April 6, 1997 Milwaukee Brewers at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 10
@ANA 8 CHW 5
DET 3 KCR 12
@MIN 2 OAK 3
NYY 0 SEA 8
BOS 7
(10) TEX 9
BAL 3 MIL 4
@TOR 2 ATL 4
CHC 0 FLA 3
CIN 2 HOU 3
STL 2 LAD 6
PIT 3 COL 6
@MON 2 PHI 3
@SDP 2 NYM 4
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 29,106

Sunday, April 6, 1997, 1:05
Time of Game: 2:54

Brewers

2-2

Won 2

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: B McDonald (1-1), L: P Hentgen (0-1), S: D Jones (2)

Blue Jays

2-3

Lost 2

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .350  .900   16    2   6   2B,CS
J Cirillo 3B                  3   0   1   2    0   1  .364 1.224   15    0   2   2B,SH
D Nilsson DH                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .188  .472   15    0   0   2B
J Jaha 1B                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .267  .761   16   11   0   HR
J Valentin SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .297   14    0   3   
J Burnitz RF                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .308  .823   20    2   0   2·SB,IW
G Williams LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .717   21    2   0   
C Carr CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .126    9    1   0   
J Levis C                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .333  .762   10    9   0   

B McDonald P                                                             0   0
  B Wickman P                                                            0   1
  D Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   4  10   4    1   3              136   27  12

BATTING

2B: F Vina (4, off P Hentgen); D Nilsson (1, off P Hentgen); J Cirillo (3, off P Hentgen).

HR: J Jaha (1, off P Hentgen; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SH: J Cirillo (1, off P Hentgen).

IBB: J Burnitz (1, by P Hentgen).

TB: J Jaha 4; F Vina 3; J Cirillo 2; J Levis 2; D Nilsson 2; J Burnitz 2; G Williams.

RBI: J Cirillo 2 (3); J Jaha (4); D Nilsson (2).

2-out RBI: J Cirillo.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Valentin-F Vina-J Jaha.

E: J Cirillo (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Burnitz 2 (3, 2nd base off P Hentgen/B Santiago 2).

CS: F Vina (1, 3rd base by P Hentgen/B Santiago).

PO: J Cirillo (2nd base by P Hentgen).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .222  .555   27    1   0   2·SB
C Garcia 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .105  .255   21    0   3   
O Merced RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .549   11    3   0   
J Carter 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .722   20   10   1   GDP
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .588   13    4   2   2B
C Delgado DH                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .333  .908   13    0   0   
B Santiago C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .118  .471   16    3   1   
S Green LF                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .250  .938   15    2   0   HR
A Gonzalez SS                 2   0   0   0    1   2  .375 1.194   15    3   1   SB

P Hentgen P                                                              1   2
  M Timlin P                                                             0   1
Totals                       32   2   5   2    3   9              151   27  11

BATTING

2B: E Sprague (3, off B McDonald).

HR: S Green (1, off B McDonald; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: S Green 4; E Sprague 2; O Nixon 2; C Delgado.

GIDP: J Carter (1).

RBI: S Green 2 (2).

2-out RBI: S Green 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 11.

FIELDING

E: E Sprague (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Nixon 2 (2, 2nd base off B McDonald/J Levis 2); A Gonzalez (3, 2nd base off B Wickman/J Levis).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B McDonald, W (1-1)            6     5   2   2    2   7   1   5.54   25  106-67   43·12·12    6· 6· 4· 0     59    -     1.13   0.12
B Wickman, H (1)               2     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7   30-18   12· 2· 4    5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.90   0.21
D Jones, S (2)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    6-6     3· 0· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9     5   2   2    3   9   1          35  142-91   58·14·19   13· 6· 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, L (0-1)             8    10   4   4    1   3   1   4.50   34  121-74   46· 4·24   12·15· 3· 0     48    -     1.24  -0.08
M Timlin                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    3    6-5     3· 0· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9    10   4   4    1   3   1          37  127-79   49· 4·26   14·15· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: P Hentgen (1; J Burnitz).

