April 28, 1996 Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 5
@BAL 4
(10) KCR 9
@BOS 7 CHW 10
CAL 1 OAK 6
@DET 3 MIL 16
SEA 9 NYY 6
MIN 3 CLE 17
@TOR 3 MON 21
@COL 9 CHC 3
@LAD 0 NYM 7
@PIT 5 HOU 3
@SDP 2 SFG 10
FLA 4

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 31,143

Sunday, April 28, 1996, 1:05
Time of Game: 3:07

Indians

15-8

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         6  3  0   1  4  2   0  0  1   17 20  0
Blue Jays       0  0  0   1  2  0   0  0  0    3 10  1

W: A Lopez (1-0), L: F Viola (0-1)

Blue Jays

10-14

Lost 1

3rd, 3 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   2   2   2    0   0  .302  .740   18    4   0   
  W Kirby PH-CF               2   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .572    6    0   0   
J Franco 1B                   6   2   4   0    0   1  .315  .855   25    7   2   
C Baerga 2B                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .295  .754   12    1   1   2B
  S Leius PH-2B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   1   GDP
A Belle LF                    3   3   3   3    1   0  .322 1.118   18    1   0   HR
  J Burnitz LF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .900    7    2   0   
E Murray DH                   4   1   2   1    1   1  .221  .562   24    0   0   
M Ramirez RF                  3   1   1   2    1   0  .295  .950   18    0   0   SF,GDP
S Alomar C                    4   1   1   4    0   1  .328  .822   20    7   0   HR,SF,GDP
J Thome 3B                    5   2   2   0    0   2  .277  .983   19    2   4   2B
O Vizquel SS                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .304  .826   10    2   0   2B,HBP
  A Espinoza SS               2   1   1   2    0   0  .375 1.194    5    0   1   HR

A Lopez P                                                                1   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
Totals                       43  17  20  15    3   5              187   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Thome (3, off G Carrara); C Baerga (9, off G Carrara); O Vizquel (8, off G Carrara).

HR: A Espinoza (1, off G Carrara; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); A Belle (9, off F Viola; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); S Alomar (2, off F Viola; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: M Ramirez (2, off F Viola); S Alomar (1, off F Viola).

HBP: O Vizquel (1, by F Viola).

TB: A Belle 6; S Alomar 4; J Franco 4; A Espinoza 4; C Baerga 3; J Thome 3; K Lofton 2; E Murray 2; O Vizquel 2; M Ramirez; W Kirby.

GIDP: S Alomar (5); M Ramirez (4); S Leius (1).

RBI: S Alomar 4 (9); A Belle 3 (21); A Espinoza 2 (2); K Lofton 2 (15); M Ramirez 2 (16); C Baerga (17); E Murray (13).

2-out RBI: M Ramirez.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 7 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Thome-J Franco.

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .273  .706   11    4   0   
  R Perez RF-LF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .667    9    0   0   
D Cedeno 2B                   4   0   2   0    1   1  .421 1.057   25    4   4   
C Delgado DH                  5   1   3   1    0   0  .306  .945   13    0   0   HR
J Carter LF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .320  .954    5    2   0   
  J Samuel CF                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000   11    2   0   
E Sprague 3B                  2   1   2   1    1   0  .272  .917   11    0   0   HR
  F Crespo 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    0   3   
J Olerud 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .739   15    8   0   GDP
S Green RF-CF-RF              3   0   0   0    1   0  .237  .735   18    1   0   
S Martinez C                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .727   14    5   0   HR
A Gonzalez SS                 2   0   0   0    2   2  .265  .753   22    1   2   

F Viola P                                                                0   0
  G Carrara P                                                            0   0
  B Bohanon P                                                            0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   3  10   3    5   7              163   27   9

BATTING

HR: S Martinez (1, off A Lopez; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); E Sprague (7, off A Lopez; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out); C Delgado (6, off A Lopez; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: C Delgado 6; E Sprague 5; S Martinez 4; D Cedeno 2; J Samuel; J Carter.

GIDP: J Olerud (2).

RBI: S Martinez (5); E Sprague (18); C Delgado (23).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. F Crespo-D Cedeno-J Olerud 2; A Gonzalez-D Cedeno-J Olerud.

E: D Cedeno (2).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Lopez, W (1-0)               6     9   3   3    4   5   3   5.91   31  116-71   50·11·10   11· 9· 2· 0     43    -     0.21   0.05
A Embree                       2     0   0   0    1   2   0   9.00    6   31-15    5· 7· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.04   0.01
E Plunk                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    4   16-12    8· 1· 3    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10   3   3    5   7   3          41  163-98   63·19·16   14·12· 3· 0          3-0

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
F Viola, L (0-1)               4    10  10   9    2   1   2  20.25   25  101-61   37· 9·15    9· 6· 6· 0      3    -     0.51  -0.44
G Carrara                      2     7   6   6    1   3   1  10.66   14   50-30   19· 4· 7    4· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.01
B Bohanon                      2     1   0   0    0   1   0   6.92    6   22-19   12· 2· 5    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
M Timlin                       1     2   1   1    0   0   0   2.84    4   14-11    8· 3· 0    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    20  17  16    3   5   3          49  187-121  76·18·27   20·11· 9· 0           -

A Lopez faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: F Viola (1; O Vizquel).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 31,143.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. K Lofton             CF    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. J Franco             1B    2. D Cedeno             2B 
3. C Baerga             2B    3. C Delgado            DH 
4. A Belle              LF    4. J Carter             LF 
5. E Murray             DH    5. E Sprague            3B 
6. M Ramirez            RF    6. J Olerud             1B 
7. S Alomar             C     7. S Green              RF 
8. J Thome              3B    8. S Martinez           C  
9. O Vizquel            SS    9. A Gonzalez           SS 

