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Sunday, May 31, 1998, 1:07
, SkyDome
Attendance: 30,090, Time of Game: 2:49
Indians
8
32-22
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Blue Jays
3
28-27
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Charles Nagy (7-2)
L: Pat Hentgen (7-4)
S: Jose Mesa (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   4  0  0   0  1  3    8 12  1
Blue Jays       2  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    3  8  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Omar Vizquel SS 4 0 3 2 0 1 .299 .759 18 14 0.145 0.93 0.168 -0.023 1.5 2 2 2·SB,SF
Shawon Dunston LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .202 .604 19 11 -0.162 1.19 0.000 -0.162 -1.7 2 0 GDP
   Kenny Lofton CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274 .770 6 2 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.1 1 0
David Justice DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 .289 .902 25 13 0.020 0.67 0.078 -0.058 1.1 2·2B
Jim Thome 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .323 1.052 14 9 0.052 0.68 0.101 -0.049 0.0 6 2 HR
Manny Ramirez RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .287 .853 15 8 0.057 0.86 0.088 -0.031 0.6 1 0
Mark Whiten CF-LF 2 1 1 1 2 0 .333 1.243 15 6 0.160 0.86 0.194 -0.034 1.2 5 0 HR,GDP
Sandy Alomar C 4 2 2 0 0 0 .271 .679 10 7 -0.104 0.99 0.071 -0.176 -0.1 4 1 2B,CS,2·GDP
Travis Fryman 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 .265 .793 10 5 -0.010 0.72 0.030 -0.040 0.2 2 1
David Bell 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .293 .785 11 7 0.072 1.00 0.125 -0.053 0.1 4 3
Charles Nagy P 0 1
   Alvin Morman P 0 1
   Jose Mesa P 0 0
Team Totals 34 8 12 7 5 3 .353 1.043 143 82 0.231 0.85 0.856 -0.626 3.0 27 11
2B: D Justice 2 (20, 1 off D Plesac, 1 off B VanRyn); S Alomar (9, off B Risley).
HR: M Whiten (3, off P Hentgen; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); J Thome (13, off P Hentgen; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SF: O Vizquel (2, off B Risley).
TB: J Thome 4; M Whiten 4; D Justice 4; S Alomar 3; O Vizquel 3; M Ramirez; T Fryman; D Bell.
GIDP: S Alomar 2 (9); M Whiten (1); S Dunston (2).
RBI: O Vizquel 2 (23); D Justice (41); D Bell (17); M Whiten (7); J Thome (43); M Ramirez (35).
2-out RBI: D Justice; O Vizquel; D Bell; M Whiten.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
E: J Thome (6).
Baserunning
SB: O Vizquel 2 (10, 2nd base off P Hentgen/K Brown 2).
CS: S Alomar (1, 3rd base by B Risley/K Brown).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Shannon Stewart CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .700 18 12 -0.107 1.63 0.000 -0.107 -1.0 2 0 2·SH
Shawn Green RF 4 1 3 0 0 1 .260 .790 13 8 0.066 0.92 0.122 -0.056 0.6 1 0 2B,CS
Jose Canseco LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .240 .863 22 14 -0.035 1.44 0.052 -0.086 -0.3 4 0
Carlos Delgado 1B 4 1 2 3 0 1 .309 .908 16 9 0.183 1.84 0.233 -0.050 2.1 13 0 HR,2B
Mike Stanley DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .794 12 8 -0.156 1.30 0.000 -0.156 -1.2
Tony Fernandez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .745 8 6 -0.109 0.99 0.000 -0.109 -1.2 2 4
Ed Sprague 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .721 8 5 0.019 0.78 0.052 -0.033 0.3 0 3 2B,HBP
Kevin Brown C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .294 .717 14 10 -0.108 1.27 0.000 -0.108 -1.0 3 0
   Felipe Crespo PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .244 .597 1 1 0.002 0.04 0.002 0.000 0.1
Alex Gonzalez SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .223 .580 15 11 -0.026 1.34 0.126 -0.152 -0.4 2 8 CS
Pat Hentgen P 0 0
   Dan Plesac P 0 0
   Bill Risley P 0 0
   Ben VanRyn P 0 0
Team Totals 32 3 8 3 1 4 .250 .732 127 84 -0.271 1.24 0.587 -0.857 -2.0 27 15
2B: E Sprague (12, off C Nagy); C Delgado (16, off C Nagy); S Green (11, off C Nagy).
HR: C Delgado (4, off C Nagy; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SH: S Stewart 2 (3, 2 off C Nagy).
HBP: E Sprague (4, by C Nagy).
TB: C Delgado 6; S Green 4; E Sprague 2; A Gonzalez; F Crespo.
RBI: C Delgado 3 (24).
2-out RBI: C Delgado 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 4. A Gonzalez-C Delgado 2; A Gonzalez-T Fernandez-C Delgado 2.
E: K Brown (1).
Baserunning
CS: A Gonzalez (1, 3rd base by A Morman POCS); S Green (5, 2nd base by C Nagy/S Alomar).

