September 9, 1993 Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 5
@CLE 3
(12) CAL 6
@DET 0 OAK 7
@TOR 4 LAD 6
FLA 5
(10) PHI 10
CHC 8 COL 10
@PIT 7
(12) ATL 1
@SDP 0
(10) STL 9
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 50,518

Thursday, September 9, 1993, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:18

Athletics

55-83

Won 3

7th, 23½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  1  0   2  0  1   0  0  3    7 10  0
Blue Jays       0  0  0   2  0  2   0  0  0    4  8  1

W: R Smithberg (1-0), L: T Castillo (3-2), S: D Eckersley (31)

Blue Jays

78-63

Lost 6

1st

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Browne LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .594   14    1   0   SH
D Henderson CF                4   0   0   0    1   0  .206  .649   21    6   0   
R Sierra RF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .242  .693   20    4   0   IW
T Neel DH                     4   1   1   1    1   0  .279  .831   20    0   0   IW
B Gates 2B                    5   2   3   2    0   0  .279  .722   26    2   2   2·2B
M Aldrete 1B                  2   1   1   1    1   0  .283  .844   16    6   1   2B
  M McGwire PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .333 1.193    4    0   0   
  M Armas PR-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .528    3    1   0   
C Paquette 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .669   13    1   3   
K Abbott SS                   4   1   2   3    0   2  .500 1.750   13    0   1   HR
S Hemond C                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .217  .666   13    5   0   CS

S Karsay P                                                               1   0
  E Nunez P                                                              0   0
  R Smithberg P                                                          0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
Totals                       35   7  10   7    6   3              163   27   7

BATTING

2B: M Aldrete (11, off J Morris); B Gates 2 (22, off J Morris, off T Castillo).

HR: K Abbott (1, off J Morris; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

SH: J Browne (2, off T Castillo).

IBB: R Sierra (13, by T Castillo); T Neel (4, by J Morris).

TB: K Abbott 5; B Gates 5; M Aldrete 2; T Neel; C Paquette; S Hemond; R Sierra.

RBI: K Abbott 3 (3); B Gates 2 (56); T Neel (55); M Aldrete (29).

2-out RBI: B Gates 2; T Neel.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

BASERUNNING

CS: S Hemond (5, 2nd base by J Morris/P Borders).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                5   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .936   21    2   0   
D White CF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .269  .784   19    4   0   2B
R Alomar 2B                   3   0   0   0    2   0  .317  .862   27    2   2   SB
J Carter RF                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .250  .787   12    4   0   
J Olerud 1B                   3   2   2   1    1   1  .376 1.108   18   10   1   2B
P Molitor DH                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .903   19    0   0   
T Fernandez SS                4   1   2   0    0   0  .264  .704   10    2   3   
E Sprague 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .674    9    0   1   HBP,SH
P Borders C                   4   0   2   3    0   1  .254  .644   12    3   1   

J Morris P                                                               0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
  T Castillo P                                                           0   1
Totals                       34   4   8   4    4   5              147   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Olerud (48, off S Karsay); D White (39, off S Karsay).

SH: E Sprague (2, off R Smithberg).

HBP: E Sprague (9, by S Karsay).

TB: J Olerud 3; T Fernandez 2; D White 2; P Borders 2; P Molitor.

RBI: P Borders 3 (45); J Olerud (99).

2-out RBI: P Borders 3.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

E: J Carter (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Alomar (44, 3rd base off E Nunez/S Hemond).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Karsay                       5.1   5   3   3    2   2   0   5.64   24   84-49   35· 2·12    7· 9· 3· 0     46    -     1.34   0.09
E Nunez, BS (3)                1.2   2   1   1    2   2   0   4.21    9   39-23   13· 4· 6    4· 1· 0· 0          1-1    2.32  -0.14
R Smithberg, W (1-0)           1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   13-9     6· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.43   0.11
D Eckersley, S (31)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.77    3    5-4     3· 0· 1    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.05
Totals                         9     8   4   4    4   5   0          40  141-85   57· 7·21   13·14· 3· 0          1-1

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 Morris                       5.1   8   4   4    3   2   1   6.19   26   99-53   40· 4· 9    8·11· 2· 0     35    -     1.02  -0.20
M Timlin                       1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.36    5   18-11    8· 0· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.26   0.16
T Castillo, L (3-2)            2     2   3   3    3   1   0   3.40   11   45-23   18· 2· 3    3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    2.42  -0.34
Totals                         9    10   7   7    6   3   1          42  162-87   66· 6·15   14·15· 4· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: E Nunez 2 (4).

IBB: J Morris (2; T Neel); T Castillo (5; R Sierra).

HBP: S Karsay (1; E Sprague).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Al Clark.

Time of Game: 3:18.

