April 17, 1999 Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 4
@ANA 3
(10) BOS 8
TBD 5 CLE 5
MIN 1 MIN 13
@CLE 8
(11) DET 3
NYY 1 CHW 6
@KCR 5 OAK 11
TEX 3 TOR 7
BAL 4 SFG 8
@ARI 5 PIT 7
@CIN 6
(10) COL 5
ATL 4 STL 8
@HOU 5 MIL 5
CHC 4 NYM 3
MON 2 PHI 2
FLA 1 LAD 7
@SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 30,739

Saturday, April 17, 1999, 4:05PM
Time of Game: 3:29

Orioles

3-8

Lost 2

5th, 4½ GB

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

W: D Wells (3-0), L: D Linton (0-1), S: G Lloyd (1)

Blue Jays

8-4

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Amaral CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .300   13    3   0   CS
  B Anderson PH               0   1   0   0    1   0  .357 1.042    5    0   0   
M Bordick SS                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .347  .838   24    6   3   
W Clark DH                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .370 1.064   18    0   0   
A Belle RF                    1   1   0   0    3   0  .310 1.048   22    0   1   3·SB,HBP
J Conine 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .525   12    4   1   
  H Baines PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .827         0   0   
  W Otanez PH-1B              1   0   0   0    1   1  .294  .862    9    2   0   
B Surhoff LF                  4   1   2   2    1   2  .333  .819   23    3   0   
C Ripken 3B                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .179  .457   16    1   1   
L Webster C                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .188  .466   13    3   2   
D DeShields 2B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .105  .332   19    0   1   

D Linton P                                                               2   0
  J Orosco P                                                             0   0
  H Slocumb P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   4   7   4    8   8              174   24   9

BATTING

HBP: A Belle (1, by D Wells).

TB: M Bordick 2; B Surhoff 2; D DeShields; C Ripken; L Webster.

RBI: B Surhoff 2 (5); C Ripken (2); L Webster (1).

2-out RBI: B Surhoff 2; C Ripken; L Webster.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D DeShields-M Bordick-J Conine.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Belle 3 (3, 3rd base off D Wells/D Fletcher, 2nd base off D Wells/D Fletcher 2).

CS: R Amaral (1, 3rd base by D Wells/D Fletcher).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  2   0   1   1    2   0  .357 1.011   14    1   0   CS
J Cruz CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .895   25    3   0   
S Green RF                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .321  .963   15    2   0   HR,2B
C Delgado 1B                  4   2   2   0    0   1  .319 1.042   17    6   0   2·2B
W Greene 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .881   16    1   2   
D Hollins DH                  2   1   1   1    0   1  .233  .562   14    0   0   
  T Fernandez PH              0   1   0   0    2   0  .342 1.021    8    0   0   2·IW
D Fletcher C                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .333  .862   19    8   1   GDP
A Gonzalez SS                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .375  .955   12    3   2   2B
P Kelly 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .733    9    3   2   SH

D Wells P                                                                0   2
  T Davey P                                                              0   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
  R Person P                                                             0   0
  G Lloyd P                                                              0   0
Totals                       30   7  10   7    4   4              149   27   9

BATTING

2B: A Gonzalez (4, off D Linton); C Delgado 2 (4, off H Slocumb, off D Linton); S Green (7, off D Linton).

HR: S Green (3, off D Linton; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: P Kelly (1, off D Linton).

IBB: T Fernandez 2 (3, by H Slocumb, by D Linton).

TB: S Green 6; C Delgado 4; A Gonzalez 3; D Fletcher; D Hollins; W Greene; S Stewart.

GIDP: D Fletcher (2).

RBI: D Fletcher 2 (9); A Gonzalez (9); D Hollins (1); S Green (7); S Stewart (11); W Greene (4).

2-out RBI: A Gonzalez; S Green.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

E: A Gonzalez (2); P Kelly (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Stewart (1, 2nd base by D Linton/L Webster).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Linton, L (0-1)              6.1   8   5   5    3   3   1   5.56   28  113-69   42·11·16    9· 9· 4· 0     37    -     0.69  -0.20
J Orosco                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0  16.62    2    7-5     2· 2· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.34   0.02
H Slocumb                      1     2   2   2    1   0   0  10.38    5   18-9     7· 1· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.15  -0.02
Totals                         8    10   7   7    4   4   1          35  138-83   51·14·18   11·11· 5· 0          1-0

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
D Wells, W (3-0)               6.2   6   2   2    3   6   0   2.55   30  101-59   33·10·16    8· 7· 5· 0     57    -     1.13   0.20
T Davey                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.26    1    5-1     0· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.18  -0.03
D Plesac, H (3)                1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   6.35    5   26-17    9· 4· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.28   0.12
R Person                       0.2   0   2   2    3   1   0   7.71    5   23-8     4· 1· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.40  -0.01
G Lloyd, S (1)                 0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.23    2    7-5     3· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          3-2    0.89   0.01
Totals                         9     7   4   4    8   8   0          43  162-90   49·15·26   11·10· 5· 0          6-2

T Davey faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Orosco (2); H Slocumb (1).

IBB: H Slocumb (2; T Fernandez); D Linton (1; T Fernandez).

HBP: D Wells (1; A Belle).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 3:29.