   A Lopez              P        F Viola              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-3  12-  1   12%  89% S Alomar        F Viola         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Murray Scores; Ramirez Scores/unER
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  1    8%  62% A Belle         F Viola         Single to CF (Line Drive); Lofton Scores; Franco to 2B
   t 1   1  0-1  12-  3    8%  70% E Murray        F Viola         Single to CF (Line Drive); Franco Scores; Belle to 2B
   t 1   1  0-2  12-  3    7%  77% M Ramirez       F Viola         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Belle Scores/No RBI; Murray to 2B; Ramirez to 1B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  4    5%  58% J Franco        F Viola         Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Lofton to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  K Lofton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   58%  J Franco        Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Lofton to 2B
   O      12-  2   53%  C Baerga        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      12-  1   62%  A Belle         Single to CF (Line Drive); Lofton Scores; Franco to 2B
   R      12-  3   70%  E Murray        Single to CF (Line Drive); Franco Scores; Belle to 2B
   R      12-  3   77%  M Ramirez       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Belle Scores/No RBI; Murray to 2B; Ramirez to 1B
   RRR    12-  1   89%  S Alomar        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Murray Scores; Ramirez Scores/unER
   O      ---  4   89%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   89%  O Vizquel       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   88%  K Lofton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Albie Lopez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   90%  O Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   88%  D Cedeno        Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   90%  C Delgado       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   91%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-0, Frank Viola facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   92%  J Franco        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   93%  C Baerga        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Franco to 2B
   R      12-  6   96%  A Belle         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Franco Scores; Baerga to 3B
          1-3 11   97%  E Murray        Walk; Belle to 2B
   RO     123  4   97%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Baerga Scores; Belle to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   97%  S Alomar        Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Belle Scores
   O      1--  5   97%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-9, Albie Lopez facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   96%  E Sprague       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   97%  J Olerud        Flyball: LF
          1--  5   96%  S Green         Walk; Sprague to 2B
   O      12-  1   97%  S Martinez      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Sprague to 3B; Martinez to 1B
          1-3  6   96%  A Gonzalez      Walk; Martinez to 2B
   O      123  3   98%  O Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 9, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-0, Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   98%  O Vizquel       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6   98%  K Lofton        Lineout: SS
          ---  2   98%  J Franco        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   98%  C Baerga        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-9, Albie Lopez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   98%  D Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   98%  C Delgado       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  2   97%  J Carter        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Delgado to 2B
          12-  6   95%  E Sprague       Walk; Delgado to 3B; Carter to 2B
   O      123  7   97%  J Olerud        Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      123  1   98%  S Green         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 9, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-0, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  7   99%  A Belle         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   99%  E Murray        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  5   99%  M Ramirez       Walk
   OO     1--  5   99%  S Alomar        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-10, Albie Lopez facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  3   98%  S Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   99%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  O Nixon         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  8   99%  D Cedeno        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-1, Giovanni Carrara facing 8-9-1
                  Giovanni Carrara replaces Frank Viola pitching; Shawn Green moves to CF; Robert Perez replaces Otis Nixon playing RF batting 1st
          ---  1   99%  J Thome         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   99%  O Vizquel       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Thome to 3B
   RR     -23  3  100%  K Lofton        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Thome Scores; Vizquel Scores
   O      1--  6  100%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  2  100%  C Baerga        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lofton Scores
          -2-  4  100%  A Belle         Walk
   O      12-  5  100%  E Murray        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  3  100%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Baerga Scores; Belle to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 14, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-14, Albie Lopez facing 3-4-5
                  Alvaro Espinoza replaces Omar Vizquel playing SS batting 9th; Jeromy Burnitz replaces Albert Belle playing LF batting 4th
   R      ---  2  100%  C Delgado       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2  100%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  3  100%  E Sprague       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2  100%  J Olerud        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7  100%  S Green         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 14, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 14-3, Giovanni Carrara facing 8-9-1
                  Felipe Crespo replaces Ed Sprague playing 3B batting 5th; Robert Perez moves to LF; Juan Samuel replaces Joe Carter playing CF batting 4th; Shawn Green moves to RF
          ---  3  100%  J Thome         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   RR     -2-  2  100%  A Espinoza      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Thome Scores
                  Wayne Kirby pinch hits for Kenny Lofton batting 1st
   O      ---  3  100%  W Kirby         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  7  100%  J Franco        Lineout: 2B
                  Scott Leius pinch hits for Carlos Baerga batting 3rd
   O      ---  4  100%  S Leius         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 16, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-16, Albie Lopez facing 8-9-1
                  Scott Leius moves to 2B; Wayne Kirby moves to CF
   O      ---  4  100%  S Martinez      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5  100%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  R Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 16, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 16-3, Brian Bohanon facing 4-5-6
                  Brian Bohanon replaces Giovanni Carrara pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2  100%  E Murray        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3  100%  M Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 16, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-16, Albie Lopez facing 2-3-4
          --- 11  100%  D Cedeno        Walk
          1--  3  100%  C Delgado       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Cedeno to 2B
          12-  4   99%  J Samuel        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Cedeno to 3B; Delgado to 2B
                  Alan Embree replaces Albie Lopez pitching
   O      123  4  100%  F Crespo        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     123  5  100%  J Olerud        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 16, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 16-3, Brian Bohanon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6  100%  S Alomar        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6  100%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  A Espinoza      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 16, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-16, Alan Embree facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5  100%  S Green         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  6  100%  S Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  100%  A Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--  5  100%  R Perez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 16, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 16-3, Mike Timlin facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Timlin replaces Brian Bohanon pitching
          ---  3  100%  W Kirby         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5  100%  J Franco        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kirby to 3B
   ROO    1-3  1  100%  S Leius         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Kirby Scores
   O      ---  5  100%  J Burnitz       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 17, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-17, Eric Plunk facing 2-3-4
                  Eric Plunk replaces Alan Embree pitching
          ---  1  100%  D Cedeno        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  3  100%  C Delgado       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  7  100%  J Samuel        Groundout: 2B-1B; Cedeno to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  F Crespo        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 17, Blue Jays 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199604280

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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