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@BOS		1
9
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2
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10
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10
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7
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@TOR		0
5
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5
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1
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2		 
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Tuesday, April 9, 1996 1:35
, SkyDome
Attendance: 36,616, Time of Game: 2:27
Angels
0
3-3
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 3½ GB
 at Blue Jays
5
4-2
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Pat Hentgen (2-0)
L: Mark Langston (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
Blue Jays       0  2  0   3  0  0   0  0  X    5 11  1

California Angels

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Randy Velarde 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .300 .717 19 11 -0.066 1.00 0.022 -0.088 -0.7 2 5
Jim Edmonds CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .321 1.036 14 9 -0.157 1.12 0.003 -0.160 -1.9 1 0 GDP
Tim Salmon RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 1.025 19 12 -0.059 0.55 0.000 -0.059 -0.9 1 0
Chili Davis DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 .222 .694 16 11 0.016 0.55 0.045 -0.028 0.4
J.T. Snow 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .238 .598 19 12 -0.028 0.62 0.024 -0.053 0.3 11 2
Garret Anderson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .558 13 8 -0.059 0.76 0.023 -0.081 -1.7 1 0 GDP
George Arias 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .357 .757 9 8 -0.054 0.67 0.000 -0.054 -0.9 1 1
   Jack Howell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1.089 5 3 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.4
Jorge Fabregas C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .313 .646 7 4 0.018 0.60 0.039 -0.021 -0.1 5 0
Gary Disarcina SS 1 0 0 0 2 0 .105 .385 13 5 0.063 0.76 0.072 -0.009 0.6 1 3
Mark Langston P 1 1
   Dennis Springer P
Team Totals 31 0 5 0 3 6 .161 .397 134 83 -0.328 0.72 0.228 -0.555 -5.4 24 12
TB: C Davis 2; J Snow; J Fabregas; J Edmonds.
GIDP: G Anderson (1); J Edmonds (1).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Disarcina-R Velarde-J Snow.

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Otis Nixon CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .656 6 5 -0.055 0.50 0.000 -0.055 -1.2 6 0
Tilson Brito 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .190 .558 9 6 0.004 0.35 0.024 -0.020 -0.5 0 2
Joe Carter LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .296 .715 19 14 -0.032 0.37 0.008 -0.040 -0.2 2 0 SB
John Olerud 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .182 .857 12 7 -0.040 0.43 0.003 -0.042 -0.4 5 1
Ed Sprague 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .217 .855 16 10 -0.029 0.45 0.010 -0.039 -0.1 0 1
Juan Samuel DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 .600 1.200 15 9 0.009 0.30 0.036 -0.026 -0.8 SB,GDP
Robert Perez RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 .500 1.250 15 10 0.052 0.49 0.086 -0.034 0.9 3 0 2B,SB
Charlie O'Brien C 4 2 2 3 0 1 .273 .970 15 7 0.233 0.35 0.235 -0.001 2.5 6 0 HR
Alex Gonzalez SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .364 1.073 13 9 0.029 0.22 0.045 -0.015 0.0 4 3 2B
Pat Hentgen P 1 1
Team Totals 35 5 11 5 1 6 .314 .790 120 77 0.171 0.38 0.447 -0.272 0.2 27 8
2B: A Gonzalez (1, off M Langston); R Perez (1, off M Langston).
HR: C O'Brien (1, off M Langston; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
TB: C O'Brien 5; J Samuel 3; R Perez 3; A Gonzalez 2; E Sprague; T Brito; J Carter.
GIDP: J Samuel (1).
RBI: C O'Brien 3 (4); A Gonzalez (4); R Perez (1).
2-out RBI: C O'Brien 3; R Perez; A Gonzalez.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Olerud-A Gonzalez-P Hentgen; P Hentgen-A Gonzalez-J Olerud.
E: T Brito (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Carter (1, 2nd base off M Langston/J Fabregas); J Samuel (1, 3rd base off D Springer/J Fabregas); R Perez (1, 2nd base off D Springer/J Fabregas).

