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CLE
@ANA		11
0
DET
@BAL		1
2
KCR
@MIN		3
2		 
(10)
NYY
@OAK		3
7
BOS
@SEA		6
12
CHW
@TBD		2
8
TEX
@TOR		2
9
SFG
@ARI		5
3
PHI
@ATL		4
5
MON
@CHC		1
3
LAD
@CIN		1
3
MIL
@FLA		6
2
COL
@HOU		5
3
PIT
@NYM		6
7		 
(13)
SDP
@STL		6
8
Saturday, April 4, 1998 1:05
, SkyDome
Attendance: 30,156, Time of Game: 2:42
Rangers
2
2-2
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Blue Jays
9
2-2
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 1½ GB
L: Darren Oliver (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  0
Blue Jays       0  0  0   2  0  2   0  5  X    9 13  0

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tom Goodwin CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .762 24 16 -0.066 0.77 0.034 -0.101 -0.6 5 0 CS
Mark McLemore 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .733 19 11 0.005 0.77 0.051 -0.046 -0.3 1 1
Rusty Greer LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .176 .440 17 11 -0.008 0.82 0.042 -0.050 -0.2 2 0
Juan Gonzalez RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .444 1.333 14 10 0.093 0.99 0.197 -0.104 0.8 3 0 HR,GDP
Will Clark 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .357 .802 12 5 -0.041 0.96 0.020 -0.061 -0.2 7 0
Lee Stevens DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .762 12 9 -0.067 0.87 0.000 -0.067 -0.7
Kevin Elster SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .990 15 11 -0.047 0.57 0.000 -0.047 -0.5 1 1
Fernando Tatis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .467 13 8 -0.098 1.23 0.000 -0.098 -0.8 1 2
Bill Haselman C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 6 4 -0.069 0.88 0.000 -0.069 -0.6 4 0
Darren Oliver P
   Julio Santana P
   Tim Crabtree P
   Scott Bailes P
Team Totals 29 2 4 2 2 7 .138 .435 132 85 -0.298 0.87 0.344 -0.643 -3.1 24 4
HR: J Gonzalez (2, off W Williams; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
TB: J Gonzalez 4; T Goodwin; R Greer; M McLemore.
GIDP: J Gonzalez (1).
RBI: J Gonzalez 2 (8).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Baserunning
CS: T Goodwin (1, 2nd base by W Williams/K Brown).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alex Gonzalez SS 4 1 2 2 1 0 .357 .900 23 13 0.066 0.61 0.097 -0.031 2.0 5 0 2·2B
Tony Fernandez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .077 .371 14 10 -0.012 0.76 0.051 -0.063 -0.6 HBP
Shawn Green RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 .077 .371 20 10 -0.119 0.90 0.013 -0.133 -1.1 0 0 SB
Jose Canseco LF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .267 .846 22 12 0.147 1.16 0.190 -0.043 0.9 1 0 HR
   Felipe Crespo PR-LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .500 2 2 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.9 1 0
Mike Stanley 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 .250 .794 13 7 0.142 0.96 0.207 -0.065 1.2 6 1 HR,2B
Jose Cruz CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 .385 1.236 22 14 -0.089 0.75 0.031 -0.119 -0.8 4 0
Ed Sprague 3B 4 1 3 2 0 0 .417 1.167 9 7 0.223 1.05 0.257 -0.034 2.6 0 2 2·2B,CS
Kevin Brown C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 18 12 -0.091 0.92 0.002 -0.094 -0.7 7 1
Craig Grebeck 2B 3 1 0 1 1 0 .000 .250 23 14 -0.066 0.83 0.014 -0.080 0.1 2 4
Woody Williams P 1
   Kelvim Escobar P 1
   Dan Plesac P
Team Totals 36 9 13 9 5 4 .361 1.119 166 101 0.202 0.86 0.863 -0.662 4.5 27 9
2B: A Gonzalez 2 (2, 1 off T Crabtree, 1 off D Oliver); M Stanley (1, off D Oliver); E Sprague 2 (3, 1 off J Santana, 1 off D Oliver).
HR: M Stanley (1, off D Oliver; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); J Canseco (1, off D Oliver; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).
HBP: T Fernandez (1, by D Oliver).
TB: M Stanley 7; J Canseco 5; E Sprague 5; A Gonzalez 4; J Cruz; S Green; F Crespo.
RBI: A Gonzalez 2 (2); E Sprague 2 (2); S Green (1); C Grebeck (1); F Crespo (1); M Stanley (1); J Canseco (1).
2-out RBI: E Sprague 2; F Crespo.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Williams-C Grebeck-M Stanley.
Baserunning
SB: S Green (2, 2nd base off J Santana/B Haselman).
CS: E Sprague (1, 2nd base by D Oliver/B Haselman).

Texas Rangers

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
Darren Oliver, L (0-1) 6 7 4 4 2 2 2 6.00 27 105 69 40 12 17 9 13 2 0 42 -0.165 1.18 -0.6
Julio Santana 1 3 3 3 2 0 0 18.00 8 34 16 8 3 5 1 5 3 0 0 0 -0.013 0.45 -1.3
Tim Crabtree 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 0 20.25 3 18 11 7 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 -0.022 0.18 -2.1
Scott Bailes 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 4 11 7 4 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 2 -0.002 0.00 -0.5
Team Totals 8 13 9 9 5 4 2 10.12 42 168 103 59 17 27 12 20 7 0 42 5 5 -0.202 0.87 -4.5
J Santana faced 3 batters in the 8th 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
Woody Williams, W (1-0) 7 4 2 2 2 5 1 2.57 25 106 68 40 15 13 5 13 6 0 64 0.214 0.94 2.0
Kelvim Escobar, H (2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13.50 3 11 8 3 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.083 1.04 0.6
Dan Plesac 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 15 9 5 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.6
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 2 7 1 2.00 31 132 85 48 17 20 7 15 7 0 64 0 0 0.298 0.86 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Oliver (1; T Fernandez).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - John Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 30,156.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Tom Goodwin CF 1 Alex Gonzalez SS
2 Mark McLemore 2B 2 Tony Fernandez DH
3 Rusty Greer LF 3 Shawn Green RF
4 Juan Gonzalez RF 4 Jose Canseco LF
5 Will Clark 1B 5 Mike Stanley 1B
6 Lee Stevens DH 6 Jose Cruz CF
7 Kevin Elster SS 7 Ed Sprague 3B
8 Fernando Tatis 3B 8 Kevin Brown C
9 Bill Haselman C 9 Craig Grebeck 2B
Darren Oliver P Woody Williams P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-2 2 -23 2,(0-1)  RR TOR E. Sprague D. Oliver 20% 54% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Canseco Scores; Stanley Scores
t4 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  RR TEX J. Gonzalez W. Williams -20% 30% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Greer Scores
b6 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R TOR J. Canseco D. Oliver 15% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b4 0-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TOR M. Stanley D. Oliver 10% 43% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Canseco to 3B
b6 3-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R TOR M. Stanley D. Oliver 10% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball)