Attendance: 30,739.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. R Amaral             CF    1. S Stewart            LF 
2. M Bordick            SS    2. J Cruz               CF 
3. W Clark              DH    3. S Green              RF 
4. A Belle              RF    4. C Delgado            1B 
5. J Conine             1B    5. W Greene             3B 
6. B Surhoff            LF    6. D Hollins            DH 
7. C Ripken             3B    7. D Fletcher           C  
8. L Webster            C     8. A Gonzalez           SS 
9. D DeShields          2B    9. P Kelly              2B 

   D Linton             P        D Wells              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  3-1  12-  4  -12%  65% L Webster       D Wells         Single to RF (Line Drive); Surhoff Scores; Ripken to 3B
   b 2   2  0-1  1--  3   10%  72% A Gonzalez      D Linton        Double to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Hollins Scores
   b 6   1  2-3  -2-  2   10%  84% W Greene        D Linton        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Green Scores; Greene to 2B
   t 6   2  3-0  12-  2   -8%  77% C Ripken        D Wells         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Belle Scores; Surhoff to 2B
   t 6   2  3-2  1-3  2    8%  73% D DeShields     D Wells         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  R Amaral        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  6   54%  M Bordick       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   55%  W Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Linton facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  S Stewart       Walk
   O      1--      53%  J Cruz          Stewart Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   51%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   50%  S Green         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   46%  A Belle         Walk
          1--      44%  J Conine        Belle Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   48%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  6   52%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   56%  C Ripken        Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Linton facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   61%  C Delgado       Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5   57%  W Greene        Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      -2-  7   65%  D Hollins       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Delgado Scores
   O      1--  2   62%  D Fletcher      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      1--  3   72%  A Gonzalez      Double to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Hollins Scores
   O      -2-  5   70%  P Kelly         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, David Wells facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   72%  L Webster       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   74%  D DeShields     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   73%  R Amaral        Walk
          1--  2   70%  M Bordick       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Amaral to 3B
   O      1-3  7   75%  W Clark         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Doug Linton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   73%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   72%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
   R      ---  2   80%  S Green         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5   79%  C Delgado       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, David Wells facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   76%  A Belle         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   79%  J Conine        Lineout: CF
          1--      78%  B Surhoff       Belle Steals 2B
          -2-      76%  " "             Belle Steals 3B
   O      --3  4   81%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  5   85%  C Ripken        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Doug Linton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   83%  W Greene        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   82%  D Hollins       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   82%  D Fletcher      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, David Wells facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   84%  L Webster       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   82%  D DeShields     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   85%  R Amaral        Groundout: P-2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left)
          1--  7   83%  M Bordick       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Amaral to 2B
   O      12-  1   87%  W Clark         Amaral Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Doug Linton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   86%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   85%  P Kelly         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  4   86%  S Stewart       Walk
   O      1--  4   84%  J Cruz          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, David Wells facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   87%  W Clark         Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   84%  A Belle         Walk
   O      1--  2   88%  J Conine        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          1--  1   85%  B Surhoff       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Belle to 2B
   R      12-  2   77%  C Ripken        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Belle Scores; Surhoff to 2B
   R      12-  4   65%  L Webster       Single to RF (Line Drive); Surhoff Scores; Ripken to 3B
   O      1-3  2   73%  D DeShields     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Doug Linton facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   79%  S Green         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  6   75%  C Delgado       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   R      -2-  2   84%  W Greene        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Green Scores; Greene to 2B
                  Tony Fernandez pinch hits for Dave Hollins batting 6th
          -2-  4   85%  T Fernandez     Intentional Walk
   OO     12-  1   80%  D Fletcher      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, David Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   83%  R Amaral        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   86%  M Bordick       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   84%  W Clark         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
                  Tom Davey replaces David Wells pitching
          1--  5   81%  A Belle         Walk; Clark to 2B
                  Dan Plesac replaces Tom Davey pitching; Willis Otanez pinch hits for Harold Baines batting 5th; Harold Baines pinch hits for Jeff Conine batting 5th
   O      12-  3   88%  W Otanez        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Doug Linton facing 8-9-1
                  Willis Otanez moves to 1B
          ---  4   89%  A Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   88%  P Kelly         Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Gonzalez to 2B
   R      -2-  1   93%  S Stewart       Single to CF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Doug Linton pitching
          1--      94%  J Cruz          Wild Pitch; Stewart to 2B
   O      -2-  5   93%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   92%  S Green         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-5, Dan Plesac facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   87%  B Surhoff       Walk
   O      1--  4   91%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   95%  L Webster       Flyball: CF
          1--      95%  D DeShields     E6 on Foul Ball (3B Foul)
   O      1--  7   97%  " "             Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-2, Heathcliff Slocumb facing 4-5-6
                  Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Jesse Orosco pitching
          ---  3   98%  C Delgado       Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   97%  W Greene        Popfly: SS
          -2-  4   97%  T Fernandez     Intentional Walk
          12-      98%  D Fletcher      Wild Pitch; Delgado to 3B; Fernandez to 2B
   RRO    -23  6   99%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Delgado Scores; Fernandez Scores; Fletcher out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---  1   99%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-7, Robert Person facing 1-2-3
                  Robert Person replaces Dan Plesac pitching; Brady Anderson pinch hits for Rich Amaral batting 1st
          ---  5   98%  B Anderson      Walk
          1--      98%  M Bordick       Defensive Indifference; Anderson to 2B
          -2-  4   96%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   98%  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4  100%  A Belle         Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
          12-  6   99%  W Otanez        Walk; Anderson to 3B; Bordick to 2B
                  Graeme Lloyd replaces Robert Person pitching
   RR     123  3   96%  B Surhoff       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Anderson Scores; Bordick Scores; Otanez to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  C Ripken        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199904170

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