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BOS  8
TEX  3

DET  5
@TOR  1

ARI  4
SFG  2

ATL  7
WSN  3

CHC  7
NYM  1

LAD  9
@CIN  3

PHI  9
@COL  5

HOU 10
SDP  3

STL  4
@MIL  3

FLA 10
@PIT  4

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 25,287

Monday, April 21, 2008, 12:37pm
Time of Game: 3:01
Tigers
5
7-13
Won 1
5th, 5 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  4  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    5  9  0
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  6  2
W: A Galarraga (2-0), L: S Marcum (2-1)
Blue Jays
1
10-10
Lost 1
3rd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Thomas CF                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .298  .719   15    4   0   
I Rodriguez C                 5   0   4   1    0   0  .271  .730   26    6   0   2B
C Guillen DH                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.005   18    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .270  .776   16    3   0   
M Cabrera 1B                  3   1   0   0    2   0  .268  .806   20    8   1   
J Jones LF                    4   1   0   0    0   1  .178  .402   16    2   0   
  R Santiago 2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .417 1.000    2    0   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   2   2   1    0   0  .300  .791   14    1   3   HR
R Raburn 2B-LF                4   1   1   2    0   2  .267  .789   12    2   1   
B Inge 3B                     2   0   0   1    1   1  .259  .827   17    0   3   SF

A Galarraga P                                                            0   0
  C Rapada P                                                             0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
  D Bautista P                                                           0   0
  T Jones P                                                              1   0
Totals                       36   5   9   5    5   5              156   27   8
BATTING
2B: I Rodriguez (5, off S Marcum).
HR: E Renteria (3, off S Marcum; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: B Inge (2, off S Marcum).
TB: I Rodriguez 5; E Renteria 5; M Ordonez; C Thomas; R Raburn.
RBI: R Raburn 2 (3); E Renteria (13); B Inge (11); I Rodriguez (8).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 1. B Inge-R Raburn-M Cabrera.
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .270  .708   19    2   2   
S Stewart LF                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .211  .589   26    0   0   GDP
A Hill 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .312  .840   13    3   3   
A Rios CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .847   18    2   0   
M Stairs DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .326  .751   14    0   0   
L Overbay 1B                  3   0   2   0    1   1  .279  .726   18    9   1   
M Scutaro 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .189  .603   21    1   3   
G Zaun C                      3   1   1   1    1   1  .264  .727   21    5   0   HR
J Inglett RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .360  .873   15    4   0   2B

S Marcum P                                                               1   1
  B Tallet P                                                             0   0
  J Frasor P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   1   6   1    6   6              165   27  10
BATTING
2B: J Inglett (1, off A Lopez).
HR: G Zaun (1, off T Jones; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: G Zaun 4; J Inglett 3; L Overbay 2; M Stairs.
GIDP: S Stewart (2).
RBI: G Zaun (4).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
FIELDING
E: A Rios (2); D Eckstein (3).

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
A Galarraga, W (2-0)           5.1   3   0   0    4   4   0   1.50   22   85-46   21· 4·21    7· 4· 3· 0     62    -     1.10   0.22
C Rapada                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    7-5     3· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.26   0.00
A Lopez                        1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.63    5   26-16    7· 2· 7    1· 1· 2· 0          1-0    0.44   0.03
D Bautista                     1     0   0   0    2   1   0   1.00    5   23-8     3· 1· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.01
T Jones                        1     1   1   1    0   0   1   2.25    4   17-10    5· 0· 5    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.26   0.01
Totals                         9     6   1   1    6   6   1          38  158-85   39· 8·38   10· 9· 7· 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 (2-1)              5.2   5   5   4    4   2   1   3.42   27  103-62   43· 6·13   12· 7· 2· 0     39    -     0.76  -0.24
B Tallet                       1.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   2.38    6   19-15    8· 2· 5    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
J Frasor                       2     2   0   0    1   1   0   3.52    9   34-22   15· 3· 4    4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.01
Totals                         9     9   5   4    5   5   1          42  156-99   66·11·22   16·11· 5· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: A Lopez (2).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Adrian Johnson, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Jeff Nelson.
Time of Game: 3:01.
Attendance: 25,287.
Weather: 66° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. C Thomas             CF    1. D Eckstein           SS 
2. I Rodriguez          C     2. S Stewart            LF 
3. C Guillen            DH    3. A Hill               2B 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. A Rios               CF 
5. M Cabrera            1B    5. M Stairs             DH 
6. J Jones              LF    6. L Overbay            1B 
7. E Renteria           SS    7. M Scutaro            3B 
8. R Raburn             2B    8. G Zaun               C  
9. B Inge               3B    9. J Inglett            RF 

