September 18, 2005 New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 5
DET 3 TBD 6
@BAL 5 OAK 12
@BOS 3 CLE 11
KCR 0 CHW 2
@MIN 1 TEX 8
SEA 6 TOR 6
NYY 5 COL 7
@ARI 1 CHC 7
STL 4 FLA 14
PHI 6 HOU 6
MIL 1 NYM 4
ATL 1 PIT 9
CIN 7 SDP 2
WSN 1 SFG 5
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 39,891

Sunday, September 18, 2005, 1:08PM
Time of Game: 3:03

Yankees

85-63

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: T Lilly (9-10), L: J Wright (5-3), S: M Batista (28)

Blue Jays

73-75

Won 1

3rd, 13½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jeter SS                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .305  .827   22    2   4   HR
A Rodriguez 3B                4   1   1   2    0   3  .318 1.025   14    1   1   HR
J Giambi 1B                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .280  .990    8    4   0   
  A Phillips 1B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .508    6    4   1   
  T Martinez PH-1B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .768    2    1   0   
G Sheffield DH                3   0   0   0    1   1  .294  .886   20    0   0   
  T Womack PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .551         0   0   
H Matsui LF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .855   10    1   0   
R Sierra RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .666   17    2   0   
J Posada C                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .263  .777   19    3   1   
  M Lawton PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .254  .746         0   0   
B Williams CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .716   17    3   0   
R Cano 2B                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .294  .773   15    3   2   2·2B

J Wright P                                                               0   0
  A Leiter P                                                             0   0
  T Sturtze P                                                            0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   5   8   5    2   9              150   24   9

BATTING

2B: R Cano 2 (32, off T Lilly, off M Batista).

HR: A Rodriguez (44, off T Lilly; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); D Jeter (16, off J Speier; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

TB: D Jeter 4; R Cano 4; A Rodriguez 4; J Posada 2; H Matsui 2.

RBI: A Rodriguez 2 (118); D Jeter (60); J Posada (62); R Cano (58).

2-out RBI: A Rodriguez 2; R Cano.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

PB: J Posada (8).

E: R Sierra (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Posada (1st base by G Zaun).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Adams SS                    5   1   0   1    0   0  .252  .709   15    2   4   
F Catalanotto LF              2   1   0   0    0   1  .287  .779   13    2   0   HBP
  R Johnson PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .766    4    0   0   
V Wells CF                    4   2   3   2    0   0  .273  .793   18    2   0   2B
S Hillenbrand DH              3   0   2   0    1   0  .299  .812   17    0   0   2B,CS
E Hinske 1B                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .261  .756   16    7   0   
A Hill 3B-2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .270  .722   13    0   2   
G Zaun C                      4   1   2   0    0   0  .262  .734   15    9   1   
G Gross RF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .266  .704   15    2   0   
F Menechino 2B                3   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .730    9    3   0   
  C Koskie 3B                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .248  .740    4    0   0   

T Lilly P                                                                0   0
  J Frasor P                                                             0   0
  J Speier P                                                             0   0
  S Schoeneweis P                                                        0   0
  M Batista P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   6  11   6    2   3              139   27   7

BATTING

2B: V Wells (29, off J Wright); S Hillenbrand (36, off A Leiter).

HBP: F Catalanotto (9, by J Wright).

TB: V Wells 4; S Hillenbrand 3; G Zaun 2; C Koskie; E Hinske; A Hill; F Menechino.

RBI: E Hinske 2 (58); V Wells 2 (88); C Koskie (34); R Adams (61).

2-out RBI: V Wells 2; C Koskie; E Hinske.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: A Hill (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Hillenbrand (1, 2nd base by T Sturtze/J Posada).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Wright, L (5-3)              2.1   5   4   3    1   1   0   5.61   14   51-29   18· 3· 8    5· 2· 4· 0     33    -     1.01  -0.23
A Leiter                       3.2   3   1   1    0   2   0   5.86   14   47-29   17· 2·10    5· 5· 2· 0          0-0    0.53   0.03
T Sturtze                      1.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   4.24    6   19-13    9· 1· 3    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.47   0.05
A Embree                       0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   7.07    3   14-7     3· 1· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.75  -0.08
Totals                         8    11   6   5    2   3   0          37  131-78   47· 7·24   12·10· 9· 0          1-1

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 Lilly, W (9-10)              6.1   5   3   2    1   6   1   5.46   25   99-62   34·11·17    8· 7· 3· 0     58    -     0.87   0.04
J Frasor, H (13)               0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.48    2    9-6     2· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.80   0.14
J Speier, H (8)                0.2   1   1   1    1   1   1   2.71    4   16-10    4· 3· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.59  -0.05
S Schoeneweis, H (17)          0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.74    1    3-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.06   0.06
M Batista, S (28)              1     2   1   1    0   1   0   3.66    5   17-12    7· 3· 2    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.90   0.08
Totals                         9     8   5   4    2   9   2          37  144-91   48·19·24    9·11· 6· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Wright (6; F Catalanotto).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marvin Hudson, 1B - James Hoye, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 39,891.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 2mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. D Jeter              SS    1. R Adams              SS 
2. A Rodriguez          3B    2. F Catalanotto        LF 
3. J Giambi             1B    3. V Wells              CF 
4. G Sheffield          DH    4. S Hillenbrand        DH 
5. H Matsui             LF    5. E Hinske             1B 
6. R Sierra             RF    6. A Hill               3B 
7. J Posada             C     7. G Zaun               C  
8. B Williams           CF    8. G Gross              RF 
9. R Cano               2B    9. F Menechino          2B 