PO: P Hentgen (2; J Cirillo, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 29,106.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. F Vina               2B    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. J Cirillo            3B    2. C Garcia             2B 
3. D Nilsson            DH    3. O Merced             RF 
4. J Jaha               1B    4. J Carter             1B 
5. J Valentin           SS    5. E Sprague            3B 
6. J Burnitz            RF    6. C Delgado            DH 
7. G Williams           LF    7. B Santiago           C  
8. C Carr               CF    8. S Green              LF 
9. J Levis              C     9. A Gonzalez           SS 

   B McDonald           P        P Hentgen            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  2-2  1--  4   21%  66% J Cirillo       P Hentgen       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Levis Scores
   b 2   2  0-0  1--  5  -19%  29% S Green         B McDonald      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Delgado Scores
   t 6   1  2-1  -2-  2   15%  53% D Nilsson       P Hentgen       Double to CF (Line Drive); Vina Scores
   t 8   1  2-3  ---  3   13%  84% J Jaha          P Hentgen       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 6   1  2-2  -23  5  -11%  51% J Valentin      P Hentgen       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  F Vina          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   46%  J Cirillo       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   45%  D Nilsson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  O Nixon         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      39%  C Garcia        Nixon Steals 2B
          -2-  7   36%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   39%  O Merced        Flyball: CF; Nixon to 3B
   OO     1-3  6   50%  J Carter        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  J Jaha          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   46%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
          ---  7   47%  J Burnitz       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--      48%  G Williams      Burnitz Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   45%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben McDonald facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   47%  E Sprague       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   45%  C Delgado       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  6   48%  B Santiago      Flyball: LF
   RR     1--  5   29%  S Green         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Delgado Scores
   O      ---  5   30%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Hentgen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   27%  C Carr          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   30%  J Levis         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  4   36%  F Vina          Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left); Levis to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   37%  J Cirillo       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Levis Scores; Vina to 2B
   O      -2-  2   33%  D Nilsson       Vina Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   36%  O Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   37%  C Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   38%  O Merced        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Pat Hentgen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   35%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   33%  J Jaha          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   32%  J Valentin      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ben McDonald facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   29%  J Carter        Walk
          1--  6   19%  E Sprague       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Carter to 3B
   O      -23  5   24%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4   31%  B Santiago      Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      -23  7   37%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Pat Hentgen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   33%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   37%  G Williams      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   33%  C Carr          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   30%  J Levis         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ben McDonald facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   32%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   30%  O Nixon         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      28%  C Garcia        Nixon Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   31%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   35%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   44%  F Vina          Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   37%  J Cirillo       Flyball: LF
   R      -2-  2   53%  D Nilsson       Double to CF (Line Drive); Vina Scores
          -2-  2   62%  J Jaha          Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Nilsson to 3B; Jaha to 2B
   O      -23  5   51%  J Valentin      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          -23  4   53%  J Burnitz       Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   42%  G Williams      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Brewers 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Ben McDonald facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   46%  J Carter        Flyball: LF
          ---  2   39%  E Sprague       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Sprague to 2B
   O      -2-  2   44%  C Delgado       Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Sprague to 3B
   O      --3  4   50%  B Santiago      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Pat Hentgen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   46%  C Carr          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   50%  J Levis         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   45%  F Vina          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      1--  4   66%  J Cirillo       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Levis Scores
   O      -2-  3   62%  D Nilsson       Cirillo Picked off 2B (P-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Wickman facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Wickman replaces Ben McDonald pitching
   O      ---  2   67%  S Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   62%  A Gonzalez      Walk
          1--      58%  O Nixon         Gonzalez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   65%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Gonzalez to 3B
   O      --3  3   74%  C Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pat Hentgen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   71%  D Nilsson       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   R      ---  3   84%  J Jaha          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   83%  J Valentin      Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
          ---  4   84%  J Burnitz       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      84%  G Williams      Burnitz Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   82%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Wickman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   87%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   90%  J Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   92%  E Sprague       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Timlin facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Timlin replaces Pat Hentgen pitching
   O      ---  2   91%  C Carr          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   90%  J Levis         Lineout: P-3B-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  2   90%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Doug Jones facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Jones replaces Bob Wickman pitching
   O      ---  3   95%  C Delgado       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   98%  B Santiago      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  S Green         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Blue Jays 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199704060

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