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BAL  5
CHW  1

MIL 11
@BOS 10

CLE  7
CAL  5

NYY  9
@DET  8

KCR  4
SEA  2

OAK  7
@MIN  0

TEX 11
@TOR  8

CHC 10
MON  3

COL  9
ATL  8

HOU  4
PHI  3

LAD  5
CIN  4

FLA  9
@NYM  3

(12)
SDP  6
PIT  5

STL  1
@SFG  0

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 26,286

Tuesday, September 10, 1996, 7:36
Time of Game: 3:00
Rangers
11
83-61
Won 5
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  4   0  2  3   2  0  0   11 14  2
Blue Jays       1  0  2   0  0  0   2  3  0    8 14  1
W: D Oliver (12-6), L: W Williams (3-3), S: M Henneman (30)
Blue Jays
8
66-79
Lost 2
4th, 15 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 5   2   1   0    0   0  .296  .740   17    3   0   
I Rodriguez C                 5   1   2   2    0   1  .314  .852   11    6   0   
W Clark 1B                    4   2   3   4    0   0  .286  .808   16    8   0   HR,SF
J Gonzalez RF                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .330 1.070   18    2   0   IW
M Tettleton DH                5   1   2   2    0   1  .251  .830   21    0   0   HR,GDP
D Palmer 3B                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .282  .886   24    1   3   2B
L Stevens LF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .281  .865   11    1   0   HR,2B
  D Buford LF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .788    5    2   0   
M McLemore 2B                 4   1   0   0    1   0  .294  .779   23    3   4   
K Elster SS                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .249  .776   16    1   1   

D Oliver P                                                               0   2
  G Heredia P                                                            0   0
  D Cook P                                                               0   0
  J Russell P                                                            0   0
  E Vosberg P                                                            0   0
  M Henneman P                                                           0   0
Totals                       39  11  14  10    4   4              162   27  10
BATTING
2B: D Palmer (25, off J Silva); L Stevens (2, off W Williams).
HR: M Tettleton (21, off W Williams; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); W Clark (11, off W Williams; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); L Stevens (2, off J Silva; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).
SF: W Clark (6, off H Flener).
IBB: J Gonzalez (11, by H Flener).
TB: L Stevens 6; W Clark 6; M Tettleton 5; D Palmer 2; K Elster 2; I Rodriguez 2; J Gonzalez; D Hamilton.
GIDP: M Tettleton (11).
RBI: W Clark 4 (66); I Rodriguez 2 (80); L Stevens 2 (9); M Tettleton 2 (77).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 2. D Oliver-M McLemore-W Clark; D Palmer-M McLemore-W Clark.
E: D Palmer (13); D Oliver ().
BASERUNNING
PO: M Tettleton (1st base by C O'Brien).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .282  .693   16    2   0   
  S Stewart CF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    1   0   
J Brumfield RF                4   1   1   1    1   0  .271  .818   22    2   0   GDP
J Samuel DH                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .267  .809   18    0   0   HBP
J Carter 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .799   13    6   1   
  C Delgado 1B                1   0   0   1    0   0  .274  .856    5    2   0   
E Sprague 3B                  4   2   3   3    0   0  .252  .848    9    0   1   HR
  F Crespo 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .458    3    0   0   
R Perez LF                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .343  .802   22    6   0   
  S Green PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .817    2    0   0   
C O'Brien C                   5   0   2   0    0   2  .240  .750   19    4   1   
A Gonzalez SS                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .238  .692   13    0   4   GDP
T Perez 2B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .240  .619   21    3   4   2B
  J Olerud PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .881    1    0   0   

W Williams P                                                             1   0
  H Flener P                                                             0   0
  J Silva P                                                              0   0
  D Johnson P                                                            0   0
  S Brow P                                                               0   0
Totals                       41   8  14   6    4   6              168   27  11
BATTING
2B: T Perez (13, off G Heredia).
HR: E Sprague (34, off G Heredia; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
HBP: J Samuel (2, by D Oliver).
TB: E Sprague 6; C O'Brien 2; T Perez 2; J Samuel 2; R Perez; O Nixon; A Gonzalez; S Green; J Brumfield; J Carter.
GIDP: J Brumfield (11); A Gonzalez (10).
RBI: E Sprague 3 (94); T Perez (18); C Delgado (87); J Brumfield (58).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 16.
FIELDING
DP: 2. C O'Brien-J Carter; A Gonzalez-T Perez-J Carter.
E: H Flener ().

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Oliver, W (12-6)             6     7   3   2    4   5   0   4.86   29  113-71   47·12·12    9· 6· 4· 0     49    -     1.30   0.03
G Heredia                      1.1   5   5   3    0   1   1   5.91   10   34-25   15· 6· 4    5· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.32  -0.09
D Cook, H (11)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.10    2    8-4     3· 1· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.33   0.06
J Russell, H (19)              0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   3.71    3   11-9     5· 3· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.19  -0.08
E Vosberg, H (9)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.41    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.85   0.08
M Henneman, S (30)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.23    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.71   0.05
Totals                         9    14   8   5    4   6   1          46  168-111  72·22·17   18·12· 5· 0          6-1 
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
W Williams, L (3-3)            5    10   6   6    1   3   2   5.45   25   92-60   34·14·12    6·11· 4· 0     25    -     0.99  -0.33
H Flener                       1     1   3   1    3   0   0   5.02    7   26-9     4· 1· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.43  -0.11
J Silva                        1     2   2   2    0   0   1  18.00    5   17-10    5· 0· 5    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.01
D Johnson                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   12-7     5· 0· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
S Brow                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.73    3   15-10    5· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9    14  11   9    4   4   3          44  162-96   53·18·25   16·16· 4· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: H Flener (1; J Gonzalez).
HBP: D Oliver (9; J Samuel).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Drew Coble.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 26,286.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 70° F, Wind 8mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. D Hamilton           CF    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. I Rodriguez          C     2. J Brumfield          RF 
3. W Clark              1B    3. J Samuel             DH 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. J Carter             1B 
5. M Tettleton          DH    5. E Sprague            3B 
6. D Palmer             3B    6. R Perez              LF 
7. L Stevens            LF    7. C O'Brien            C  
8. M McLemore           2B    8. A Gonzalez           SS 
9. K Elster             SS    9. T Perez              2B 

   D Oliver             P        W Williams           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  1-1  12-  4   18%  77% W Clark         W Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hamilton Scores; Rodriguez Scores; Clark Scores
   t 5   1  3-4  1--  4   18%  80% M Tettleton     W Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Clark Scores; Tettleton Scores
   b 3   0  4-1  123  1   11%  67% A Gonzalez      D Oliver        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Sprague Scores/No RBI; Perez to 3B
   b 9   0 11-8  1--  5  -10%  79% C O'Brien       J Russell       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Green to 2B
   t 3   0  1-0  1--  5    9%  53% D Hamilton      W Williams      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Elster to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  D Hamilton      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   46%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   45%  W Clark         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  O Nixon         Walk
          1--  4   36%  J Brumfield     Walk; Nixon to 2B
          12-  3   30%  J Samuel        Hit By Pitch; Nixon to 3B; Brumfield to 2B
   O      123  6   36%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  2   28%  E Sprague       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Nixon Scores; Brumfield to 3B; Samuel to 2B
   O      123 10   34%  R Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  3   41%  C O'Brien       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Woody Williams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   38%  J Gonzalez      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  6   36%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   38%  D Palmer        Walk
          1--  4   41%  L Stevens       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Palmer to 3B
   O      -23  4   35%  M McLemore      Groundout: 1B-P (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Darren Oliver facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   32%  A Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   35%  T Perez         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   32%  O Nixon         Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      12-  5   36%  J Brumfield     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          12-  8   33%  J Samuel        Walk; Gonzalez to 3B; Nixon to 2B
   O      123  5   40%  J Carter        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Woody Williams facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   44%  K Elster        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   53%  D Hamilton      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Elster to 3B
   R      1-3  1   60%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Elster Scores; Hamilton to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   77%  W Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hamilton Scores; Rodriguez Scores; Clark Scores
          ---  3   80%  J Gonzalez      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   83%  M Tettleton     Single to CF (Line Drive); Gonzalez to 2B
   OO     12-  5   76%  D Palmer        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Tettleton Picked off 1B (C-1B)
   O      -2-  2   74%  L Stevens       Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Darren Oliver facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   70%  E Sprague       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   64%  R Perez         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sprague to 2B
          12-  2   56%  C O'Brien       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Sprague to 3B; Perez to 2B
   ROO    123  1   67%  A Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Sprague Scores/No RBI; Perez to 3B
   R      --3  6   58%  T Perez         Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to P's Right); Perez Scores/unER/No RBI; Perez to 1B
   O      1--  5   61%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Woody Williams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   59%  M McLemore      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          ---  5   61%  K Elster        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   58%  D Hamilton      Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      1--  1   55%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-4, Darren Oliver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   59%  J Brumfield     Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   61%  J Samuel        Flyball: RF
          ---  1   59%  J Carter        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   63%  E Sprague       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Woody Williams facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   66%  W Clark         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   63%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
   RR     1--  4   80%  M Tettleton     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Clark Scores; Tettleton Scores
   O      ---  2   79%  D Palmer        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   78%  L Stevens       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-6, Darren Oliver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   81%  R Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   83%  C O'Brien       Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   84%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Huck Flener facing 8-9-1
                  Huck Flener replaces Woody Williams pitching
          ---  5   86%  M McLemore      Walk
          1--  6   89%  K Elster        Walk; McLemore to 2B
   R      12-  1   95%  D Hamilton      Reached on E1 (throw) (Bunt to P's Right); McLemore Scores/No RBI; Elster to 3B; Hamilton to 2B
   R      -23  4   97%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Elster Scores/unER; Hamilton to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   97%  W Clark         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hamilton Scores/unER; Rodriguez to 2B
          -2-  4   97%  J Gonzalez      Intentional Walk
   OO     12-  2   96%  M Tettleton     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-9, Darren Oliver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   97%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
          ---  1   96%  O Nixon         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  5   98%  J Brumfield     Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 9, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-3, Jose Silva facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Silva replaces Huck Flener pitching; Shannon Stewart replaces Otis Nixon playing CF batting 1st
          ---  4   98%  D Palmer        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   RR     -2-  2   99%  L Stevens       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Palmer Scores; Stevens Scores
   O      ---  5   99%  M McLemore      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   99%  K Elster        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   99%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 11, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-11, Gil Heredia facing 3-4-5
                  Gil Heredia replaces Darren Oliver pitching
          ---  5   99%  J Samuel        Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right)
   O      1--  1   99%  J Carter        Flyball: CF
   RR     1--  3   98%  E Sprague       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Samuel Scores; Sprague Scores
   O      ---  3   99%  R Perez         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
   O      ---  5   99%  C O'Brien       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 11, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 11-5, Dane Johnson facing 2-3-4
                  Dane Johnson replaces Jose Silva pitching; Carlos Delgado replaces Joe Carter playing 1B batting 4th; Felipe Crespo replaces Ed Sprague playing 3B batting 5th
   O      ---  1   99%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   99%  W Clark         Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  4   99%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Gonzalez to 1B
   O      1--  4   99%  M Tettleton     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-11, Gil Heredia facing 8-9-1
                  Damon Buford replaces Lee Stevens playing LF batting 7th
          ---  3   98%  A Gonzalez      Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Gonzalez to 1B
   R      1--  7   95%  T Perez         Double to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gonzalez Scores/unER
   O      -2-  3   97%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      -2-  3   94%  J Brumfield     Single to LF (Line Drive); Perez Scores
          1--  1   90%  J Samuel        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Brumfield to 3B
                  Dennis Cook replaces Gil Heredia pitching
   RO     1-3  5   93%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B; Brumfield Scores/unER; Samuel to 2B
   O      -2-  3   96%  F Crespo        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 11-8, Scott Brow facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Brow replaces Dane Johnson pitching
   O      ---  7   95%  D Palmer        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   95%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   95%  M McLemore      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 11, Blue Jays 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 8-11, Jeff Russell facing 6-7-8
                  Jeff Russell replaces Dennis Cook pitching; Shawn Green pinch hits for Robert Perez batting 6th
          ---  2   89%  S Green         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  5   79%  C O'Brien       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Green to 2B
   O      12-  4   87%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: CF; Green to 3B
                  Ed Vosberg replaces Jeff Russell pitching; John Olerud pinch hits for Tomas Perez batting 9th
   O      1-3  1   95%  J Olerud        Flyball: LF
                  Mike Henneman replaces Ed Vosberg pitching
   O      1-3  1  100%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 11, Blue Jays 8.

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