April 18, 2008 Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 24,294

Friday, April 18, 2008, 7:07pm
Time of Game: 3:08

Tigers

6-11

Won 1

5th, 4½ GB

Jim Leyland

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

W: K Rogers (1-3), L: J Accardo (0-3)

Blue Jays

8-9

Lost 3

4th, 2½ GB

Cito Gaston

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Rodriguez C                 5   1   2   1    0   1  .207  .620   14    2   0   2·2B
P Polanco 2B                  2   0   0   0    3   0  .148  .459   22    3   0   
G Sheffield DH                5   1   1   0    0   3  .208  .720   21    0   0   2B
M Ordonez RF                  3   1   1   1    2   1  .297  .835   25    7   0   2B
M Cabrera 3B-1B               4   1   2   1    0   0  .283  .848   14    2   1   2·2B,SB,SF,GDP
C Guillen 1B                  5   2   1   0    0   0  .352 1.083   18    4   0   2B
  C Thomas CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .735         1   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   1   2   3    1   0  .309  .797   20    3   3   HR
M Thames LF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .179  .544   15    1   0   
  R Raburn LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.100    1    1   0   
B Inge CF-3B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .889   20    3   0   SH

K Rogers P                                                               0   2
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
  D Bautista P                                                           0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   8  10   7    7   7              170   27   6

BATTING

2B: G Sheffield (3, off J Accardo); M Ordonez (5, off J Accardo); C Guillen (6, off J Frasor); M Cabrera 2 (4, off D Purcey, off B Tallet); I Rodriguez 2 (4, off D Purcey, off J Frasor).

HR: E Renteria (2, off S Downs; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: M Cabrera (2, off D Purcey).

SH: B Inge (2, off D Purcey).

TB: E Renteria 5; I Rodriguez 4; M Cabrera 4; C Guillen 2; M Ordonez 2; G Sheffield 2; M Thames.

GIDP: M Cabrera (3).

RBI: E Renteria 3 (12); I Rodriguez (6); M Ordonez (7); M Thames (3); M Cabrera (12).

2-out RBI: E Renteria; I Rodriguez.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Renteria-C Guillen.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Cabrera (1, 3rd base off B Tallet/G Zaun).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   1   1   2    1   0  .235  .635   14    3   0   3B
A Hill 2B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .318  .848   11    3   5   
A Rios RF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .313  .861   14    2   0   
V Wells CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .314  .886   13    1   0   GDP
F Thomas DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .639   20    0   0   
R Barajas 1B                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .316  .929   18   10   1   HR,HBP
M Scutaro 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .612   16    0   1   
  L Overbay PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .271  .707    5    0   0   
G Zaun C                      2   1   0   0    2   0  .239  .631   14    7   0   
J McDonald SS                 2   1   0   0    1   0  .091  .377   12    1   4   
  J Inglett PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .649    4    0   0   

D Purcey P                                                               0   0
  J Frasor P                                                             0   0
  J Accardo P                                                            0   0
  S Downs P                                                              0   0
  B Tallet P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   4   3   4    7   2              141   27  11

BATTING

3B: S Stewart (1, off K Rogers).

HR: R Barajas (1, off K Rogers; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF).

HBP: R Barajas (1, by K Rogers).

TB: R Barajas 4; S Stewart 3; A Hill.

GIDP: V Wells (4).

RBI: S Stewart 2 (4); R Barajas (3); A Hill (13).

2-out RBI: S Stewart 2; A Hill.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J McDonald-A Hill-R Barajas.

PB: G Zaun (1).

E: J McDonald (1).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Rogers, W (1-3)              6.2   3   4   4    4   1   1   6.33   27   98-59   33· 0·26    5·10· 6· 0     49    -     1.02  -0.11
A Lopez, H (1)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.71    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.90   0.03
D Bautista, H (2)              1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.13    4   19-12    9· 0· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.76   0.05
T Jones                        1     0   0   0    2   0   0   1.29    5   21-10    4· 1· 5    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.65   0.02
Totals                         9     3   4   4    7   2   1          37  141-83   47· 1·35    7·14· 6· 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
D Purcey                       4.1   2   1   1    7   3   0   2.08   22   86-40   23· 3·14    7· 3· 2· 0     51    -     1.41   0.06
J Frasor                       1.1   3   2   2    0   1   0   4.76    6   21-13   10· 1· 2    2· 0· 3· 0          2-0    1.56  -0.06
J Accardo, BS (2), L (0-3)     0.2   2   3   2    0   0   0  10.29    5   15-10    7· 1· 2    3· 1· 1· 0          1-0    1.96  -0.33
S Downs                        1.2   1   1   1    0   2   1   1.04    6   21-14    7· 2· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.43  -0.16
B Tallet                       1     2   1   1    0   1   0   2.70    5   20-14   11· 3· 0    0· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.19  -0.01
Totals                         9    10   8   7    7   7   1          44  163-91   58·10·23   14· 7· 9· 0          4-1

Balks: None.

WP: D Purcey (1); J Frasor (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: K Rogers (1; R Barajas).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Adrian Johnson.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 24,294.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 9mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. I Rodriguez          C     1. S Stewart            LF 
2. P Polanco            2B    2. A Hill               2B 
3. G Sheffield          DH    3. A Rios               RF 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. V Wells              CF 
5. M Cabrera            3B    5. F Thomas             DH 
6. C Guillen            1B    6. R Barajas            1B 
7. E Renteria           SS    7. M Scutaro            3B 
8. M Thames             LF    8. G Zaun               C  
9. B Inge               CF    9. J McDonald           SS 

   K Rogers             P        D Purcey             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-1  12-  4  -25%  19% S Stewart       K Rogers        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Zaun Scores; McDonald Scores
   t 7   1  4-5  1--  1   19%  89% E Renteria      S Downs         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Guillen Scores/unER
   t 7   0  4-3  -2-  4   18%  61% M Ordonez       J Accardo       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Sheffield Scores
   t 7   1  4-4  -2-  3   16%  69% C Guillen       J Accardo       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Ordonez Scores/No RBI
   t 6   2  4-2  -2-  2   12%  31% I Rodriguez     J Frasor        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Thames Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Purcey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   56%  I Rodriguez     Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  6   59%  P Polanco       Walk
   O      12-  5   54%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
          12-  6   60%  M Ordonez       Walk; Rodriguez to 3B; Polanco to 2B
   RO     123  3   59%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rodriguez Scores
          12-      61%  C Guillen       Wild Pitch; Polanco to 3B; Ordonez to 2B
   O      -23  3   55%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   52%  S Stewart       Walk
   O      1--  2   55%  A Hill          Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  4   58%  A Rios          Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   60%  V Wells         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, David Purcey facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   64%  E Renteria      Walk
          1--  6   69%  M Thames        Walk; Renteria to 2B
   O      12-  2   68%  B Inge          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B (Front of Home); Renteria to 3B; Thames to 2B
   O      -23  4   61%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
          -23  5   62%  P Polanco       Walk
   O      123  6   56%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Kenny Rogers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   58%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  5   47%  R Barajas       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   49%  M Scutaro       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   50%  G Zaun          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, David Purcey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   47%  M Ordonez       Flyball: LF
          ---  4   52%  M Cabrera       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   49%  C Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Cabrera to 3B
   O      --3  3   44%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Kenny Rogers facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   47%  J McDonald      Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   49%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   50%  A Hill          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, David Purcey facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   47%  M Thames        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   45%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   44%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Kenny Rogers facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   40%  A Rios          Walk
   OO     1--  3   49%  V Wells         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   50%  F Thomas        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, David Purcey facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   55%  P Polanco       Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  G Sheffield     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          1--      52%  M Ordonez       Passed Ball; Polanco to 2B
          -2-  6   55%  " "             Walk
                  Jason Frasor replaces David Purcey pitching
   OO     12-  2   43%  M Cabrera       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Kenny Rogers facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   39%  R Barajas       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  7   43%  M Scutaro       Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
          1--  4   39%  G Zaun          Walk; Barajas to 2B
   O      12-  1   44%  J McDonald      Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B (Weak SS-2B); Zaun to 2B
   RR     12-  4   19%  S Stewart       Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Zaun Scores; McDonald Scores
   R      --3  4   13%  A Hill          Single to LF (Line Drive); Stewart Scores
   O      1--  2   14%  A Rios          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Jason Frasor facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   20%  C Guillen       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   17%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B; Guillen to 3B
   R      --3  3   22%  M Thames        Single to LF (Line Drive); Guillen Scores
          1--      24%  B Inge          Wild Pitch; Thames to 2B
   O      -2-  6   19%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  2   31%  I Rodriguez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Thames Scores
                  Jeremy Accardo replaces Jason Frasor pitching
   O      -2-  5   26%  P Polanco       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-3, Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   28%  V Wells         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   30%  F Thomas        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   31%  R Barajas       Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Jeremy Accardo facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   42%  G Sheffield     Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  4   61%  M Ordonez       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Sheffield Scores
   O      -2-  2   53%  M Cabrera       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   R      -2-  3   69%  C Guillen       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Ordonez Scores/No RBI
                  Scott Downs replaces Jeremy Accardo pitching
   RR     1--  1   89%  E Renteria      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Guillen Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   88%  M Thames        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   87%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-7, Kenny Rogers facing 7-8-9
                  Ryan Raburn replaces Marcus Thames playing LF batting 8th
   O      ---  5   90%  M Scutaro       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   92%  G Zaun          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   90%  J McDonald      Walk
                  Aquilino Lopez replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
   O      1--  3   93%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Scott Downs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   92%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   92%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   91%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-7, Denny Bautista facing 2-3-4
                  Denny Bautista replaces Aquilino Lopez pitching
   O      ---  4   94%  A Hill          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   96%  A Rios          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  4   94%  V Wells         Walk
   O      1-- 10   97%  F Thomas        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Brian Tallet facing 4-5-6
                  Brian Tallet replaces Scott Downs pitching
   O      ---  6   96%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   97%  M Cabrera       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-      98%  C Guillen       Cabrera Steals 3B
   O      --3  5   96%  " "             Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   R      --3  5   98%  E Renteria      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Cabrera Scores
   O      1--  1   98%  R Raburn        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-8, Todd Jones facing 6-7-8
                  Todd Jones replaces Denny Bautista pitching; Miguel Cabrera moves to 1B; Brandon Inge moves to 3B; Clete Thomas replaces Carlos Guillen playing CF batting 6th
   O      ---  6   99%  R Barajas       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Lyle Overbay pinch hits for Marco Scutaro batting 7th
          ---  5   98%  L Overbay       Walk
          1--  5   96%  G Zaun          Walk; Overbay to 2B
                  Joe Inglett pinch hits for John McDonald batting 9th
   O      12-  4   99%  J Inglett       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      12-  1  100%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Zaun to 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Blue Jays 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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