April 5, 1997 Milwaukee Brewers at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 7
@ANA 5 DET 15
@CHW 12 MIN 7
KCR 5 NYY 10
@OAK 5 BOS 8
@SEA 6 BAL 9
@TEX 7 MIL 5
@TOR 2 ATL 11
CHC 5 FLA 4
CIN 3
(11) HOU 6
STL 2 PIT 3
@LAD 1 COL 15
@MON 3 SDP 4
PHI 1 SFG 2
NYM 0

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 31,226

Saturday, April 5, 1997, 1:07
Time of Game: 2:30

Brewers

1-2

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

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

W: J McAndrew (1-0), L: W Williams (0-1), S: D Jones (1)

Blue Jays

2-2

Lost 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .866    0    6   1   2B
J Cirillo 3B                  4   2   2   1    1   0  .375 1.268    0    0   4   2B
D Nilsson 1B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .167  .381    0    7   2   SB
  D Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Jaha DH-1B                  4   0   1   1    1   0  .273  .581    0    2   0   
J Valentin SS                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .125  .425    0    2   2   IW
  M Newfield PH               1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  M Loretta PR-SS             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
G Williams LF                 4   1   2   2    0   1  .182  .795    0    3   0   HR,2B
J Burnitz RF                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .200  .633    0    1   0   SB
C Carr CF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .083  .166    0    1   0   
M Matheny C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .347    0    4   2   

J McAndrew P                                                             1   1
  A Miranda P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   5   9   5    5   7                    27  13

BATTING

2B: G Williams (1, off W Williams); F Vina (3, off P Quantrill); J Cirillo (2, off W Williams).

HR: G Williams (1, off W Williams; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

IBB: J Valentin (1, by W Williams).

TB: G Williams 6; F Vina 3; J Cirillo 3; J Jaha; D Nilsson; M Newfield.

RBI: G Williams 2 (2); J Cirillo (1); M Newfield (1); J Jaha (3).

2-out RBI: G Williams 2; J Jaha.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Loretta-F Vina-D Nilsson.

PB: M Matheny (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Nilsson (1, 2nd base off W Williams/C O'Brien); J Burnitz (1, 2nd base off W Williams/C O'Brien).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .437    0    3   0   CS
C Garcia 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    2   3   
O Merced RF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .267  .686    0    2   0   
J Carter DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .820    0    0   0   
E Sprague 3B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .188  .548    0    1   1   2B,HBP
C Delgado 1B                  4   0   0   1    0   2  .364 1.053    0    7   1   GDP
C O'Brien C                   2   1   1   0    1   1  .500 1.750    0    7   0   2B,HBP
S Green LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    4   0   CS
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .429 1.324    0    1   2   

W Williams P                                                             0   0
  R Person P                                                             0   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
Totals                       32   2   8   2    2   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: C O'Brien (1, off J McAndrew); E Sprague (2, off J McAndrew).

HBP: C O'Brien (1, by A Miranda); E Sprague (1, by A Miranda).

TB: E Sprague 2; C O'Brien 2; O Merced 2; C Garcia; A Gonzalez; S Green; J Carter.

GIDP: C Delgado (1).

RBI: A Gonzalez (2); C Delgado (4).

2-out RBI: A Gonzalez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

BASERUNNING

CS: O Nixon (1, 2nd base by J McAndrew/M Matheny); S Green (1, 2nd base by A Miranda/M Matheny).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J McAndrew, W (1-0)            5     7   2   2    2   1   0   3.60   23     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 2· 6     44    -     1.10   0.07
A Miranda, H (1)               3     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.84   0.30
D Jones, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.05
Totals                         9     8   2   2    2   4   0          36     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 2· 7           -

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
W Williams, L (0-1)            6     4   3   3    3   4   1   4.50   25     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 1· 4     53    -     1.05  -0.02
R Person                       1     2   1   1    2   0   0   9.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.07  -0.09
D Plesac                       1     1   0   0    0   3   0   3.38    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          3-1    1.33   0.06
P Quantrill                    1     2   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.29  -0.03
Totals                         9     9   5   5    5   7   1          40     -       ·  ·      8·10· 2· 8          3-1

R Person faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: W Williams (1; J Valentin).