   J Wright             P        T Lilly              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  5-3  ---  5  -12%  74% D Jeter         J Speier        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 3   2  4-0  -2-  2  -12%  75% A Rodriguez     T Lilly         Home Run (Line Drive); Cano Scores
   t 9   2  6-5  -2-  4   11% 100% D Jeter         M Batista       Strikeout Looking
   b 2   2  0-2  -23  5   11%  86% V Wells         J Wright        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Adams Scores; Catalanotto Scores/unER
   t 7   1  5-2  12-  5  -10%  74% J Posada        T Lilly         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Matsui Scores/unER; Sierra to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  D Jeter         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   54%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   55%  J Giambi        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaret Wright facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  R Adams         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   51%  F Catalanotto   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   54%  V Wells         Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Wells to 3B/Adv on E9
          --3  5   55%  S Hillenbrand   Walk
   R      1-3  2   64%  E Hinske        Single to RF (Line Drive); Wells Scores; Hillenbrand to 3B
   O      1-3  1   60%  A Hill          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Ted Lilly facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   63%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   60%  H Matsui        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   63%  R Sierra        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   61%  J Posada        Walk; Sierra to 2B
   O      12-  3   65%  B Williams      Posada Picked off 1B (C-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jaret Wright facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   69%  G Zaun          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   66%  G Gross         Flyball: CF
          1--  2   71%  F Menechino     Single to RF (Line Drive); Zaun to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   72%  R Adams         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Zaun Scores
          1--  4   74%  F Catalanotto   Hit By Pitch; Adams to 2B
          12-      75%  V Wells         Passed Ball; Adams to 3B; Catalanotto to 2B
   RR     -23  5   86%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Adams Scores; Catalanotto Scores/unER
   O      1--  5   85%  S Hillenbrand   Lineout: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Ted Lilly facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   87%  B Williams      Popfly: 2B
          ---  3   84%  R Cano          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   87%  D Jeter         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   RR     -2-  2   75%  A Rodriguez     Home Run (Line Drive); Cano Scores
   O      ---  4   76%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jaret Wright facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   74%  E Hinske        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Al Leiter replaces Jaret Wright pitching
   O      ---  5   73%  A Hill          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   72%  G Zaun          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Ted Lilly facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   75%  G Sheffield     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   77%  H Matsui        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   78%  R Sierra        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Al Leiter facing 8-9-1
                  Andy Phillips replaces Jason Giambi playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---  5   77%  G Gross         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   75%  F Menechino     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   75%  R Adams         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Ted Lilly facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   77%  J Posada        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   80%  B Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   81%  R Cano          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Al Leiter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   79%  F Catalanotto   Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  5   81%  V Wells         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   86%  S Hillenbrand   Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Wells to 3B
   RO     -23  2   88%  E Hinske        Groundout: 1B-2B-1B; Wells Scores; Hillenbrand to 3B
   O      --3  4   86%  A Hill          Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   88%  D Jeter         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   90%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   91%  A Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-2, Al Leiter facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   92%  G Zaun          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   91%  G Gross         Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  4   90%  F Menechino     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   89%  R Adams         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Ted Lilly facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   91%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   89%  H Matsui        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  9   84%  R Sierra        Reached on E5/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Matsui to 2B
   R      12-  5   74%  J Posada        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Matsui Scores/unER; Sierra to 2B
                  Jason Frasor replaces Ted Lilly pitching
   O      12-  5   82%  B Williams      Flyball: LF
   O      12-  4   88%  R Cano          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Tanyon Sturtze facing 2-3-4
                  Tanyon Sturtze replaces Al Leiter pitching; Reed Johnson pinch hits for Frank Catalanotto batting 2nd
   O      ---  4   87%  R Johnson       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  1   86%  V Wells         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  3   87%  S Hillenbrand   Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   86%  E Hinske        Hillenbrand Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-5, Justin Speier facing 1-2-3
                  Justin Speier replaces Jason Frasor pitching; Aaron Hill moves to 2B; Corey Koskie replaces Frank Menechino playing 3B batting 9th; Reed Johnson moves to LF
   R      ---  5   74%  D Jeter         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   79%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  Tino Martinez pinch hits for Andy Phillips batting 3rd
   O      ---  2   84%  T Martinez      Lineout: RF
          ---  6   80%  G Sheffield     Walk
                  Scott Schoeneweis replaces Justin Speier pitching; Tony Womack pinch runs for Gary Sheffield batting 4th
   O      1--  3   86%  H Matsui        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Tanyon Sturtze facing 5-6-7
                  Tino Martinez moves to 1B
   O      ---  3   85%  E Hinske        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   86%  A Hill          Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   85%  G Zaun          Flyball: CF
                  Alan Embree replaces Tanyon Sturtze pitching
          1--  6   86%  G Gross         Walk; Hill to 2B
   R      12-  4   94%  C Koskie        Single to RF (Line Drive); Hill Scores; Gross to 3B; Koskie to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  4   92%  R Adams         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-6, Miguel Batista facing 6-7-8
                  Miguel Batista replaces Scott Schoeneweis pitching
   O      ---  1   96%  R Sierra        Popfly: SS
          ---  4   91%  J Posada        Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Matt Lawton pinch runs for Jorge Posada batting 7th
   O      1--  4   96%  B Williams      Popfly: SS
          1--      96%  R Cano          Defensive Indifference; Lawton to 2B
   R      -2-  4   89%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive); Lawton Scores
   O      -2-  4  100%  D Jeter         Strikeout Looking
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Blue Jays 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR200509180

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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