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Friday, September 25, 1998 7:05
, SkyDome
Attendance: 33,151, Time of Game: 3:01
Tigers
7
65-95
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
5th, 23 GB
 at Blue Jays
5
86-74
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 26 GB
W: Brian Moehler (14-13)
L: Woody Williams (10-9)
S: Todd Jones (28)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  4   0  1  0   0  2  0    7 10  0
Blue Jays       0  1  2   0  0  0   0  1  1    5 12  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Juan Encarnacion CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .329 .930 10 7 0.074 0.76 0.152 -0.078 1.2 1 0 HR,2B
Frank Catalanotto 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .288 .790 14 9 0.100 0.73 0.142 -0.042 1.0 0 2 HR,SB
   Joe Randa 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .686 4 2 -0.007 0.24 0.000 -0.007 -0.3 0 1
Bobby Higginson LF 3 2 0 0 2 2 .285 .834 25 12 0.022 0.65 0.062 -0.040 -0.1 1 0 SB
Tony Clark 1B 5 1 1 2 0 0 .291 .883 10 7 0.078 0.88 0.160 -0.082 0.6 7 0 HR
Damion Easley 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .270 .809 17 8 0.090 0.66 0.131 -0.041 0.5 2 2 2B
Luis Gonzalez DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .268 .819 18 12 0.030 0.91 0.073 -0.043 0.1 SB
Gabe Kapler RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .636 13 8 -0.083 0.92 0.027 -0.110 -0.8 4 0 SB
Paul Bako C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .273 .669 21 14 -0.035 1.00 0.045 -0.080 -0.4 11 1
Deivi Cruz SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 .262 .642 9 7 -0.006 1.04 0.066 -0.073 0.0 1 2
Brian Moehler P 2
   Matt Anderson P
   Sean Runyan P
   Doug Brocail P
   Todd Jones P
Team Totals 37 7 10 6 4 6 .270 .909 141 86 0.263 0.81 0.858 -0.596 1.9 27 10
2B: J Encarnacion (9, off D Stieb); D Easley (38, off B VanRyn).
HR: J Encarnacion (7, off W Williams; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); T Clark (34, off W Williams; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); F Catalanotto (6, off W Williams; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).
TB: J Encarnacion 6; F Catalanotto 4; T Clark 4; P Bako 2; D Easley 2; L Gonzalez; D Cruz; G Kapler.
RBI: T Clark 2 (103); J Encarnacion 2 (21); F Catalanotto (25); D Cruz (43).
2-out RBI: J Encarnacion; D Cruz.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. P Bako-D Cruz; D Cruz-D Easley-T Clark.
Baserunning
SB: B Higginson (3, 2nd base off W Williams/B Santiago); F Catalanotto (2, 2nd base off W Williams/B Santiago); G Kapler (2, 2nd base off S Sinclair/B Santiago); L Gonzalez (12, 2nd base off 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 5 1 2 0 0 0 .278 .794 22 15 -0.151 1.42 0.059 -0.210 -0.8 2 1 2B
Shawn Green RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .278 .838 23 17 0.112 0.78 0.143 -0.031 1.7 0 0 2B
Jose Canseco DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 .241 .850 12 8 0.030 1.38 0.152 -0.122 0.3 CS
Carlos Delgado 1B 4 1 2 1 0 2 .291 .972 17 10 0.056 1.30 0.141 -0.085 0.7 8 1 HR,2B
Jose Cruz CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 .256 .766 17 10 -0.058 1.20 0.051 -0.109 -0.6 3 0
Benito Santiago C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .310 .816 19 12 0.123 1.34 0.180 -0.057 1.1 6 0 2B
Tom Evans 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .143 11 6 -0.140 1.13 0.000 -0.140 -1.1 3 1 GDP
   Tony Fernandez PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .323 .850 5 2 -0.102 3.49 0.000 -0.102 -0.3 SF
Craig Grebeck 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .247 .657 13 9 -0.058 0.72 0.000 -0.058 -0.5 2 1
   Kevin Witt PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 3 3 -0.078 2.72 0.000 -0.078 -0.4
Alex Gonzalez SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .240 .637 8 7 -0.025 0.87 0.027 -0.052 -0.2 2 2
   Darrin Fletcher PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .735 6 6 0.053 1.79 0.053 0.000 0.2
   Tomas Perez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .393 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Woody Williams P 1
   Steve Sinclair P 1
   Dave Stieb P
   Ben VanRyn P
Team Totals 35 5 12 5 1 11 .343 .894 156 105 -0.238 1.26 0.806 -1.044 -0.1 27 7
2B: B Santiago (5, off T Jones); C Delgado (43, off B Moehler); S Stewart (29, off M Anderson); S Green (33, off S Runyan).
HR: C Delgado (37, off B Moehler; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SF: T Fernandez (6, off T Jones).
TB: C Delgado 6; S Stewart 3; B Santiago 3; S Green 3; J Canseco 2; D Fletcher; A Gonzalez.
GIDP: T Evans (1).
RBI: S Green 2 (98); J Canseco (107); C Delgado (113); T Fernandez (72).
2-out RBI: J Canseco; S Green.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
E: T Evans (1).
Outfield Assists: S Stewart (D Easley at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: J Canseco (17, 2nd base by B Moehler/P Bako).
Pickoffs: S Stewart (1st base by B Moehler).

Detroit Tigers

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
Brian Moehler, W (14-13) 6 8 3 3 0 6 1 3.90 23 101 67 43 14 10 9 8 6 0 50 0.087 1.04 0.4
Matt Anderson, H (5) 1.1 1 1 1 0 3 0 3.30 5 22 16 7 2 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.083 0.90 0.4
Sean Runyan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.58 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 -0.055 0.86 -1.0
Doug Brocail, H (11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.66 2 7 5 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.074 1.25 0.7
Todd Jones, S (28) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.14 6 23 15 8 4 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 0.049 2.46 -0.4
Team Totals 9 12 5 5 1 11 1 5.00 37 156 105 61 21 23 11 14 9 0 50 2 1 0.238 0.81 0.1
S Runyan faced 1 batter 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, L (10-9) 7 6 5 4 4 5 3 4.46 32 110 67 47 10 10 7 16 3 0 48 -0.175 0.92 -1.0
Steve Sinclair 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.68 3 12 8 6 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.62 0.2
Dave Stieb 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.83 3 7 4 4 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 -0.104 0.50 -1.6
Ben VanRyn 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.43 3 12 7 3 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.010 0.09 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 7 6 4 6 3 6.00 41 141 86 60 11 15 10 21 6 0 48 1 1 -0.262 1.26 -1.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: B Moehler (2; S Stewart, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Jim McKean.
Time of Game: 3:01.
Attendance: 33,151.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 76° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 2-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR DET T. Clark W. Williams 16% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Higginson Scores
b9 4-7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  TOR B. Santiago T. Jones -13% 77% Double to CF (Line Drive); Cruz to 3B
b6 3-5 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO TOR C. Delgado B. Moehler 12% 79% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Canseco Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t3 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R DET F. Catalanotto W. Williams 11% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b9 5-7 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O TOR S. Stewart T. Jones 11% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)

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, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET J. Encarnacion W. Williams -2% 48% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET F. Catalanotto W. Williams -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET B. Higginson W. Williams -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR S. Stewart B. Moehler -3% 42% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-2)  O TOR S. Green B. Moehler 6% 47% Stewart Picked off 1B (P-1B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR S. Green B. Moehler 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR J. Canseco B. Moehler 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET T. Clark W. Williams -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  DET D. Easley W. Williams 3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  DET L. Gonzalez W. Williams 6% 56% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Easley to 3B
t2 0-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  O DET G. Kapler W. Williams -7% 50% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t2 0-0 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  DET P. Bako W. Williams 1% 51% Gonzalez Steals 2B
t2 0-0 2 -23 5,(1-2)  O DET P. Bako W. Williams -6% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R TOR C. Delgado B. Moehler -10% 35% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b2 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR J. Cruz B. Moehler 2% 37% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O TOR B. Santiago B. Moehler 2% 38% Flyball: RF
b2 1-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR T. Evans B. Moehler 1% 39% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Cruz W. Williams -3% 37% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
t3 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R DET J. Encarnacion W. Williams 11% 47% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t3 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R DET F. Catalanotto W. Williams 11% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t3 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  DET B. Higginson W. Williams 2% 61% Walk
t3 2-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR DET T. Clark W. Williams 16% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Higginson Scores
t3 4-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Easley W. Williams -1% 76% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B)
t3 4-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O DET L. Gonzalez W. Williams -1% 75% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 8-9-1
b3 1-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR C. Grebeck B. Moehler 2% 77% Lineout: RF (Short RF)
b3 1-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TOR A. Gonzalez B. Moehler -3% 75% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b3 1-4 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O TOR S. Stewart B. Moehler 2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Gonzalez to 2B
b3 1-4 2 -2- 4,(0-2)  R TOR S. Green B. Moehler -9% 68% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Gonzalez Scores; Green to 2B/Adv on throw
b3 2-4 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R TOR J. Canseco B. Moehler -9% 59% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS-2B); Green Scores
b3 3-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TOR C. Delgado B. Moehler -4% 54% Double to 1B (Ground Ball); Canseco to 3B
b3 3-4 2 -23 4,(2-1)  O TOR J. Cruz B. Moehler 7% 62% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 7-8-9
t4 4-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET G. Kapler W. Williams -2% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t4 4-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  DET P. Bako W. Williams 3% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t4 4-3 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O DET D. Cruz W. Williams -3% 59% Strikeout Swinging
t4 4-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET J. Encarnacion W. Williams -3% 56% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-4, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 6-7-8
b4 3-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  TOR B. Santiago B. Moehler -5% 51% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b4 3-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO TOR T. Evans B. Moehler 10% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b4 3-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O TOR C. Grebeck B. Moehler 2% 63% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 2-3-4
t5 4-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET F. Catalanotto W. Williams -3% 60% Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
t5 4-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  DET B. Higginson W. Williams 3% 63% Walk
t5 4-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET T. Clark W. Williams -3% 60% Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
t5 4-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET D. Easley W. Williams 1% 61% Higginson Steals 2B
t5 4-3 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R DET D. Easley W. Williams 11% 72% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Higginson Scores/No RBI/unER
t5 5-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET L. Gonzalez W. Williams -2% 69% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 9-1-2
b5 3-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR A. Gonzalez B. Moehler 3% 73% Lineout: RF
b5 3-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O TOR S. Stewart B. Moehler 2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 3-5 2 --- 11,(3-2)  O TOR S. Green B. Moehler 2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 7-8-9
t6 5-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET G. Kapler W. Williams -2% 75% Strikeout Swinging
t6 5-3 1 --- 8,(3-2)  DET P. Bako W. Williams 2% 77% Single to SS (Line Drive)
t6 5-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Cruz W. Williams -1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Bako to 2B
t6 5-3 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET J. Encarnacion W. Williams -3% 72% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 3-4-5
b6 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR J. Canseco B. Moehler -6% 66% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b6 3-5 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO TOR C. Delgado B. Moehler 12% 79% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Canseco Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b6 3-5 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O TOR J. Cruz B. Moehler 2% 80% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Blue Jays' Woody Williams facing 2-3-4
t7 5-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  DET F. Catalanotto W. Williams 2% 83% Walk
t7 5-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET B. Higginson W. Williams -2% 80% Foul Popfly: 1B
t7 5-3 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O DET T. Clark W. Williams -2% 78% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t7 5-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  DET D. Easley W. Williams 1% 79% Catalanotto Steals 2B
t7 5-3 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O DET D. Easley W. Williams -3% 76% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Matt Anderson facing 6-7-8
Matt Anderson replaces Brian Moehler pitching
Joe Randa replaces Frank Catalanotto playing 3B batting 2nd
b7 3-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR B. Santiago M. Anderson 4% 80% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR T. Evans M. Anderson 3% 83% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR C. Grebeck M. Anderson 2% 85% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Blue Jays' Steve Sinclair facing 6-7-8
Steve Sinclair replaces Woody Williams pitching
t8 5-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET L. Gonzalez S. Sinclair -2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 5-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  DET G. Kapler S. Sinclair 2% 85% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t8 5-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  DET P. Bako S. Sinclair 1% 86% Kapler Steals 2B
t8 5-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O DET P. Bako S. Sinclair -2% 84% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Kapler to 3B
Dave Stieb replaces Steve Sinclair pitching
t8 5-3 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R DET D. Cruz D. Stieb 7% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Kapler Scores
t8 6-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R DET J. Encarnacion D. Stieb 5% 96% Double to CF (Line Drive); Cruz Scores
t8 7-3 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O DET J. Randa D. Stieb -1% 95% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-7, Tigers' Matt Anderson facing 9-1-2
b8 3-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR A. Gonzalez M. Anderson 2% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-7 1 --- 5,(1-2)  TOR S. Stewart M. Anderson -2% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
Sean Runyan replaces Matt Anderson pitching
b8 3-7 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R TOR S. Green S. Runyan -5% 89% Double to 3B (Pop Fly to Deep 3B); Stewart Scores
Doug Brocail replaces Sean Runyan pitching
b8 4-7 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O TOR J. Canseco D. Brocail 4% 93% Flyball: RF
b8 4-7 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TOR C. Delgado D. Brocail 3% 96% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Blue Jays' Ben VanRyn facing 3-4-5
Ben VanRyn replaces Dave Stieb pitching
t9 7-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Higginson B. VanRyn -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
t9 7-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET T. Clark B. VanRyn -0% 95% Lineout: 3B
t9 7-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET D. Easley B. VanRyn -0% 95% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Easley out at 3B/LF-3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Blue Jays 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-7, Tigers' Todd Jones facing 5-6-7
Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching
b9 4-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR J. Cruz T. Jones -5% 90% Walk
b9 4-7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  TOR B. Santiago T. Jones -13% 77% Double to CF (Line Drive); Cruz to 3B
Tony Fernandez pinch hits for Tom Evans (3B) batting 7th
b9 4-7 0 -23 5,(3-1)  RO TOR T. Fernandez T. Jones 10% 87% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cruz Scores
Kevin Witt pinch hits for Craig Grebeck (2B) batting 8th
b9 5-7 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O TOR K. Witt T. Jones 8% 95% Strikeout Swinging
Darrin Fletcher pinch hits for Alex Gonzalez (SS) batting 9th
b9 5-7 2 -2- 6,(0-2)  TOR D. Fletcher T. Jones -5% 89% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Santiago to 3B
Tomas Perez pinch runs for Darrin Fletcher (PH) batting 9th
b9 5-7 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O TOR S. Stewart T. Jones 11% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Blue Jays 5.

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