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CHW
@CLE		4
5		 
(11)
SEA
@DET		14
6
TEX
@KCR		6
3		 
(11)
BOS
@MIL		2
1
ANA
@MIN		3
0
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@TOR		4
3
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@CIN		5
6
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@COL		7
9		 
(11)
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@LAD		5
4
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@MON		9
0
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@NYM		0
6
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@PHI		8
9		 
(10)
STL
@PIT		3
9
Thursday, June 5, 1997 7:37
, SkyDome
Attendance: 30,189, Time of Game: 2:57
Athletics
4
25-35
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 8 GB
 at Blue Jays
3
26-29
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
3rd, 13 GB
W: Carlos Reyes (1-0)
L: Pat Hentgen (5-3)
S: Billy Taylor (10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  3  0    4  8  0
Blue Jays       1  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    3  8  0

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jason McDonald CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .600 27 17 -0.057 1.13 0.067 -0.124 -0.5 4 0 2B
Jason Giambi LF-1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .305 .866 12 8 0.004 1.02 0.052 -0.049 0.2 0 0
Geronimo Berroa RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .307 .921 17 8 0.008 0.76 0.042 -0.034 0.1 0 0
   Matt Stairs RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 1.160 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mark McGwire 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .294 1.078 11 9 -0.019 1.23 0.060 -0.079 -0.3 9 0 2B
   Damon Mashore PR-LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 .731 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jose Canseco DH 4 1 1 3 0 1 .242 .767 12 9 0.450 1.64 0.555 -0.105 1.7 HR
Scott Spiezio 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .263 .754 16 9 -0.067 0.99 0.039 -0.106 -0.6 3 1
Scott Brosius 3B-SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .185 .544 15 9 -0.043 1.11 0.050 -0.093 -0.2 1 6 2B
George Williams C 2 0 0 0 2 0 .261 .723 22 11 -0.004 0.89 0.054 -0.058 -0.1 7 1
Rafael Bournigal SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .610 4 4 -0.078 1.54 0.000 -0.078 -0.7 1 4
   Dave Magadan PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .718 9 5 -0.043 0.77 0.000 -0.043 -0.5 2 0
Ariel Prieto P
   Buddy Groom P
   Carlos Reyes P
   Aaron Small P
   Mike Mohler P
   Billy Taylor P
Team Totals 33 4 8 4 4 4 .242 .749 145 89 0.151 1.10 0.919 -0.769 -0.9 27 12
2B: S Brosius (9, off P Quantrill); M McGwire (12, off P Hentgen); J McDonald (1, off P Hentgen).
HR: J Canseco (12, off P Hentgen; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
TB: J Canseco 4; M McGwire 3; S Brosius 2; J McDonald 2; J Giambi 2; G Berroa.
RBI: J Canseco 3 (43); J Giambi (36).
2-out RBI: J Canseco 3.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: S Spiezio (2nd base by P Hentgen).

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 1 1 0 1 0 .257 .642 21 10 -0.044 1.23 0.081 -0.125 -0.2 3 0 SB
Orlando Merced RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .252 .724 19 12 -0.052 1.54 0.099 -0.151 0.6 3 1
Joe Carter LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .257 .707 17 11 -0.128 1.39 0.028 -0.155 -0.9 7 0
Ed Sprague DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 .262 .856 17 10 -0.097 1.15 0.030 -0.127 -0.5
Carlos Delgado 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .315 1.031 14 8 0.113 1.03 0.179 -0.066 0.5 4 0 HR
Carlos Garcia 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .193 .494 17 11 -0.110 0.99 0.000 -0.110 -1.5 1 0
Benito Santiago C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .210 .547 13 8 -0.048 1.07 0.038 -0.087 -0.2 4 0 2B
Alex Gonzalez SS 4 0 1 1 0 3 .254 .690 20 13 0.017 1.18 0.110 -0.093 0.4 4 3 2B
Tilson Brito 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .283 .635 16 6 0.001 0.91 0.042 -0.041 -0.1 1 1
Pat Hentgen P 2
   Paul Quantrill P
Team Totals 35 3 8 3 5 8 .229 .696 154 89 -0.348 1.19 0.607 -0.955 -1.9 27 7
2B: B Santiago (3, off A Prieto); A Gonzalez (10, off A Prieto).
HR: C Delgado (10, off A Prieto; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).
TB: C Delgado 4; B Santiago 3; A Gonzalez 2; O Merced 2; O Nixon; J Carter.
RBI: J Carter (28); A Gonzalez (17); C Delgado (27).
2-out RBI: A Gonzalez.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: O Merced (J Giambi at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: O Nixon (22, 2nd base off A Prieto/G Williams).

Oakland Athletics

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
Ariel Prieto 6.2 8 3 3 3 6 1 4.54 31 113 67 39 15 13 13 9 6 0 49 -0.029 0.97 0.6
Buddy Groom 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.09 1 7 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.009 0.43 -0.2
Carlos Reyes, W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.32 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.022 0.84 0.5
Aaron Small, H (3) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.30 4 21 10 5 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.149 2.04 0.5
Mike Mohler, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.06 1 5 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.094 3.58 0.3
Billy Taylor, S (10) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.66 2 6 5 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.122 2.35 0.3
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 5 8 1 3.00 40 154 89 51 20 18 14 13 7 0 49 3 0 0.349 1.10 1.9
B Groom faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

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, L (5-3) 8 7 4 4 4 4 1 3.04 33 131 80 42 5 33 7 18 4 0 52 -0.194 1.12 0.4
Paul Quantrill 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.82 4 16 10 9 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.043 0.90 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 4 4 1 4.00 37 147 90 51 6 33 8 21 5 0 52 0 0 -0.151 1.19 0.9
Balks: None.
WP: A Prieto (6); P Hentgen (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: P Hentgen (4; S Spiezio, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Brian O'Nora.
Time of Game: 2:57.
Attendance: 30,189.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 69° F, Wind 9mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 1-3 2 12- 5,(2-2)  RRR OAK J. Canseco P. Hentgen 55% 69% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Berroa Scores; Mashore Scores
b6 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R TOR C. Delgado A. Prieto -17% 29% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b6 2-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  R TOR A. Gonzalez A. Prieto -11% 17% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Santiago Scores
b9 3-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR O. Merced M. Mohler 9% 88% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  TOR O. Merced A. Prieto -8% 33% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Nixon to 3B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. McDonald P. Hentgen -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  OAK J. Giambi P. Hentgen 2% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OAK G. Berroa P. Hentgen 1% 52% Wild Pitch; Giambi to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  OAK G. Berroa P. Hentgen 2% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. McGwire P. Hentgen -4% 49% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O OAK J. Canseco P. Hentgen -4% 45% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ariel Prieto facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR O. Nixon A. Prieto -3% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  TOR O. Merced A. Prieto -8% 33% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Nixon to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO TOR J. Carter A. Prieto 2% 36% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Nixon Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  TOR E. Sprague A. Prieto -3% 33% Walk; Carter to 2B
b1 1-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O TOR C. Delgado A. Prieto 4% 36% Strikeout Swinging
b1 1-0 2 12- 5,(1-2)  TOR C. Garcia A. Prieto -1% 35% Wild Pitch; Carter to 3B; Sprague to 2B
b1 1-0 2 -23 6,(2-2)  O TOR C. Garcia A. Prieto 5% 40% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 6-7-8
t2 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK S. Spiezio P. Hentgen 4% 44% Walk
t2 0-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Brosius P. Hentgen -4% 40% Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
t2 0-1 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  OAK G. Williams P. Hentgen 4% 44% Walk; Spiezio to 2B
t2 0-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O OAK R. Bournigal P. Hentgen -5% 39% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
t2 0-1 2 12- 2,(1-1)  O OAK J. McDonald P. Hentgen -5% 35% Spiezio Picked off 2B (P-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Ariel Prieto facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR B. Santiago A. Prieto 2% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez A. Prieto 1% 38% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR T. Brito A. Prieto 1% 39% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
t3 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK J. McDonald P. Hentgen 7% 46% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t3 0-1 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  RO OAK J. Giambi P. Hentgen 1% 47% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); McDonald Scores; Giambi out at 2B/RF-SS
t3 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK G. Berroa P. Hentgen -2% 46% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t3 1-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK M. McGwire P. Hentgen 2% 48% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t3 1-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O OAK J. Canseco P. Hentgen -4% 44% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Ariel Prieto facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR O. Nixon A. Prieto 3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O TOR O. Merced A. Prieto 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  TOR J. Carter A. Prieto -1% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TOR E. Sprague A. Prieto 3% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 6-7-8
t4 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK S. Spiezio P. Hentgen -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK S. Brosius P. Hentgen -2% 45% Flyball: RF
t4 1-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK G. Williams P. Hentgen 2% 47% Walk
t4 1-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK R. Bournigal P. Hentgen -3% 44% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Ariel Prieto facing 5-6-7
b4 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR C. Delgado A. Prieto 3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b4 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR C. Garcia A. Prieto 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b4 1-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR B. Santiago A. Prieto -2% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b4 1-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez A. Prieto 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
t5 1-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK J. McDonald P. Hentgen -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK J. Giambi P. Hentgen -2% 45% Flyball: LF
t5 1-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK G. Berroa P. Hentgen -2% 43% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Ariel Prieto facing 9-1-2
b5 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR T. Brito A. Prieto 3% 46% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b5 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  TOR O. Nixon A. Prieto -3% 43% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b5 1-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TOR O. Merced A. Prieto 4% 47% Lineout: CF
b5 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TOR J. Carter A. Prieto -1% 45% Nixon Steals 2B
b5 1-1 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O TOR J. Carter A. Prieto 5% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
t6 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. McGwire P. Hentgen -4% 46% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t6 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. Canseco P. Hentgen -3% 44% Flyball: LF
t6 1-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK S. Spiezio P. Hentgen -2% 42% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Ariel Prieto facing 4-5-6
b6 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR E. Sprague A. Prieto 3% 46% Lineout: SS
b6 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R TOR C. Delgado A. Prieto -17% 29% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b6 2-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O TOR C. Garcia A. Prieto 2% 30% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b6 2-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  TOR B. Santiago A. Prieto -2% 28% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b6 2-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  R TOR A. Gonzalez A. Prieto -11% 17% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Santiago Scores
b6 3-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  TOR T. Brito A. Prieto -0% 17% Walk
b6 3-1 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O TOR O. Nixon A. Prieto 3% 19% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 7-8-9
t7 1-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O OAK S. Brosius P. Hentgen -4% 16% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t7 1-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK G. Williams P. Hentgen -2% 13% Flyball: LF
Dave Magadan pinch hits for Rafael Bournigal (SS) batting 9th
t7 1-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK D. Magadan P. Hentgen -1% 12% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Athletics' Ariel Prieto facing 2-3-4
Dave Magadan moves from PH to 3B
Scott Brosius moves from 3B to SS
b7 3-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR O. Merced A. Prieto -2% 10% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b7 3-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TOR J. Carter A. Prieto 2% 12% Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
b7 3-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TOR E. Sprague A. Prieto 1% 13% Strikeout Swinging
Buddy Groom replaces Ariel Prieto pitching
b7 3-1 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  TOR C. Delgado B. Groom -1% 12% Walk; Merced to 2B
Carlos Reyes replaces Buddy Groom pitching
b7 3-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O TOR C. Garcia C. Reyes 2% 15% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
t8 1-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. McDonald P. Hentgen -4% 11% Lineout: CF
t8 1-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK J. Giambi P. Hentgen -3% 8% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t8 1-3 2 --- 3,(2-0)  OAK G. Berroa P. Hentgen 2% 10% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 1-3 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  OAK M. McGwire P. Hentgen 4% 14% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Berroa to 2B
Damon Mashore pinch runs for Mark McGwire (1B) batting 4th
t8 1-3 2 12- 5,(2-2)  RRR OAK J. Canseco P. Hentgen 55% 69% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Berroa Scores; Mashore Scores
t8 4-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK S. Spiezio P. Hentgen -1% 68% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-4, Athletics' Aaron Small facing 7-8-9
Aaron Small replaces Carlos Reyes pitching
Jason Giambi moves from LF to 1B
Damon Mashore moves from PR to LF
Matt Stairs replaces Geronimo Berroa playing RF batting 3rd
b8 3-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR B. Santiago A. Small 7% 74% Lineout: 3B
b8 3-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez A. Small 5% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR T. Brito A. Small -4% 76% Walk
b8 3-4 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O TOR O. Nixon A. Small 7% 83% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Blue Jays' Paul Quantrill facing 7-8-9
Paul Quantrill replaces Pat Hentgen pitching
t9 4-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK S. Brosius P. Quantrill 5% 88% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t9 4-3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O OAK G. Williams P. Quantrill -3% 84% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t9 4-3 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O OAK D. Magadan P. Quantrill -3% 81% Flyball: LF
t9 4-3 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  O OAK J. McDonald P. Quantrill -3% 78% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-4, Athletics' Mike Mohler facing 2-3-4
Mike Mohler replaces Aaron Small pitching
b9 3-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR O. Merced M. Mohler 9% 88% Flyball: CF
Billy Taylor replaces Mike Mohler pitching
b9 3-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR J. Carter B. Taylor 7% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b9 3-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR E. Sprague B. Taylor 5% 100% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 3.

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  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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