May 3, 2008 Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 3
BAL 1 BOS 12
TBR 4 KCR 4
@CLE 2 MIN 4
DET 1 NYY 6
SEA 1 TEX 6
@OAK 3 TOR 5
CHW 2 ARI 10
NYM 4 ATL 9
CIN 1 LAD 12
@COL 7 SDP 7
@FLA 2 HOU 6
MIL 2 SFG 3
@PHI 2
(10) CHC 9
@STL 3 WSN 9
PIT 8

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 27,778

Saturday, May 3, 2008, 1:07pm
Time of Game: 2:36

White Sox

14-14

Lost 4

2nd, ½ GB

Ozzie Guillen

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

W: J Litsch (4-1), L: J Danks (2-3), S: B Ryan (4)

Blue Jays

14-17

Won 3

5th, 4½ GB

Cito Gaston

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Swisher CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .208  .674   15    3   1   
O Cabrera SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .562    9    0   3   
J Thome DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .805   21    0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .233  .799   10    6   2   
J Dye RF                      4   1   1   1    0   1  .272  .787   16    1   0   HR
A Pierzynski C                4   0   0   0    0   2  .284  .786   14    8   0   
C Quentin LF                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .289 1.045    8    1   0   HR
J Crede 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .841    8    1   1   2B
P Ozuna 2B                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .454    3    2   2   SH

J Danks P                                                                2   0
  E Wassermann P                                                         0   0
  O Dotel P                                                              0   0
  B Logan P                                                              0   0
  S Linebrink P                                                          0   1
Totals                       32   2   6   2    0   6              104   24  10

BATTING

2B: J Crede (5, off J Litsch).

HR: C Quentin (8, off J Litsch; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF); J Dye (3, off J Litsch; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: P Ozuna (2, off J Litsch).

TB: J Dye 4; C Quentin 4; P Konerko 2; J Crede 2; P Ozuna.

RBI: C Quentin (22); J Dye (10).

2-out RBI: J Dye.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: P Ozuna (1); J Crede (6).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Rios RF                     5   1   2   0    0   1  .313  .856   23    2   0   2B,SB
D Eckstein SS                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .255  .655   34    1   2   2B
A Hill 2B                     4   0   1   0    1   1  .263  .704   20    3   3   
V Wells CF                    5   0   3   3    0   1  .271  .748   26    2   0   
M Stairs DH                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .296  .761   25    0   0   
S Stewart LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .589   12    2   0   
L Overbay 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .265  .716   18    8   2   
R Barajas C                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .186  .573   16    6   0   
M Scutaro 3B                  3   2   1   1    0   0  .200  .650    9    1   3   HR,HBP

J Litsch P                                                               2   2
  S Downs P                                                              0   0
  B Ryan P                                                               0   0
Totals                       37   5  12   4    3   8              183   27  12

BATTING

2B: A Rios (7, off S Linebrink); D Eckstein (5, off J Danks).

HR: M Scutaro (1, off J Danks; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: M Scutaro (2, by O Dotel).

TB: M Scutaro 4; V Wells 3; A Rios 3; D Eckstein 3; L Overbay; A Hill; S Stewart; R Barajas.

RBI: V Wells 3 (21); M Scutaro (8).

2-out RBI: V Wells 3.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Rios (8, 3rd base off S Linebrink/A Pierzynski).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Danks, L (2-3)               4.2   7   2   2    1   5   1   3.12   23  107-68   44· 8·16   10· 3· 4· 0     46    -     0.74  -0.05
E Wassermann                   0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    1    5-4     3· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    1.85   0.05
O Dotel                        1     2   3   0    1   2   0   4.66    7   33-21   10· 3· 8    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.98  -0.12
B Logan                        0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   3.75    4   12-9     6· 0· 3    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
S Linebrink                    1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.25    6   25-14   11· 0· 3    1· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.20   0.01
Totals                         8    12   5   2    3   8   1          41  182-116  74·11·31   12· 8· 9· 0          5-0

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
J Litsch, W (4-1)              7.1   5   2   2    0   3   2   4.32   27   78-59   36· 8·15   12· 9· 3· 0     63    -     0.87   0.31
S Downs, H (3)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.46    2    8-4     2· 0· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.94   0.05
B Ryan, S (4)                  1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   18-14    7· 4· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.68   0.03
Totals                         9     6   2   2    0   6   2          33  104-77   45·12·20   14· 9· 4· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: O Dotel (1; M Scutaro).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rob Drake, 1B - Mike Estabrook, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 27,778.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. N Swisher            CF    1. A Rios               RF 
2. O Cabrera            SS    2. D Eckstein           SS 
3. J Thome              DH    3. A Hill               2B 
4. P Konerko            1B    4. V Wells              CF 
5. J Dye                RF    5. M Stairs             DH 
6. A Pierzynski         C     6. S Stewart            LF 
7. C Quentin            LF    7. L Overbay            1B 
8. J Crede              3B    8. R Barajas            C  
9. P Ozuna              2B    9. M Scutaro            3B 

   J Danks              P        J Litsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-1  ---  4   10%  77% M Scutaro       J Danks         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  3    9%  62% V Wells         J Danks         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Eckstein Scores
   t 6   0  2-0  ---  2   -8%  70% J Crede         J Litsch        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 6   1  2-0  --3  2    7%  80% N Swisher       J Litsch        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   b 6   2  0-2  123  3    6%  92% A Hill          O Dotel         Reached on E5/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Barajas Scores/unER/No RBI; Scutaro to 3B; Rios to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Litsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  N Swisher       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   54%  O Cabrera       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  8   55%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, John Danks facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  A Rios          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   57%  D Eckstein      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   53%  A Hill          Lineout: 2B
   R      -2-  3   62%  V Wells         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Eckstein Scores
   O      1--  7   60%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jesse Litsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   63%  P Konerko       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  2   65%  J Dye           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   66%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Danks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   64%  S Stewart       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   62%  L Overbay       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   61%  R Barajas       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jesse Litsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   64%  C Quentin       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   66%  J Crede         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   67%  P Ozuna         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Danks facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  4   77%  M Scutaro       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   75%  A Rios          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          --- 10   77%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   75%  A Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  9   73%  V Wells         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jesse Litsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   76%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   78%  O Cabrera       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   79%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Danks facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   77%  M Stairs        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  2   79%  S Stewart       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   85%  L Overbay       Reached on E4 (catch)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS to SS); Stewart to 3B; Overbay to 2B
   O      -23  3   79%  R Barajas       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      -23  2   75%  M Scutaro       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jesse Litsch facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   70%  P Konerko       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   75%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   79%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   81%  C Quentin       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Danks facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   80%  A Rios          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   79%  D Eckstein      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   80%  A Hill          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   81%  V Wells         Single to CF (Line Drive); Hill to 2B
          12-  6   83%  M Stairs        Walk; Hill to 3B; Wells to 2B
                  Ehren Wassermann replaces John Danks pitching
   O      123  5   78%  S Stewart       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jesse Litsch facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   70%  J Crede         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   73%  P Ozuna         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Crede to 3B
   O      --3  2   80%  N Swisher       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      --3  2   85%  O Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Octavio Dotel facing 7-8-9
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Ehren Wassermann pitching
   O      ---  4   83%  L Overbay       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   85%  R Barajas       Walk
          1--  1   87%  M Scutaro       Hit By Pitch; Barajas to 2B
          12-  6   90%  A Rios          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Barajas to 3B; Scutaro to 2B
   O      123  8   86%  D Eckstein      Strikeout Looking
   R      123  3   92%  A Hill          Reached on E5/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Barajas Scores/unER/No RBI; Scutaro to 3B; Rios to 2B
   RRO    123  5   97%  V Wells         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Scutaro Scores/unER; Rios Scores/unER; Hill out at 3B/CF-3B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Jesse Litsch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   98%  J Thome         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   98%  P Konerko       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   R      ---  2   97%  J Dye           Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   97%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 2B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Boone Logan facing 5-6-7
                  Boone Logan replaces Octavio Dotel pitching
   O      ---  4   97%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   97%  S Stewart       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   97%  L Overbay       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  4   97%  R Barajas       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Overbay to 2B
                  Scott Linebrink replaces Boone Logan pitching
   O      12-  2   96%  M Scutaro       Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Jesse Litsch facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   93%  C Quentin       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   95%  J Crede         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1   93%  P Ozuna         Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B)
                  Scott Downs replaces Jesse Litsch pitching
   O      1--  6   95%  N Swisher       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   97%  O Cabrera       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-2, Scott Linebrink facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   98%  A Rios          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-      99%  D Eckstein      Rios Steals 3B
   O      --3  5   98%  " "             Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          --3  6   98%  A Hill          Walk
   O      1-3  6   97%  V Wells         Popfly: 2B
   O      1-3  4   97%  M Stairs        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, B.J. Ryan facing 3-4-5
                  B.J. Ryan replaces Scott Downs pitching
   O      ---  5   99%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   96%  P Konerko       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   99%  J Dye           Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4  100%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 5.

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