April 27, 1995 Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 9
@CHW 4 MIN 7
BAL 4 SEA 3
DET 0 CLE 11
@TEX 6 TOR 7
OAK 1 ATL 6
SFG 4 CHC 6
@CIN 5
(11) COL 8
NYM 7 MON 2
@PIT 1 SDP 13
HOU 1 PHI 6
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 31,070

Thursday, April 27, 1995, 12:39
Time of Game: 2:26

Athletics

0-2

Lost 2

3rd, 1½ GB

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

W: P Hentgen (1-0), L: R Darling (0-1)

Blue Jays

2-0

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .929   17    2   0   
S Javier CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .429  .804   13    2   0   SB,CS
R Sierra DH                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .143   22    0   0   
M McGwire 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   3  .000  .250   21    9   1   
A Tomberlin RF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .400   12    2   0   SB
T Steinbach C                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400   11    5   0   
S Brosius 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .971    7    0   2   
M Gallego 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   10    0   2   
M Bordick SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    3   4   

R Darling P                                                              0   0
  J Corsi P                                                              0   0
  D Leiper P                                                             0   0
  M Acre P                                                               1   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   1
Totals                       30   1   4   0    2   8              121   24  10

BATTING

TB: S Javier 2; R Henderson; S Brosius.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Eckersley-M Bordick-M McGwire.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Tomberlin (1, 2nd base off P Hentgen/R Knorr); S Javier (1, 2nd base off P Hentgen/R Knorr).

CS: S Javier (1, 2nd base by P Hentgen/R Knorr).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D White CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .375 1.194   17    4   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .777   24    2   1   
P Molitor DH                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .333   15    0   0   
J Carter LF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .222  .444   14    0   0   
J Olerud 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .375  .944   14   10   0   2B
R Alomar 2B                   3   2   1   1    1   0  .286  .730   18    0   2   SB,GDP
S Green RF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   15    4   0   
E Sprague 3B                  3   1   2   5    0   0  .600 1.914   10    0   4   HR
R Knorr C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    7   2   

P Hentgen P                                                              0   0
  P Menhart P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   7   8   7    2   5              139   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Olerud (1, off R Darling).

HR: E Sprague (1, off R Darling; 4th inn, 3 on, 1 out).

TB: E Sprague 5; J Olerud 3; R Alomar; A Gonzalez; S Green; J Carter.

GIDP: R Alomar (2).

RBI: E Sprague 5 (7); R Alomar (1); J Carter (2).

2-out RBI: E Sprague.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

E: R Knorr (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Alomar (1, 2nd base off D Leiper/T Steinbach).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Darling, L (0-1)             4     6   6   6    1   2   1  13.50   19   78-46   29· 8· 9    6· 7· 3· 0     27    -     1.03  -0.23
J Corsi                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   15-9     7· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.01
D Leiper                       1     1   1   1    1   1   0   9.00    5   24-12    6· 2· 4    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.01
M Acre                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   12-9     5· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
D Eckersley                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   10-7     4· 2· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8     8   7   7    2   5   1          33  139-83   51·14·18   12· 9· 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
P Hentgen, W (1-0)             8.1   4   1   0    2   6   0   0.00   30  102-64   35· 6·23   11· 8· 3· 0     77    -     0.40   0.27
P Menhart                      0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    2   11-7     1· 6· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     4   1   0    2   8   0          32  113-71   36·12·23   11· 8· 3· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hank Schwarz, 1B - Terry Mann, 2B - Mike Huber, 3B - Robert Duncan.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 31,070.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. R Henderson          LF    1. D White              CF 
2. S Javier             CF    2. A Gonzalez           SS 
3. R Sierra             DH    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. M McGwire            1B    4. J Carter             LF 
5. A Tomberlin          RF    5. J Olerud             1B 
6. T Steinbach          C     6. R Alomar             2B 
7. S Brosius            3B    7. S Green              RF 
8. M Gallego            2B    8. E Sprague            3B 
9. M Bordick            SS    9. R Knorr              C  

   R Darling            P        P Hentgen            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-2  123  1   12%  96% E Sprague       R Darling       Home Run (Fly Ball); Carter Scores; Alomar Scores; Green Scores
   b 4   0  0-0  12-  3   10%  76% J Carter        R Darling       Single to LF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores; Molitor to 2B
   b 4   1  0-1  12-  3    9%  80% R Alomar        R Darling       Single to CF (Line Drive); Molitor Scores; Carter to 2B
   b 4   0  0-0  1--  5    6%  67% P Molitor       R Darling       Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
   b 4   0  0-1  12-  4   -5%  71% J Olerud        R Darling       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  R Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   50%  S Javier        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      54%  R Sierra        Javier Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  6   53%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  6   55%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Darling facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  D White         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  9   51%  A Gonzalez      Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   50%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   52%  A Tomberlin     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  S Brosius       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Darling facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  J Carter        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  5   57%  J Olerud        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   54%  R Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Olerud to 3B
   O      --3  5   50%  S Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   53%  M Gallego       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  M Bordick       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   56%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Darling facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  E Sprague       Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   51%  R Knorr         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   50%  D White         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   53%  S Javier        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   55%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   56%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Darling facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   60%  A Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   67%  P Molitor       Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
   R      12-  3   76%  J Carter        Single to LF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores; Molitor to 2B
   O      12-  4   71%  J Olerud        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  3   80%  R Alomar        Single to CF (Line Drive); Molitor Scores; Carter to 2B
          12-  4   84%  S Green         Single to RF (Fly Ball); Carter to 3B; Alomar to 2B
   RRRR   123  1   96%  E Sprague       Home Run (Fly Ball); Carter Scores; Alomar Scores; Green Scores
   O      ---  5   96%  R Knorr         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   96%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Pat Hentgen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   97%  A Tomberlin     Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  4   97%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  1   97%  S Brosius       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   97%  M Gallego       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Corsi facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Corsi replaces Ron Darling pitching
   O      ---  5   97%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   97%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   97%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Pat Hentgen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   98%  M Bordick       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   98%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  S Javier        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dave Leiper facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Leiper replaces Jim Corsi pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  J Olerud        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   98%  R Alomar        Walk
   O      1--  6   98%  S Green         Lineout: RF
          1--      98%  E Sprague       Alomar Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   99%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Alomar Scores
   O      1--  3   99%  R Knorr         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Pat Hentgen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   99%  R Sierra        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   99%  M McGwire       Walk
   O      1--  1   99%  A Tomberlin     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Tomberlin to 1B
          1--      99%  T Steinbach     Tomberlin Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2  100%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-0, Mark Acre facing 1-2-3
                  Mark Acre replaces Dave Leiper pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  D White         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6  100%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Pat Hentgen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3  100%  S Brosius       Groundout: 1B unassisted (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6  100%  M Gallego       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  M Bordick       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Mark Acre pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1  100%  J Olerud        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  6  100%  R Alomar        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
          ---  5  100%  R Henderson     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   99%  S Javier        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Henderson to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  R Sierra        Javier Steals 2B; Henderson Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Javier to 3B
   O      --3  4  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  Paul Menhart replaces Pat Hentgen pitching
   O      --3  5  100%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  6  100%  A Tomberlin     Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199504270

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