April 11, 2008 Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 4
@BOS 1 DET 5
@CHW 2 OAK 9
@CLE 7 MIN 5
@KCR 0 SEA 8
LAA 5 TBR 10
BAL 5 TOR 8
@TEX 5 ARI 8
COL 2 FLA 10
@HOU 6 SDP 7
@LAD 5 NYM 4
MIL 2 PHI 5
CHC 3 PIT 1
CIN 0 STL 8
@SFG 2 ATL 3
@WSN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 24,209

Friday, April 11, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 3:19

Blue Jays

5-5

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

Cito Gaston

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

W: J Litsch (2-0), L: V Padilla (1-1), S: S Downs (1)

Rangers

5-5

Lost 1

3rd, 1½ GB

Ron Washington

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .618   19    1   2   2B,HBP
A Hill 2B                     5   1   1   0    0   2  .333  .834   20    2   2   
A Rios RF                     3   1   0   0    2   2  .306  .874   31    4   0   SB,IW
V Wells CF                    5   2   3   2    0   1  .341 1.047   18    1   0   2B,SB
M Stairs DH                   4   2   1   0    1   1  .190  .594   27    0   0   
L Overbay 1B                  5   0   2   3    0   0  .289  .693   11    4   1   2B,CS
G Zaun C                      5   1   2   1    0   0  .269  .604   15    8   0   SB
M Scutaro 3B                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .156  .544   17    1   0   
B Coats LF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .200  .533   15    4   0   SB

J Litsch P                                                               2   0
  B Wolfe P                                                              0   0
  J Carlson P                                                            0   0
  J Frasor P                                                             0   0
  S Downs P                                                              0   0
Totals                       39   8  13   7    4   7              173   27   5

BATTING

2B: D Eckstein (2, off V Padilla); V Wells (3, off V Padilla); L Overbay (1, off V Padilla).

IBB: A Rios (1, by V Padilla).

HBP: D Eckstein (3, by V Padilla).

TB: V Wells 4; L Overbay 3; D Eckstein 3; G Zaun 2; M Stairs; A Hill; M Scutaro; B Coats.

RBI: L Overbay 3 (5); V Wells 2 (12); M Scutaro (2); G Zaun (2).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 17.

FIELDING

E: D Eckstein (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Rios (4, 2nd base off K Fukumori/G Laird); B Coats (1, 2nd base off V Padilla/G Laird); V Wells (1, 2nd base off D Nippert/G Laird); G Zaun (2, Home off V Padilla/G Laird).

CS: L Overbay (1, 2nd base by D Nippert/G Laird).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Kinsler 2B                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .300  .770   21    2   2   2B,HBP
M Young SS                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .225  .726   18    0   1   
J Hamilton CF                 4   1   2   4    0   0  .275  .876   16    1   0   HR,SF
M Bradley DH                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .753   21    0   0   
H Blalock 3B                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .273  .823   20    1   4   HR
D Murphy RF-LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .819   22    4   0   
F Catalanotto LF              3   0   1   0    0   1  .105  .295    7    2   0   
  M Byrd PH-RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .053  .287    3    0   0   
G Laird C                     3   0   1   0    1   2  .259  .874   17   10   1   
B Broussard 1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .891   15    6   1   

V Padilla P                                                              1   0
  K Fukumori P                                                           0   0
  D Nippert P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   5   8   5    4   7              160   27   9

BATTING

2B: I Kinsler (4, off J Litsch).

HR: J Hamilton (2, off B Wolfe; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); H Blalock (1, off J Litsch; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: J Hamilton (2, off J Litsch).

HBP: I Kinsler (1, by J Litsch).

TB: J Hamilton 5; H Blalock 5; I Kinsler 2; F Catalanotto; G Laird; M Bradley.

RBI: J Hamilton 4 (11); H Blalock (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: G Laird 2 (2); F Catalanotto (1).