Cleveland Indians

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
Charles Nagy, W (7-2) 6.1 7 3 3 1 2 1 5.71 28 105 67 50 5 12 11 13 5 0 48 0.011 1.36 0.2
Alvin Morman, H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.29 1 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.151 1.78 0.7
Jose Mesa, S (1) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.93 7 18 14 8 1 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 0.108 0.60 1.1
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 1 4 1 3.00 36 127 84 58 7 19 13 17 6 0 48 1 0 0.270 0.85 2.0

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
Pat Hentgen, L (7-4) 7 8 4 4 3 3 2 4.58 29 102 59 37 5 17 12 11 3 0 45 -0.071 0.97 -0.1
Dan Plesac 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.00 2 7 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.058 1.06 -0.4
Bill Risley 1.1 2 2 0 1 0 0 2.57 6 20 12 6 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 1 -0.090 0.60 -1.6
Ben VanRyn 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.73 3 14 7 3 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.011 0.08 -0.9
Team Totals 9 12 8 5 5 3 2 5.00 40 143 82 48 8 26 17 15 6 0 45 1 1 -0.230 1.24 -3.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Nagy (2; E Sprague).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: A Morman (1; A Gonzalez, 3rd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Don Denkinger.
Time of Game: 2:49.
Attendance: 30,090.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Omar Vizquel SS 1 Shannon Stewart CF
2 Shawon Dunston LF 2 Shawn Green RF
3 David Justice DH 3 Jose Canseco LF
4 Jim Thome 1B 4 Carlos Delgado 1B
5 Manny Ramirez RF 5 Mike Stanley DH
6 Mark Whiten CF 6 Tony Fernandez 2B
7 Sandy Alomar C 7 Ed Sprague 3B
8 Travis Fryman 3B 8 Kevin Brown C
9 David Bell 2B 9 Alex Gonzalez SS
Charles Nagy P Pat Hentgen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  RR TOR C. Delgado C. Nagy -16% 30% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Green Scores
b7 3-4 1 -2- O TOR S. Green A. Morman 13% 71% Gonzalez Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-3B)
t4 2-2 2 12- 5,(2-2)  R CLE D. Bell P. Hentgen 12% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Alomar Scores; Fryman to 3B
t4 1-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R CLE M. Whiten P. Hentgen 12% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t4 3-2 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R CLE O. Vizquel P. Hentgen 10% 72% Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Fryman Scores; Bell 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, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CLE O. Vizquel P. Hentgen -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CLE S. Dunston P. Hentgen -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE D. Justice P. Hentgen -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 10,(3-2)  O TOR S. Stewart C. Nagy 2% 47% Lineout: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR S. Green C. Nagy -4% 43% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O TOR J. Canseco C. Nagy 3% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B; Green to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  RR TOR C. Delgado C. Nagy -16% 30% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Green Scores
b1 2-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR M. Stanley C. Nagy 1% 31% Popfly: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CLE J. Thome P. Hentgen -2% 29% Flyball: LF
t2 0-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CLE M. Ramirez P. Hentgen 3% 31% Walk
t2 0-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CLE M. Whiten P. Hentgen 4% 35% Walk; Ramirez to 2B
t2 0-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO CLE S. Alomar P. Hentgen -9% 26% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 6-7-8
b2 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR T. Fernandez C. Nagy 2% 28% Flyball: CF
b2 2-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  TOR E. Sprague C. Nagy -3% 25% Double to 3B (Line Drive)
b2 2-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TOR K. Brown C. Nagy 3% 27% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-0 2 -2- 6,(1-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez C. Nagy 3% 30% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CLE T. Fryman P. Hentgen -3% 27% Flyball: LF
t3 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CLE D. Bell P. Hentgen -2% 25% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t3 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  CLE O. Vizquel P. Hentgen 1% 27% Single to 3B (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
t3 0-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  CLE S. Dunston P. Hentgen 1% 28% Vizquel Steals 2B
t3 0-2 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O CLE S. Dunston P. Hentgen -3% 24% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR S. Stewart C. Nagy 2% 26% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  TOR S. Green C. Nagy -2% 24% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b3 2-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O TOR J. Canseco C. Nagy 3% 27% Green Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b3 2-0 2 --- 8,(2-2)  O TOR J. Canseco C. Nagy 1% 28% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE D. Justice P. Hentgen -3% 25% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  R CLE J. Thome P. Hentgen 10% 35% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t4 1-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE M. Ramirez P. Hentgen -2% 33% Popfly: CF
t4 1-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R CLE M. Whiten P. Hentgen 12% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t4 2-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  CLE S. Alomar P. Hentgen 2% 47% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 2-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CLE T. Fryman P. Hentgen 2% 49% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Alomar to 2B
t4 2-2 2 12- 5,(2-2)  R CLE D. Bell P. Hentgen 12% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Alomar Scores; Fryman to 3B
t4 3-2 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R CLE O. Vizquel P. Hentgen 10% 72% Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Fryman Scores; Bell to 3B
t4 4-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  CLE S. Dunston P. Hentgen 1% 72% Vizquel Steals 2B
t4 4-2 2 -23 2,(1-0)  O CLE S. Dunston P. Hentgen -5% 68% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 4-5-6
