September 9, 2000 Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 10
@ANA 3 NYY 5
@BOS 3 CLE 9
CHW 3 TEX 6
@KCR 5 OAK 10
TBD 0 SEA 7
MIN 2 TOR 6
DET 5 MON 7
@ATL 5
(12) HOU 14
@CHC 4 COL 7
LAD 6 ARI 4
@FLA 1 STL 7
@MIL 6 PHI 6
@NYM 3 CIN 6
@PIT 4 SDP 7
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 23,623

Saturday, September 9, 2000, 4:05PM
Time of Game: 3:24

Tigers

70-71

Lost 4

3rd, 14½ GB

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

W: B Koch (7-3), L: C Nitkowski (4-9)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Blue Jays

74-68

Won 2

3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Easley 2B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .258  .773   22    2   2   
J Encarnacion CF              4   0   1   2    0   1  .289  .759   13    0   0   2B
B Higginson LF                4   0   1   0    0   2  .296  .906   18    3   0   
J Gonzalez DH                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .867   10    0   0   SB
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .257  .816   16    1   4   
W Magee RF                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .292  .778   10    1   0   SB
  R Becker PH-RF              1   1   1   0    0   0  .248  .771    2    0   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .293  .753   19    4   5   2B,SH
B Ausmus C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .268  .729   21    4   0   2B
S Halter 1B                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .606   11    6   1   
  T Clark PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .873    1    0   0   
  R Lindsey PR                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   SB
  D Allen 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .564         3   0   
  B McMillon PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .871    4    0   0   
  H Morris 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .757         1   0   

H Nomo P                                                                 1   0
  S Runyan P                                                             0   0
  N Cruz P                                                               0   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   0
Totals                       35   5  10   5    0   7              147   26  12

BATTING

2B: J Encarnacion (17, off D Wells); B Ausmus (22, off B Koch); D Cruz (42, off D Wells).

SH: D Cruz (7, off B Koch).

TB: B Ausmus 3; J Encarnacion 2; D Cruz 2; B Higginson; W Magee; J Gonzalez; D Easley; T Clark; R Becker.

RBI: J Encarnacion 2 (68); B Ausmus (42); D Cruz (70); D Easley (48).

2-out RBI: J Encarnacion 2; D Easley.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Easley-D Cruz-D Allen; D Cruz-D Easley-D Allen.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Gonzalez (1, 2nd base off K Escobar/D Fletcher); R Lindsey (1, 2nd base off D Wells/D Fletcher); W Magee (1, 2nd base off D Wells/D Fletcher).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .332  .919   13    0   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   2   1   0    2   0  .256  .715   31    0   2   2B
D Martinez RF                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .280  .727   20    3   0   HBP
C Delgado 1B                  2   1   1   2    3   1  .360 1.182   26   10   0   
B Fullmer DH                  3   1   2   4    1   0  .295  .909   22    0   0   HR,SF,GDP
T Batista 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .273  .851   17    0   4   
D Fletcher C                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .308  .851   12    7   1   
  D Wise PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .377         0   0   
  A Castillo C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .557         0   0   
J Cruz CF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .242  .796   15    4   0   GDP
M Morandini 2B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .663   13    3   2   2B

D Wells P                                                                0   0
  K Escobar P                                                            0   0
  B Koch P                                                               0   1
Totals                       31   6   8   6    8   4              169   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Gonzalez (25, off C Nitkowski); M Morandini (15, off H Nomo).

HR: B Fullmer (30, off H Nomo; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: B Fullmer (6, off S Runyan).

HBP: D Martinez (2, by C Nitkowski).

TB: B Fullmer 5; D Fletcher 2; A Gonzalez 2; M Morandini 2; C Delgado; S Stewart.

GIDP: B Fullmer (10); J Cruz (11).

RBI: B Fullmer 4 (96); C Delgado 2 (129).

2-out RBI: B Fullmer 3.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Morandini.

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Nomo                         4     3   4   4    5   1   1   4.88   20   81-46   31· 6· 9    4· 4· 5· 1     36    -     0.96  -0.12
S Runyan                       0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0   6.00    3   14-6     3· 1· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          2-2    2.51  -0.25
N Cruz                         1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.56    7   27-18   12· 3· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.20   0.11
C Nitkowski, L (4-9)           2.2   3   1   1    1   2   0   4.90   11   47-26   17· 3· 6    4· 0· 3· 0          0-0    1.84  -0.25
Totals                         8.2   8   6   6    8   4   1          41  169-96   63·13·20   11· 7· 9· 1          3-2

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                        7     7   4   4    0   5   0   4.27   28  106-73   42·12·19    9· 7· 7· 0     52    -     1.16   0.01
K Escobar, H (2)               1     1   0   0    0   2   0   5.22    4   15-9     3· 3· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.95   0.13
B Koch, BS (5), W (7-3)        1     2   1   1    0   0   0   2.80    4   16-11    9· 1· 1    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    3.84  -0.15
Totals                         9    10   5   5    0   7   0          36  137-93   54·16·23   11· 7·11· 0           -

H Nomo faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Koch (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: C Nitkowski (4; D Martinez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Mike Vanvleet, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Eric Cooper.

Time of Game: 3:24.

