August 31, 2005 Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 2
OAK 1 BOS 7
TBD 6 DET 4
@CLE 3 KCR 1
MIN 0 NYY 2
@SEA 0 TEX 9
CHW 2 BAL 7
@TOR 0 ATL 5
WSN 3 WSN 4
@ATL 3 LAD 7
@CHC 0 STL 10
@FLA 5 HOU 10
CIN 0 MIL 6
PIT 5 PHI 8
@NYM 2 SDP 9
ARI 5 SFG 5
COL 3

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 24,686

Wednesday, August 31, 2005, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:09

Orioles

62-70

Won 1

4th, 15½ GB

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

W: B Chen (11-8), L: G Chacin (11-8)

Blue Jays

66-66

Lost 1

3rd, 11½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .312  .902   18    0   4   
M Mora 3B                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .792   16    0   3   
M Tejada SS                   4   1   2   3    0   0  .314  .910   11    1   4   HR
J Lopez C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .293  .805   20    8   0   
  S Fasano C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .759         1   0   
J Gibbons RF                  4   1   3   1    0   1  .262  .786   12    1   0   HR
  D Newhan PR-RF              0   1   0   0    0   0  .205  .594         1   0   
A Freire DH                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .296  .757   15    0   0   GDP
E Byrnes LF                   4   2   2   2    0   0  .249  .734   10    2   0   HR,2B
L Matos CF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .287  .733   11    1   0   SH
C Gomez 1B                    2   1   1   1    1   0  .289  .716   14   12   0   SF

B Chen P                                                                 0   0
  C Ray P                                                                0   0
Totals                       33   7  10   7    3   6              127   27  11

BATTING

2B: E Byrnes (23, off G Chacin).

HR: E Byrnes (10, off M Batista; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); J Gibbons (19, off G Chacin; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); M Tejada (25, off G Chacin; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: C Gomez (1, off G Chacin).

SH: L Matos (3, off G Chacin).

TB: J Gibbons 6; E Byrnes 6; M Tejada 5; C Gomez; J Lopez; B Roberts.

GIDP: A Freire (3).

RBI: M Tejada 3 (87); E Byrnes 2 (39); J Gibbons (57); C Gomez (16).

2-out RBI: M Tejada 3.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Roberts-M Tejada-C Gomez.

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Adams SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .758   18    1   4   
R Johnson LF                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .272  .760   24    1   1   
V Wells CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .800    9    3   0   
S Hillenbrand 1B              3   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .807   11    9   0   
A Hill DH                     3   0   1   0    0   2  .289  .766   16    0   0   
C Koskie 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .746    9    0   3   GDP
A Rios RF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .266  .712   12    4   0   
G Quiroz C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   10    5   1   
O Hudson 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .737    5    4   1   

G Chacin P                                                               0   1
  V Chulk P                                                              0   1
  M Batista P                                                            0   0
  P Walker P                                                             0   0
Totals                       28   0   2   0    1   8              114   27  12

BATTING

TB: C Koskie; A Hill.

GIDP: C Koskie (6).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Adams-O Hudson-S Hillenbrand.

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Chen, W (11-8)               8     2   0   0    1   7   0   3.75   26  104-74   44·11·19   13· 5· 0· 0     84    -     0.59   0.31
C Ray                          1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.43    3   10-6     5· 1· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     2   0   0    1   8   0          29  114-80   49·12·19   13· 6· 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
G Chacin, L (11-8)             7     7   5   5    2   4   2   3.73   28   84-55   31·11·13    6·12· 4· 0     45    -     0.56  -0.19
V Chulk                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.50    3   13-7     4· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
M Batista                      0.2   3   2   2    1   2   1   3.53    6   24-14    8· 2· 4    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.01
P Walker                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.01    1    6-4     2· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    10   7   7    3   6   3          38  127-80   45·15·20    9·14· 6· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Mark Wegner, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Larry Poncino.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 24,686.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 9mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. B Roberts            2B    1. R Adams              SS 
2. M Mora               3B    2. R Johnson            LF 
3. M Tejada             SS    3. V Wells              CF 
4. J Lopez              C     4. S Hillenbrand        1B 
5. J Gibbons            RF    5. A Hill               DH 
6. A Freire             DH    6. C Koskie             3B 
7. E Byrnes             LF    7. A Rios               RF 
8. L Matos              CF    8. G Quiroz             C  
9. C Gomez              1B    9. O Hudson             2B 

