September 15, 1992 Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
KCR 1
(14) MIL 7
@BOS 2 TEX 6
@DET 5 CHW 4
@NYY 2 OAK 2
MIN 1 CAL 9
@SEA 0 TOR 5
CLE 4 NYM 4
@CHC 2
(8) CIN 4
ATL 2 HOU 9
SFG 6
(11) MON 3
@PHI 0 LAD 6
@SDP 3 PIT 4
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 49,487

Tuesday, September 15, 1992, (null)
Time of Game: 2:45

Indians

68-76

Lost 1

5th, 16 GB

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

W: J Guzman (15-3), L: A Embree (0-1), S: T Henke (29)

Blue Jays

85-61

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .281  .724   12    3   0   2·SB
F Fermin SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .601   12    0   7   SH
  W Kirby PH                  1   1   1   1    0   0  .250 1.205    1    0   0   HR
  M Lewis SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .661         0   0   
C Baerga 2B                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .306  .788   11    4   2   SB
A Belle LF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .256  .789   18    1   0   GDP
P Sorrento 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .281  .799   19   10   1   
C Martinez 3B                 2   0   0   1    0   0  .271  .699    9    0   2   SF
  T Howard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .660    6    0   0   
M Whiten RF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .268  .746   15    3   0   
G Hill DH                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .238  .695   22    0   0   
J Ortiz C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .554    7    2   0   
  J Levis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .667    4    0   0   

A Embree P                                                               1   0
  R Nichols P                                                            0   1
  K Wickander P                                                          0   0
  T Power P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   4  10   4    2   4              136   24  13

BATTING

HR: W Kirby (1, off D Ward; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

SF: C Martinez (3, off J Guzman).

SH: F Fermin (9, off J Guzman).

TB: W Kirby 4; C Baerga 3; K Lofton 2; M Whiten 2; P Sorrento; A Belle.

GIDP: A Belle (15).

RBI: M Whiten (41); C Martinez (27); W Kirby (1); C Baerga (93).

2-out RBI: M Whiten.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Martinez-C Baerga-P Sorrento.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Baerga (10, 2nd base off J Guzman/P Borders); K Lofton 2 (56, 2nd base off J Guzman/P Borders 2).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D White CF                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .242  .679   19    6   0   2B,SB
R Alomar 2B                   2   1   1   1    1   0  .318  .851   12    2   5   SB,SF
J Carter RF                   3   0   1   2    0   0  .266  .818   19    2   1   SF
D Winfield DH                 2   1   1   2    2   0  .292  .873   17    0   0   HR
J Olerud 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .838   14    9   1   
C Maldonado LF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .822   14    0   1   HBP
K Gruber 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .663   11    1   1   GDP
P Borders C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .693    7    4   0   
A Griffin SS                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .206  .473   12    3   6   

J Guzman P                                                               0   0
  D Ward P                                                               0   0
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       26   5   5   5    5   2              125   27  15

BATTING

2B: D White (23, off A Embree).

HR: D Winfield (24, off A Embree; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: J Carter (11, off A Embree); R Alomar (1, off A Embree).

HBP: C Maldonado (5, by T Power).

TB: D Winfield 4; D White 2; K Gruber; R Alomar; J Carter.

GIDP: K Gruber (11).

RBI: J Carter 2 (108); D Winfield 2 (94); R Alomar (65).

2-out RBI: D Winfield 2; J Carter.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Alomar-A Griffin-J Olerud.

BASERUNNING

SB: D White (33, 3rd base off A Embree/J Ortiz); R Alomar (42, 3rd base off A Embree/J Ortiz).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Embree, L (0-1)              4.2   4   5   5    3   1   1   9.64   21   75-41   26· 4·11    8· 6· 3· 0     34    -     1.04  -0.32
R Nichols                      2.1   1   0   0    2   1   0   4.21   10   34-18   12· 1· 5    4· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.51   0.05
K Wickander                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.18    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.85   0.02
T Power                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.44    2    7-4     4· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.95   0.03
Totals                         8     5   5   5    5   2   1          34  118-64   43· 5·16   13· 9· 4· 0          3-0

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 Guzman, W (15-3)             7     7   3   3    2   1   0   2.49   27   91-55   39·10· 6   10· 7· 7· 0     50    -     0.96   0.11
D Ward, H (19)                 1     2   1   1    0   1   1   2.07    5   16-9     6· 2· 1    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.82   0.00
T Henke, S (29)                1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.02    4   18-11    5· 4· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.42   0.16
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2   4   1          36  125-75   50·16· 9   14· 8· 8· 0           -

R Nichols faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: A Embree (1).

