groundout: C-1B
b3 4-6 2 --3 7,(2-2)  O TEX L. Stevens C. Carpenter 4% 71% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 4.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-4, Rangers' Julio Santana facing 2-3-4
t4 6-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR J. Samuel J. Santana -2% 69% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 6-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR S. Green J. Santana -2% 68% Strikeout Looking
t4 6-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR J. Canseco J. Santana -1% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 8-9-1
b4 4-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX K. Elster C. Carpenter 3% 70% Strikeout Swinging
b4 4-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX F. Tatis C. Carpenter 2% 72% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX T. Goodwin C. Carpenter 1% 73% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 4.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-4, Rangers' Julio Santana facing 5-6-7
t5 6-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TOR M. Stanley J. Santana -2% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 6-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  TOR E. Sprague J. Santana 2% 73% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t5 6-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TOR A. Gonzalez J. Santana 1% 75% Passed Ball; Sprague to 2B
t5 6-4 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez J. Santana -3% 72% Fielder's Choice P; Sprague out at 3B/P-3B-SS; Gonzalez to 2B/Adv on throw
t5 6-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R TOR C. Grebeck J. Santana 8% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores
t5 7-4 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O TOR K. Brown J. Santana -2% 78% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Rangers 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-7, Blue Jays' Chris Carpenter facing 2-3-4
b5 4-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TEX M. McLemore C. Carpenter -7% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); McLemore to 2B/Adv on E7
b5 4-7 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  RR TEX R. Greer C. Carpenter -15% 57% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); McLemore Scores
b5 6-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX J. Gonzalez C. Carpenter -5% 52% Walk
b5 6-7 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  TEX W. Clark C. Carpenter -8% 44% Single to CF (Line Drive); Gonzalez to 2B
Carlos Almanzar replaces Chris Carpenter pitching
b5 6-7 0 12- 5,(1-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez C. Almanzar 4% 48% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Gonzalez to 3B
b5 6-7 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO TEX L. Stevens C. Almanzar 17% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Rangers 6.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-6, Rangers' Julio Santana facing 1-2-3
t6 7-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR S. Stewart J. Santana -3% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
t6 7-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR J. Samuel J. Santana -2% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 7-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  TOR S. Green J. Santana 1% 61% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t6 7-6 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TOR J. Canseco J. Santana -3% 58% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Rangers 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 6-7, Blue Jays' Carlos Almanzar facing 8-9-1
Shannon Stewart moves from CF to LF
Jose Cruz replaces Juan Samuel (LF) playing CF batting 2nd
b6 6-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX K. Elster C. Almanzar 4% 62% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b6 6-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  TEX F. Tatis C. Almanzar -4% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b6 6-7 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TEX T. Goodwin C. Almanzar 5% 63% Flyball: RF
b6 6-7 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  TEX M. McLemore C. Almanzar -5% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive); Tatis to 3B
b6 6-7 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O TEX R. Greer C. Almanzar 9% 68% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Rangers 6.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-6, Rangers' Roger Pavlik facing 5-6-7
Roger Pavlik replaces Julio Santana pitching
t7 7-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R TOR M. Stanley R. Pavlik 12% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t7 8-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR E. Sprague R. Pavlik -2% 78% Strikeout Swinging
t7 8-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez R. Pavlik -1% 76% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B)
t7 8-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  TOR C. Grebeck R. Pavlik 2% 78% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t7 8-6 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  R TOR K. Brown R. Pavlik 8% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive); Grebeck Scores
t7 9-6 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TOR S. Stewart R. Pavlik -1% 85% Lineout: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Rangers 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 6-9, Blue Jays' Kelvim Escobar facing 4-5-6
Kelvim Escobar replaces Carlos Almanzar pitching
b7 6-9 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez K. Escobar 3% 88% Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
b7 6-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX W. Clark K. Escobar -3% 85% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b7 6-9 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez K. Escobar 4% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b7 6-9 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  R TEX L. Stevens K. Escobar -10% 79% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Clark Scores
b7 7-9 2 --3 5,(3-1)  O TEX K. Elster K. Escobar 6% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Rangers 7.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-7, Rangers' Eric Gunderson facing 2-3-4
Eric Gunderson replaces Roger Pavlik pitching
t8 9-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR J. Cruz E. Gunderson -2% 83% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t8 9-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  TOR S. Green E. Gunderson 2% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Tim Crabtree replaces Eric Gunderson pitching
t8 9-7 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TOR J. Canseco T. Crabtree -2% 83% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
t8 9-7 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  TOR M. Stanley T. Crabtree 1% 83% Green Steals 2B
t8 9-7 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  TOR M. Stanley T. Crabtree 0% 84% Walk
t8 9-7 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O TOR E. Sprague T. Crabtree -3% 81% Foul Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Rangers 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 7-9, Blue Jays' Kelvim Escobar facing 9-1-2
Luis Alicea pinch hits for Fernando Tatis (3B) batting 9th
b8 7-9 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX L. Alicea K. Escobar -8% 73% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
Dan Plesac replaces Kelvim Escobar pitching
Roberto Kelly pinch hits for Tom Goodwin (CF) batting 1st
b8 7-9 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX R. Kelly D. Plesac 7% 80% Flyball: CF
b8 7-9 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  TEX M. McLemore D. Plesac -8% 72% Walk; Alicea to 2B
b8 7-9 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O TEX R. Greer D. Plesac 9% 81% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Alicea to 3B
Paul Quantrill replaces Dan Plesac pitching
b8 7-9 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R TEX J. Gonzalez P. Quantrill -12% 69% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Alicea Scores; Greer to 2B
b8 8-9 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O TEX W. Clark P. Quantrill 13% 82% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Rangers 8.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-8, Rangers' Tim Crabtree facing 7-8-9
Luis Alicea moves from PH to 3B
Roberto Kelly moves from PH to CF
t9 9-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez T. Crabtree -2% 80% Strikeout Looking
t9 9-8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR C. Grebeck T. Crabtree -2% 78% Strikeout Swinging
t9 9-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR K. Brown T. Crabtree -1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Rangers 8.
Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 8-9, Blue Jays' Randy Myers facing 6-7-8
Randy Myers replaces Paul Quantrill pitching
Tony Fernandez replaces Craig Grebeck playing 2B batting 8th
b9 8-9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX I. Rodriguez R. Myers -14% 63% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Lee Stevens (DH) batting 7th
b9 8-9 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TEX D. Cedeno R. Myers 13% 77% Bunt Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b9 8-9 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX K. Elster R. Myers 12% 89% Strikeout Looking
Mike Simms pinch hits for Luis Alicea (3B) batting 9th
b9 8-9 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX M. Simms R. Myers -8% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 2B
b9 8-9 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O TEX R. Kelly R. Myers 19% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Rangers 8.

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