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
J Litsch, W (2-0)              5.2   6   2   2    2   5   1   3.38   26   93-60   37· 7·16    5· 7· 6· 0     52    -     1.15   0.06
B Wolfe, H (1)                 0.2   1   2   2    1   0   1   5.79    5   16-10    6· 2· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.65  -0.00
J Carlson                      1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   14-11    4· 2· 5    0· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.56   0.07
J Frasor                       0.1   1   1   1    1   1   0   3.00    3   18-11    6· 2· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.77  -0.03
S Downs, S (1)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2   12-7     4· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.82   0.05
Totals                         9     8   5   5    4   7   2          41  153-99   57·14·28    8·13· 8· 0          4-0

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Padilla, L (1-1)             6     7   5   4    3   5   0   3.79   29   97-62   33· 9·20   10· 6· 4· 0     42    -     1.07  -0.28
K Fukumori                     0.1   4   3   3    1   0   0  32.40    6   30-22   14· 3· 5    1· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.41  -0.09
D Nippert                      2.2   2   0   0    0   2   0  16.20    9   39-27   16· 5· 6    3· 3· 1· 0          2-0    0.12   0.02
Totals                         9    13   8   7    4   7   0          44  166-111  63·17·31   14·10· 8· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: S Downs (1).

IBB: V Padilla (2; A Rios).

HBP: J Litsch (2; I Kinsler); V Padilla (1; D Eckstein).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Paul Schrieber, 3B - Rob Drake.

Time of Game: 3:19.

Attendance: 24,209.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 12mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Texas Rangers                        
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. I Kinsler            2B 
2. A Hill               2B    2. M Young              SS 
3. A Rios               RF    3. J Hamilton           CF 
4. V Wells              CF    4. M Bradley            DH 
5. M Stairs             DH    5. H Blalock            3B 
6. L Overbay            1B    6. D Murphy             RF 
7. G Zaun               C     7. F Catalanotto        LF 
8. M Scutaro            3B    8. G Laird              C  
9. B Coats              LF    9. B Broussard          1B 

