August 20, 2007 Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 7
NYY 6
(10) CHW 4
KCR 3 SEA 9
@MIN 4 BOS 6
@TBD 0 OAK 6
@TOR 4 MIL 9
@ARI 0 STL 6
@CHC 4 ATL 14
@CIN 4 PIT 4
@COL 2
(11) SFG 8
@FLA 7 WSN 7
@HOU 0

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 27,193

Monday, August 20, 2007, 7:08PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Athletics

62-64

Won 2

3rd, 12 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       2  0  4   0  0  0   0  0  0    6 12  1
Blue Jays       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    4  9  1

W: J Blanton (11-8), L: S Marcum (10-5), S: H Street (11)

Blue Jays

63-61

Lost 1

3rd, 11½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   1   2   0    1   1  .295  .761   15    3   0   2B
N Swisher 1B                  5   1   3   2    0   0  .260  .843   24    8   1   HR
J Cust RF                     5   1   1   0    0   2  .271  .949   13    2   0   
  D Brown RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Piazza DH                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .691   12    0   0   
M Ellis 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .260  .748   18    4   2   
J Davanon CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .205  .606   20    0   0   
M Scutaro SS                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .261  .728   13    2   3   
J Hannahan 3B                 4   1   2   3    0   2  .227  .820   17    0   3   HR,2B
K Suzuki C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .737   14    7   0   

J Blanton P                                                              0   0
  A Brown P                                                              0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  H Street P                                                             1   1
Totals                       39   6  12   6    1   9              146   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Hannahan (3, off S Marcum); S Stewart (15, off J Towers).

HR: J Hannahan (1, off S Marcum; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); N Swisher (16, off S Marcum; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).

TB: J Hannahan 6; N Swisher 6; S Stewart 3; M Scutaro 2; M Ellis; K Suzuki; J Cust.

RBI: J Hannahan 3 (5); N Swisher 2 (61); M Scutaro (35).

2-out RBI: J Hannahan 3; M Scutaro.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Hannahan-M Ellis-N Swisher.

E: M Scutaro (12).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Johnson LF                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .270  .717   17    0   0   HBP
L Overbay 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .258  .759   14    8   0   2B,GDP
A Rios RF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .311  .894   12    3   0   
V Wells CF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .264  .752   12    4   0   2B
F Thomas DH                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .257  .821   17    0   0   2B
  D McGowan PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .286  .572         0   0   
T Glaus 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .257  .808   18    2   1   2B
R Adams 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .334    7    2   1   
  A Hill PH-2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .733    6    0   0   
C Thigpen C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .601   15    8   2   
  G Zaun PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .731    5    0   0   
J McDonald SS                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .623   19    0   3   
  M Stairs PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .904    6    0   0   

S Marcum P                                                               0   1
  J Frasor P                                                             0   0
  J Towers P                                                             0   0
  S Downs P                                                              0   0
  C Janssen P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   4   9   4    0   7              148   27   8

BATTING

2B: V Wells (35, off J Blanton); F Thomas (22, off A Brown); L Overbay (24, off A Brown); T Glaus (16, off A Brown).

HBP: R Johnson (6, by A Brown).

TB: L Overbay 3; V Wells 2; F Thomas 2; T Glaus 2; R Adams; A Rios; R Johnson; J McDonald.

GIDP: L Overbay (5).

RBI: L Overbay (37); V Wells (71); F Thomas (74); T Glaus (51).

2-out RBI: F Thomas; V Wells; T Glaus.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: T Glaus (7).

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
J Blanton, W (11-8)            7     6   1   1    0   6   0   3.84   27  104-69   35· 6·28   13· 4· 4· 0     67    -     0.61   0.16
A Brown                        0.2   3   3   3    0   0   0   3.00    6   23-12    8· 0· 4    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.77  -0.11
A Embree, H (10)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.58    1    6-3     2· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.90   0.06
H Street, S (11)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.56    3   15-10    5· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9     9   4   4    0   7   0          37  148-94   50· 8·36   17· 7· 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
S Marcum, L (10-5)             3     9   6   6    1   4   2   3.65   19   75-47   24· 7·16    6· 5· 3· 0     20    -     1.09  -0.37
J Frasor                       2     1   0   0    0   3   0   4.23    7   33-21    9· 3· 9    0· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.26   0.03
J Towers                       3.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   5.19   12   35-24   12· 2·10    4· 2· 4· 0          0-0    0.15   0.02
S Downs                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.27    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.47   0.01
C Janssen                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.31    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.51   0.01
Totals                         9    12   6   6    1   9   2          40  146-94   47·12·35   11· 9·10· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: A Brown (1; R Johnson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - James Hoye, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - .

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 27,193.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. S Stewart            LF    1. R Johnson            LF 
2. N Swisher            1B    2. L Overbay            1B 
3. J Cust               RF    3. A Rios               RF 
4. M Piazza             DH    4. V Wells              CF 
5. M Ellis              2B    5. F Thomas             DH 
6. J Davanon            CF    6. T Glaus              3B 
7. M Scutaro            SS    7. R Adams              2B 
8. J Hannahan           3B    8. C Thigpen            C  
9. K Suzuki             C     9. J McDonald           SS 

   J Blanton            P        S Marcum             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-3  12-  3   19%  88% J Hannahan      S Marcum        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ellis Scores; Scutaro Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  4   14%  68% N Swisher       S Marcum        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Stewart Scores
   b 1   2  2-0  1--  1  -10%  57% V Wells         J Blanton       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Rios Scores
   t 3   2  1-2  1-3  5    9%  70% M Scutaro       S Marcum        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Cust Scores; Ellis to 2B
   t 2   1  1-2  1--  2    8%  68% J Hannahan      S Marcum        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Scutaro to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  S Stewart       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   RR     1--  4   68%  N Swisher       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Stewart Scores
   O      ---  3   66%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   65%  M Piazza        Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
   O      ---  4   64%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   60%  R Johnson       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  2   68%  L Overbay       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   67%  A Rios          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  1   57%  V Wells         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Rios Scores
   O      -2-  3   60%  F Thomas        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Shaun Marcum facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   58%  J Davanon       Lineout: 3B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   60%  M Scutaro       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  2   68%  J Hannahan      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Scutaro to 3B
   O      -23  4   61%  K Suzuki        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          -23  4   62%  S Stewart       Walk
   O      123  6   55%  N Swisher       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Joe Blanton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   58%  T Glaus         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   59%  R Adams         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   61%  C Thigpen       Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Shaun Marcum facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   64%  J Cust          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   61%  M Piazza        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  4   67%  M Ellis         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Cust to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   O      1-3  6   61%  J Davanon       Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3  5   70%  M Scutaro       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Cust Scores; Ellis to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   88%  J Hannahan      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ellis Scores; Scutaro Scores
          ---  6   89%  K Suzuki        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   88%  S Stewart       Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   85%  J McDonald      Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  4   88%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   89%  L Overbay       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); McDonald to 2B
   O      -2-  2   91%  A Rios          Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jason Frasor facing 2-3-4
                  Jason Frasor replaces Shaun Marcum pitching
          ---  7   92%  N Swisher       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   91%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   91%  M Piazza        Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  5   90%  M Ellis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   91%  V Wells         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   92%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  6   92%  T Glaus         Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  1   90%  R Adams         Single to RF (Line Drive); Glaus to 2B
   O      12-  3   93%  C Thigpen       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jason Frasor facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   92%  J Davanon       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   92%  M Scutaro       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   92%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
   O      --- 10   93%  J McDonald      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   94%  R Johnson       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   93%  L Overbay       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   95%  A Rios          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Josh Towers facing 9-1-2
                  Josh Towers replaces Jason Frasor pitching
   O      ---  1   94%  K Suzuki        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   94%  S Stewart       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   94%  N Swisher       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   94%  J Cust          Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   95%  V Wells         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   96%  F Thomas        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   96%  T Glaus         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Josh Towers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   96%  M Piazza        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   96%  M Ellis         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   96%  J Davanon       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Joe Blanton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   97%  R Adams         Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   98%  C Thigpen       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   98%  J McDonald      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Josh Towers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   98%  M Scutaro       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   98%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   98%  K Suzuki        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Andrew Brown facing 1-2-3
                  Andrew Brown replaces Joe Blanton pitching
          ---  2   96%  R Johnson       Hit By Pitch
   R      1--  5   91%  L Overbay       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores
   O      -2-  5   94%  A Rios          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      -2-  2   97%  V Wells         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   R      -2-  6   93%  F Thomas        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Overbay Scores
                  Dustin McGowan pinch runs for Frank Thomas batting 5th
   R      -2-  3   86%  T Glaus         Double to LF (Ground Ball); McGowan Scores
                  Alan Embree replaces Andrew Brown pitching; Aaron Hill pinch hits for Russ Adams batting 7th
   O      -2-  6   92%  A Hill          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-4, Josh Towers facing 1-2-3
                  Aaron Hill moves to 2B
          ---  1   94%  S Stewart       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  1   93%  N Swisher       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  Scott Downs replaces Josh Towers pitching
   O      -2-  2   91%  J Cust          Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  Casey Janssen replaces Scott Downs pitching
   O      -2-  1   90%  M Piazza        Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-6, Huston Street facing 8-9-1
                  Huston Street replaces Alan Embree pitching; Dee Brown replaces Jack Cust playing RF batting 3rd; Gregg Zaun pinch hits for Curtis Thigpen batting 8th
   O      ---  5   95%  G Zaun          Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  Matt Stairs pinch hits for John McDonald batting 9th
   O      ---  6   98%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  R Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR200708200

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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