September 20, 2004 Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 5
SEA 2 BAL 9
@BOS 6 MIN 8
@CHW 2 DET 3
CLE 1 TOR 6
@NYY 3 KCR 6
@TBD 3 CHC 5
@FLA 1 FLA 5
CHC 2 STL 7
@MIL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 10,732

Monday, September 20, 2004, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 3:08

Blue Jays

63-87

Won 3

5th, 31 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       1  0  1   0  1  0   1  2  0    6 13  1
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  2  0    3  7  0

W: G Chacin (1-0), L: J Vazquez (14-10), S: M Batista (2)

Yankees

94-56

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Adams SS                    5   1   2   3    0   0  .350  .916   15    2   3   HR
O Hudson 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .265  .769   13    4   4   2·2B
V Wells CF                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .279  .812   11    2   0   2·2B
C Delgado 1B                  3   0   1   0    2   1  .270  .909   25   11   0   2·IW
A Rios RF                     4   0   1   2    1   1  .285  .713   21    1   0   
E Hinske 3B                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .249  .700   20    0   5   
F Menechino DH                5   1   2   0    0   1  .280  .831   20    0   0   
G Gross LF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .228  .670   22    3   0   
G Quiroz C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .507   15    4   1   

G Chacin P                                                               0   1
  M Batista P                                                            0   1
Totals                       39   6  13   6    4   4              162   27  15

BATTING

2B: V Wells 2 (33, 2 off J Vazquez); O Hudson 2 (30, off J Vazquez, off P Quantrill).

HR: R Adams (2, off J Vazquez; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: C Delgado 2 (11, 2 by J Vazquez).

TB: R Adams 5; O Hudson 4; V Wells 4; F Menechino 2; G Gross; E Hinske; C Delgado; A Rios; G Quiroz.

RBI: R Adams 3 (7); A Rios 2 (27); E Hinske (68).

2-out RBI: E Hinske.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 4. E Hinske-O Hudson-C Delgado; M Batista-G Quiroz-C Delgado; O Hudson-R Adams-C Delgado; R Adams-O Hudson-C Delgado.

E: R Adams (4).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jeter SS                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .820   17    1   2   
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   1   2    1   1  .295  .912   13    0   3   GDP
B Williams CF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .257  .773   12    3   0   
H Matsui LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .885   12    0   0   GDP
J Posada C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .268  .883   19    5   0   GDP
R Sierra DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .766   16    0   0   GDP
J Olerud 1B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .261  .732   18   11   0   
M Cairo 2B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .290  .768   22    4   6   2B
K Lofton RF                   1   1   0   0    1   0  .279  .756   10    3   1   HBP
  T Clark PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .792    1    0   0   
  B Crosby PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .519         0   0   

J Vazquez P                                                              0   1
  F Heredia P                                                            0   0
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
  S Proctor P                                                            0   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   3   7   2    5   3              140   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Cairo (17, off G Chacin).

HBP: K Lofton (1, by G Chacin).

TB: M Cairo 2; J Posada 2; A Rodriguez; D Jeter; T Clark; B Williams.

GIDP: J Posada (24); H Matsui (11); R Sierra (5); A Rodriguez (17).

RBI: A Rodriguez 2 (101).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Lofton-J Olerud.

PITCHING

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
G Chacin, W (1-0)              7     4   3   3    3   2   0   3.86   27   98-63   37· 6·20   12· 5· 4· 0     56    -     1.08   0.22
M Batista, S (2)               2     3   0   0    2   1   0   4.80   10   37-22   14· 1· 7    5· 2· 0· 0          3-2    2.07   0.14
Totals                         9     7   3   3    5   3   0          37  135-85   51· 7·27   17· 7· 4· 0          3-2

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
J Vazquez, L (14-10)           6.2   9   4   4    4   3   1   4.77   32  115-72   43·10·19   12· 9· 4· 0     39    -     0.88  -0.10
F Heredia                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.69    1    5-3     2· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.39   0.01
P Quantrill                    0.1   4   2   2    0   0   0   4.47    5   21-14    9· 0· 5    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.06
S Proctor                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.24    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.13   0.01
C Nitkowski                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.52    1    8-6     5· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.17   0.00
T Gordon                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.27    3   11-7     4· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9    13   6   6    4   4   1          43  162-104  64·12·28   19·12· 4· 0          5-0

G Chacin faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Vazquez 2 (3; C Delgado, C Delgado).