   J Litsch             P        V Padilla            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  1-1  123  1   21%  83% L Overbay       V Padilla       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Hill Scores; Wells Scores; Stairs Scores
   t 4   1  1-0  12-  3   18%  60% V Wells         V Padilla       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Eckstein Scores; Hill to 3B
   b 2   1  0-0  ---  2  -11%  36% H Blalock       J Litsch        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   b 4   2  4-1  123  4    8%  84% B Broussard     J Litsch        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   t 6   2  2-4  1-3  1    8%  86% D Eckstein      V Padilla       Zaun Steals Hm (uk-PR); Coats Steals 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Vicente Padilla facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   46%  A Hill          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   45%  A Rios          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Litsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  I Kinsler       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   49%  M Young         Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
   O      ---  2   50%  J Hamilton      Lineout: P (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Vicente Padilla facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   48%  V Wells         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   46%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  L Overbay       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Litsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  M Bradley       Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  2   36%  H Blalock       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   38%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   39%  F Catalanotto   Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Vicente Padilla facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   36%  G Zaun          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   34%  M Scutaro       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   33%  B Coats         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jesse Litsch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   35%  G Laird         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   33%  B Broussard     Walk
          1--  2   30%  I Kinsler       Hit By Pitch; Broussard to 2B
   O      12-  1   34%  M Young         Lineout: RF
   O      12-  5   38%  J Hamilton      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Vicente Padilla facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   49%  A Hill          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Eckstein to 2B
   O      12-  5   43%  A Rios          Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  3   60%  V Wells         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Eckstein Scores; Hill to 3B
          -23  5   62%  M Stairs        Walk
   RRR    123  1   83%  L Overbay       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Hill Scores; Wells Scores; Stairs Scores
   O      -2-  1   81%  G Zaun          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Overbay to 3B
   O      --3  2   79%  M Scutaro       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Jesse Litsch facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   74%  M Bradley       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   78%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7   81%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  1   79%  F Catalanotto   Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Murphy to 2B
          12-  7   75%  G Laird         Walk; Murphy to 3B; Catalanotto to 2B
   O      123  4   84%  B Broussard     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 1.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Vicente Padilla facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   86%  B Coats         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   91%  D Eckstein      Double to RF (Ground Ball); Coats to 3B
   O      -23  6   88%  A Hill          Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   89%  A Rios          Intentional Walk
   O      123  1   85%  V Wells         Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Eckstein to 3B; Rios to 2B
   O      123  4   81%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Jesse Litsch facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   74%  I Kinsler       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   77%  M Young         Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Kinsler to 3B
   RO     --3  3   77%  J Hamilton      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Kinsler Scores
   O      ---  3   78%  M Bradley       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 2.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Vicente Padilla facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   76%  L Overbay       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   80%  G Zaun          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Zaun to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-  2   77%  M Scutaro       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Zaun to 3B
          --3  7   78%  B Coats         Walk
   R      1-3      86%  D Eckstein      Zaun Steals Hm (uk-PR); Coats Steals 2B
          -2-  2   86%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  2   84%  A Hill          Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, Jesse Litsch facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   79%  H Blalock       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  7   83%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  3   87%  F Catalanotto   Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--  2   84%  G Laird         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Blalock to 2B
                  Brian Wolfe replaces Jesse Litsch pitching
   O      12-  4   89%  B Broussard     Popfly: C (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Rangers 2.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-2, Kazuo Fukumori facing 3-4-5
                  Kazuo Fukumori replaces Vicente Padilla pitching
          --- 10   91%  A Rios          Walk
          1--      94%  V Wells         Rios Steals 2B; Rios to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3  4   95%  " "             Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Rios Scores
          1--  4   96%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Wells to 2B
   O      12-  2   95%  L Overbay       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   R      12-  5   97%  G Zaun          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Wells Scores; Stairs to 2B
   R      12-  5   99%  M Scutaro       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Stairs Scores; Zaun to 3B; Scutaro to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Dustin Nippert replaces Kazuo Fukumori pitching
   O      -23  4   98%  B Coats         Fielder's Choice SS; Zaun out at Hm/SS-C
   O      12-  4   98%  D Eckstein      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-8, Brian Wolfe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   99%  I Kinsler       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   98%  M Young         Walk
   RR     1--  1   95%  J Hamilton      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Young Scores
          ---  2   93%  M Bradley       Reached on E6 (Pop Fly to Short LF)
                  Jesse Carlson replaces Brian Wolfe pitching
   O      1--  2   95%  H Blalock       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   96%  D Murphy        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Rangers 4.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-4, Dustin Nippert facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   96%  A Hill          Popfly: C (Front of Home)
   O      ---  8   96%  A Rios          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   96%  V Wells         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          1--      96%  M Stairs        Wells Steals 2B; Wells to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  5   96%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-8, Jesse Carlson facing 7-8-9
                  Marlon Byrd pinch hits for Frank Catalanotto batting 7th
   O      ---  3   97%  M Byrd          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   98%  G Laird         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  B Broussard     Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Rangers 4.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-4, Dustin Nippert facing 6-7-8
                  David Murphy moves to LF; Marlon Byrd moves to RF
          ---  3   99%  L Overbay       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   99%  G Zaun          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--      98%  M Scutaro       Overbay Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  3   98%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-8, Jason Frasor facing 1-2-3
                  Jason Frasor replaces Jesse Carlson pitching
          ---  8   96%  I Kinsler       Walk
          1--      96%  M Young         Defensive Indifference; Kinsler to 2B
   O      -2-  5   98%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  5   95%  J Hamilton      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Kinsler Scores
                  Scott Downs replaces Jason Frasor pitching
   O      1--  5   98%  M Bradley       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
          1--      98%  H Blalock       Wild Pitch; Bradley to 2B
   O      -2-  7  100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Rangers 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation