April 5, 1998 Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 28,106

Sunday, April 5, 1998, 1:05
Time of Game: 2:51

Rangers

3-2

Won 1

1st

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

W: J Burkett (1-1), L: B Risley (0-1), S: J Wetteland (1)

Blue Jays

2-3

Lost 1

4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  5   2   2   0    0   1  .353  .774   22    3   0   
L Alicea 2B                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .167   28    1   3   
R Greer LF                    5   1   2   3    0   1  .227  .565   19    1   0   2B
J Gonzalez RF                 4   1   2   1    0   2  .455 1.299   17    1   0   2B,SF
W Clark 1B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .389  .844   13   12   1   
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   2   1    0   2  .533 1.423   18    8   0   
L Stevens DH                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .607    9    0   0   
  M Simms PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.666         0   0   
  M McLemore PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .697    4    0   0   
K Elster SS                   2   1   0   0    2   2  .200  .933   21    1   5   
F Tatis 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .369   14    0   0   

J Burkett P                                                              0   2
  J Wetteland P                                                          0   0
Totals                       36   6  10   6    3  11              165   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Gonzalez (3, off C Carpenter); R Greer (1, off B Risley).

SF: J Gonzalez (1, off C Carpenter).

TB: R Greer 3; J Gonzalez 3; I Rodriguez 2; W Clark 2; T Goodwin 2.

RBI: R Greer 3 (5); W Clark (2); J Gonzalez (9); I Rodriguez (6).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Elster-L Alicea-W Clark.

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Gonzalez SS                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .294  .780   18    1   2   GDP
F Crespo LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   14    1   0   
S Green RF                    3   1   1   3    1   1  .125  .646   19    1   0   HR
J Canseco DH                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .263  .932   10    0   0   HR
M Stanley 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .736   17    9   1   
J Cruz CF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .294  .956   14    0   0   
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .375 1.007   14    2   1   
D Fletcher C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11   11   0   
C Grebeck 2B                  2   1   1   1    1   0  .200 1.229   12    1   5   HR

C Carpenter P                                                            1   0
  B Risley P                                                             0   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   1
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
Totals                       32   5   6   5    3   8              129   27  10

BATTING

HR: C Grebeck (1, off J Burkett; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); J Canseco (2, off J Burkett; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); S Green (1, off J Burkett; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: S Green 4; J Canseco 4; C Grebeck 4; M Stanley; E Sprague; F Crespo.

GIDP: A Gonzalez (1).

RBI: S Green 3 (4); C Grebeck (2); J Canseco (2).

2-out RBI: J Canseco.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Burkett, W (1-1)             7.2   6   5   5    3   6   3   8.76   31  115-71   44· 5·22   13· 5· 4· 0     50    -     1.07  -0.03
J Wetteland, S (1)             1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   14-10    5· 2· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.41   0.26
Totals                         9     6   5   5    3   8   3          35  129-81   49· 7·25   14· 5· 5· 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
C Carpenter                    6     6   4   4    3   6   0   6.00   27  107-60   40·12· 9   10· 3· 5· 0     47    -     1.40  -0.09
B Risley, L (0-1)              0.1   3   2   2    0   0   0  54.00    4   15-10    7· 1· 2    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.93  -0.25
D Plesac                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    6-5     3· 1· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          2-1    1.35  -0.04
P Quantrill                    2.1   0   0   0    0   5   0   0.00    7   34-26   11· 5·10    0· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.60   0.11
Totals                         9    10   6   6    3  11   0          40  162-101  61·19·22   13· 4· 9· 0          4-1

Balks: B Risley (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 28,106.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. T Goodwin            CF    1. A Gonzalez           SS 
2. L Alicea             2B    2. F Crespo             LF 
3. R Greer              LF    3. S Green              RF 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. J Canseco            DH 
5. W Clark              1B    5. M Stanley            1B 
6. I Rodriguez          C     6. J Cruz               CF 
7. L Stevens            DH    7. E Sprague            3B 
8. K Elster             SS    8. D Fletcher           C  
9. F Tatis              3B    9. C Grebeck            2B 