California Angels

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
Mark Langston, L (0-1) 7 9 5 5 1 6 1 3.14 31 101 65 43 9 13 15 9 5 0 44 -0.175 0.45 -0.8
Dennis Springer 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 19 12 6 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.002 0.04 0.6
Team Totals 8 11 5 5 1 6 1 5.62 36 120 77 49 12 16 18 11 6 0 44 0 0 -0.173 0.72 -0.2

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
Pat Hentgen, W (2-0) 9 5 0 0 3 6 0 1.80 34 134 83 49 4 30 9 16 3 0 80 0.327 0.72 5.4
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 3 6 0 0.00 34 134 83 49 4 30 9 16 3 0 80 0.327 0.38 5.4
Balks: None.
WP: M Langston (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Ted Hendry.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 36,616.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

California Angels         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Randy Velarde 2B 1 Otis Nixon CF
2 Jim Edmonds CF 2 Tilson Brito 2B
3 Tim Salmon RF 3 Joe Carter LF
4 Chili Davis DH 4 John Olerud 1B
5 J.T. Snow 1B 5 Ed Sprague 3B
6 Garret Anderson LF 6 Juan Samuel DH
7 George Arias 3B 7 Robert Perez RF
8 Jorge Fabregas C 8 Charlie O'Brien C
9 Gary Disarcina SS 9 Alex Gonzalez SS
Mark Langston P Pat Hentgen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR TOR C. O'Brien M. Langston 18% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Perez Scores
t3 0-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO CAL J. Edmonds P. Hentgen 10% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
b4 2-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  R TOR R. Perez M. Langston 8% 84% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Samuel Scores
t3 0-2 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  CAL G. Disarcina P. Hentgen -6% 60% Walk; Fabregas to 2B
t3 0-2 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O CAL R. Velarde P. Hentgen 6% 65% Flyball: CF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CAL R. Velarde P. Hentgen 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CAL J. Edmonds P. Hentgen 2% 54% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CAL T. Salmon P. Hentgen 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Mark Langston facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR O. Nixon M. Langston -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR T. Brito M. Langston 2% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TOR J. Carter M. Langston -3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TOR J. Olerud M. Langston -2% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CAL C. Davis P. Hentgen -4% 46% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CAL J. Snow P. Hentgen 4% 50% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  O CAL G. Anderson P. Hentgen 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CAL G. Arias P. Hentgen 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Mark Langston facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TOR E. Sprague M. Langston -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TOR J. Samuel M. Langston 3% 56% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TOR R. Perez M. Langston -3% 53% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR TOR C. O'Brien M. Langston 18% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Perez Scores
b2 2-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez M. Langston -1% 69% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  CAL J. Fabregas P. Hentgen -4% 66% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t3 0-2 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  CAL G. Disarcina P. Hentgen -6% 60% Walk; Fabregas to 2B
t3 0-2 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O CAL R. Velarde P. Hentgen 6% 65% Flyball: CF
t3 0-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO CAL J. Edmonds P. Hentgen 10% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Angels' Mark Langston facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR O. Nixon M. Langston -2% 73% Lineout: 1B
b3 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR T. Brito M. Langston -1% 72% Bunt Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
b3 2-0 2 --- 8,(2-2)  O TOR J. Carter M. Langston -1% 71% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CAL T. Salmon P. Hentgen 3% 74% Flyball: CF
t4 0-2 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O CAL C. Davis P. Hentgen 2% 76% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CAL J. Snow P. Hentgen 1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Angels' Mark Langston facing 4-5-6
b4 2-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR J. Olerud M. Langston -2% 75% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR E. Sprague M. Langston -1% 74% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b4 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  TOR J. Samuel M. Langston 1% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 2-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  R TOR R. Perez M. Langston 8% 84% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Samuel Scores
b4 3-0 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  R TOR C. O'Brien M. Langston 5% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive); Perez Scores
b4 4-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R TOR A. Gonzalez M. Langston 4% 93% Double to LF (Line Drive); O'Brien Scores; Gonzalez to 3B/Adv on throw
