September 4, 2004 Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 29,149

Saturday, September 4, 2004, 4:08PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Athletics

81-54

Won 3

1st

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

W: C Hammond (4-1), L: J Frasor (4-5)

Blue Jays

56-80

Lost 2

5th, 27½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Kotsay CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .804   13    1   1   SH,GDP
M McLemore 2B                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .256  .676   28    6   3   SF
E Chavez 3B                   2   2   1   0    3   0  .286  .955   20    2   4   
S Hatteberg 1B                5   2   2   0    0   0  .310  .851   14    8   0   2B
E Durazo DH                   3   2   0   1    2   0  .319  .920   16    0   0   
E Byrnes RF                   4   1   1   3    1   0  .289  .836   25    1   0   2B
D Miller C                    2   0   2   2    2   0  .289  .793   19    6   0   2B
  E German PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .561         0   0   CS
  A Melhuse C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .798    7    1   0   
B McMillon LF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .224  .689    9    0   0   2B
  N Swisher PR-LF             0   1   0   0    0   0  .333 1.267         0   0   
B Crosby SS                   1   1   1   0    2   0  .249  .764   17    2   5   2B,HBP

M Mulder P                                                               0   0
  R Rincon P                                                             0   0
  C Bradford P                                                           0   0
  C Hammond P                                                            0   0
Totals                       30   9  10   7   10   1              168   27  13

BATTING

2B: E Byrnes (30, off J Frasor); S Hatteberg (26, off V Chulk); B Crosby (30, off M Batista); B McMillon (4, off J Frasor); D Miller (24, off M Batista).

SF: M McLemore (1, off J Frasor).

SH: M Kotsay (3, off J Frasor).

HBP: B Crosby (7, by J Frasor).

TB: D Miller 3; S Hatteberg 3; B McMillon 3; E Byrnes 2; B Crosby 2; E Chavez; M McLemore.

GIDP: M Kotsay (6).

RBI: E Byrnes 3 (71); D Miller 2 (54); M McLemore (15); E Durazo (78).

2-out RBI: E Byrnes 3; D Miller 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Crosby-M McLemore-S Hatteberg 2.

BASERUNNING

CS: E German (1, 2nd base by J Frasor/K Cash).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Johnson LF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .278  .720   14    0   0   2·GDP
O Hudson 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .277  .800   15    2   6   2B
  E Crozier PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
V Wells CF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .272  .786   18    3   0   2B
C Delgado 1B                  2   0   2   1    2   0  .253  .864   14   13   2   2B,IW
A Rios RF                     4   0   0   1    0   1  .295  .747    8    3   0   
F Menechino 3B                3   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .856    8    0   1   
  E Hinske PH-3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .714    4    0   1   
C Woodward SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .629   17    4   4   
K Cash C                      4   1   1   2    0   2  .194  .562   18    1   1   HR
G Quiroz DH                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    8    0   0   

M Batista P                                                              1   1
  V Chulk P                                                              0   0
  J Frasor P                                                             0   0
  B File P                                                               0   0
Totals                       35   5  11   5    3   6              129   27  16

BATTING

2B: V Wells (30, off M Mulder); O Hudson (25, off M Mulder); C Delgado (19, off M Mulder).

HR: K Cash (4, off M Mulder; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

IBB: C Delgado (9, by M Mulder).

TB: K Cash 4; C Delgado 3; V Wells 2; R Johnson 2; G Quiroz 2; O Hudson 2; F Menechino 2.

GIDP: R Johnson 2 (16).

RBI: K Cash 2 (20); A Rios (23); C Delgado (78); V Wells (51).

2-out RBI: V Wells; C Delgado.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 4. O Hudson-C Delgado; M Batista-F Menechino-C Woodward-C Delgado; C Woodward-C Delgado; C Delgado-C Woodward.

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Mulder                       6    10   5   5    2   5   1   3.90   28   89-50   34· 8· 8   12· 5· 4· 0     35    -     0.88  -0.20
R Rincon                       0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.47    3   16-7     5· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
C Bradford                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.41    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.24   0.01
C Hammond, W (4-1)             2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.16    6   22-16   10· 2· 4    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.49   0.06
Totals                         9    11   5   5    3   6   1          38  129-75   50·11·14   15· 9· 5· 0          1-0

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
M Batista                      7     6   2   2    6   1   0   4.39   29  104-58   34· 3·21   10· 6· 6· 0     52    -     1.27   0.23
V Chulk, H (12)                0.2   1   2   2    2   0   0   5.01    5   20-10    6· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.65  -0.12
J Frasor, BS (2), L (4-5)      1     3   5   5    2   0   0   4.13    8   29-14   10· 1· 3    2· 2· 1· 0          1-0    2.77  -0.74
B File                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.88    1    7-5     3· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.11   0.00
Totals                         9    10   9   9   10   1   0          43  160-87   53· 5·29   14· 9· 8· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: V Chulk (1); J Frasor (3).

IBB: M Mulder (1; C Delgado).

