August 27, 2004 New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 9
MIN 6 BOS 5
DET 3 CLE 6
CHW 3 OAK 8
TBD 7 SEA 7
KCR 5 TEX 6
BAL 4 NYY 8
@TOR 7 ATL 5
SFG 3 HOU 15
@CHC 7 ARI 4
@CIN 3
(11) FLA 3
COL 0 MON 10
SDP 3 NYM 9
LAD 2 PHI 6
MIL 1 STL 8
@PIT 5

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 35,436

Friday, August 27, 2004, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 3:08

Yankees

80-48

Won 2

1st

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

W: T Sturtze (5-2), L: J Miller (2-3), S: T Gordon (4)

Blue Jays

53-76

Lost 4

5th, 27½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Williams DH                 4   1   1   2    1   0  .257  .778   12    0   0   HR,CS
D Jeter SS                    4   2   2   1    1   1  .277  .774   20    2   4   HR
G Sheffield RF                4   0   0   0    1   1  .294  .958   19    3   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   2   1   0    1   0  .280  .870   22    0   4   SB
H Matsui LF                   3   2   2   2    1   0  .297  .909   19    1   0   HR,SF
J Posada C                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .883   11    4   0   IW
J Olerud 1B                   2   0   2   1    3   0  .263  .738   22   11   0   
M Cairo 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .723   10    2   4   2·GDP
  R Sierra PH                 0   0   0   1    1   0  .258  .791    5    0   0   
  E Wilson 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .612    4    1   2   
K Lofton CF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .275  .754   21    3   0   

E Loaiza P                                                               0   0
  T Sturtze P                                                            0   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   0
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   8   9   8   11   2              165   27  14

BATTING

HR: B Williams (17, off J Miller; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); D Jeter (17, off J Miller; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); H Matsui (25, off J Miller; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: H Matsui (4, off J Miller).

IBB: J Posada (4, by K Frederick).

TB: H Matsui 5; D Jeter 5; B Williams 4; J Olerud 2; A Rodriguez; K Lofton.

GIDP: M Cairo 2 (6).

RBI: H Matsui 2 (89); B Williams 2 (56); J Olerud (36); D Jeter (58); K Lofton (17); R Sierra (49).

2-out RBI: K Lofton; R Sierra; J Olerud.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Jeter-M Cairo-J Olerud; M Cairo-D Jeter-J Olerud; A Rodriguez-M Cairo-J Olerud.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Rodriguez (23, 2nd base off K Frederick/G Zaun).

CS: B Williams (3, 2nd base by J Miller/G Zaun).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Johnson CF                  5   1   3   1    0   0  .276  .716   14    2   0   2B
O Hudson 2B                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .277  .797   18    6   2   2B
V Wells DH                    5   1   0   0    0   0  .277  .793   18    0   0   GDP
C Delgado 1B                  4   1   2   4    0   0  .242  .828   12    8   1   HR,HBP
A Rios RF                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .296  .749   15    1   0   GDP
E Hinske 3B                   2   1   0   0    2   1  .253  .706   15    1   1   
G Zaun C                      4   1   1   0    0   1  .282  .775   20    3   1   GDP
G Gross LF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .218  .626   21    2   0   SB
C Woodward SS                 3   0   1   1    1   1  .238  .641   19    4   4   

J Miller P                                                               0   0
  K Frederick P                                                          0   0
  D Maurer P                                                             0   1
  K Ligtenberg P                                                         0   0
  J Speier P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   7  12   7    4   4              152   27  10

BATTING

2B: O Hudson (22, off E Loaiza); R Johnson (23, off E Loaiza).

HR: C Delgado (22, off C Nitkowski; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).

HBP: C Delgado (11, by E Loaiza).

TB: C Delgado 5; O Hudson 4; R Johnson 4; G Zaun; C Woodward; G Gross; A Rios.

GIDP: G Zaun (6); A Rios (10); V Wells (12).

