April 30, 2003 Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
KCR 4 OAK 4
@CHW 1 ANA 6
@CLE 2 MIN 8
TBD 5 NYY 8
SEA 5 TEX 11
@TOR 3 ARI 7
FLA 3 CIN 13
@COL 11 ATL 11
@HOU 1 LAD 4
PHI 0 MON 9
@MIL 5 PIT 8
@SDP 5 SFG 5
CHC 0 STL 13
NYM 4

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 16,021

Wednesday, April 30, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:21

Rangers

13-14

Won 3

3rd, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  4  3   1  0  0   0  0  3   11 18  2
Blue Jays       0  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  1    3 10  2

W: R Drese (2-1), L: T Sturtze (3-2)

Blue Jays

10-18

Lost 2

5th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Everett LF-RF               5   0   2   2    1   2  .333 1.161   31    1   0   2B
H Blalock 3B                  6   1   2   0    0   0  .388 1.076   20    0   2   2B
A Rodriguez SS                6   0   3   0    0   0  .355 1.117   18    2   5   
  M Lamb PR-1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .268         0   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 5   2   1   0    1   2  .250  .906   27    6   1   
  G Laird C                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 5   1   3   3    0   2  .278  .878   27    3   0   HR
  D Sadler RF-SS              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
R Sierra DH                   4   2   2   0    1   1  .279  .802   14    0   0   
R Christenson CF              3   2   0   0    1   0  .226  .665   12    2   0   HBP,GDP
E Diaz C                      5   1   2   1    0   1  .259  .647   16    6   0   
  K Mench LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .546         1   0   
M Young 2B                    5   2   3   4    0   1  .303  .781   14    3   1   HR

R Drese P                                                                1   0
  R Dickey P                                                             0   0
  E Ramirez P                                                            0   0
Totals                       45  11  18  10    4  10              182   27   9

BATTING

2B: H Blalock (6, off T Sturtze); C Everett (4, off T Sturtze).

HR: M Young (2, off K Escobar; 9th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF); J Gonzalez (9, off T Sturtze; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: R Christenson (3, by T Sturtze).

TB: M Young 6; J Gonzalez 6; A Rodriguez 3; H Blalock 3; C Everett 3; E Diaz 2; R Sierra 2; R Palmeiro.

GIDP: R Christenson (2).

RBI: M Young 4 (12); J Gonzalez 3 (24); C Everett 2 (20); E Diaz (5).

2-out RBI: C Everett 2; E Diaz; M Young.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Palmeiro-A Rodriguez-R Drese; A Rodriguez-M Young; R Palmeiro.

E: M Young (2); E Diaz (4).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .768   12    3   1   
  J Werth PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .297    3    0   0   
F Catalanotto RF              4   0   2   0    1   1  .343  .856   20    2   0   2B
V Wells CF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .246  .756   19    2   0   SF
C Delgado 1B                  3   0   1   0    2   2  .365 1.171   28    3   0   
J Phelps DH                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .257  .810   16    0   0   
E Hinske 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .245  .729   21    2   0   
G Myers C                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .824   14   10   0   2B,GDP
O Hudson 2B                   3   1   3   0    1   0  .243  .616   16    3   2   
M Bordick SS                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .263  .728   15    2   2   2B

T Sturtze P                                                              0   0
  J Tam P                                                                0   0
  T Miller P                                                             0   0
  C Politte P                                                            0   0
  K Escobar P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   3  10   2    7   8              164   27   5

BATTING

2B: M Bordick (5, off R Dickey); G Myers (2, off R Drese); F Catalanotto (8, off R Drese).

SF: V Wells (4, off R Dickey).

TB: O Hudson 3; F Catalanotto 3; G Myers 2; M Bordick 2; V Wells; C Delgado; S Stewart.

GIDP: G Myers (3).

RBI: M Bordick (11); V Wells (24).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Bordick-O Hudson-C Delgado.

E: E Hinske (4); G Myers (4).

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
R Drese, W (2-1)               6     7   2   1    5   4   0   7.63   27   94-51   27· 6·18   11· 3· 4· 0     51    -     0.60   0.13
R Dickey                       2.2   3   1   1    1   3   0   3.09   12   57-36   20· 7· 9    0· 4· 4· 0          0-0    0.14   0.02
E Ramirez                      0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    2   11-5     0· 2· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    10   3   2    7   8   0          41  162-92   47·15·30   11· 7· 8· 0          2-0

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
T Sturtze, L (3-2)             3.1  11   8   6    1   3   1   5.57   23   86-56   38· 4·14    5· 5· 8· 0     12    -     0.64  -0.37
J Tam                          2     2   0   0    2   1   0   6.32    9   28-13    8· 1· 4    2· 2· 2· 0          2-0    0.11   0.01
T Miller                       1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   6.75    6   23-13    7· 3· 3    1· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.16   0.01
C Politte                      1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   3.65    4   19-15    6· 3· 6    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.04   0.00
K Escobar                      1     4   3   2    0   2   1  13.06    8   26-21   14· 3· 4    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    18  11   8    4  10   2          50  182-118  73·14·31   10·12·13· 0          5-0

Balks: None.

WP: R Drese (2); R Dickey (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: T Sturtze (4; R Christenson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Wegner, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.

Time of Game: 3:21.

Attendance: 16,021.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. C Everett            LF    1. S Stewart            LF 
2. H Blalock            3B    2. F Catalanotto        RF 
3. A Rodriguez          SS    3. V Wells              CF 
4. R Palmeiro           1B    4. C Delgado            1B 
5. J Gonzalez           RF    5. J Phelps             DH 
6. R Sierra             DH    6. E Hinske             3B 
7. R Christenson        CF    7. G Myers              C  
8. E Diaz               C     8. O Hudson             2B 
9. M Young              2B    9. M Bordick            SS 

   R Drese              P        T Sturtze            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  7   15%  69% J Gonzalez      T Sturtze       Home Run (Line Drive); Palmeiro Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  123  1   14%  50% J Phelps        R Drese         Line Drive Double Play: SS; Wells out at 2B/SS-2B
   t 2   2  0-2  12-  6   14%  82% C Everett       T Sturtze       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Sierra Scores; Young Scores
   t 3   2  0-4  123  2    8%  93% E Diaz          T Sturtze       Single to LF (Line Drive); Palmeiro Scores; Sierra Scores/unER/Safe on E2 (catch); Christenson to 3B; Diaz to 2B
   b 2   0  4-0  1--  3    7%  84% G Myers         R Drese         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tanyon Sturtze facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  C Everett       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  H Blalock       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   45%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Drese facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   43%  F Catalanotto   Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
          -2-  5   41%  V Wells         Walk
          12-  6   36%  C Delgado       Walk; Catalanotto to 3B; Wells to 2B
   OO     123  1   50%  J Phelps        Line Drive Double Play: SS; Wells out at 2B/SS-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tanyon Sturtze facing 4-5-6
          ---  9   54%  R Palmeiro      Walk
   RR     1--  7   69%  J Gonzalez      Home Run (Line Drive); Palmeiro Scores
          ---  2   71%  R Sierra        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   69%  R Christenson   Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   66%  E Diaz          Flyball: CF
          1--  1   68%  M Young         Single to LF (Line Drive); Sierra to 2B
   RR     12-  6   82%  C Everett       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Sierra Scores; Young Scores
   O      -2-  1   80%  H Blalock       Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Ryan Drese facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   77%  E Hinske        Walk
   OO     1--  3   84%  G Myers         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
          ---  5   83%  O Hudson        Walk
   O      1--  4   85%  M Bordick       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tanyon Sturtze facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   83%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: SS
          ---  3   85%  R Palmeiro      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  8   83%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   84%  R Sierra        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Palmeiro to 2B
          12-  3   85%  R Christenson   Hit By Pitch; Palmeiro to 3B; Sierra to 2B
   RR     123  2   93%  E Diaz          Single to LF (Line Drive); Palmeiro Scores; Sierra Scores/unER/Safe on E2 (catch); Christenson to 3B; Diaz to 2B
   R      -23  2   95%  M Young         Single to LF (Line Drive); Christenson Scores/unER; Diaz to 3B
   O      1-3  3   95%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-7, Ryan Drese facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   93%  S Stewart       Single to P (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   91%  F Catalanotto   Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Stewart to 2B
   O      12-  3   91%  V Wells         Groundout: 3B-1B; Stewart to 3B; Catalanotto to 2B
   O      -23  6   94%  C Delgado       Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  1   96%  J Phelps        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tanyon Sturtze facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   97%  H Blalock       Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-  3   98%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive); Blalock to 3B
   O      1-3  4   97%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3  4   98%  J Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Blalock Scores; Rodriguez to 3B
                  Jeff Tam replaces Tanyon Sturtze pitching
          1-3  4   98%  R Sierra        Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
   OO     123  1   97%  R Christenson   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-8, Ryan Drese facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   98%  E Hinske        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   97%  G Myers         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  3   96%  O Hudson        Single to RF (Line Drive); Myers to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   97%  M Bordick       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Myers Scores
   O      1--  2   97%  S Stewart       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Jeff Tam facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   97%  E Diaz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   97%  M Young         Lineout: 3B
          ---  6   97%  C Everett       Walk
   O      1--  3   97%  H Blalock       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-8, Ryan Drese facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   97%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: CF
          ---  3   97%  V Wells         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   R      1--      96%  C Delgado       Wild Pitch; Wells Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER/No RBI
   O      ---  6   96%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   97%  J Phelps        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jeff Tam facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   97%  A Rodriguez     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   97%  R Palmeiro      Popfly: 3B
          1--  3   97%  J Gonzalez      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Rodriguez to 2B
                  Trever Miller replaces Jeff Tam pitching
   O      12-  3   97%  R Sierra        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
          12-  4   97%  R Christenson   Walk; Rodriguez to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      123  4   96%  E Diaz          Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 8, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-8, Ryan Drese facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   95%  E Hinske        Walk
   OO     1--  1   98%  G Myers         Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Hinske out at 1B/1B
          ---  4   97%  O Hudson        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   98%  M Bordick       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Trever Miller facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   98%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   98%  C Everett       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   98%  H Blalock       Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  Cliff Politte replaces Trever Miller pitching
   O      1--  4   97%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-8, R.A. Dickey facing 1-2-3
                  R.A. Dickey replaces Ryan Drese pitching
   O      ---  3   98%  S Stewart       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4   99%  F Catalanotto   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  V Wells         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Cliff Politte facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   99%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   99%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  R Sierra        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-8, R.A. Dickey facing 4-5-6
                  Donnie Sadler replaces Juan Gonzalez playing RF batting 5th
          ---  3   98%  C Delgado       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   99%  J Phelps        Flyball: CF
          1--      99%  E Hinske        Wild Pitch; Delgado to 2B
   O      -2-  6   99%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  6  100%  G Myers         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Kelvim Escobar facing 7-8-9
                  Kelvim Escobar replaces Cliff Politte pitching
          ---  1  100%  R Christenson   Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Christenson to 1B
          1--  2  100%  E Diaz          Single to RF (Line Drive); Christenson to 2B
   RRR    12-  5  100%  M Young         Home Run (Fly Ball); Christenson Scores/unER; Diaz Scores
   O      ---  5  100%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3  100%  H Blalock       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          1--  5  100%  A Rodriguez     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Blalock to 2B
                  Mike Lamb pinch runs for Alex Rodriguez batting 3rd
   O      12-  2  100%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: LF
   O      12-  3  100%  D Sadler        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 11, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-11, R.A. Dickey facing 8-9-1
                  Gerald Laird replaces Rafael Palmeiro playing C batting 4th; Mike Lamb moves to 1B; Donnie Sadler moves to SS; Kevin Mench replaces Einar Diaz playing LF batting 8th; Carl Everett moves to RF
          ---  4  100%  O Hudson        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  6  100%  M Bordick       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Hudson to 3B
                  Jayson Werth pinch hits for Shannon Stewart batting 1st
   O      -23  3  100%  J Werth         Strikeout Swinging
          -23  8  100%  F Catalanotto   Walk
   RO     123  6  100%  V Wells         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hudson Scores; Bordick to 3B
                  Erasmo Ramirez replaces R.A. Dickey pitching
          1-3  6  100%  C Delgado       Walk; Catalanotto to 2B
   O      123  5  100%  J Phelps        Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 11, Blue Jays 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR200304300

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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