   J Burkett            P        C Carpenter          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  3-1  123  3   19%  58% R Greer         C Carpenter     Single to RF (Line Drive); Elster Scores; Goodwin Scores; Alicea to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  4  -16%  20% S Green         J Burkett       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Gonzalez Scores; Crespo Scores
   b 5   1  4-3  ---  5  -15%  46% C Grebeck       J Burkett       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   t 7   1  4-4  --3  4   12%  70% R Greer         B Risley        Double to RF (Line Drive); Goodwin Scores
   b 8   2  6-4  ---  1  -11%  79% J Canseco       J Burkett       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   46%  L Alicea        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   45%  R Greer         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
          ---  9   42%  A Gonzalez      Walk
          1--  1   36%  F Crespo        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gonzalez to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   20%  S Green         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Gonzalez Scores; Crespo Scores
   O      ---  1   22%  J Canseco       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   20%  M Stanley       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   22%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   23%  E Sprague       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   29%  J Gonzalez      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
          -2-  5   35%  W Clark         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gonzalez to 3B
   R      1-3  4   44%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Gonzalez Scores; Clark to 3B
   O      1-3  5   38%  L Stevens       Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  6   41%  K Elster        Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      123  4   34%  F Tatis         Strikeout Looking
   O      123  5   26%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Burkett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   28%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  5   26%  C Grebeck       Walk
   OO     1--  2   30%  A Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Chris Carpenter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   27%  L Alicea        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   26%  R Greer         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   24%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Burkett facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   26%  F Crespo        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   27%  S Green         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   28%  J Canseco       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   25%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   23%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   22%  L Stevens       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Burkett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   24%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   25%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   26%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Chris Carpenter facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   31%  K Elster        Walk
   O      1--  1   26%  F Tatis         Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
          1--  1   31%  T Goodwin       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Elster to 2B
          12-  6   39%  L Alicea        Walk; Elster to 3B; Goodwin to 2B
   RR     123  3   58%  R Greer         Single to RF (Line Drive); Elster Scores; Goodwin Scores; Alicea to 3B
   RO     1-3      60%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Alicea Scores
          1--  3   63%  W Clark         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Greer to 3B
   O      1-3  5   57%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-4, John Burkett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   61%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  5   46%  C Grebeck       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   48%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  1   50%  F Crespo        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Chris Carpenter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   46%  L Stevens       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   44%  K Elster        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   42%  F Tatis         Groundout: 1B-2B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 4-4, John Burkett facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   37%  S Green         Walk
   O      1--  4   42%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   45%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B; Green to 2B
   O      -2-  3   50%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Bill Risley facing 1-2-3
                  Bill Risley replaces Chris Carpenter pitching
          ---  3   56%  T Goodwin       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--      60%  L Alicea        Balk; Goodwin to 2B
   O      -2-  6   59%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Goodwin to 3B
   R      --3  4   70%  R Greer         Double to RF (Line Drive); Goodwin Scores
          -2-  2   75%  J Gonzalez      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Greer to 3B
                  Dan Plesac replaces Bill Risley pitching
   RO     1-3  2   78%  W Clark         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Right); Greer Scores
          1--  4   80%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Clark to 2B
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Dan Plesac pitching; Mark McLemore pinch hits for Mike Simms batting 7th; Mike Simms pinch hits for Lee Stevens batting 7th
   O      12-  4   76%  M McLemore      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-6, John Burkett facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   69%  E Sprague       Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   76%  D Fletcher      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   81%  C Grebeck       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   85%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Paul Quantrill facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   84%  K Elster        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   83%  F Tatis         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  7   82%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-6, John Burkett facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   86%  F Crespo        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   90%  S Green         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  1   79%  J Canseco       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
                  John Wetteland replaces John Burkett pitching
   O      ---  6   82%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Paul Quantrill facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   80%  L Alicea        Foul Popfly: 3B (Short LF Foul)
   O      ---  5   79%  R Greer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   78%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-6, John Wetteland facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   87%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   95%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  D Fletcher      Lineout: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199804050

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