August 8, 2007 New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 9
@LAA 6 SEA 8
@BAL 4 CHW 6
CLE 4
(13) TBD 7
@DET 1 MIN 11
@KCR 4 OAK 6
@TEX 3 TOR 15
NYY 4 ARI 10
PIT 6 CIN 1
LAD 0 COL 19
MIL 4 HOU 8
CHC 2 NYM 4
ATL 3 PHI 6
FLA 4 SFG 5
WSN 0 STL 2
SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 40,811

Wednesday, August 8, 2007, 7:08PM
Time of Game: 2:59

Yankees

63-51

Lost 1

2nd, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  2  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    4  7  1
Blue Jays       3  0  5   1  0  5   1  0  X   15 16  0

W: R Halladay (13-5), L: C Wang (13-6)

Blue Jays

57-56

Won 1

3rd, 11½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Cabrera CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .302  .799   10    3   0   
D Jeter SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .326  .849   19    0   2   
  J Damon 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .714    3    0   0   
B Abreu RF                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .284  .795   10    1   1   
  S Duncan RF                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .314 1.128    7    1   0   
J Posada C                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .338  .965   12    6   0   
  J Molina C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .523    1    3   0   
H Matsui LF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .293  .892   21    3   0   HR
J Giambi DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .260  .804   15    0   0   
R Cano 2B                     4   2   2   3    0   1  .309  .860   14    2   1   2·HR
W Betemit 3B-SS               4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .844   16    1   0   
A Phillips 1B-3B              3   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .716    9    4   0   

C Wang P                                                                 0   0
  J Karstens P                                                           0   0
  R Villone P                                                            0   0
  K Farnsworth P                                                         0   0
Totals                       34   4   7   4    1   9              137   24   4

BATTING

HR: H Matsui (23, off R Halladay; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); R Cano 2 (13, 2 off R Halladay; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: R Cano 8; H Matsui 4; A Phillips; S Duncan; M Cabrera; J Giambi.

RBI: R Cano 3 (68); H Matsui (80).

2-out RBI: R Cano 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Jeter-R Cano-A Phillips; B Abreu-A Phillips.

E: D Jeter (14).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Stairs LF                   4   3   2   0    2   1  .290  .906   24    0   0   2·2B
L Overbay 1B                  5   3   3   1    0   1  .252  .767   11   10   1   2B
A Rios RF                     5   3   2   1    0   1  .302  .887   30    2   0   2·2B
V Wells CF                    4   2   3   4    0   0  .261  .754   18    2   0   2B,SF
F Thomas DH                   5   1   3   3    0   0  .265  .842   14    0   0   2·2B,GDP
  C Thigpen PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .653         0   0   
T Glaus 3B                    3   2   0   0    2   2  .250  .801   25    0   0   
  H Luna 3B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         1   0   
A Hill 2B                     5   1   1   2    0   3  .274  .773   21    0   3   
G Zaun C                      3   0   1   2    2   0  .246  .736   19    9   0   2B
J McDonald SS                 4   0   1   2    1   1  .273  .659   22    2   3   

R Halladay P                                                             0   1
  B Wolfe P                                                              0   1
  J Accardo P                                                            1   0
Totals                       38  15  16  15    7   9              184   27   9

BATTING

2B: V Wells (31, off C Wang); G Zaun (13, off C Wang); A Rios 2 (32, off C Wang, off J Karstens); F Thomas 2 (20, off R Villone, off J Karstens); M Stairs 2 (17, 2 off C Wang); L Overbay (21, off J Karstens).

SF: V Wells (5, off J Karstens).

TB: F Thomas 5; L Overbay 4; M Stairs 4; V Wells 4; A Rios 4; G Zaun 2; A Hill; J McDonald.

GIDP: F Thomas (14).

RBI: V Wells 4 (64); F Thomas 3 (68); G Zaun 2 (30); J McDonald 2 (22); A Hill 2 (61); L Overbay (33); A Rios (65).

2-out RBI: G Zaun 2; A Hill 2; J McDonald 2; F Thomas.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 9 for 18.

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
C Wang, L (13-6)               2.2   9   8   8    2   3   0   3.94   17   59-28   15· 5· 8    6· 0· 6· 0      9    -     0.83  -0.46
J Karstens                     3     3   5   2    3   2   0  10.13   16   61-32   16· 4·12    2· 7· 2· 0          1-0    0.10  -0.01
R Villone                      1.1   4   2   2    2   3   0   3.56   10   51-30   20· 1· 9    0· 2· 3· 0          3-3    0.01  -0.00
K Farnsworth                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.76    3   12-9     7· 2· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    16  15  12    7   9   0          46  183-99   58·12·29    8·10·12· 0          4-3

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
R Halladay, W (13-5)           7     6   4   4    1   8   3   4.17   28  108-68   35·11·22    8· 7· 4· 0     56    -     0.35   0.03
B Wolfe                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.11    4   13-10    6· 0· 4    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
J Accardo                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.47    3   16-11    8· 1· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     7   4   4    1   9   3          35  137-89   49·12·28   11· 7· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Karstens (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Angel Hernandez.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 40,811.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 17mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. M Cabrera            CF    1. M Stairs             LF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. L Overbay            1B 
3. B Abreu              RF    3. A Rios               RF 
4. J Posada             C     4. V Wells              CF 
5. H Matsui             LF    5. F Thomas             DH 
6. J Giambi             DH    6. T Glaus              3B 
7. R Cano               2B    7. A Hill               2B 
8. W Betemit            3B    8. G Zaun               C  
9. A Phillips           1B    9. J McDonald           SS 