WP: A Embree (1); T Henke (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: T Power (3; C Maldonado).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Terry Craft, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rocky Roe.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 49,487.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. K Lofton             CF    1. D White              CF 
2. F Fermin             SS    2. R Alomar             2B 
3. C Baerga             2B    3. J Carter             RF 
4. A Belle              LF    4. D Winfield           DH 
5. P Sorrento           1B    5. J Olerud             1B 
6. C Martinez           3B    6. C Maldonado          LF 
7. M Whiten             RF    7. K Gruber             3B 
8. G Hill               DH    8. P Borders            C  
9. J Ortiz              C     9. A Griffin            SS 

   A Embree             P        J Guzman             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  3-2  --3  1   21%  63% D Winfield      A Embree        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); White Scores; Winfield Scores
   t 9   1  5-4  -2-  4   11%  89% G Hill          T Henke         Strikeout Swinging
   t 9   2  5-4  -2-  4   11% 100% J Levis         T Henke         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   t 8   1  5-3  ---  1  -10%  80% W Kirby         D Ward          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Kirby Scores
   b 5   2  3-4  --3  2   10%  80% J Carter        A Embree        Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); White Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Guzman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  K Lofton        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--      44%  F Fermin        Lofton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   46%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Lofton to 3B
   R      --3  4   40%  C Baerga        Single to SS (Line Drive); Lofton Scores
          1--      39%  A Belle         Baerga Steals 2B
          -2-  6   37%  " "             Walk
          12-  7   32%  P Sorrento      Walk; Baerga to 3B; Belle to 2B
   RO     123  3   32%  C Martinez      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Baerga Scores
   RO     12-  3   26%  M Whiten        Single (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Belle Scores; Sorrento out at Hm/RF-1B-SS-3B; Whiten to 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Alan Embree facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   24%  D White         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   27%  R Alomar        Walk
          1--      28%  J Carter        Wild Pitch; Alomar to 2B
          -2-      30%  " "             Alomar Steals 3B
   RO     --3  6   31%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Alomar Scores
   O      ---  4   30%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Juan Guzman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   32%  G Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   33%  J Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   32%  K Lofton        Single (Ground Ball to P's Left)
          1--      31%  F Fermin        Lofton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   34%  " "             Lineout: CF (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Alan Embree facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   31%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   30%  C Maldonado     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   31%  K Gruber        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   29%  P Borders       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Borders to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Juan Guzman facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   26%  C Baerga        Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  2   32%  A Belle         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   31%  P Sorrento      Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   32%  C Martinez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Martinez to 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Alan Embree facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   37%  A Griffin       Walk
          1--  7   44%  D White         Walk; Griffin to 2B
          12-      49%  R Alomar        Balk; Griffin to 3B; White to 2B
   RO     -23  3   46%  " "             Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Griffin Scores
          -2-      49%  J Carter        White Steals 3B
   O      --3  2   42%  " "             Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   RR     --3  1   63%  D Winfield      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); White Scores; Winfield Scores
   O      ---  4   62%  J Olerud        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Juan Guzman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   65%  M Whiten        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   67%  G Hill          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   69%  J Ortiz         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-3, Alan Embree facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   67%  C Maldonado     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   65%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   64%  P Borders       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Juan Guzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   67%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   69%  F Fermin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   71%  C Baerga        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-3, Alan Embree facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   69%  A Griffin       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   73%  D White         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      -2-  1   70%  R Alomar        Flyball: RF (Deep RF); White to 3B
   R      --3  2   80%  J Carter        Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); White Scores
                  Rod Nichols replaces Alan Embree pitching
          1--  6   81%  D Winfield      Walk; Carter to 2B
   O      12-  4   78%  J Olerud        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Juan Guzman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   81%  A Belle         Single to 3B (Line Drive); Belle out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  2   83%  P Sorrento      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   85%  C Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rod Nichols facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   83%  C Maldonado     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   82%  K Gruber        Popfly: RF (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  1   82%  P Borders       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Juan Guzman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   85%  M Whiten        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   87%  G Hill          Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   89%  J Ortiz         Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rod Nichols facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   88%  A Griffin       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   87%  D White         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   88%  R Alomar        Single (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   86%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Carter to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Duane Ward facing 1-2-3
                  Duane Ward replaces Juan Guzman pitching
   O      ---  5   90%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Wayne Kirby pinch hits for Felix Fermin batting 2nd
   R      ---  1   80%  W Kirby         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Kirby Scores
          ---  3   74%  C Baerga        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   81%  A Belle         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Belle to 1B
   O      1--  6   87%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rod Nichols facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Lewis replaces Wayne Kirby playing SS batting 2nd
          ---  6   89%  D Winfield      Walk
                  Kevin Wickander replaces Rod Nichols pitching
   O      1--  2   87%  J Olerud        Flyball: CF
                  Ted Power replaces Kevin Wickander pitching
          1--  3   89%  C Maldonado     Hit By Pitch; Winfield to 2B
   OO     12-  4   84%  K Gruber        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-5, Tom Henke facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Henke replaces Duane Ward pitching; Thomas Howard pinch hits for Carlos Martinez batting 6th
   O      ---  6   91%  T Howard        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   83%  M Whiten        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--      77%  G Hill          Wild Pitch; Whiten to 2B
   O      -2-  4   89%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  Jesse Levis pinch hits for Junior Ortiz batting 9th
   O      -2-  4  100%  J Levis         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Blue Jays 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199209150

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