Attendance: 23,623.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. D Easley             2B    1. S Stewart            LF 
2. J Encarnacion        CF    2. A Gonzalez           SS 
3. B Higginson          LF    3. D Martinez           RF 
4. J Gonzalez           DH    4. C Delgado            1B 
5. D Palmer             3B    5. B Fullmer            DH 
6. W Magee              RF    6. T Batista            3B 
7. D Cruz               SS    7. D Fletcher           C  
8. B Ausmus             C     8. J Cruz               CF 
9. S Halter             1B    9. M Morandini          2B 

   H Nomo               P        D Wells              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  5-5  12-  3   38% 100% B Fullmer       C Nitkowski     Single to LF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores; Martinez to 2B
   t 5   2  2-2  12-  2  -23%  29% J Encarnacion   D Wells         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Ausmus Scores; Easley Scores
   t 9   1  5-4  --3  6  -22%  45% B Ausmus        B Koch          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Becker Scores
   t 9   1  5-5  -2-  4   21%  66% B McMillon      B Koch          Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted
   b 3   2  0-0  1--  3   19%  72% B Fullmer       H Nomo          Home Run; Delgado Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  D Easley        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   54%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  7   55%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideo Nomo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  8   55%  A Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--  2   52%  D Martinez      Popfly: SS
          1--  5   54%  C Delgado       Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
          12-  9   57%  B Fullmer       Walk; Gonzalez to 3B; Delgado to 2B
   O      123  2   50%  T Batista       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   56%  W Magee         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideo Nomo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   53%  D Fletcher      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   51%  J Cruz          Lineout: SS
          ---  2   54%  M Morandini     Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   50%  S Stewart       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   56%  S Halter        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideo Nomo facing 2-3-4
   O      --- 11   53%  A Gonzalez      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  4   51%  D Martinez      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  5   53%  C Delgado       Walk
   RR     1--  3   72%  B Fullmer       Home Run; Delgado Scores
   O      ---  4   71%  T Batista       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, David Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   74%  D Easley        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   76%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: RF
          ---  2   74%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  1   77%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Hideo Nomo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   75%  D Fletcher      Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   74%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   73%  M Morandini     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, David Wells facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   76%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   73%  W Magee         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      71%  D Cruz          Magee Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   60%  " "             Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Magee Scores
          -2-  6   54%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Line Drive); Cruz to 3B
   O      1-3  7   63%  S Halter        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      1-3  2   51%  D Easley        Single to RF (Line Drive); Cruz Scores; Ausmus to 2B
   RR     12-  2   29%  J Encarnacion   Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Ausmus Scores; Easley Scores
   O      -2-  4   32%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Hideo Nomo facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   37%  S Stewart       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   45%  A Gonzalez      Walk; Stewart to 2B
                  Sean Runyan replaces Hideo Nomo pitching
          12-  6   54%  D Martinez      Walk; Stewart to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   RR     123  4   72%  C Delgado       Single to RF (Line Drive); Stewart Scores; Gonzalez Scores; Martinez to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   70%  B Fullmer       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Martinez Scores
                  Nelson Cruz replaces Sean Runyan pitching
   O      1--  7   67%  T Batista       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   69%  D Fletcher      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Delgado to 3B
          1-3  6   71%  J Cruz          Walk; Fletcher to 2B
   O      123  6   64%  M Morandini     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, David Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   68%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2   71%  D Palmer        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   73%  W Magee         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Nelson Cruz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   70%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   68%  A Gonzalez      Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   67%  D Martinez      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, David Wells facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   72%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   75%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Tony Clark pinch hits for Shane Halter batting 9th
          ---  1   73%  T Clark         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
                  Rod Lindsey pinch runs for Tony Clark batting 9th
          1--      71%  D Easley        Lindsey Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   77%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-4, C.J. Nitkowski facing 4-5-6
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Nelson Cruz pitching; Dusty Allen replaces Rod Lindsey playing 1B batting 9th
          ---  6   80%  C Delgado       Walk
   OO     1--  3   73%  B Fullmer       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   72%  T Batista       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Kelvim Escobar facing 2-3-4
                  Kelvim Escobar replaces David Wells pitching
   O      ---  3   78%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   82%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   79%  J Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      77%  D Palmer        Gonzalez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   85%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-4, C.J. Nitkowski facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   88%  D Fletcher      Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Dewayne Wise pinch runs for Darrin Fletcher batting 7th
   OO     1--  2   82%  J Cruz          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   81%  M Morandini     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Billy Koch facing 6-7-8
                  Billy Koch replaces Kelvim Escobar pitching; Alberto Castillo replaces Dewayne Wise playing C batting 7th; Rich Becker pinch hits for Wendell Magee batting 6th
          ---  2   70%  R Becker        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   76%  D Cruz          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Becker to 2B
          -2-      67%  B Ausmus        Wild Pitch; Becker to 3B
   R      --3  6   45%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Becker Scores
                  Billy McMillon pinch hits for Dusty Allen batting 9th
   OO     -2-  4   66%  B McMillon      Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 5-5, C.J. Nitkowski facing 1-2-3
                  Hal Morris replaces Billy McMillon playing 1B batting 9th; Rich Becker moves to RF
   O      ---  5   60%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   71%  A Gonzalez      Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  6   72%  D Martinez      Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  6   62%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  3  100%  B Fullmer       Single to LF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores; Martinez to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR200009090

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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