April 1, 1997 Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 7
DET 5 SEA 4
NYY 2 TEX 6
MIL 2 CHW 6
@TOR 5
(10) CIN 11
COL 4 FLA 4
CHC 2 HOU 2
ATL 1 PHI 3
@LAD 0 MON 2
STL 1 SDP 12
NYM 5 PIT 5
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 40,299

Tuesday, April 1, 1997, 1:10
Time of Game: 3:14

White Sox

1-0

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
White Sox       2  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  1   1    6 12  1
Blue Jays       0  1  2   1  0  1   0  0  0   0    5  7  1

W: T Castillo (1-0), L: D Plesac (0-1), S: R Hernandez (1)

Blue Jays

0-1

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips RF                 4   1   3   0    1   0  .750 1.800   20    2   1   2B
D Martinez CF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   17    4   0   
F Thomas 1B                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .500 1.100   18    7   0   
A Belle LF                    5   1   2   3    0   0  .400 1.600   11    2   0   HR,2B
H Baines DH                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .500 1.000   12    0   0   CS
  L Mouton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
C Snopek 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   16    0   1   
R Durham 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .400   23    0   2   HBP
R Karkovice C                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    6   10   0   
  N Martin PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0 1.000 5.000    1    0   0   HR
  T Pena C                    1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    4    4   0   
O Guillen SS                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   11    1   2   

J Navarro P                                                              0   0
  A Levine P                                                             0   1
  T Castillo P                                                           0   1
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       41   6  12   5    3   4              141   30   8

BATTING

2B: T Phillips (1, off M Timlin); A Belle (1, off P Hentgen).

HR: N Martin (1, off M Timlin; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); A Belle (1, off P Hentgen; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: R Durham (1, by P Hentgen).

TB: A Belle 6; N Martin 4; T Phillips 4; F Thomas 2; H Baines 2; R Karkovice; T Pena.

RBI: A Belle 3 (3); N Martin (1); H Baines (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Phillips-F Thomas.

PB: R Karkovice (1).

E: C Snopek (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: H Baines (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by P Hentgen).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    3   1   1   0    2   1  .333  .933   26    4   0   
C Garcia 2B                   5   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .000   16    3   1   SB
O Merced RF                   3   1   1   1    2   2  .333  .933   27    2   0   
J Carter 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   14    6   2   
E Sprague 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   22    1   2   
C Delgado DH                  4   1   3   2    1   0  .750 2.300   16    0   0   HR
B Santiago C                  5   0   0   0    0   4  .000  .000   31    4   0   
S Green LF                    3   1   1   0    2   2  .333  .933   33    6   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .333 1.666   17    3   3   HR,SH

P Hentgen P                                                              0   1
  M Timlin P                                                             1   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   5   7   5    7  12              202   30   9

BATTING

HR: A Gonzalez (1, off J Navarro; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); C Delgado (1, off J Navarro; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SH: A Gonzalez (1, off A Levine).

TB: C Delgado 6; A Gonzalez 4; O Nixon; S Green; O Merced.

RBI: C Delgado 2 (2); O Merced (1); A Gonzalez (1); C Garcia (1).

2-out RBI: C Delgado.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

E: A Gonzalez (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Garcia (1, 2nd base off J Navarro/R Karkovice).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Navarro                      6     7   5   3    5   8   2   4.50   30  122-68   39·16·13    7· 6· 4· 0     45    -     0.95  -0.24
A Levine                       2     0   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    8   36-19   13· 2· 4    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.47   0.05
T Castillo, W (1-0)            1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   16-11    7· 1· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.15
R Hernandez, S (1)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   16-11    7· 4· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.22
Totals                        10     7   5   3    7  12   2          44  190-109  66·23·20   11·10· 4· 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                      8     9   4   4    1   4   1   4.50   34   99-66   42· 4·20    9·13· 6· 0     51    -     1.28   0.14
M Timlin, BS (1)               1     2   1   1    1   0   1   9.00    6   18-12    9· 2· 1    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    3.12  -0.18
D Plesac, L (0-1)              1     1   1   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   19-12    7· 0· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.83  -0.28
Totals                        10    12   6   5    3   4   2          45  136-90   58· 6·26   12·17· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Navarro 2 (2); A Levine (1).

IBB: None.

PO: P Hentgen (1; H Baines, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: P Hentgen (1; R Durham).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Jim Joyce.

Time of Game: 3:14.

Attendance: 40,299.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. T Phillips           RF    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. D Martinez           CF    2. C Garcia             2B 
3. F Thomas             1B    3. O Merced             RF 
4. A Belle              LF    4. J Carter             1B 
5. H Baines             DH    5. E Sprague            3B 
6. C Snopek             3B    6. C Delgado            DH 
7. R Durham             2B    7. B Santiago           C  
8. R Karkovice          C     8. S Green              LF 
9. O Guillen            SS    9. A Gonzalez           SS 

   J Navarro            P        P Hentgen            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  5-5  1--  4   39%  81% T Pena          D Plesac        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Durham Scores/Adv on E6/unER/No RBI; Pena to 2B
   t 9   0  5-4  ---  1   33%  50% N Martin        M Timlin        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   t 8   0  5-2  1--  2   14%  26% A Belle         P Hentgen       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Thomas Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  2   13%  67% A Belle         P Hentgen       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Phillips Scores; Thomas to 3B
   t 9   2  5-5  12-  2  -12%  35% A Belle         M Timlin        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  T Phillips      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   50%  D Martinez      Flyball: CF
          1--  1   54%  F Thomas        Single to RF (Line Drive); Phillips to 2B
   R      12-  2   67%  A Belle         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Phillips Scores; Thomas to 3B
   R      -23  1   73%  H Baines        Single to CF (Line Drive); Thomas Scores; Belle to 3B
   O      1-3  1   68%  C Snopek        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1-3  5   64%  R Durham        Baines Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-SS-1B-2B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Jaime Navarro facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   60%  O Nixon         Walk
   OO     1--  3   68%  C Garcia        Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
          ---  7   67%  O Merced        Walk
   O      1--  6   69%  J Carter        Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pat Hentgen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   67%  R Durham        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   66%  R Karkovice     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   65%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Jaime Navarro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   67%  E Sprague       Flyball: RF
   R      ---  2   58%  C Delgado       Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  5   59%  B Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   58%  S Green         Walk
   O      1--  6   61%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
          ---  9   64%  T Phillips      Walk
   O      1--  4   61%  D Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   59%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B; Phillips to 2B
   O      -2-  4   56%  A Belle         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Jaime Navarro facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   51%  O Nixon         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      49%  C Garcia        Wild Pitch; Nixon to 2B
          -2-      45%  " "             Wild Pitch; Nixon to 3B
   O      --3  5   51%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  2   44%  O Merced        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Nixon Scores
          1--  2   40%  J Carter        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Merced to 2B; Carter to 1B
   O      12-  2   45%  E Sprague       Flyball: CF
   R      12-  3   34%  C Delgado       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Merced Scores/unER; Carter to 3B
   O      1-3  3   38%  B Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Pat Hentgen facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   43%  H Baines        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   38%  C Snopek        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  2   35%  R Durham        Lineout: RF
   O      1--  4   32%  R Karkovice     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jaime Navarro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   34%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   24%  A Gonzalez      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   25%  O Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   26%  C Garcia        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Pat Hentgen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   23%  O Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   26%  T Phillips      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   22%  D Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   19%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jaime Navarro facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   17%  O Merced        Walk
   O      1--  2   19%  J Carter        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6   21%  E Sprague       Strikeout Looking
          1--  3   20%  C Delgado       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Merced to 2B
   O      12-  6   23%  B Santiago      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   20%  A Belle         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   17%  H Baines        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   16%  C Snopek        Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jaime Navarro facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   14%  S Green         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      12%  A Gonzalez      Passed Ball; Green to 2B
   O      -2-  3   13%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Green to 3B
          --3  6   12%  O Nixon         Walk
   RO     1-3  1   10%  C Garcia        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Green Scores/unER
          1--      10%  O Merced        Garcia Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   11%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Pat Hentgen facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   16%  R Durham        Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   23%  R Karkovice     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Durham to 2B
   O      12-  2   16%  O Guillen       Flyball: LF
   O      12-  2   11%  T Phillips      Foul Popfly: 3B (Short LF Foul)
   O      12-  1    6%  D Martinez      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-2, Alan Levine facing 4-5-6
                  Alan Levine replaces Jaime Navarro pitching
   O      ---  2    7%  J Carter        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2    7%  E Sprague       Flyball: CF
          ---  5    7%  C Delgado       Walk
          1--       7%  B Santiago      Wild Pitch; Delgado to 2B
   O      -2-  6    8%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Pat Hentgen facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   12%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  2   26%  A Belle         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Thomas Scores
   O      ---  4   21%  H Baines        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   17%  C Snopek        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   14%  R Durham        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Alan Levine facing 8-9-1
          ---  9   12%  S Green         Walk
   O      1--  3   13%  A Gonzalez      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Green to 2B
   O      -2-  6   15%  O Nixon         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  3   17%  C Garcia        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Mike Timlin facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Timlin replaces Pat Hentgen pitching; Norberto Martin pinch hits for Ron Karkovice batting 8th
   R      ---  1   50%  N Martin        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   44%  O Guillen       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  3   56%  T Phillips      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      -2-  4   46%  D Martinez      Flyball: LF
          -2-  6   47%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      12-  2   35%  A Belle         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 5-5, Tony Castillo facing 3-4-5
                  Tony Castillo replaces Alan Levine pitching; Tony Pena replaces Norberto Martin playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  4   41%  O Merced        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   46%  J Carter        Groundout: P-1B
   O      --- 10   50%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 10th, White Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Dan Plesac facing 5-6-7
                  Dan Plesac replaces Mike Timlin pitching; Lyle Mouton pinch hits for Harold Baines batting 5th
   O      ---  2   44%  L Mouton        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   39%  C Snopek        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  5   42%  R Durham        Walk
   R      1--  4   81%  T Pena          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Durham Scores/Adv on E6/unER/No RBI; Pena to 2B
   O      -2-  1   78%  O Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-6, Roberto Hernandez facing 6-7-8
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Tony Castillo pitching
   O      ---  3   88%  C Delgado       Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  6   95%  B Santiago      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7  100%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Blue Jays 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199704010

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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