HBP: G Chacin (1; K Lofton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Brian Gorman.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 10,732.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 5mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             New York Yankees                     
1. R Adams              SS    1. D Jeter              SS 
2. O Hudson             2B    2. A Rodriguez          3B 
3. V Wells              CF    3. B Williams           CF 
4. C Delgado            1B    4. H Matsui             LF 
5. A Rios               RF    5. J Posada             C  
6. E Hinske             3B    6. R Sierra             DH 
7. F Menechino          DH    7. J Olerud             1B 
8. G Gross              LF    8. M Cairo              2B 
9. G Quiroz             C     9. K Lofton             RF 

   G Chacin             P        J Vazquez            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  6-3  123  4   21%  96% H Matsui        M Batista       Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
   b 6   0  3-0  1-3  1   12%  79% A Rodriguez     G Chacin        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Lofton Scores/No RBI
   b 6   0  3-0  1--  4  -11%  67% D Jeter         G Chacin        Single to RF (Line Drive); Lofton to 3B
   b 9   2  6-3  123  4   10% 100% D Jeter         M Batista       Groundout: SS-1B
   b 8   1  6-3  12-  4  -10%  75% B Williams      M Batista       Walk; Lofton to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  4   59%  R Adams         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   57%  O Hudson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   56%  V Wells         Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
          ---  5   57%  C Delgado       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   55%  A Rios          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Gustavo Chacin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   57%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   54%  A Rodriguez     Walk
   O      1--  3   57%  B Williams      Groundout: P-1B; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      -2-  3   60%  H Matsui        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Javier Vazquez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  8   58%  E Hinske        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   56%  F Menechino     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   57%  G Gross         Walk
   O      1--  1   55%  G Quiroz        Popfly: SS (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Gustavo Chacin facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   51%  J Posada        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  2   59%  R Sierra        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   61%  J Olerud        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   58%  R Adams         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   57%  O Hudson        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   59%  V Wells         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  4   60%  C Delgado       Intentional Walk
          12-  5   63%  A Rios          Walk; Wells to 3B; Delgado to 2B
   R      123  1   72%  E Hinske        Single to LF (Line Drive); Wells Scores; Delgado to 3B; Rios to 2B
   O      123  6   66%  F Menechino     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Gustavo Chacin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   69%  M Cairo         Lineout: 2B
          ---  3   64%  K Lofton        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Lofton to 2B
   O      -2-  3   68%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  4   72%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Javier Vazquez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   70%  G Gross         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   72%  G Quiroz        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   70%  R Adams         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   68%  O Hudson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Gustavo Chacin facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   63%  B Williams      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   68%  H Matsui        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   OO     1--  4   74%  J Posada        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Javier Vazquez facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   79%  V Wells         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   76%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3   83%  A Rios          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Wells Scores
   OO     1--  3   80%  E Hinske        Fly Ball Double Play: RF; Rios out at 1B/RF-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Gustavo Chacin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   82%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   84%  J Olerud        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   85%  M Cairo         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Javier Vazquez facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   87%  F Menechino     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   86%  G Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B; Menechino to 2B
   O      -2-  3   85%  G Quiroz        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  3   83%  R Adams         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Gustavo Chacin facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   78%  K Lofton        Walk
          1--  4   67%  D Jeter         Single to RF (Line Drive); Lofton to 3B
   ROO    1-3  1   79%  A Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Lofton Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  1   81%  B Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Javier Vazquez facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   85%  O Hudson        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  2   84%  V Wells         Groundout: SS-1B; Hudson to 3B
          --3  4   85%  C Delgado       Intentional Walk
   RO     1-3  3   87%  A Rios          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hudson Scores
                  Felix Heredia replaces Javier Vazquez pitching
   O      1--  5   86%  E Hinske        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Gustavo Chacin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   89%  H Matsui        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   91%  J Posada        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   92%  R Sierra        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Paul Quantrill facing 7-8-9
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Felix Heredia pitching
          ---  6   93%  F Menechino     Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   96%  G Gross         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Menechino to 3B
   O      1-3  6   95%  G Quiroz        Groundout: 2B-1B; Gross to 2B
   RR     -23  3   98%  R Adams         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Menechino Scores; Gross Scores
          1--  2   99%  O Hudson        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Adams to 3B
                  Scott Proctor replaces Paul Quantrill pitching
   O      -23  2   98%  V Wells         Fielder's Choice SS; Adams out at Hm/SS-C; Hudson to 3B
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Scott Proctor pitching
   O      1-3  8   98%  C Delgado       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-6, Gustavo Chacin facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   96%  J Olerud        Walk
          1--  4   91%  M Cairo         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Olerud to 3B
          -23  1   87%  K Lofton        Hit By Pitch
                  Miguel Batista replaces Gustavo Chacin pitching
   O      123  1   92%  D Jeter         Flyball: RF
   RR     123  3   84%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Olerud Scores; Cairo Scores; Lofton to 2B
          12-  4   75%  B Williams      Walk; Lofton to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
   OO     123  4   96%  H Matsui        Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
                  Tom Gordon replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
   O      ---  4   96%  A Rios          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  E Hinske        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   95%  F Menechino     Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-6, Miguel Batista facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   90%  J Posada        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   95%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   98%  J Olerud        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          1--      98%  M Cairo         Defensive Indifference; Posada to 2B
          -2-  7   95%  " "             Walk
                  Tony Clark pinch hits for Kenny Lofton batting 9th
          12-  1   90%  T Clark         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Posada to 3B; Cairo to 2B
                  Bubba Crosby pinch runs for Tony Clark batting 9th
   O      123  4  100%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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