August 29, 1997 Florida Marlins at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 29,223

Friday, August 29, 1997, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:02

Marlins

78-55

Won 1

2nd, 4½ GB

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

W: A Leiter (9-9), L: R Person (5-10)

Blue Jays

65-68

Lost 1

4th, 21 GB

BATTING

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D White CF                    4   1   2   1    1   2  .240  .668   22    1   0   CS
  J Cangelosi CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .672         0   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   1   4   2    1   0  .276  .675   25    2   1   2·2B,SB
G Sheffield RF                2   1   0   0    3   0  .237  .836   24    1   0   
B Bonilla DH                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .297  .852   19    0   0   
D Daulton 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .852   12    3   0   
  J Conine 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .247  .739    7    2   0   
M Alou LF                     4   1   0   1    0   0  .286  .859   17    5   0   SF
C Johnson C                   5   1   2   4    0   2  .270  .866   12    7   0   HR,2B
C Counsell 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .369  .943   14    3   3   
A Arias 3B                    3   2   1   0    0   1  .254  .670   10    3   1   2B,HBP,GDP

A Leiter P                                                               0   1
  F Heredia P                                                            0   0
  J Powell P                                                             0   0
  E Vosberg P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   8  10   8    6   9              162   27   6

BATTING

2B: A Arias (2, off T Crabtree); E Renteria 2 (19, off R Person, off T Crabtree); C Johnson (24, off R Person).

HR: C Johnson (18, off R Person; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: M Alou (6, off R Person).

HBP: A Arias (2, by R Person).

TB: E Renteria 6; C Johnson 6; D White 2; A Arias 2; C Counsell.

GIDP: A Arias (5).

RBI: C Johnson 4 (57); E Renteria 2 (46); M Alou (98); D White (18).

2-out RBI: C Johnson 4; D White; E Renteria.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Renteria-C Counsell-D Daulton.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Renteria (23, 2nd base off R Person/B Santiago).

CS: D White (4, 2nd base by R Person/B Santiago).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart CF                  2   0   1   0    3   0  .333  .904   30    2   0   
M Duncan 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .566   18    1   1   GDP
J Cruz LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .260  .848   19    0   0   
J Carter 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .719   10    3   1   
C Delgado DH                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .253  .877   24    0   0   
E Sprague 3B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .231  .700   16    2   0   
  C Garcia PH-3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .553    4    0   0   
S Green RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .287  .832   16    2   0   SB
B Santiago C                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .231  .632   21   11   1   
T Perez SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .237  .657   12    5   1   

R Person P                                                               0   1
  T Crabtree P                                                           1   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   0   5   0    7   7              170   27   5

BATTING

TB: B Santiago 2; S Green; J Carter; S Stewart.

GIDP: M Duncan (5).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Perez-J Carter.

E: E Sprague (16).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Green (13, 2nd base off A Leiter/C Johnson).

PITCHING

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Leiter, W (9-9)              6     2   0   0    5   4   0   4.31   24  101-55   29· 7·19    5· 8· 2· 0     67    -     0.85   0.30
F Heredia                      0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.13    3   15-13    5· 3· 5    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
J Powell                       1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.29    6   24-14   10· 1· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.08   0.01
E Vosberg                      1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.97    5   29-17   13· 0· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     5   0   0    7   7   0          38  169-99   57·11·31    9·12· 3· 0          1-0

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
R Person, L (5-10)             6     7   6   4    5   4   1   5.55   30  121-72   42·10·20    5·10· 5· 0     37    -     0.82  -0.19
T Crabtree                     2     3   2   2    1   3   0   7.07   10   26-21   11· 3· 7    2· 2· 2· 0          3-0    0.07   0.01
D Plesac                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.57    3   11-9     5· 3· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10   8   6    6   9   1          43  158-102  58·16·28    7·13· 7· 0          3-0

R Person faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Person (5; A Arias).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 29,223.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 11mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Florida Marlins               Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. D White              CF    1. S Stewart            CF 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. M Duncan             2B 
3. G Sheffield          RF    3. J Cruz               LF 
4. B Bonilla            DH    4. J Carter             1B 
5. D Daulton            1B    5. C Delgado            DH 
6. M Alou               LF    6. E Sprague            3B 
7. C Johnson            C     7. S Green              RF 
8. C Counsell           2B    8. B Santiago           C  
9. A Arias              3B    9. T Perez              SS 

   A Leiter             P        R Person             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-1  12-  2   18%  79% C Johnson       R Person        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Sheffield Scores; Bonilla Scores
   t 6   2  0-3  -2-  2    9%  94% C Johnson       R Person        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Alou Scores/unER; Johnson Scores/unER
   t 3   0  0-0  1--  2   -8%  46% A Arias         R Person        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   t 4   0  0-0  12-  7    8%  69% B Bonilla       R Person        Walk; Renteria to 3B; Sheffield to 2B
   t 4   0  0-0  123  4   -7%  61% D Daulton       R Person        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Robert Person facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  E Renteria      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   47%  G Sheffield     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
   O      1--  4   45%  B Bonilla       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   42%  S Stewart       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  1   49%  M Duncan        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Robert Person facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   48%  D Daulton       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   46%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   45%  C Johnson       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  J Carter        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   49%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   48%  E Sprague       Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  S Green         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Robert Person facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   54%  C Counsell      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   46%  A Arias         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   44%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   47%  B Santiago      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   49%  T Perez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   47%  S Stewart       Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  M Duncan        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Robert Person facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   57%  E Renteria      Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  6   61%  G Sheffield     Walk
          12-  7   69%  B Bonilla       Walk; Renteria to 3B; Sheffield to 2B
   O      123  4   61%  D Daulton       Strikeout Swinging
   RO     123  8   61%  M Alou          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Renteria Scores
   RR     12-  2   79%  C Johnson       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Sheffield Scores; Bonilla Scores
   O      -2-  5   77%  C Counsell      Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Leiter facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   80%  J Cruz          Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   82%  J Carter        Flyball: RF
          ---  5   80%  C Delgado       Walk
   O      1--  3   83%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 3, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Robert Person facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   81%  A Arias         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   83%  D White         Walk
   O      1--      80%  E Renteria      White Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  6   81%  " "             Walk
          1--      82%  G Sheffield     Renteria Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   80%  " "             Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Leiter facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   75%  S Green         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   79%  B Santiago      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  2   83%  T Perez         Lineout: SS
          1--      82%  S Stewart       Green Steals 2B
          -2-  7   80%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   85%  M Duncan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 3, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Robert Person facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   84%  B Bonilla       Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   83%  D Daulton       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  3   85%  M Alou          Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Alou to 2B
   RR     -2-  2   94%  C Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Alou Scores/unER; Johnson Scores/unER
   O      ---  4   94%  C Counsell      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Al Leiter facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Conine replaces Darren Daulton playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---  7   95%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   96%  J Carter        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  6   95%  C Delgado       Walk
   O      1--  5   96%  E Sprague       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 5, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Robert Person facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   97%  A Arias         Hit By Pitch
          1--  6   98%  D White         Single to CF (Line Drive); Arias to 2B
   R      12-  6   99%  E Renteria      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Arias Scores; White to 3B
          1-3  6   99%  G Sheffield     Walk; Renteria to 2B
                  Tim Crabtree replaces Robert Person pitching
   O      123  4   99%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  3   98%  J Conine        Strikeout Looking
   O      123  1   98%  M Alou          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Marlins 6, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Felix Heredia facing 7-8-9
                  Felix Heredia replaces Al Leiter pitching
   O      ---  5   98%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   98%  B Santiago      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   99%  T Perez         Strikeout Looking
                  Jay Powell replaces Felix Heredia pitching
   O      1--  5   99%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 6, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Tim Crabtree facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   99%  C Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  C Counsell      Lineout: 3B
          ---  1   99%  A Arias         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  1  100%  D White         Single to RF (Line Drive); Arias Scores
   R      1--  3  100%  E Renteria      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); White Scores
          -2-  5  100%  G Sheffield     Walk
   O      12-  2  100%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 8, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-8, Jay Powell facing 2-3-4
                  John Cangelosi replaces Devon White playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  2  100%  M Duncan        Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
          ---  5  100%  J Cruz          Walk
          1--  1  100%  J Carter        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Cruz to 2B
   O      12-  7  100%  C Delgado       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  Carlos Garcia pinch hits for Ed Sprague batting 6th
   O      12-  4  100%  C Garcia        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 8, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 8-0, Dan Plesac facing 5-6-7
                  Dan Plesac replaces Tim Crabtree pitching; Carlos Garcia moves to 3B
   O      ---  4  100%  J Conine        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  M Alou          Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  3  100%  C Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 8, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-8, Ed Vosberg facing 7-8-9
                  Ed Vosberg replaces Jay Powell pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  S Green         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  7  100%  B Santiago      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3  100%  T Perez         Flyball: LF
          1--  6  100%  S Stewart       Walk; Santiago to 2B
   O      12-  8  100%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 8, Blue Jays 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199708290

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