b4 5-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O TOR O. Nixon M. Langston -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 6-7-8
t5 0-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CAL G. Anderson P. Hentgen -2% 90% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t5 0-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CAL G. Arias P. Hentgen 2% 92% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t5 0-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CAL J. Fabregas P. Hentgen 2% 94% Flyball: CF
t5 0-5 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CAL G. Disarcina P. Hentgen -1% 93% Walk; Anderson to 2B
t5 0-5 2 12- 6,(3-2)  CAL R. Velarde P. Hentgen -2% 91% Walk; Anderson to 3B; Disarcina to 2B
t5 0-5 2 123 1,(0-0)  O CAL J. Edmonds P. Hentgen 5% 95% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Angels' Mark Langston facing 2-3-4
b5 5-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR T. Brito M. Langston -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 5-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  TOR J. Carter M. Langston 0% 95% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b5 5-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  TOR J. Olerud M. Langston 0% 96% Carter Steals 2B
b5 5-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  TOR J. Olerud M. Langston 0% 96% Walk
b5 5-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  TOR E. Sprague M. Langston 1% 97% Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); Carter to 3B; Olerud to 2B
b5 5-0 1 123 4,(2-1)  OO TOR J. Samuel M. Langston -3% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 3-4-5
t6 0-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CAL T. Salmon P. Hentgen 1% 95% Flyball: RF
t6 0-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CAL C. Davis P. Hentgen 1% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t6 0-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CAL J. Snow P. Hentgen 0% 97% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Angels' Mark Langston facing 7-8-9
b6 5-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR R. Perez M. Langston -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 5-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR C. O'Brien M. Langston 0% 97% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; O'Brien to 1B
b6 5-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TOR A. Gonzalez M. Langston -0% 96% Lineout: 2B
b6 5-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TOR O. Nixon M. Langston -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 6-7-8
t7 0-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CAL G. Anderson P. Hentgen 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CAL G. Arias P. Hentgen 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t7 0-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CAL J. Fabregas P. Hentgen 0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Angels' Mark Langston facing 2-3-4
b7 5-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O TOR T. Brito M. Langston -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b7 5-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Carter M. Langston -0% 98% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
b7 5-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR J. Olerud M. Langston -0% 98% Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 9-1-2
t8 0-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CAL G. Disarcina P. Hentgen 1% 99% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t8 0-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CAL R. Velarde P. Hentgen 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t8 0-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  CAL J. Edmonds P. Hentgen -0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t8 0-5 2 1-- 9,(3-2)  O CAL T. Salmon P. Hentgen 1% 99% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Angels' Dennis Springer facing 5-6-7
Dennis Springer replaces Mark Langston pitching
b8 5-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR E. Sprague D. Springer -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 5-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TOR J. Samuel D. Springer 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b8 5-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  TOR R. Perez D. Springer 0% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Samuel to 2B
b8 5-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O TOR C. O'Brien D. Springer -0% 99% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b8 5-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  TOR A. Gonzalez D. Springer 0% 99% Samuel Steals 3B; Perez Steals 2B
b8 5-0 2 -23 7,(3-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez D. Springer -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
t9 0-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  CAL C. Davis P. Hentgen -1% 98% Single to SS (Line Drive)
t9 0-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  CAL J. Snow P. Hentgen -2% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Davis to 3B
t9 0-5 0 1-3 3,(0-2)  OO CAL G. Anderson P. Hentgen 4% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left); Davis stays at 3B
Jack Howell pinch hits for George Arias (3B) batting 7th
t9 0-5 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O CAL J. Howell P. Hentgen 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 5.

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