HBP: A Miranda 2 (2; C O'Brien, E Sprague).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 31,226.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. F Vina               2B    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. J Cirillo            3B    2. C Garcia             2B 
3. D Nilsson            1B    3. O Merced             RF 
4. J Jaha               DH    4. J Carter             DH 
5. J Valentin           SS    5. E Sprague            3B 
6. G Williams           LF    6. C Delgado            1B 
7. J Burnitz            RF    7. C O'Brien            C  
8. C Carr               CF    8. S Green              LF 
9. M Matheny            C     9. A Gonzalez           SS 

   J McAndrew           P        W Williams           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  4-2  12-      19%  92% C Delgado       A Miranda       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 6   2  2-2  12-      17%  66% G Williams      W Williams      Double (LF-CF); Cirillo Scores; Valentin to 3B
   t 4   2  2-1  ---      12%  45% G Williams      W Williams      Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
   b 2   2  1-1  --3      -9%  37% A Gonzalez      J McAndrew      Single to LF; O'Brien Scores
   t 6   0  2-2  ---       9%  59% J Cirillo       W Williams      Double (LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  F Vina          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      47%  D Nilsson       Walk
          1--      48%  J Jaha          Nilsson Steals 2B
   R      -2-      57%  " "             Single to RF; Nilsson Scores
   O      1--      55%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Jamie McAndrew facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      57%  O Nixon         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      59%  C Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      57%  O Merced        Single to LF
          1--      57%  J Carter        Passed Ball; Merced to 2B
   O      -2-      60%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Woody Williams facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      58%  G Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      60%  J Burnitz       Walk
          1--      62%  C Carr          Burnitz Steals 2B
   O      -2-      58%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  M Matheny       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Jamie McAndrew facing 5-6-7
          ---      49%  E Sprague       Double to LF
   RO     -2-      47%  C Delgado       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sprague Scores
          ---      43%  C O'Brien       Double to LF
   O      -2-      46%  S Green         Groundout: 1B-P; O'Brien to 3B
   R      --3      37%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF; O'Brien Scores
   O      1--      39%  O Nixon         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      37%  F Vina          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      35%  J Cirillo       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      33%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jamie McAndrew facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      36%  C Garcia        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      37%  O Merced        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      38%  J Carter        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Woody Williams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      35%  J Jaha          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      33%  J Valentin      Lineout: RF
   R      ---      45%  G Williams      Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---      44%  J Burnitz       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Jamie McAndrew facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  E Sprague       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  C Delgado       Strikeout Looking
          ---      47%  C O'Brien       Walk
          1--      45%  S Green         Single to LF; O'Brien to 2B
   O      12-      50%  A Gonzalez      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Woody Williams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  C Carr          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      45%  M Matheny       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      43%  F Vina          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Jamie McAndrew facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  O Nixon         Walk
   O      1--      46%  C Garcia        Nixon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      43%  " "             Single to RF
          1--      35%  O Merced        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Garcia to 3B
   O      1-3      43%  J Carter        Popfly: 2B
   O      1-3      50%  E Sprague       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Woody Williams facing 2-3-4
          ---      59%  J Cirillo       Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      53%  D Nilsson       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      47%  J Jaha          Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      49%  J Valentin      Intentional Walk
   R      12-      66%  G Williams      Double (LF-CF); Cirillo Scores; Valentin to 3B
   O      -23      59%  J Burnitz       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Angel Miranda facing 6-7-8
                  Angel Miranda replaces Jamie McAndrew pitching
   O      ---      63%  C Delgado       Strikeout
          ---      59%  C O'Brien       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      64%  S Green         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Green to 1B
   O      1--      68%  A Gonzalez      Green Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Robert Person facing 8-9-1
                  Robert Person replaces Woody Williams pitching
   O      ---      66%  C Carr          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  M Matheny       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      62%  F Vina          Single to 2B (Bunt); Vina out at 2B/1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Angel Miranda facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      67%  A Gonzalez      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      71%  O Nixon         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      74%  C Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Robert Person facing 2-3-4
          ---      77%  J Cirillo       Walk
          1--      82%  D Nilsson       Single to RF; Cirillo to 2B
          12-      88%  J Jaha          Walk; Cirillo to 3B; Nilsson to 2B
                  Dan Plesac replaces Robert Person pitching; Marc Newfield pinch hits for Jose Valentin batting 5th
   R      123      94%  M Newfield      Single to LF; Cirillo Scores; Nilsson to 3B; Jaha to 2B
                  Mark Loretta pinch runs for Marc Newfield batting 5th
   O      123      91%  G Williams      Strikeout
   O      123      86%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Looking
   O      123      82%  C Carr          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 4, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Angel Miranda facing 3-4-5
                  Mark Loretta moves to SS
   O      ---      87%  O Merced        Strikeout
          ---      81%  J Carter        Single to LF
          1--      73%  E Sprague       Hit By Pitch; Carter to 2B
   OO     12-      92%  C Delgado       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Paul Quantrill facing 9-1-2
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Dan Plesac pitching
   O      ---      91%  M Matheny       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  F Vina          Double (CF-RF)
   R      -2-      96%  J Cirillo       Single to RF; Vina Scores
   O      1--      96%  D Nilsson       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      95%  J Jaha          Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-5, Doug Jones facing 7-8-9
                  Doug Jones replaces Dave Nilsson pitching and batting 3rd; John Jaha moves to 1B (team loses DH)
   O      ---      98%  C O'Brien       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  S Green         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Blue Jays 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199704050

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