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, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  TEX T. Goodwin W. Williams -3% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TEX M. McLemore W. Williams 6% 52% Goodwin Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX M. McLemore W. Williams 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX R. Greer W. Williams -1% 53% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez W. Williams 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR A. Gonzalez D. Oliver 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  TOR T. Fernandez D. Oliver 5% 64% Hit By Pitch; Gonzalez to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 5,(3-1)  O TOR S. Green D. Oliver -5% 59% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Fernandez to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- 7,(3-2)  O TOR J. Canseco D. Oliver -4% 54% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O TOR M. Stanley D. Oliver -4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX W. Clark W. Williams 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX L. Stevens W. Williams 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX K. Elster W. Williams 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR J. Cruz D. Oliver -2% 53% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b2 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR E. Sprague D. Oliver 3% 56% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-0 1 1-- 5,(0-2)  O TOR K. Brown D. Oliver -3% 52% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TOR C. Grebeck D. Oliver -2% 50% Sprague Caught Stealing 2B (SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX F. Tatis W. Williams 3% 53% Popfly: SS
t3 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX B. Haselman W. Williams 2% 55% Lineout: SS
t3 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX T. Goodwin W. Williams 1% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR C. Grebeck D. Oliver -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b3 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR A. Gonzalez D. Oliver -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR T. Fernandez D. Oliver -1% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX M. McLemore W. Williams 3% 53% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t4 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX R. Greer W. Williams -3% 50% Walk
t4 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  RR TEX J. Gonzalez W. Williams -20% 30% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Greer Scores
t4 2-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  TEX W. Clark W. Williams -2% 28% Walk
t4 2-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX L. Stevens W. Williams 2% 31% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TEX K. Elster W. Williams 2% 33% Lineout: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 3-4-5
b4 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR S. Green D. Oliver -3% 30% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b4 0-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  TOR J. Canseco D. Oliver 3% 33% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b4 0-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TOR M. Stanley D. Oliver 10% 43% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Canseco to 3B
b4 0-2 1 -23 3,(0-2)  O TOR J. Cruz D. Oliver -9% 34% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-2 2 -23 2,(0-1)  RR TOR E. Sprague D. Oliver 20% 54% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Canseco Scores; Stanley Scores
b4 2-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O TOR K. Brown D. Oliver -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 8-9-1
t5 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX F. Tatis W. Williams 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX B. Haselman W. Williams 2% 55% Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
t5 2-2 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O TEX T. Goodwin W. Williams 2% 57% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 9-1-2
b5 2-2 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O TOR C. Grebeck D. Oliver -3% 54% Flyball: CF
b5 2-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  TOR A. Gonzalez D. Oliver 5% 59% Double to LF (Line Drive)
b5 2-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O TOR T. Fernandez D. Oliver -4% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B; Gonzalez to 3B
b5 2-2 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O TOR S. Green D. Oliver -5% 50% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 2-3-4
t6 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX M. McLemore W. Williams -5% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t6 2-2 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  O TEX R. Greer W. Williams 5% 50% Flyball: CF
t6 2-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO TEX J. Gonzalez W. Williams 8% 58% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 4-5-6
b6 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R TOR J. Canseco D. Oliver 15% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b6 3-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R TOR M. Stanley D. Oliver 10% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b6 4-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR J. Cruz D. Oliver 2% 86% Walk
b6 4-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TOR E. Sprague D. Oliver -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Cruz to 2B
b6 4-2 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O TOR K. Brown D. Oliver -2% 83% Flyball: LF
b6 4-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O TOR C. Grebeck D. Oliver -2% 80% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 5-6-7
t7 2-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O TEX W. Clark W. Williams 4% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 2-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX L. Stevens W. Williams 3% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-4 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O TEX K. Elster W. Williams 2% 88% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rangers' Julio Santana facing 1-2-3
Julio Santana replaces Darren Oliver pitching
b7 4-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez J. Santana -1% 87% Flyball: CF
b7 4-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR T. Fernandez J. Santana -1% 86% Flyball: CF
b7 4-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  TOR S. Green J. Santana 1% 86% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b7 4-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  TOR J. Canseco J. Santana 1% 87% Green Steals 2B
b7 4-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  TOR J. Canseco J. Santana 0% 87% Walk
Felipe Crespo pinch runs for Jose Canseco (LF) batting 4th
b7 4-2 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O TOR M. Stanley J. Santana -2% 85% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Blue Jays' Kelvim Escobar facing 8-9-1
Kelvim Escobar replaces Woody Williams pitching
Felipe Crespo moves from PR to LF
t8 2-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX F. Tatis K. Escobar 4% 89% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX B. Haselman K. Escobar 3% 92% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t8 2-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX T. Goodwin K. Escobar 2% 93% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rangers' Julio Santana facing 6-7-8
b8 4-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR J. Cruz J. Santana 1% 94% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b8 4-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  TOR E. Sprague J. Santana 3% 97% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Cruz to 3B
b8 4-2 0 -23 4,(3-0)  TOR K. Brown J. Santana 0% 97% Walk
Tim Crabtree replaces Julio Santana pitching
b8 4-2 0 123 8,(3-2)  R TOR C. Grebeck T. Crabtree 1% 99% Walk; Cruz Scores; Sprague to 3B; Brown to 2B
b8 5-2 0 123 6,(2-2)  RR TOR A. Gonzalez T. Crabtree 1% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive); Sprague Scores; Brown Scores; Grebeck to 3B
b8 7-2 0 -23 4,(1-2)  O TOR T. Fernandez T. Crabtree -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
Scott Bailes replaces Tim Crabtree pitching
b8 7-2 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RO TOR S. Green S. Bailes 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Grebeck Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
b8 8-2 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R TOR F. Crespo S. Bailes 0% 100% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Gonzalez Scores
b8 9-2 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  TOR M. Stanley S. Bailes 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Crespo to 2B
b8 9-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O TOR J. Cruz S. Bailes -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 9.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-9, Blue Jays' Dan Plesac facing 2-3-4
Dan Plesac replaces Kelvim Escobar pitching
t9 2-9 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX M. McLemore D. Plesac 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t9 2-9 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O TEX R. Greer D. Plesac 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 2-9 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O TEX J. Gonzalez D. Plesac 0% 100% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 9.

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