   C Wang               P        R Halladay           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  3-0  1--  1  -15%  64% R Cano          R Halladay      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Giambi Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1-3  2    9%  76% A Rios          C Wang          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Stairs Scores; Overbay to 3B
   b 3   1  2-4  1--  4    8%  84% V Wells         C Wang          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Overbay Scores
   b 3   0  2-3  -2-  2    6%  78% L Overbay       C Wang          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Stairs Scores
   b 1   0  0-1  -23  3    6%  82% V Wells         C Wang          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Overbay Scores; Rios Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   54%  D Jeter         Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   55%  B Abreu         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, Chien-Ming Wang facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   61%  M Stairs        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  3   67%  L Overbay       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Stairs to 3B
   R      1-3  2   76%  A Rios          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Stairs Scores; Overbay to 3B
   RR     -23  3   82%  V Wells         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Overbay Scores; Rios Scores
   OO     1--  4   78%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   77%  T Glaus         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Roy Halladay facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   79%  J Posada        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   81%  H Matsui        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   79%  J Giambi        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  1   64%  R Cano          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Giambi Scores
   O      ---  3   65%  W Betemit       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Chien-Ming Wang facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   63%  A Hill          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   65%  G Zaun          Walk
   OO     1--  4   61%  J McDonald      Line Drive Double Play: RF; Zaun out at 1B/RF-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Roy Halladay facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   63%  A Phillips      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   65%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   67%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Chien-Ming Wang facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   72%  M Stairs        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  2   78%  L Overbay       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Stairs Scores
   O      1--  5   76%  A Rios          Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  4   84%  V Wells         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Overbay Scores
   R      -2-  3   89%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Wells Scores
          1--  4   90%  T Glaus         Walk; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  3   89%  A Hill          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Thomas to 3B; Glaus to 2B
   RR     -23  2   95%  G Zaun          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Thomas Scores; Glaus Scores
                  Jeff Karstens replaces Chien-Ming Wang pitching
          -2-      95%  J McDonald      Wild Pitch; Zaun to 3B
          --3  5   95%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  6   94%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-8, Roy Halladay facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   95%  B Abreu         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   94%  J Posada        Walk
   O      1--  1   96%  H Matsui        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   96%  J Giambi        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jeff Karstens facing 2-3-4
                  Shelley Duncan replaces Bobby Abreu playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  2   96%  L Overbay       Flyball: CF
          ---  5   97%  A Rios          Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   96%  V Wells         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   R      -2-  4   98%  F Thomas        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Rios Scores
   O      -2-  5   98%  T Glaus         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 9.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-9, Roy Halladay facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   98%  R Cano          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   98%  W Betemit       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  A Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-2, Jeff Karstens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   99%  A Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   98%  G Zaun          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   98%  J McDonald      Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 9.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-9, Roy Halladay facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   98%  M Cabrera       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   98%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Cabrera to 2B
   O      -2-  4   99%  S Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   99%  J Posada        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-2, Jeff Karstens facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   99%  M Stairs        Walk
          1--  1  100%  L Overbay       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Stairs to 3B
          -23  5  100%  A Rios          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   RO     123  1  100%  V Wells         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Stairs Scores
   O      12-  2  100%  F Thomas        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          12-  4  100%  T Glaus         Walk; Overbay to 3B; Rios to 2B
                  Ron Villone replaces Jeff Karstens pitching
   RR     123  3  100%  A Hill          Single to CF (Line Drive); Overbay Scores/unER; Rios Scores/unER; Glaus to 2B
          12-  5  100%  G Zaun          Walk; Glaus to 3B; Hill to 2B
   RR     123  2  100%  J McDonald      Single to CF (Line Drive); Glaus Scores/unER; Hill Scores/Team unER; Zaun to 3B
          1-3  6  100%  M Stairs        Walk; McDonald to 2B
   O      123  3  100%  L Overbay       Strikeout Looking
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 14.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-14, Roy Halladay facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  7  100%  H Matsui        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  J Giambi        Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   R      ---  4  100%  R Cano          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5  100%  W Betemit       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  1  100%  A Phillips      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2  100%  M Cabrera       Popfly: 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 14.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 14-4, Ron Villone facing 3-4-5
                  Jose Molina replaces Jorge Posada playing C batting 4th; Johnny Damon replaces Derek Jeter playing 1B batting 2nd; Andy Phillips moves to 3B; Wilson Betemit moves to SS
   O      --- 13  100%  A Rios          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  6  100%  V Wells         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  1  100%  F Thomas        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Wells Scores
                  Curtis Thigpen pinch runs for Frank Thomas batting 5th
   O      -2-  6  100%  T Glaus         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6  100%  A Hill          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 15.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-15, Brian Wolfe facing 2-3-4
                  Brian Wolfe replaces Roy Halladay pitching; Hector Luna replaces Troy Glaus playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Damon         Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  3  100%  S Duncan        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1  100%  J Molina        Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  6  100%  H Matsui        Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 15.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 15-4, Kyle Farnsworth facing 8-9-1
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Ron Villone pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  G Zaun          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7  100%  J McDonald      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  M Stairs        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 15.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-15, Jeremy Accardo facing 6-7-8
                  Jeremy Accardo replaces Brian Wolfe pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  J Giambi        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7  100%  R Cano          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  W Betemit       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Blue Jays 15.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR200708080

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