July 8, 2007 Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 28,239

Sunday, July 8, 2007, 1:08PM
Time of Game: 2:17

Indians

52-36

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: J Accardo (2-3), L: P Byrd (7-4)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Blue Jays

43-44

Won 1

3rd, 10 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .280  .864   19    3   0   
C Blake 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .838   11    3   0   
V Martinez 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .324  .935   12    6   0   
T Hafner DH                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .262  .849   14    0   0   
J Peralta SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .277  .812   16    2   3   
T Nixon RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .668   13    3   0   
J Michaels LF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .795   10    4   0   
K Shoppach C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .330  .956   13    2   0   
J Barfield 2B                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .260  .626    5    1   2   SB

P Byrd P                                                                 1   1
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   0
Totals                       31   0   3   0    1   6              113   25   6

BATTING

TB: J Barfield 2; T Hafner.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Barfield (9, 2nd base off J Towers/G Zaun).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Wells CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .757   15    5   0   
R Johnson LF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .244  .698   11    1   0   2B
A Rios RF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .294  .870    7    0   0   
F Thomas DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .817    9    0   0   
M Stairs 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .894    9   10   2   
G Zaun C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .708   14    6   0   
R Clayton SS                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .236  .634   13    1   1   2B
H Clark 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .654   12    1   0   
J McDonald 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .671    9    1   5   

J Towers P                                                               2   3
  S Downs P                                                              0   1
  J Accardo P                                                            0   0
Totals                       30   1   5   1    0   2               99   27  12

BATTING

2B: R Clayton (14, off P Byrd); R Johnson (3, off P Byrd).

TB: R Clayton 3; R Johnson 2; A Rios; J McDonald.

RBI: A Rios (53).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: M Stairs (5).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Byrd, L (7-4)                8.1   4   1   1    0   2   0   4.41   29   96-70   45· 2·23   10·14· 3· 0     73    -     1.24   0.51
R Betancourt                   0     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.13    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-1    3.16  -0.29
Totals                         8.1   5   1   1    0   2   0          30   99-72   46· 2·24   11·14· 3· 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
J Towers                       8     3   0   0    0   4   0   5.07   27   92-68   39· 7·22   12· 7· 4· 0     80    -     1.03   0.49
S Downs                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.41    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.41   0.08
J Accardo, W (2-3)             0.2   0   0   0    1   2   0   2.80    4   18-11    4· 2· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    4.79   0.15
Totals                         9     3   0   0    1   6   0          32  112-80   44· 9·27   14· 7· 4· 0          2-0

J Towers faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Larry Poncino.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 28,239.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. G Sizemore           CF    1. V Wells              CF 
2. C Blake              3B    2. R Johnson            LF 
3. V Martinez           1B    3. A Rios               RF 
4. T Hafner             DH    4. F Thomas             DH 
5. J Peralta            SS    5. M Stairs             1B 
6. T Nixon              RF    6. G Zaun               C  
7. J Michaels           LF    7. R Clayton            SS 
8. K Shoppach           C     8. H Clark              2B 
9. J Barfield           2B    9. J McDonald           3B 

   P Byrd               P        J Towers             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  0-0  -2-  3   29% 100% A Rios          R Betancourt    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Johnson Scores
   t 9   2  0-0  123  6   18%  65% J Peralta       J Accardo       Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   1  0-0  ---  2   12%  71% R Johnson       P Byrd          Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   t 9   1  0-0  12-  3   11%  53% V Martinez      J Accardo       Strikeout Swinging
   b 8   1  0-0  ---  3    9%  65% R Clayton       P Byrd          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Towers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  G Sizemore      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   54%  C Blake         Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2   55%  V Martinez      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  V Wells         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  R Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   50%  A Rios          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Towers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  T Hafner        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   54%  J Peralta       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   55%  T Nixon         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   51%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   50%  G Zaun          Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Towers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   53%  J Michaels      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   54%  K Shoppach      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   56%  J Barfield      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   60%  R Clayton       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   56%  H Clark         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  2   60%  J McDonald      Single to CF (Line Drive); Clark to 2B
   O      12-  5   55%  V Wells         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3   50%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Towers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  G Sizemore      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   55%  C Blake         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   56%  V Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   53%  A Rios          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   51%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   50%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Towers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  T Hafner        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   55%  J Peralta       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   57%  T Nixon         Lineout: 3B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   54%  G Zaun          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   52%  R Clayton       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   50%  H Clark         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Towers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  J Michaels      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   56%  K Shoppach      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  2   54%  J Barfield      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      53%  G Sizemore      Barfield Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   58%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   54%  J McDonald      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  1   52%  V Wells         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   50%  R Johnson       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Towers facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   54%  C Blake         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   57%  V Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   55%  T Hafner        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   59%  J Peralta       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   55%  A Rios          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   52%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   50%  M Stairs        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Towers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   55%  T Nixon         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   59%  J Michaels      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   61%  K Shoppach      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   56%  G Zaun          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  3   65%  R Clayton       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   58%  H Clark         Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  1   50%  J McDonald      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Towers facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   42%  J Barfield      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
                  Scott Downs replaces Josh Towers pitching
   O      1--  2   50%  G Sizemore      Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left)
                  Jeremy Accardo replaces Scott Downs pitching
          1--  3   42%  C Blake         Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B to 3B); Sizemore to 2B
   O      12-  3   53%  V Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          12-  6   47%  T Hafner        Walk; Sizemore to 3B; Blake to 2B
   O      123  6   65%  J Peralta       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   59%  V Wells         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  2   71%  R Johnson       Double to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Paul Byrd pitching
   R      -2-  3  100%  A Rios          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Johnson Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR200707080

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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