   B Chen               P        G Chacin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  12-  4   23%  83% M Tejada        G Chacin        Home Run (Fly Ball); Gomez Scores; Roberts Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  ---  2   10%  58% J Gibbons       G Chacin        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 2   0  1-0  1--  2    8%  60% C Koskie        B Chen          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 3   1  0-1  12-  2   -4%  60% M Mora          G Chacin        Flyball: RF
   b 2   0  1-0  ---  6   -4%  51% A Hill          B Chen          Single to 1B (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gustavo Chacin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  B Roberts       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   46%  M Mora          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   45%  M Tejada        Single to LF (Line Drive); Tejada out at 2B/LF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Chen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  R Adams         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   45%  R Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  4   48%  V Wells         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   50%  S Hillenbrand   Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gustavo Chacin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   48%  J Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   58%  J Gibbons       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   56%  A Freire        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   55%  E Byrnes        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Chen facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   51%  A Hill          Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  2   60%  C Koskie        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  5   61%  A Rios          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gustavo Chacin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   59%  L Matos         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   61%  C Gomez         Walk
          1--  3   64%  B Roberts       Single to LF (Line Drive); Gomez to 2B
   O      12-  2   60%  M Mora          Flyball: RF
   RRR    12-  4   83%  M Tejada        Home Run (Fly Ball); Gomez Scores; Roberts Scores
   O      ---  2   83%  J Lopez         Popfly: SS
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Bruce Chen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   85%  G Quiroz        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  2   86%  O Hudson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   87%  R Adams         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Gustavo Chacin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   86%  J Gibbons       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   87%  A Freire        Walk
   O      1--  5   86%  E Byrnes        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   85%  L Matos         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Bruce Chen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   87%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   88%  V Wells         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   89%  S Hillenbrand   Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Gustavo Chacin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   88%  C Gomez         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1   88%  B Roberts       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   87%  M Mora          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Bruce Chen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   89%  A Hill          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   91%  C Koskie        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   91%  A Rios          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Gustavo Chacin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   91%  M Tejada        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   91%  J Lopez         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   92%  J Gibbons       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Lopez to 2B
   OO     12-  4   90%  A Freire        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Bruce Chen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   92%  G Quiroz        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   93%  O Hudson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   94%  R Adams         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Gustavo Chacin facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   95%  E Byrnes        Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   95%  L Matos         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Byrnes to 3B
   RO     --3  3   96%  C Gomez         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Byrnes Scores
   O      ---  3   96%  B Roberts       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Bruce Chen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   97%  R Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  V Wells         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  S Hillenbrand   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Vinnie Chulk facing 2-3-4
                  Vinnie Chulk replaces Gustavo Chacin pitching
   O      ---  3   98%  M Mora          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  M Tejada        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  7   98%  J Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Bruce Chen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   99%  A Hill          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   98%  C Koskie        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   99%  A Rios          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   99%  G Quiroz        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Miguel Batista facing 5-6-7
                  Miguel Batista replaces Vinnie Chulk pitching
          ---  4   99%  J Gibbons       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  David Newhan pinch runs for Jay Gibbons batting 5th
   O      1--  5   99%  A Freire        Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--  1  100%  E Byrnes        Home Run (Fly Ball); Newhan Scores
   O      ---  3  100%  L Matos         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  100%  C Gomez         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  7  100%  B Roberts       Walk; Gomez to 2B
                  Pete Walker replaces Miguel Batista pitching
   O      12-  6  100%  M Mora          Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-7, Chris Ray facing 9-1-2
                  Chris Ray replaces Bruce Chen pitching; Sal Fasano replaces Javy Lopez playing C batting 4th; David Newhan moves to RF
   O      ---  1  100%  O Hudson        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2  100%  R Adams         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  7  100%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Blue Jays 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR200508310

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