September 26, 2008 Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 12
@LAA 1 TOR 3
@BAL 0
(7) NYY 19
@BOS 8 CLE 11
@CHW 8 DET 6
TBR 4 KCR 8
@MIN 1 SEA 10
OAK 8 ARI 6
COL 4 HOU 5
ATL 4 MIL 5
CHC 1 FLA 6
@NYM 1 PHI 8
WSN 4 PIT 6
@SDP 3 SFG 6
LAD 5
(10) STL 7
CIN 6

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 17,716

Friday, September 26, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 1:39

Blue Jays

85-75

Won 2

4th, 11 GB

Cito Gaston

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

W: S Richmond (1-3), L: C Waters (3-5)

Orioles

67-92

Lost 10

5th, 28½ GB

Dave Trembley

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Scutaro 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .264  .693   17    0   2   
J Bautista 1B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .240  .726   12    7   0   
A Rios CF                     2   0   1   0    1   1  .293  .802   10    2   0   
V Wells DH                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .816    8    0   0   GDP
A Lind LF                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .289  .774   15    3   0   2B
S Rolen 3B                    3   0   2   1    0   1  .260  .779   13    1   1   2B
T Snider RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .324  .865   11    1   0   
C Thigpen C                   3   1   1   1    0   2  .176  .616   13    4   0   HR
J McDonald SS                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .212  .530    4    0   3   

S Richmond P                                                             0   0
Totals                       27   3   9   3    2   6              103   18   6

BATTING

2B: S Rolen (30, off C Waters); A Lind (16, off C Waters).

HR: C Thigpen (1, off C Waters; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: C Thigpen 4; S Rolen 3; M Scutaro 2; A Lind 2; J Bautista; A Rios; J McDonald.

GIDP: V Wells (16).

RBI: S Rolen (50); J Bautista (54); C Thigpen (1).

2-out RBI: S Rolen.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .830   13    0   1   
N Markakis RF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .303  .893    9    3   0   
M Mora DH                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .823    8    0   0   
A Huff 3B                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .306  .917   16    0   3   
O Salazar 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .863    9    5   2   
A Jones CF                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .715    7    2   0   
L Scott LF                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .809    4    0   0   
O Santos C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222    3    6   0   
B Fahey SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .604   10    1   2   

C Waters P                                                               1   0
  L Cormier P                                                            1   0
Totals                       22   0   4   0    0   3               79   19   8

BATTING

TB: N Markakis; B Roberts; M Mora; A Huff.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Salazar-B Fahey-C Waters.

PITCHING

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
S Richmond, W (1-3)            6     4   0   0    0   3   0   4.00   22   79-52   33· 6·13    7· 8· 4· 0     67    -     1.01   0.37
Totals                         6     4   0   0    0   3   0          22   79-52   33· 6·13    7· 8· 4· 0           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Waters, L (3-5)              6     9   3   3    2   6   1   5.01   28  102-61   38· 6·17    8· 6· 6· 0     46    -     1.19  -0.03
L Cormier                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.02    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    0.82  -0.10
Totals                         6.1   9   3   3    2   6   1          29  103-62   39· 6·17    9· 6· 6· 0          2-1

C Waters faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Marvin Hudson, 3B - Kevin Causey.

Time of Game: 1:39.

Attendance: 17,716.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 7mph in from Centerfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. M Scutaro            2B    1. B Roberts            2B 
2. J Bautista           1B    2. N Markakis           RF 
3. A Rios               CF    3. M Mora               DH 
4. V Wells              DH    4. A Huff               3B 
5. A Lind               LF    5. O Salazar            1B 
6. S Rolen              3B    6. A Jones              CF 
7. T Snider             RF    7. L Scott              LF 
8. C Thigpen            C     8. O Santos             C  
9. J McDonald           SS    9. B Fahey              SS 

   S Richmond           P        C Waters             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  0-0  1-3  4   17%  67% S Rolen         C Waters        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bautista Scores; Lind to 3B
   t 6   0  0-0  12-  2  -15%  48% V Wells         C Waters        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B); Bautista to 3B
   t 7   0  0-1  ---  1   12%  82% C Thigpen       C Waters        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   t 7   0  0-2  1-3  1   10% 100% J Bautista      L Cormier       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); McDonald Scores; Scutaro to 2B
   t 6   0  0-0  1--  4    8%  63% A Rios          C Waters        Walk; Bautista to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Waters facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  M Scutaro       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   46%  J Bautista      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   47%  A Rios          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   45%  V Wells         Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Richmond facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  B Roberts       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  2   49%  N Markakis      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  M Mora          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Waters facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   48%  A Lind          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   50%  S Rolen         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   47%  T Snider        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7   45%  C Thigpen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Richmond facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   41%  A Huff          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   45%  O Salazar       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   48%  A Jones         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  1   50%  L Scott         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Waters facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   47%  J McDonald      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   50%  M Scutaro       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   47%  J Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   44%  A Rios          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Richmond facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   47%  O Santos        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   49%  B Fahey         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   47%  B Roberts       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  6   50%  N Markakis      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Waters facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   47%  V Wells         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   52%  A Lind          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   48%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   44%  T Snider        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Richmond facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   47%  M Mora          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  9   49%  A Huff          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  O Salazar       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Waters facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   47%  C Thigpen       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   45%  J McDonald      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   43%  M Scutaro       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Richmond facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   46%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   48%  L Scott         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   50%  O Santos        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Waters facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   55%  J Bautista      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   63%  A Rios          Walk; Bautista to 2B
   OO     12-  2   48%  V Wells         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B); Bautista to 3B
          --3  5   50%  A Lind          Walk
   R      1-3  4   67%  S Rolen         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bautista Scores; Lind to 3B
   O      -23  1   60%  T Snider        Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Richmond facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   64%  B Fahey         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   67%  B Roberts       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  1   65%  N Markakis      Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  1   62%  M Mora          Single to CF (Line Drive); Markakis to 2B
   O      12-  4   69%  A Huff          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chris Waters facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  1   82%  C Thigpen       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          ---  1   84%  J McDonald      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   90%  M Scutaro       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); McDonald to 3B
                  Lance Cormier replaces Chris Waters pitching
   RO     1-3  1  100%  J Bautista      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); McDonald Scores; Scutaro to 2B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Orioles 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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