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@CHW		5
7
ANA
@CHW		3
4
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@DET		9
3
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@MIN		6
3
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@NYY		1
14
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@TBD		6
2
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@TEX		11
1
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@TOR		5
6		 
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4
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@HOU		6
7
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@LAD		1
2
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5
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6
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9		 
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Saturday, August 8, 1998, 4:08
, SkyDome
Attendance: 31,330, Time of Game: 3:16
Athletics
5
52-64
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Blue Jays
6
57-59
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Dan Plesac (4-3)
L: Mike Fetters (1-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  1  2   0  2  0   0  0  0   0    5  7  1
Blue Jays       2  0  0   2  0  0   0  1  0   1    6 10  1
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 3 2 1 0 2 0 .226 .703 21 9 0.098 1.37 0.174 -0.076 1.2 5 0 SB
Jason McDonald CF-RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .235 .645 15 13 -0.163 1.51 0.028 -0.192 -1.3 3 0 HBP
Ben Grieve RF 3 1 2 2 2 0 .296 .872 24 13 0.349 1.79 0.370 -0.021 2.8 1 0 HR
   Ryan Christenson PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .652 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Matt Stairs DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 .317 .960 19 13 -0.110 2.16 0.118 -0.228 -0.9 HBP,GDP
Jason Giambi 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .284 .836 19 10 -0.209 1.70 0.000 -0.209 -1.4 5 2 SF,GDP
Scott Spiezio 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 .750 12 9 -0.063 1.03 0.026 -0.089 -0.6 2 1
Ed Sprague 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .239 .737 14 9 0.002 0.85 0.051 -0.050 0.0 2 4
Miguel Tejada SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .695 15 11 -0.003 0.94 0.102 -0.105 0.1 1 1 2B,CS
Mike Macfarlane C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .230 .664 16 9 -0.021 1.31 0.050 -0.072 -0.3 8 2
   Bip Roberts PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .672 6 4 -0.063 2.38 0.000 -0.063 -0.3
   A.J. Hinch C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .605 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Blake Stein P 0 1
   Tim Worrell P 0 0
   T.J. Mathews P 0 0
   Buddy Groom P 0 0
   Mike Fetters P 0 0
Team Totals 33 5 7 4 5 1 .212 .675 161 100 -0.183 1.46 0.919 -1.105 -0.6 28 11
2B: M Tejada (12, off P Hentgen).
HR: B Grieve (15, off P Hentgen; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out).
SF: J Giambi (5, off P Hentgen).
HBP: M Stairs (5, by P Hentgen); J McDonald (3, by D Stieb).
TB: B Grieve 5; M Tejada 2; R Henderson; S Spiezio; E Sprague; M Macfarlane.
GIDP: M Stairs (6); J Giambi (14).
RBI: B Grieve 2 (66); M Stairs (78); J Giambi (70).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
E: M Tejada (20).
Baserunning
SB: R Henderson (47, 2nd base off P Hentgen/D Fletcher).
CS: M Tejada (5, 2nd base by D Stieb/D Fletcher).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Shannon Stewart LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 .269 .737 22 11 -0.106 1.74 0.124 -0.230 0.1 4 0 2B,CS
Shawn Green RF 5 2 2 2 0 1 .271 .797 21 13 0.072 1.50 0.216 -0.144 0.9 2 0 HR,2B
Jose Canseco DH 4 2 2 1 1 1 .245 .867 19 11 0.063 1.53 0.223 -0.160 0.7 HR,2B,CS
Carlos Delgado 1B 5 0 2 1 0 2 .301 .963 20 11 0.442 1.78 0.541 -0.099 1.0 9 1 2·2B
Jose Cruz CF 3 1 1 0 2 2 .235 .672 22 9 0.008 1.81 0.058 -0.051 0.4 4 0 2B,2·IW
Darrin Fletcher C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .271 .729 10 4 -0.019 1.00 0.022 -0.041 -0.1 2 1
   Felipe Crespo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .683 4 3 -0.092 3.46 0.000 -0.092 -0.5
   Kevin Brown C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .679 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Dalesandro PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .288 .758 1 1 0.162 5.40 0.162 0.000 1.0
Tony Fernandez 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .288 .766 17 7 0.071 1.76 0.136 -0.066 0.4 1 2
Craig Grebeck 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .772 15 9 -0.101 1.58 0.000 -0.101 -0.9 4 2 SH
Alex Gonzalez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .650 13 9 -0.182 1.63 0.000 -0.182 -1.0 3 4
Pat Hentgen P 1 2
   Dave Stieb P 0 0
   Steve Sinclair P 0 1
   Nerio Rodriguez P 0 0
   Paul Quantrill P 0 0
   Dan Plesac P 0 0
Team Totals 34 6 10 6 7 9 .294 1.062 164 88 0.318 1.74 1.482 -1.166 2.0 30 13
2B: J Cruz (5, off B Stein); C Delgado 2 (34, 1 off B Groom, 1 off M Fetters); S Stewart (15, off B Stein); J Canseco (19, off B Stein); S Green (19, off B Stein).
HR: J Canseco (32, off B Stein; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); S Green (21, off B Stein; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SH: C Grebeck (4, off M Fetters).
IBB: J Cruz 2 (3, by B Groom, by M Fetters).
TB: J Canseco 6; S Green 6; C Delgado 4; J Cruz 2; S Stewart 2; M Dalesandro; T Fernandez.
RBI: S Green 2 (61); C Delgado (76); M Dalesandro (10); J Canseco (74); T Fernandez (46).
2-out RBI: C Delgado.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. P Hentgen-A Gonzalez-C Delgado; C Grebeck-A Gonzalez-C Delgado.
E: C Delgado (8).
Baserunning
CS: S Stewart (12, 2nd base by B Stein/M Macfarlane); J Canseco (10, 3rd base by B Stein/M Macfarlane).

Oakland Athletics

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
Blake Stein 4 7 4 4 2 3 2 5.93 17 63 34 19 6 9 2 10 2 0 33 -0.222 0.98 -1.8
Tim Worrell 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 5.44 10 49 31 17 9 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0.282 1.31 1.7
T.J. Mathews, H (14) 0.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.06 3 9 6 5 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.078 2.59 0.3
Buddy Groom, BS (5) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.50 3 12 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 -0.252 2.91 -0.7
Mike Fetters, L (1-6) 1.1 2 1 1 3 1 0 3.99 9 32 12 9 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 -0.202 3.23 -1.5
Team Totals 9.1 10 6 5 7 9 2 4.82 42 165 88 51 20 17 9 17 3 0 33 1 1 -0.316 1.46 -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 5 5 5 4 4 1 1 5.11 24 98 61 36 6 19 7 11 2 0 36 -0.295 1.38 -2.2
Dave Stieb 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.28 5 21 12 5 1 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.059 1.11 0.5
Steve Sinclair 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 13 9 5 1 3 1 3 1 0 1 0 0.062 1.13 0.6
Nerio Rodriguez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.59 2 7 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0.060 1.12 0.6
Paul Quantrill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.78 3 13 9 5 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.149 1.90 0.6
Dan Plesac, W (4-3) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.51 3 10 5 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.149 2.97 0.6
Team Totals 10 7 5 4 5 1 1 3.60 41 162 101 58 12 31 13 20 4 0 36 2 0 0.184 1.74 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Stieb (3; J McDonald); P Hentgen (5; M Stairs).
IBB: B Groom (1; J Cruz); M Fetters (2; J Cruz).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 3:16.
Attendance: 31,330.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Wind 20mph out to Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Rickey Henderson LF 1 Shannon Stewart LF
2 Jason McDonald CF 2 Shawn Green RF
3 Ben Grieve RF 3 Jose Canseco DH
4 Matt Stairs DH 4 Carlos Delgado 1B
5 Jason Giambi 1B 5 Jose Cruz CF
6 Scott Spiezio 2B 6 Darrin Fletcher C
7 Ed Sprague 3B 7 Tony Fernandez 3B
8 Miguel Tejada SS 8 Craig Grebeck 2B
9 Mike Macfarlane C 9 Alex Gonzalez SS
Blake Stein P Pat Hentgen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 4-5 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  R TOR C. Delgado B. Groom 33% 58% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Green Scores/unER
b10 5-5 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  TOR C. Delgado M. Fetters 21% 85% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Canseco to 3B
t3 1-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR OAK B. Grieve P. Hentgen -19% 42% Home Run (Fly Ball); Henderson Scores
b10 5-5 1 123 1,(0-0)  R TOR M. Dalesandro M. Fetters 16% 100% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Canseco Scores; Delgado to 3B; Cruz to 2B
t10 5-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO OAK J. Giambi D. Plesac 15% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

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, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK R. Henderson P. Hentgen -3% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK J. McDonald P. Hentgen -2% 44% Henderson Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 4,(0-2)  O OAK J. McDonald P. Hentgen 4% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 -2- 9,(3-2)  OAK B. Grieve P. Hentgen -2% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO OAK M. Stairs P. Hentgen 9% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Blake Stein facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  TOR S. Stewart B. Stein 6% 61% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b1 0-0 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  RR TOR S. Green B. Stein 12% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Stewart Scores
b1 2-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  TOR J. Canseco B. Stein 4% 77% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b1 2-0 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TOR C. Delgado B. Stein -3% 74% Strikeout Swinging
b1 2-0 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O TOR J. Cruz B. Stein -4% 70% Canseco Caught Stealing 3B (P-3B)
b1 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR J. Cruz B. Stein -1% 69% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK J. Giambi P. Hentgen 2% 71% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
t2 0-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK S. Spiezio P. Hentgen 2% 73% Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
t2 0-2 2 --- 5,(1-2)  OAK E. Sprague P. Hentgen -1% 72% Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 1B Line)
t2 0-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  R OAK M. Tejada P. Hentgen -10% 61% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Sprague Scores/Adv on E3/unER/No RBI; Tejada to 3B
t2 1-2 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O OAK M. Macfarlane P. Hentgen 4% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Athletics' Blake Stein facing 6-7-8
b2 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR D. Fletcher B. Stein -2% 63% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b2 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR T. Fernandez B. Stein -2% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR C. Grebeck B. Stein -1% 61% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
t3 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK R. Henderson P. Hentgen -4% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 1-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK J. McDonald P. Hentgen 4% 60% Flyball: RF
t3 1-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR OAK B. Grieve P. Hentgen -19% 42% Home Run (Fly Ball); Henderson Scores
t3 3-2 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O OAK M. Stairs P. Hentgen 2% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 3-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK J. Giambi P. Hentgen 1% 45% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Athletics' Blake Stein facing 9-1-2
b3 2-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TOR A. Gonzalez B. Stein -3% 42% Flyball: RF
b3 2-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR S. Stewart B. Stein 3% 45% Walk
b3 2-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TOR S. Green B. Stein -5% 40% Stewart Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b3 2-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  TOR S. Green B. Stein 3% 42% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
b3 2-3 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Canseco B. Stein -4% 38% Baserunner Out Advancing; Green out at 3B/C-3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 6-7-8
t4 3-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK S. Spiezio P. Hentgen 2% 41% Flyball: LF
t4 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK E. Sprague P. Hentgen 2% 43% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t4 3-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Tejada P. Hentgen 1% 44% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Athletics' Blake Stein facing 3-4-5
b4 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R TOR J. Canseco B. Stein 12% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b4 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR C. Delgado B. Stein -3% 53% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b4 3-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR J. Cruz B. Stein 5% 58% Double to RF (Line Drive)
b4 3-3 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  TOR D. Fletcher B. Stein 2% 61% Walk
b4 3-3 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RO TOR T. Fernandez B. Stein 6% 67% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Cruz Scores; Fletcher to 3B; Fernandez out at 2B/1B-3B-2B
b4 4-3 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O TOR C. Grebeck B. Stein -4% 63% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Blue Jays' Pat Hentgen facing 9-1-2
t5 3-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK M. Macfarlane P. Hentgen -5% 58% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t5 3-4 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  OAK R. Henderson P. Hentgen -8% 50% Walk; Macfarlane to 2B
t5 3-4 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O OAK J. McDonald P. Hentgen 7% 58% Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B (Short 3B Line); Henderson to 2B
t5 3-4 1 12- 7,(3-2)  OAK B. Grieve P. Hentgen -8% 50% Walk; Henderson to 3B; McDonald to 2B
t5 3-4 1 123 2,(0-1)  R OAK M. Stairs P. Hentgen -12% 38% Hit By Pitch; Henderson Scores; McDonald to 3B; Grieve to 2B
t5 4-4 1 123 1,(0-0)  RO OAK J. Giambi P. Hentgen 0% 38% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); McDonald Scores
t5 5-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O OAK S. Spiezio P. Hentgen 5% 43% Foul Popfly: C
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-5, Athletics' Tim Worrell facing 9-1-2
Tim Worrell replaces Blake Stein pitching
b5 4-5 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez T. Worrell -4% 39% Flyball: CF
b5 4-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  TOR S. Stewart T. Worrell 4% 43% Walk
b5 4-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TOR S. Green T. Worrell -4% 39% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TOR J. Canseco T. Worrell -4% 35% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-4, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
Dave Stieb replaces Pat Hentgen pitching
t6 5-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK E. Sprague D. Stieb -4% 31% Walk
t6 5-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Tejada D. Stieb 4% 35% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 5-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O OAK M. Macfarlane D. Stieb 3% 38% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 5-4 2 1-- 1,(0-1)  O OAK R. Henderson D. Stieb 3% 41% Tejada Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-5, Athletics' Tim Worrell facing 4-5-6
b6 4-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR C. Delgado T. Worrell -4% 37% Strikeout Swinging
b6 4-5 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O TOR J. Cruz T. Worrell -3% 34% Strikeout Swinging
b6 4-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR D. Fletcher T. Worrell -2% 32% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-4, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
t7 5-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK R. Henderson D. Stieb 3% 35% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 5-4 1 --- 4,(0-2)  OAK J. McDonald D. Stieb -3% 32% Hit By Pitch
Steve Sinclair replaces Dave Stieb pitching
t7 5-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK B. Grieve S. Sinclair 2% 34% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B); McDonald to 2B
t7 5-4 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O OAK M. Stairs S. Sinclair 4% 38% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-5, Athletics' Tim Worrell facing 7-8-9
b7 4-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR T. Fernandez T. Worrell -5% 33% Flyball: LF
b7 4-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR C. Grebeck T. Worrell -4% 29% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b7 4-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR A. Gonzalez T. Worrell -3% 27% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-4, Blue Jays' Steve Sinclair facing 5-6-7
t8 5-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK J. Giambi S. Sinclair 3% 29% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
t8 5-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK S. Spiezio S. Sinclair -3% 27% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Nerio Rodriguez replaces Steve Sinclair pitching
t8 5-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK E. Sprague N. Rodriguez 3% 30% Flyball: CF
t8 5-4 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O OAK M. Tejada N. Rodriguez 3% 33% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-5, Athletics' T.J. Mathews facing 1-2-3
T.J. Mathews replaces Tim Worrell pitching
b8 4-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR S. Stewart T. Mathews -7% 26% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b8 4-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  TOR S. Green T. Mathews 7% 33% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b8 4-5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TOR J. Canseco T. Mathews -8% 25% Flyball: CF
Buddy Groom replaces T.J. Mathews pitching
b8 4-5 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  R TOR C. Delgado B. Groom 33% 58% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Green Scores/unER
b8 5-5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  TOR J. Cruz B. Groom 1% 59% Intentional Walk
Felipe Crespo pinch hits for Darrin Fletcher (C) batting 6th
b8 5-5 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O TOR F. Crespo B. Groom -9% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, Blue Jays' Paul Quantrill facing 9-1-2
Paul Quantrill replaces Nerio Rodriguez pitching
Kevin Brown replaces Felipe Crespo (PH) playing C batting 6th
Bip Roberts pinch hits for Mike Macfarlane (C) batting 9th
t9 5-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK B. Roberts P. Quantrill 6% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted (P's Right)
t9 5-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK R. Henderson P. Quantrill 5% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 5-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK J. McDonald P. Quantrill 4% 65% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 5-5, Athletics' Mike Fetters facing 7-8-9
Mike Fetters replaces Buddy Groom pitching
A.J. Hinch replaces Bip Roberts (PH) playing C batting 9th
b9 5-5 0 --- 4,(3-0)  TOR T. Fernandez M. Fetters 7% 72% Walk
b9 5-5 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O TOR C. Grebeck M. Fetters -2% 71% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Fernandez to 2B
b9 5-5 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O TOR A. Gonzalez M. Fetters -9% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b9 5-5 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TOR S. Stewart M. Fetters -11% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, Blue Jays' Dan Plesac facing 3-4-5
Dan Plesac replaces Paul Quantrill pitching
t10 5-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  OAK B. Grieve D. Plesac -8% 42% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Ryan Christenson pinch runs for Ben Grieve (RF) batting 3rd
t10 5-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O OAK M. Stairs D. Plesac 8% 50% Flyball: CF
t10 5-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO OAK J. Giambi D. Plesac 15% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 10th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 5-5, Athletics' Mike Fetters facing 2-3-4
Ryan Christenson moves from PR to CF
Jason McDonald moves from CF to RF
b10 5-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR S. Green M. Fetters -6% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b10 5-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR J. Canseco M. Fetters 6% 64% Walk
b10 5-5 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  TOR C. Delgado M. Fetters 21% 85% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Canseco to 3B
b10 5-5 1 -23 4,(3-0)  TOR J. Cruz M. Fetters -1% 84% Intentional Walk
Mark Dalesandro pinch hits for Kevin Brown (C) batting 6th
b10 5-5 1 123 1,(0-0)  R TOR M. Dalesandro M. Fetters 16% 100% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Canseco Scores; Delgado to 3B; Cruz to 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 6.

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