April 12, 1998 Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 28,435

Sunday, April 12, 1998, 2:05
Time of Game: 2:37

Blue Jays

4-7

Lost 1

5th, 5 GB

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

W: J Wetteland (1-0), L: P Quantrill (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Rangers

6-4

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .222  .498    0    2   0   
T Fernandez 2B                2   0   1   1    1   0  .241  .715    0    3   2   2B,HBP
S Green RF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .256  .947    0    0   0   
J Canseco DH                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .986    0    0   0   SB
M Stanley 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .846    0   12   0   
D Fletcher C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .097  .250    0    4   0   
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .867    0    1   5   
J Cruz CF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .216  .601    0    2   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .457    0    2   2   

E Hanson P                                                               0   2
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   1   7   1    2   7                    26  11

BATTING

2B: T Fernandez (2, off J Burkett).

HBP: T Fernandez (2, by J Burkett).

TB: E Sprague 2; S Green 2; T Fernandez 2; D Fletcher; S Stewart.

RBI: T Fernandez (2).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Sprague-T Fernandez-M Stanley; T Fernandez-M Stanley.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Canseco (2, 2nd base off J Burkett/I Rodriguez).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  4   0   3   1    0   0  .364  .839    0    0   0   SB
M McLemore 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .395  .872    0    0   3   SH
R Greer LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .550    0    2   0   GDP
J Gonzalez RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .928    0    3   0   
W Clark 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .371  .860    0   10   0   
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .429 1.120    0    9   0   
L Stevens DH                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .864    0    0   0   
  L Alicea PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .200  .633         0   0   
K Elster SS                   3   1   2   2    1   1  .242  .890    0    1   3   HR
F Tatis 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .188  .462    0    1   2   SB,GDP

J Burkett P                                                              1   0
  J Wetteland P                                                          0   0
Totals                       31   3   8   3    3   4                    27   8

BATTING

HR: K Elster (2, off P Quantrill; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SH: M McLemore (1, off E Hanson).

TB: K Elster 5; T Goodwin 3; L Stevens; F Tatis; M McLemore.

GIDP: R Greer (1); F Tatis (1).

RBI: K Elster 2 (5); T Goodwin (1).

2-out RBI: K Elster 2; T Goodwin.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Tatis (2, 2nd base off E Hanson/D Fletcher); T Goodwin (8, 2nd base off E Hanson/D Fletcher).

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                       7.1   7   1   1    2   3   0   1.23   29     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 7· 0     61    -     1.20   0.25
D Plesac                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.24   0.14
P Quantrill, L (0-1)           1     1   2   2    1   1   1   2.45    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    2.29  -0.25
Totals                         8.2   8   3   3    3   4   1          35     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 7· 0          2-0

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Burkett                      8     7   1   1    2   4   0   5.75   34     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 8· 0     66    -     1.31   0.49
J Wetteland, W (1-0)           1     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.70    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.15
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   7   0          37     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Burkett (1; T Fernandez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 28,435.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 26mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Texas Rangers                        
1. S Stewart            LF    1. T Goodwin            CF 
2. T Fernandez          2B    2. M McLemore           2B 
3. S Green              RF    3. R Greer              LF 
4. J Canseco            DH    4. J Gonzalez           RF 
5. M Stanley            1B    5. W Clark              1B 
6. D Fletcher           C     6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. E Sprague            3B    7. L Stevens            DH 
8. J Cruz               CF    8. K Elster             SS 
9. A Gonzalez           SS    9. F Tatis              3B 

   E Hanson             P        J Burkett            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  1-1  1--      43% 100% K Elster        P Quantrill     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Alicea Scores
   b 7   1  1-1  12-     -15%  50% F Tatis         E Hanson        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 8   1  1-1  --3     -14%  60% R Greer         D Plesac        Popfly: SS
   t 1   0  0-0  1--     -11%  36% T Fernandez     J Burkett       Double to LF (Line Drive); Stewart Scores
   b 3   2  1-0  -2-      10%  53% T Goodwin       E Hanson        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Tatis Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  S Stewart       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--      36%  T Fernandez     Double to LF (Line Drive); Stewart Scores
   O      -2-      37%  S Green         Groundout: SS-1B; Fernandez to 3B
          --3      36%  J Canseco       Walk
   O      1-3      41%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
          1-3      41%  D Fletcher      Canseco Steals 2B
   O      -23      46%  " "             Popfly: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Erik Hanson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      43%  T Goodwin       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---      46%  M McLemore      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--      40%  R Greer         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Burkett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      43%  E Sprague       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  A Gonzalez      Lineout: P (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Erik Hanson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      43%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---      41%  W Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      40%  I Rodriguez     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      44%  T Fernandez     Popfly: SS
          ---      43%  S Green         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--      45%  J Canseco       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Erik Hanson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      42%  L Stevens       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  K Elster        Strikeout Looking
          ---      42%  F Tatis         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--      43%  T Goodwin       Tatis Steals 2B
   R      -2-      53%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Tatis Scores
          1--      54%  M McLemore      Goodwin Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, John Burkett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
          ---      50%  D Fletcher      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      46%  E Sprague       Single to CF (Line Drive); Fletcher to 2B
   O      12-      50%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF; Fletcher to 3B
   O      1-3      56%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Erik Hanson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  R Greer         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  W Clark         Walk
   O      1--      50%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  S Stewart       Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  T Fernandez     Hit By Pitch
          1--      45%  S Green         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Fernandez to 2B
   O      12-      51%  J Canseco       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      12-      57%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B unassisted (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Erik Hanson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  L Stevens       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---      57%  K Elster        Walk
   O      1--      53%  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      56%  T Goodwin       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Elster to 2B
   O      12-      50%  M McLemore      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, John Burkett facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      54%  D Fletcher      Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  E Sprague       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--      54%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      58%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Erik Hanson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      55%  R Greer         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      52%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  W Clark         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      54%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  T Fernandez     Walk
   O      1--      55%  S Green         Foul Popfly: C
   O      1--      59%  J Canseco       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Erik Hanson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      55%  I Rodriguez     Popfly: SS
          ---      59%  L Stevens       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      65%  K Elster        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Stevens to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  F Tatis         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, John Burkett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      55%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  E Sprague       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Erik Hanson facing 1-2-3
          ---      68%  T Goodwin       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      74%  M McLemore      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Goodwin to 3B
                  Dan Plesac replaces Erik Hanson pitching
   O      --3      60%  R Greer         Popfly: SS
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Dan Plesac pitching
   O      --3      50%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, John Wetteland facing 8-9-1
                  John Wetteland replaces John Burkett pitching
   O      ---      56%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      62%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      65%  S Stewart       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Paul Quantrill facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  W Clark         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      54%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---      57%  L Stevens       Walk
                  Luis Alicea pinch runs for Lee Stevens batting 7th
   RR     1--     100%  K Elster        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Alicea Scores
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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