   A Galarraga          P        S Marcum             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  123  1   13%  80% R Raburn        S Marcum        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Cabrera Scores; Jones Scores/unER; Renteria to 3B/Adv on E8; Raburn to 2B
   t 2   0  0-0  12-  4    8%  67% E Renteria      S Marcum        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cabrera to 3B; Jones to 2B
   b 4   1  4-0  123  4    7%  83% G Zaun          A Galarraga     Strikeout Swinging
   b 4   2  4-0  123  1    7%  90% J Inglett       A Galarraga     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   b 5   0  4-0  1--  6    7%  91% S Stewart       A Galarraga     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  C Thomas        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  9   52%  I Rodriguez     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   48%  C Guillen       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      -2-  2   45%  M Ordonez       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Armando Galarraga facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  D Eckstein      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  S Stewart       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   50%  A Hill          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Shaun Marcum facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   54%  M Cabrera       Walk
          1--  4   59%  J Jones         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Cabrera to 2B
          12-  4   67%  E Renteria      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cabrera to 3B; Jones to 2B
   RR     123  1   80%  R Raburn        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Cabrera Scores; Jones Scores/unER; Renteria to 3B/Adv on E8; Raburn to 2B
   RO     -23  4   81%  B Inge          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Renteria Scores; Raburn to 3B
          --3  4   82%  C Thomas        Walk
   R      1-3  3   86%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Raburn Scores; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  1   85%  C Guillen       Groundout: P unassisted (P's Left); Thomas to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
          -23  6   85%  M Ordonez       Walk
   O      123  3   82%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Armando Galarraga facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   84%  A Rios          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   85%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   86%  L Overbay       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Shaun Marcum facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   85%  J Jones         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   84%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   84%  R Raburn        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Armando Galarraga facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   86%  M Scutaro       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   84%  G Zaun          Walk
          1--  4   78%  J Inglett       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Zaun to 3B
   O      1-3  2   84%  D Eckstein      Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
          1-3  6   81%  S Stewart       Walk; Inglett to 2B
   O      123  3   88%  A Hill          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Shaun Marcum facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   89%  B Inge          Walk
   O      1--  2   88%  C Thomas        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   87%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  4   86%  C Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Armando Galarraga facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   88%  A Rios          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  1   85%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  1   82%  L Overbay       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Stairs to 2B
          12-  4   76%  M Scutaro       Walk; Stairs to 3B; Overbay to 2B
   O      123  4   83%  G Zaun          Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  1   90%  J Inglett       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Shaun Marcum facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   89%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   88%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   88%  J Jones         Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Armando Galarraga facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   84%  D Eckstein      Walk
   OO     1--  6   91%  S Stewart       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   92%  A Hill          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Shaun Marcum facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   95%  E Renteria      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   95%  R Raburn        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   95%  B Inge          Strikeout Looking
                  Brian Tallet replaces Shaun Marcum pitching
          ---  2   95%  C Thomas        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   95%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Thomas to 3B
   O      1-3  4   94%  C Guillen       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Armando Galarraga facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   96%  A Rios          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  Clay Rapada replaces Armando Galarraga pitching
   O      ---  3   96%  M Stairs        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  4   96%  L Overbay       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Aquilino Lopez replaces Clay Rapada pitching
          1--      96%  M Scutaro       Wild Pitch; Overbay to 2B
   O      -2-  6   97%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Brian Tallet facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   97%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   96%  M Cabrera       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   96%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Aquilino Lopez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   97%  G Zaun          Lineout: RF
          ---  6   96%  J Inglett       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  3   97%  D Eckstein      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      -2-  7   98%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jason Frasor facing 7-8-9
                  Jason Frasor replaces Brian Tallet pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  E Renteria      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  6   98%  R Raburn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Denny Bautista facing 3-4-5
                  Denny Bautista replaces Aquilino Lopez pitching; Ramon Santiago replaces Jacque Jones playing 2B batting 6th; Ryan Raburn moves to LF
          ---  4   96%  A Hill          Walk
   O      1--  6   98%  A Rios          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   99%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      99%  L Overbay       Defensive Indifference; Hill to 2B
          -2-  4   98%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   99%  M Scutaro       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jason Frasor facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   99%  C Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   99%  I Rodriguez     Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   99%  C Guillen       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--  1   99%  M Ordonez       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Rodriguez to 2B
          12-  6   99%  M Cabrera       Walk; Rodriguez to 3B; Ordonez to 2B
   O      123  2   99%  R Santiago      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Todd Jones facing 8-9-1
                  Todd Jones replaces Denny Bautista pitching
   R      ---  7   98%  G Zaun          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   99%  J Inglett       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3  100%  D Eckstein      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3  100%  S Stewart       Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 1.

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