June 18, 1997 Atlanta Braves at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 31,717

Wednesday, June 18, 1997, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:34

Braves

44-26

Lost 1

1st

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

W: W Williams (2-6), L: J Smoltz (6-6), S: M Timlin (6)

Blue Jays

32-34

Won 1

3rd, 13½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Blauser DH-SS               4   0   1   2    0   0  .341  .981   11    0   0   
A Jones CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .773   18    3   0   SB
K Lockhart 3B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .716   13    0   2   
  J Lopez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .967    3    0   0   
  J Smoltz P-P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .961         2   1   
  A Embree P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Clontz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
C Jones RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .825    7    0   0   
R Klesko LF                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .242  .809   21    0   0   
M Lemke 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .228  .589   14    0   1   
M Mordecai 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .575   11    9   2   
E Perez C                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .242  .646   15    8   1   
R Belliard SS                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .572   11    1   1   
  F McGriff PH                0   1   0   0    1   0  .268  .742    6    0   0   
  T Graffanino 3B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .686    4    1   0   
Totals                       32   3   3   2    4   5              134   24   9

BATTING

TB: J Blauser; R Belliard; A Jones.

RBI: J Blauser 2 (33).

2-out RBI: J Blauser 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: R Belliard (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Jones (12, 2nd base off W Williams/B Santiago).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .664   13    3   0   SB,CS
O Merced RF                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .255  .743   28    2   0   SB
J Carter LF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .242  .670   17    2   0   
E Sprague 3B                  2   2   1   0    1   0  .256  .837   15    0   0   2B
  T Brito 3B                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .298  .698    5    1   3   
C Delgado 1B                  4   1   2   3    0   2  .293  .993   22   10   0   HR
B Santiago C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .209  .540   10    5   0   
S Green DH                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .259  .794   18    0   0   IW
A Gonzalez SS                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .244  .676    8    2   2   HR
C Garcia 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .198  .502   11    2   2   

W Williams P                                                             0   1
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   5   7   5    5   8              147   27   8

BATTING

2B: E Sprague (24, off J Smoltz).

HR: A Gonzalez (6, off J Smoltz; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); C Delgado (14, off J Smoltz; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

IBB: S Green (2, by B Clontz).

TB: C Delgado 5; A Gonzalez 4; E Sprague 2; C Garcia; O Nixon; S Green.

RBI: C Delgado 3 (36); S Green (15); A Gonzalez (22).

2-out RBI: C Delgado 3.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: E Sprague 2 (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Merced (3, 2nd base off J Smoltz/E Perez); O Nixon (30, 2nd base off J Smoltz/E Perez).

CS: O Nixon (6, 3rd base by J Smoltz/E Perez).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Smoltz, L (6-6)              7     6   5   5    3   7   2   3.19   30  116-79   47·19·13   11· 5· 4· 0     49    -     0.69  -0.24
A Embree                       0     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.15    2   10-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.02
B Clontz                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.21    4   13-6     3· 3· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.59   0.04
Totals                         8     7   5   5    5   8   2          36  139-88   52·22·14   13· 6· 4· 0          2-0

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
W Williams, W (2-6)            6.2   2   3   2    4   4   0   4.26   27   99-61   33·10·17    6·10· 3· 0     60    -     0.81   0.25
P Quantrill                    0     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.57    2    5-4     2· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          3-3    2.38  -0.21
D Plesac, H (11)               1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.58    4   16-11    4· 4· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          2-0    1.57   0.17
M Timlin, S (6)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.60    3   11-9     5· 2· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     3   3   2    4   5   0          36  131-85   44·16·24   10·11· 6· 0          5-3

A Embree faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
P Quantrill faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: W Williams (3).

IBB: B Clontz (1; S Green).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 31,717.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 7mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. J Blauser            DH    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. A Jones              CF    2. O Merced             RF 
3. K Lockhart           3B    3. J Carter             LF 
4. C Jones              RF    4. E Sprague            3B 
5. R Klesko             LF    5. C Delgado            1B 
6. M Lemke              2B    6. B Santiago           C  
7. M Mordecai           1B    7. S Green              DH 
8. E Perez              C     8. A Gonzalez           SS 
9. R Belliard           SS    9. C Garcia             2B 

                                                                  W Williams           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-1  12-  6   21%  87% C Delgado       J Smoltz        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Merced Scores; Sprague Scores; Delgado Scores
   t 7   2  4-2  1-3  3  -11%  70% A Jones         P Quantrill     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); McGriff Scores/unER/No RBI; Blauser to 2B; Jones to 1B
   t 7   2  4-0  123  2  -10%  81% J Blauser       P Quantrill     Single to 1B (Line Drive); Klesko Scores; Perez Scores; McGriff to 3B
   b 7   0  3-4  ---  1   10%  88% A Gonzalez      J Smoltz        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gonzalez Scores
   t 7   2  4-3  12-  3    8%  78% J Lopez         D Plesac        Lineout: SS (Deep SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  J Blauser       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  5   50%  A Jones         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Jones to 1B
          1--      48%  K Lockhart      Jones Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   52%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  2   55%  C Jones         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  O Nixon         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   51%  O Merced        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   50%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  R Klesko        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   54%  M Lemke         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   55%  M Mordecai      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   61%  E Sprague       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6   57%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  2   62%  B Santiago      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Sprague to 3B; Santiago to 1B
   R      1-3  3   68%  S Green         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sprague Scores; Santiago to 2B
   O      12-  3   65%  A Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  2   61%  C Garcia        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Woody Williams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   63%  E Perez         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   65%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   67%  J Blauser       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   64%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   67%  O Merced        Walk
   O      1--  5   64%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      65%  E Sprague       Merced Steals 2B
          -2-  6   66%  " "             Walk
   RRR    12-  6   87%  C Delgado       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Merced Scores; Sprague Scores; Delgado Scores
   O      ---  3   87%  B Santiago      Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Woody Williams facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   89%  A Jones         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   90%  K Lockhart      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  1   91%  C Jones         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  8   90%  S Green         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   89%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
          ---  1   90%  C Garcia        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   89%  O Nixon         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Woody Williams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   91%  R Klesko        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   92%  M Lemke         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   93%  M Mordecai      Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, John Smoltz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   92%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   92%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   91%  E Sprague       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Woody Williams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   93%  E Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   91%  R Belliard      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   93%  J Blauser       Flyball: CF
          1--  5   92%  A Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive); Belliard to 2B
          12-      90%  K Lockhart      Wild Pitch; Belliard to 3B; Jones to 2B
          -23  4   89%  " "             Walk
   O      123  1   95%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   94%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   94%  B Santiago      Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   94%  S Green         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Woody Williams facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   91%  R Klesko        Walk
   O      1--  4   93%  M Lemke         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   95%  M Mordecai      Popfly: RF (Deep 2B)
          1--  5   94%  E Perez         Walk; Klesko to 2B
                  Fred McGriff pinch hits for Rafael Belliard batting 9th
          12-  6   91%  F McGriff       Walk; Klesko to 3B; Perez to 2B
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Woody Williams pitching
   RR     123  2   81%  J Blauser       Single to 1B (Line Drive); Klesko Scores; Perez Scores; McGriff to 3B
   R      1-3  3   70%  A Jones         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); McGriff Scores/unER/No RBI; Blauser to 2B; Jones to 1B
                  Dan Plesac replaces Paul Quantrill pitching; Javy Lopez pinch hits for Keith Lockhart batting 3rd
   O      12-  3   78%  J Lopez         Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-3, John Smoltz facing 8-9-1
                  John Smoltz replaces Javy Lopez pitching and batting 3rd; Tony Graffanino replaces Fred McGriff playing 3B batting 9th; Jeff Blauser moves to SS (team loses DH)
   R      ---  1   88%  A Gonzalez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gonzalez Scores
   O      ---  4   87%  C Garcia        Lineout: CF
          ---  4   88%  O Nixon         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      89%  O Merced        Nixon Steals 2B
          -2-  7   90%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   88%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   85%  E Sprague       Nixon Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Dan Plesac facing 4-5-6
                  Tilson Brito replaces Ed Sprague playing 3B batting 4th
   O      ---  3   89%  C Jones         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  5   92%  R Klesko        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   94%  M Lemke         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Alan Embree facing 4-5-6
                  Alan Embree replaces John Smoltz pitching and batting 3rd
          ---  5   95%  T Brito         Walk
          1--  5   96%  C Delgado       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Brito to 2B
                  Brad Clontz replaces Alan Embree pitching and batting 3rd
   O      12-  3   96%  B Santiago      Groundout: P-1B; Brito to 3B; Delgado to 2B
          -23  4   96%  S Green         Intentional Walk
   O      123  2   94%  A Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      123  4   92%  C Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike Timlin facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Timlin replaces Dan Plesac pitching
   O      ---  5   96%  M Mordecai      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   99%  E Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  T Graffanino    Popfly: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Blue Jays 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199706180

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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