Attendance: 50,518.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. J Browne             LF    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. D Henderson          CF    2. D White              CF 
3. R Sierra             RF    3. R Alomar             2B 
4. T Neel               DH    4. J Carter             RF 
5. B Gates              2B    5. J Olerud             1B 
6. M Aldrete            1B    6. P Molitor            DH 
7. C Paquette           3B    7. T Fernandez          SS 
8. K Abbott             SS    8. E Sprague            3B 
9. S Hemond             C     9. P Borders            C  

   S Karsay             P        J Morris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  4-4  12-  2   36%  83% T Neel          T Castillo      Single to LF (Line Drive); Hemond Scores; Sierra to 3B; Neel to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 6   2  4-2  -23  3  -25%  46% P Borders       E Nunez         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Olerud Scores; Fernandez Scores
   t 4   1  0-1  1--  3   17%  80% K Abbott        J Morris        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Aldrete Scores
   b 4   0  3-0  1--  6  -13%  61% J Olerud        S Karsay        Double to RF (Line Drive); Carter Scores
   t 9   2  4-5  -23  6   13%  96% B Gates         T Castillo      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Sierra Scores; Neel Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  J Browne        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   46%  D Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  R Sierra        Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Karsay facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  R Henderson     Lineout: 1B
          ---  3   43%  D White         Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2- 12   42%  R Alomar        Walk
   O      12-  2   46%  J Carter        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      12-  5   50%  J Olerud        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  T Neel          Flyball: CF
          ---  5   52%  B Gates         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  5   62%  M Aldrete       Double to LF (Fly Ball); Gates Scores
   O      -2-  1   58%  C Paquette      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  4   55%  K Abbott        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Karsay facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   51%  P Molitor       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   53%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Molitor to 2B
   O      -2-  2   57%  E Sprague       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  3   61%  P Borders       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Morris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   59%  S Hemond        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   57%  J Browne        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  7   58%  D Henderson     Walk
          1--  4   62%  R Sierra        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Henderson to 3B; Sierra to 2B/Adv on E9 (throw)
          -23  4   63%  T Neel          Intentional Walk
   O      123  7   56%  B Gates         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Karsay facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   59%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   61%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   62%  R Alomar        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   66%  M Aldrete       Walk
   O      1--  2   62%  C Paquette      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   RR     1--  3   80%  K Abbott        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Aldrete Scores
          ---  2   81%  S Hemond        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      79%  J Browne        Hemond Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  2   78%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Karsay facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   74%  J Carter        Walk
   R      1--  6   61%  J Olerud        Double to RF (Line Drive); Carter Scores
   O      -2-  1   63%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B; Olerud to 3B
   O      --3  1   70%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          --3  1   68%  E Sprague       Hit By Pitch
   R      1-3  1   57%  P Borders       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Olerud Scores; Sprague to 3B
   O      1-3  5   63%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jack Morris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   61%  D Henderson     Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  7   59%  R Sierra        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   58%  T Neel          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Karsay facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   61%  D White         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   64%  R Alomar        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   66%  J Carter        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   69%  B Gates         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   66%  M Aldrete       Flyball: LF
          1--  4   69%  C Paquette      Single to LF (Line Drive); Gates to 2B
   R      12-  2   80%  K Abbott        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Gates Scores; Paquette to 2B
                  Mike Timlin replaces Jack Morris pitching
   O      12-  2   77%  S Hemond        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  2   73%  J Browne        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Steve Karsay facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   67%  J Olerud        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   73%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
                  Edwin Nunez replaces Steve Karsay pitching
          1--  2   67%  T Fernandez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Olerud to 2B
   O      12-  4   74%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
          12-      72%  P Borders       Wild Pitch; Olerud to 3B; Fernandez to 2B
   RR     -23  3   46%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Olerud Scores; Fernandez Scores
   O      1--  4   50%  R Henderson     Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike Timlin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   46%  D Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   43%  R Sierra        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   41%  T Neel          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 4-4, Edwin Nunez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   45%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   41%  R Alomar        Walk
   O      1--  1   44%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Alomar to 2B
          -2-      43%  J Olerud        Alomar Steals 3B
          --3  5   41%  " "             Walk
          1-3      40%  P Molitor       Wild Pitch; Olerud to 2B
   O      -23  8   50%  " "             Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, Tony Castillo facing 5-6-7
                  Tony Castillo replaces Mike Timlin pitching
   O      ---  7   45%  B Gates         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Mark McGwire pinch hits for Mike Aldrete batting 6th
          ---  4   50%  M McGwire       Walk
                  Marcos Armas pinch runs for Mark McGwire batting 6th
   O      1--  6   44%  C Paquette      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   39%  K Abbott        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 4-4, Roger Smithberg facing 7-8-9
                  Roger Smithberg replaces Edwin Nunez pitching; Marcos Armas moves to 1B
          ---  6   33%  T Fernandez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   35%  E Sprague       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Fernandez to 2B
   O      -2-  3   42%  P Borders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   50%  R Henderson     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, Tony Castillo facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   58%  S Hemond        Walk
   O      1--  1   56%  J Browne        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Hemond to 2B
   O      -2-  1   46%  D Henderson     Flyball: RF
          -2-  4   47%  R Sierra        Intentional Walk
   R      12-  2   83%  T Neel          Single to LF (Line Drive); Hemond Scores; Sierra to 3B; Neel to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -23  6   96%  B Gates         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Sierra Scores; Neel Scores
   O      -2-  3   95%  M Armas         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-7, Dennis Eckersley facing 2-3-4
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Roger Smithberg pitching
   O      ---  1   98%  D White         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   99%  R Alomar        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  2  100%  J Carter        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Blue Jays 4.

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