b4 2-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TOR C. Delgado C. Nagy -7% 60% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
b4 2-4 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TOR M. Stanley C. Nagy 5% 66% Lineout: LF (Short LF-CF)
b4 2-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O TOR T. Fernandez C. Nagy 4% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  TOR E. Sprague C. Nagy -2% 68% Hit By Pitch; Delgado to 3B
b4 2-4 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O TOR K. Brown C. Nagy 6% 74% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 3-4-5
t5 4-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CLE D. Justice P. Hentgen -2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t5 4-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CLE J. Thome P. Hentgen -1% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 4-2 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O CLE M. Ramirez P. Hentgen -1% 70% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
b5 2-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TOR A. Gonzalez C. Nagy -5% 64% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b5 2-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TOR S. Stewart C. Nagy 3% 67% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Gonzalez to 2B
b5 2-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  TOR S. Green C. Nagy -7% 61% Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B); Gonzalez to 3B
b5 2-4 1 1-3 7,(3-2)  TOR J. Canseco C. Nagy -5% 56% Walk; Green to 2B
b5 2-4 1 123 2,(1-0)  RO TOR C. Delgado C. Nagy 2% 58% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Gonzalez Scores; Green to 3B
b5 3-4 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O TOR M. Stanley C. Nagy 8% 65% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 6-7-8
t6 4-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CLE M. Whiten P. Hentgen 4% 69% Walk
t6 4-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CLE S. Alomar P. Hentgen -8% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t6 4-3 2 --- 2,(1-1)  O CLE T. Fryman P. Hentgen -1% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-4, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 6-7-8
b6 3-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR T. Fernandez C. Nagy 4% 63% Foul Flyball: LF
b6 3-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR E. Sprague C. Nagy 3% 66% Lineout: 3B
b6 3-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O TOR K. Brown C. Nagy 2% 68% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 9-1-2
t7 4-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE D. Bell P. Hentgen -3% 65% Flyball: RF
t7 4-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  CLE O. Vizquel P. Hentgen 3% 68% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t7 4-3 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  OO CLE S. Dunston P. Hentgen -6% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-4, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
b7 3-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR A. Gonzalez C. Nagy -7% 55% Reached on E3 (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
b7 3-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TOR S. Stewart C. Nagy 4% 58% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Gonzalez to 2B
Alvin Morman replaces Charles Nagy pitching
b7 3-4 1 -2- O TOR S. Green A. Morman 13% 71% Gonzalez Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-3B)
b7 3-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR S. Green A. Morman 3% 73% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Blue Jays' Dan Plesac facing 3-4-5
Dan Plesac replaces Pat Hentgen pitching
t8 4-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CLE D. Justice D. Plesac 7% 80% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t8 4-3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CLE J. Thome D. Plesac -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Justice to 3B
Bill Risley replaces Dan Plesac pitching
t8 4-3 1 --3 5,(2-2)  R CLE M. Ramirez B. Risley 6% 85% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Justice Scores
t8 5-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO CLE M. Whiten B. Risley -3% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Indians' Jose Mesa facing 3-4-5
Jose Mesa replaces Alvin Morman pitching
Mark Whiten moves from CF to LF
Kenny Lofton replaces Shawon Dunston (LF) playing CF batting 2nd
b8 3-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O TOR J. Canseco J. Mesa 5% 87% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b8 3-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR C. Delgado J. Mesa 3% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR M. Stanley J. Mesa 2% 92% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Blue Jays' Bill Risley facing 7-8-9
t9 5-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CLE S. Alomar B. Risley 2% 94% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t9 5-3 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  CLE T. Fryman B. Risley 1% 95% Walk
t9 5-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R CLE D. Bell B. Risley 3% 98% ; Alomar Scores/unER; Fryman to 3B
t9 6-3 0 --3 1,(0-0)  O CLE D. Bell B. Risley -1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 6-3 1 --3 2,(0-1)  RO CLE O. Vizquel B. Risley 1% 98% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Fryman Scores/unER
Ben VanRyn replaces Bill Risley pitching
t9 7-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CLE K. Lofton B. VanRyn 0% 98% Walk
t9 7-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  R CLE D. Justice B. VanRyn 1% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Lofton Scores/Team unER
t9 8-3 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CLE J. Thome B. VanRyn -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-8, Indians' Jose Mesa facing 6-7-8
b9 3-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR T. Fernandez J. Mesa 1% 100% Lineout: SS
b9 3-8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR E. Sprague J. Mesa 0% 100% Flyball: LF
Felipe Crespo pinch hits for Kevin Brown (C) batting 8th
b9 3-8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR F. Crespo J. Mesa -0% 100% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b9 3-8 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TOR A. Gonzalez J. Mesa 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Blue Jays 3.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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