RBI: C Delgado 4 (71); R Johnson (54); C Woodward (22); G Gross (5).

2-out RBI: C Delgado 3; C Woodward; G Gross.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Woodward-O Hudson-C Delgado; C Woodward-C Delgado.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Gross (1, 2nd base off E Loaiza/J Posada).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Loaiza                       4.1   7   4   4    3   0   0   5.23   22   79-46   33· 4· 9   11· 4· 3· 0     30    -     1.35  -0.21
T Sturtze, W (5-2)             2.1   2   2   2    0   3   0   5.12    8   30-20   11· 5· 4    3· 1· 1· 0          1-0    1.10   0.16
C Nitkowski                    0     1   1   1    0   0   1   4.85    1    3-2     1· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-2    1.29  -0.22
P Quantrill, H (20)            1     2   0   0    1   0   0   3.67    6   18-10    7· 0· 3    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.83   0.05
T Gordon, S (4)                1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.23    4   18-9     5· 3· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          2-0    3.27   0.35
Totals                         9    12   7   7    4   4   1          41  148-87   57·13·17   18· 8· 6· 0          5-2

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
J Miller, L (2-3)              4.2   6   6   6    6   1   3   5.26   23   85-45   29· 4·12    7· 5· 4· 0     23    -     1.09  -0.33
K Frederick                    2     2   2   2    4   1   0   6.52   12   46-25   15· 4· 6    3· 3· 1· 0          1-1    0.96  -0.11
D Maurer                       0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0  27.00    2    6-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          3-1    0.96  -0.03
K Ligtenberg                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.54    3    9-7     4· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.06
J Speier                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.07    4   15-12    5· 0· 7    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.05
Totals                         9     9   8   8   11   2   3          44  161-91   54· 9·28   13·13· 5· 0          4-2

C Nitkowski faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: K Frederick (1; J Posada).

HBP: E Loaiza (3; C Delgado).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Sam Holbrook.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 35,436.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 16mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. B Williams           DH    1. R Johnson            CF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. O Hudson             2B 
3. G Sheffield          RF    3. V Wells              DH 
4. A Rodriguez          3B    4. C Delgado            1B 
5. H Matsui             LF    5. A Rios               RF 
6. J Posada             C     6. E Hinske             3B 
7. J Olerud             1B    7. G Zaun               C  
8. M Cairo              2B    8. G Gross              LF 
9. K Lofton             CF    9. C Woodward           SS 

   E Loaiza             P        J Miller             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  8-4  1-3  3  -22%  70% C Delgado       C Nitkowski     Home Run (Fly Ball); Johnson Scores; Wells Scores
   t 5   0  3-2  1--  1   20%  63% B Williams      J Miller        Home Run (Fly Ball); Lofton Scores
   t 4   1  1-2  123  3  -15%  56% M Cairo         J Miller        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 8   2  8-7  12-  5   13%  82% O Hudson        T Gordon        Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 4   2  2-1  1-3  4  -12%  44% G Gross         E Loaiza        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hinske Scores; Zaun to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Miller facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  1   57%  D Jeter         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   55%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   57%  R Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   54%  O Hudson        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   60%  V Wells         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Justin Miller facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  4   68%  H Matsui        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   66%  J Posada        Lineout: 2B
          ---  6   68%  J Olerud        Walk
   OO     1--  4   64%  M Cairo         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   60%  C Delgado       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   64%  A Rios          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  4   60%  E Hinske        Walk; Delgado to 2B
   OO     12-  3   70%  G Zaun          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Miller facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   68%  K Lofton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   70%  B Williams      Walk
   O      1--      66%  D Jeter         Williams Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  7   67%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  5   65%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   61%  G Gross         Walk
          1--      59%  C Woodward      Gross Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   64%  " "             Flyball: RF
   R      -2-  2   53%  R Johnson       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Gross Scores
   O      -2-  3   57%  O Hudson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Johnson to 3B
   O      --3  5   61%  V Wells         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Justin Miller facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   65%  A Rodriguez     Walk
          1--  1   73%  H Matsui        Single to RF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 3B
   O      1-3  2   68%  J Posada        Lineout: SS
          1-3  6   71%  J Olerud        Walk; Matsui to 2B
   OO     123  3   56%  M Cairo         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   59%  C Delgado       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   61%  A Rios          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   59%  E Hinske        Walk
          1-- 10   56%  G Zaun          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hinske to 3B
   R      1-3  4   44%  G Gross         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hinske Scores; Zaun to 3B
   R      1-3  1   33%  C Woodward      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Zaun Scores; Gross to 2B
   O      12-  2   37%  R Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Justin Miller facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   42%  K Lofton        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  1   63%  B Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball); Lofton Scores
          ---  2   66%  D Jeter         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   72%  G Sheffield     Walk; Jeter to 2B
   O      12-  7   69%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Jeter to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   72%  H Matsui        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Jeter Scores; Rodriguez to 2B
                  Kevin Frederick replaces Justin Miller pitching
          -2-  4   73%  J Posada        Intentional Walk
   R      12-  1   82%  J Olerud        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Rodriguez Scores; Posada to 3B
   O      1-3  3   79%  M Cairo         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-6, Esteban Loaiza facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   72%  O Hudson        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  1   77%  V Wells         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-  1   69%  C Delgado       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hudson Scores
                  Tanyon Sturtze replaces Esteban Loaiza pitching
   OO     1--  3   76%  A Rios          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-4, Kevin Frederick facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   74%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   73%  B Williams      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   72%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-6, Tanyon Sturtze facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   75%  E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   78%  G Zaun          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   80%  G Gross         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-4, Kevin Frederick facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   78%  G Sheffield     Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  4   80%  A Rodriguez     Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      81%  H Matsui        Rodriguez Steals 2B
          -2-  5   82%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   79%  J Posada        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          12-  6   81%  J Olerud        Walk; Rodriguez to 3B; Matsui to 2B
                  Ruben Sierra pinch hits for Miguel Cairo batting 8th
   R      123  5   89%  R Sierra        Walk; Rodriguez Scores; Matsui to 3B; Olerud to 2B
                  Dave Maurer replaces Kevin Frederick pitching
   R      123  5   93%  K Lofton        Walk; Matsui Scores; Olerud to 3B; Sierra to 2B
   O      123  1   91%  B Williams      Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 8, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-8, Tanyon Sturtze facing 9-1-2
                  Enrique Wilson replaces Ruben Sierra playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---  4   94%  C Woodward      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   91%  R Johnson       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   88%  O Hudson        Single to LF (Line Drive); Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  2   92%  V Wells         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Johnson to 3B
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Tanyon Sturtze pitching
   RRR    1-3  3   70%  C Delgado       Home Run (Fly Ball); Johnson Scores; Wells Scores
                  Paul Quantrill replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
          ---  1   67%  A Rios          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   73%  E Hinske        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-7, Kerry Ligtenberg facing 2-3-4
                  Kerry Ligtenberg replaces Dave Maurer pitching
   O      ---  3   70%  D Jeter         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   68%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   66%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: 2B (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 7-8, Paul Quantrill facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   73%  G Zaun          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   78%  G Gross         Lineout: SS
          ---  5   75%  C Woodward      Walk
          1--  3   69%  R Johnson       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Woodward to 2B
                  Tom Gordon replaces Paul Quantrill pitching
   O      12-  5   82%  O Hudson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-7, Justin Speier facing 5-6-7
                  Justin Speier replaces Kerry Ligtenberg pitching
   O      ---  6   80%  H Matsui        Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   78%  J Posada        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   79%  J Olerud        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   77%  E Wilson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 7-8, Tom Gordon facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   87%  V Wells         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  3   95%  C Delgado       
   O      ---  4  100%  A Rios          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Blue Jays 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR200408270

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation