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Friday, September 26, 1997 7:37
, SkyDome
Attendance: 34,155, Time of Game: 2:20
Red Sox
0
78-82
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 18 GB
 at Blue Jays
3
74-86
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 22 GB
W: Woody Williams (9-14)
L: Butch Henry (7-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0 10  0
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  1  2   0  0  X    3  6  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nomar Garciaparra SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .302 .864 9 7 0.039 1.08 0.093 -0.055 0.2 2 2 2B
John Valentin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .871 13 9 -0.127 1.28 0.000 -0.127 -1.2 0 2
Mo Vaughn 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 .316 .983 19 12 -0.137 1.22 0.000 -0.137 -1.2 4 0
Reggie Jefferson DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 .320 .828 10 8 -0.020 1.15 0.042 -0.062 -0.1
   Mike Benjamin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .633 3 3 -0.015 0.58 0.000 -0.015 -0.2
Wil Cordero LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .279 .750 8 7 -0.030 1.13 0.079 -0.109 -0.1 3 0 CS
Troy O'Leary RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .313 .848 16 9 0.013 0.99 0.063 -0.050 -0.0 2 0
Scott Hatteberg C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .280 .793 16 10 -0.138 1.31 0.000 -0.138 -1.3 7 0
Jeff Frye 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .308 .781 22 14 0.018 1.10 0.082 -0.064 0.1 3 2
Darren Bragg CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .736 15 12 -0.113 1.16 0.000 -0.113 -1.1 3 0
Butch Henry P
   Derek Lowe P
   Ron Mahay P
Team Totals 36 0 10 0 0 11 .278 .583 131 91 -0.510 1.14 0.359 -0.870 -4.9 24 6
2B: N Garciaparra (42, off W Williams).
TB: N Garciaparra 3; W Cordero 3; T O'Leary 2; J Frye 2; R Jefferson.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Baserunning
CS: W Cordero (3, 2nd base by W Williams/B Santiago).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Shannon Stewart LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .285 .824 11 9 -0.106 0.97 0.000 -0.106 -1.2 4 0
Juan Samuel 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .281 .830 15 9 0.041 0.60 0.083 -0.042 0.1 1 2 3B
Joe Carter DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 .236 .689 11 7 -0.079 0.70 0.024 -0.102 -0.8
Carlos Delgado 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .262 .879 15 11 0.023 0.79 0.079 -0.056 0.2 2 0 2B
Jose Cruz CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .245 .806 10 6 -0.046 0.83 0.004 -0.050 -0.4 1 0 IW
Alex Gonzalez SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 .239 .690 13 8 -0.008 1.48 0.070 -0.079 -0.4 4 0 SB
Benito Santiago C 3 0 2 2 0 0 .240 .661 13 8 0.172 1.72 0.198 -0.026 1.9 12 1
Jacob Brumfield RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .207 .546 7 3 0.066 1.54 0.084 -0.019 0.6 1 0
   Shawn Green PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .798 4 3 -0.020 0.68 0.000 -0.020 -0.5 0 0
Tomas Perez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .181 .493 6 6 -0.054 0.84 0.000 -0.054 -0.8 2 3
Woody Williams P
   Dan Plesac P
   Kelvim Escobar P
Team Totals 30 3 6 3 2 6 .200 .550 105 70 -0.011 1.00 0.542 -0.554 -1.4 27 6
2B: C Delgado (42, off B Henry).
3B: J Samuel (2, off B Henry).
IBB: J Cruz (2, by B Henry).
TB: J Samuel 3; B Santiago 2; C Delgado 2; J Brumfield; J Carter.
RBI: B Santiago 2 (40); J Brumfield (20).
2-out RBI: B Santiago 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Baserunning
SB: A Gonzalez (15, 3rd base off B Henry/S Hatteberg).

Boston Red Sox

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
Butch Henry, L (7-3) 5.2 6 3 3 2 2 0 3.52 25 81 51 38 4 9 5 16 7 0 45 -0.032 1.21 -0.2
Derek Lowe 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 6.22 4 17 13 5 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.034 0.31 1.1
Ron Mahay 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.59 3 7 6 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.008 0.10 0.5
Team Totals 8 6 3 3 2 6 0 3.38 32 105 70 46 10 14 7 17 7 0 45 2 0 0.010 1.14 1.4

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
Woody Williams, W (9-14) 7 9 0 0 0 6 0 4.35 29 108 73 48 11 14 8 15 5 0 65 0.425 1.28 3.8
Dan Plesac, H (27) 1.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 3.60 5 16 13 4 7 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.069 0.65 0.8
Kelvim Escobar 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.90 2 7 5 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.016 0.30 0.3
Team Totals 9 10 0 0 0 11 0 0.00 36 131 91 54 18 19 9 16 6 0 65 0 0 0.510 1.00 4.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Henry (2; J Cruz).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - John Shulock.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 34,155.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-0 2 123 3,(2-0)  RR TOR B. Santiago B. Henry 15% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Carter Scores; Delgado Scores; Cruz to 3B
b4 0-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Carter B. Henry -9% 53% Fielder's Choice 3B; Samuel out at Hm/3B-C
b5 0-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R TOR J. Brumfield B. Henry 8% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores; Santiago to 2B
b4 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  TOR J. Samuel B. Henry 8% 62% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b6 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  TOR C. Delgado B. Henry 8% 82% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Carter to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra W. Williams 2% 52% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Valentin W. Williams 2% 54% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn W. Williams 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Butch Henry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR S. Stewart B. Henry -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR J. Samuel B. Henry -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR J. Carter B. Henry -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS R. Jefferson W. Williams 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS W. Cordero W. Williams -3% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary W. Williams 3% 53% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t2 0-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O BOS S. Hatteberg W. Williams 2% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Butch Henry facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR C. Delgado B. Henry -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
b2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR J. Cruz B. Henry -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR A. Gonzalez B. Henry -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 11,(3-2)  BOS J. Frye W. Williams -4% 46% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t3 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Bragg W. Williams 4% 50% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t3 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  BOS N. Garciaparra W. Williams -4% 46% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Frye to 2B
t3 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Valentin W. Williams 4% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Frye to 3B
t3 0-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn W. Williams 6% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Butch Henry facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TOR B. Santiago B. Henry -3% 53% Popfly: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
b3 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O TOR J. Brumfield B. Henry -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR T. Perez B. Henry -1% 50% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS R. Jefferson W. Williams -4% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t4 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS W. Cordero W. Williams 4% 50% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS T. O'Leary W. Williams -4% 46% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Jefferson to 2B
t4 0-0 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg W. Williams 5% 51% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-0 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O BOS J. Frye W. Williams 5% 56% Foul Popfly: C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Butch Henry facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR S. Stewart B. Henry -3% 53% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  TOR J. Samuel B. Henry 8% 62% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b4 0-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Carter B. Henry -9% 53% Fielder's Choice 3B; Samuel out at Hm/3B-C
b4 0-0 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O TOR C. Delgado B. Henry -3% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 9-1-2
t5 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O BOS D. Bragg W. Williams 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS N. Garciaparra W. Williams -5% 48% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t5 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Valentin W. Williams 5% 52% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
t5 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn W. Williams 5% 57% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Butch Henry facing 5-6-7
b5 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR J. Cruz B. Henry -3% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  TOR A. Gonzalez B. Henry 3% 57% Walk
b5 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  TOR B. Santiago B. Henry 4% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Gonzalez to 2B
b5 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  TOR J. Brumfield B. Henry 4% 65% Gonzalez Steals 3B
b5 0-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R TOR J. Brumfield B. Henry 8% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores; Santiago to 2B
b5 1-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O TOR T. Perez B. Henry -3% 70% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Santiago to 3B
b5 1-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O TOR S. Stewart B. Henry -5% 65% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 4-5-6
t6 0-1 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O BOS R. Jefferson W. Williams 4% 69% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  BOS W. Cordero W. Williams -4% 65% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t6 0-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O BOS T. O'Leary W. Williams 7% 72% Cordero Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t6 0-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS T. O'Leary W. Williams -2% 70% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS S. Hatteberg W. Williams 4% 74% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Butch Henry facing 2-3-4
b6 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Samuel B. Henry -2% 71% Flyball: CF
b6 1-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR J. Carter B. Henry 2% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b6 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  TOR C. Delgado B. Henry 8% 82% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Carter to 3B
b6 1-0 1 -23 4,(3-0)  TOR J. Cruz B. Henry 0% 82% Intentional Walk
b6 1-0 1 123 4,(0-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez B. Henry -7% 75% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
b6 1-0 2 123 3,(2-0)  RR TOR B. Santiago B. Henry 15% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Carter Scores; Delgado Scores; Cruz to 3B
Derek Lowe replaces Butch Henry pitching
Shawn Green pinch hits for Jacob Brumfield (RF) batting 8th
b6 3-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O TOR S. Green D. Lowe -2% 89% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 8-9-1
Shawn Green moves from PH to RF
t7 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Frye W. Williams -4% 84% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t7 0-3 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O BOS D. Bragg W. Williams 4% 88% Foul Popfly: 3B
t7 0-3 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra W. Williams 3% 92% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t7 0-3 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Valentin W. Williams 2% 94% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 9-1-2
b7 3-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR T. Perez D. Lowe -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O TOR S. Stewart D. Lowe -0% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR J. Samuel D. Lowe -0% 92% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Blue Jays' Dan Plesac facing 3-4-5
Dan Plesac replaces Woody Williams pitching
t8 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn D. Plesac 2% 95% Strikeout Swinging
Mike Benjamin pinch hits for Reggie Jefferson (DH) batting 4th
t8 0-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Benjamin D. Plesac 2% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t8 0-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS W. Cordero D. Plesac -1% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t8 0-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary D. Plesac 2% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Ron Mahay facing 3-4-5
Ron Mahay replaces Derek Lowe pitching
b8 3-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR J. Carter R. Mahay -0% 97% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b8 3-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR C. Delgado R. Mahay -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Cruz R. Mahay -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Blue Jays' Dan Plesac facing 7-8-9
t9 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg D. Plesac 2% 98% Strikeout Looking
Kelvim Escobar replaces Dan Plesac pitching
t9 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Frye K. Escobar 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 0-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Bragg K. Escobar 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 3.

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