HBP: J Frasor (2; B Crosby).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - James Hoye.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 29,149.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 11mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. M Kotsay             CF    1. R Johnson            LF 
2. M McLemore           2B    2. O Hudson             2B 
3. E Chavez             3B    3. V Wells              CF 
4. S Hatteberg          1B    4. C Delgado            1B 
5. E Durazo             DH    5. A Rios               RF 
6. E Byrnes             RF    6. F Menechino          3B 
7. D Miller             C     7. C Woodward           SS 
8. B McMillon           LF    8. K Cash               C  
9. B Crosby             SS    9. G Quiroz             DH 

   M Mulder             P        M Batista            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  5-4  -23  1   21%  66% M McLemore      J Frasor        Wild Pitch; Swisher Scores/No RBI; Crosby to 3B
   t 9   0  5-4  ---  1   19%  37% B McMillon      J Frasor        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   t 6   2  3-0  12-  2   18%  32% D Miller        M Batista       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Durazo Scores; Byrnes Scores
   b 6   1  2-3  1--  3  -16%  11% K Cash          M Mulder        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Menechino Scores
   t 9   2  5-6  123  6   15%  98% E Byrnes        J Frasor        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Chavez Scores; Hatteberg Scores; Durazo Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Miguel Batista facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  8   50%  M McLemore      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   53%  E Chavez        Single to CF (Line Drive); McLemore to 2B
   OO     12-  2   45%  S Hatteberg     Line Drive Double Play: 1B; McLemore out at 2B/1B-SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Mulder facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  R Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   45%  O Hudson        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   41%  V Wells         Walk; Johnson to 2B
          12-  1   36%  C Delgado       Single to CF (Line Drive); Johnson to 3B; Wells to 2B
   RO     123  1   37%  A Rios          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Johnson Scores; Delgado to 2B
   O      12-  3   40%  F Menechino     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Delgado out at Hm/CF-C; Rios to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Miguel Batista facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   38%  E Durazo        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   36%  E Byrnes        Popfly: 1B
          ---  6   37%  D Miller        Walk
   O      1--  2   35%  B McMillon      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Mulder facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   37%  C Woodward      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6   39%  K Cash          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   40%  G Quiroz        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Miguel Batista facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   46%  B Crosby        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   OO     -2-  1   35%  M Kotsay        Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Crosby out at 3B/P-3B-SS; Kotsay out at 2B/SS-1B
   O      ---  5   34%  M McLemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Mulder facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   31%  R Johnson       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   34%  O Hudson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   36%  V Wells         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--  5   26%  C Delgado       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Wells Scores
   O      -2-  4   29%  A Rios          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Miguel Batista facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   33%  E Chavez        Walk
   O      1--  4   29%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  2   23%  E Durazo        Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Chavez out at 1B/2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Mulder facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   24%  F Menechino     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   26%  C Woodward      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  6   26%  K Cash          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Miguel Batista facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   23%  E Byrnes        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   27%  D Miller        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   31%  B McMillon      Single to LF (Line Drive); Miller to 2B
          12-  5   39%  B Crosby        Walk; Miller to 3B; McMillon to 2B
   O      123  2   30%  M Kotsay        Lineout: CF
   O      123  6   20%  M McLemore      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Mulder facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   22%  G Quiroz        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   23%  R Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   21%  O Hudson        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  3   14%  V Wells         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Hudson Scores
          -2-  4   13%  C Delgado       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   15%  A Rios          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Miguel Batista facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   13%  E Chavez        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   11%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   12%  E Durazo        Walk
          1--  6   14%  E Byrnes        Walk; Durazo to 2B
   RR     12-  2   32%  D Miller        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Durazo Scores; Byrnes Scores
   O      -2-  1   27%  B McMillon      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mark Mulder facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   24%  F Menechino     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   27%  C Woodward      Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  3   11%  K Cash          Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Menechino Scores
          ---  2   10%  G Quiroz        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   OO     1--  3   12%  R Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Miguel Batista facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   16%  B Crosby        Walk
   OO     1--  5    8%  M Kotsay        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  1    7%  M McLemore      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ricardo Rincon facing 2-3-4
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Mark Mulder pitching
   O      ---  6    7%  O Hudson        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  6    8%  V Wells         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4    7%  C Delgado       Walk
                  Chad Bradford replaces Ricardo Rincon pitching
   O      1--  2    8%  A Rios          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Vinnie Chulk facing 3-4-5
                  Vinnie Chulk replaces Miguel Batista pitching
          ---  8   13%  E Chavez        Walk
          1--  2   24%  S Hatteberg     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Chavez to 3B
   RO     -23  1   19%  E Durazo        Groundout: 2B-1B; Chavez Scores; Hatteberg to 3B
   R      --3      21%  E Byrnes        Wild Pitch; Hatteberg Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  4   17%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   20%  D Miller        Walk
                  Jason Frasor replaces Vinnie Chulk pitching; Esteban German pinch runs for Damian Miller batting 7th
   O      1--  4   14%  B McMillon      German Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Chris Hammond facing 6-7-8
                  Chris Hammond replaces Chad Bradford pitching; Adam Melhuse replaces Esteban German playing C batting 7th; Eric Hinske pinch hits for Frank Menechino batting 6th
   O      ---  4   16%  E Hinske        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5   17%  C Woodward      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   18%  K Cash          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-5, Jason Frasor facing 8-9-1
                  Eric Hinske moves to 3B
          ---  1   37%  B McMillon      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
                  Nick Swisher pinch runs for Billy McMillon batting 8th
          -2-  3   45%  B Crosby        Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  1   46%  M Kotsay        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Swisher to 3B; Crosby to 2B
   R      -23      66%  M McLemore      Wild Pitch; Swisher Scores/No RBI; Crosby to 3B
   RO     --3  7   78%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Crosby Scores
          ---  4   79%  E Chavez        Walk
          1--  2   82%  S Hatteberg     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Chavez to 3B
          1-3  5   83%  E Durazo        Walk; Hatteberg to 2B
   RRR    123  6   98%  E Byrnes        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Chavez Scores; Hatteberg Scores; Durazo Scores
                  Bob File replaces Jason Frasor pitching
   O      -2-  7   98%  A Melhuse       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-9, Chris Hammond facing 9-1-2
                  Nick Swisher moves to LF
          ---  3   95%  G Quiroz        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2  100%  R Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  Eric Crozier pinch hits for Orlando Hudson batting 2nd
   O      ---  5  100%  E Crozier       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Blue Jays 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR200409040

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation