May 28, 2008 Toronto Blue Jays at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 17,460

Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 10:05pm
Time of Game: 2:31

Blue Jays

29-26

Won 1

3rd, 4 GB

Cito Gaston

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

W: R Halladay (6-5), L: K Foulke (0-1), S: B Ryan (12)

Athletics

29-24

Lost 1

2nd, 2 GB

Bob Geren

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .259  .652   22    0   0   
  J Inglett LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .716         1   0   
A Hill 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .257  .670   14    4   4   SH,GDP
A Rios CF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .268  .716   15    2   0   2B,CS
S Rolen 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .832   25    0   2   
M Stairs DH                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .279  .774   10    0   0   CS,IW
L Overbay 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .767   23    6   2   
M Scutaro SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .722    9    1   4   2B
B Wilkerson RF                3   1   1   0    0   0  .209  .602   16    2   0   
R Barajas C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .772   11   11   0   

R Halladay P                                                             0   0
  B Ryan P                                                               0   0
Totals                       30   2   6   2    2   5              145   27  12

BATTING

2B: A Rios (12, off K Foulke); M Scutaro (4, off R Harden).

SH: A Hill (4, off K Foulke).

IBB: M Stairs (3, by K Foulke).

TB: M Scutaro 2; A Rios 2; M Stairs; B Wilkerson; S Stewart; R Barajas.

GIDP: A Hill (4).

RBI: A Rios (23); S Stewart (12).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Rolen-A Hill-L Overbay.

BASERUNNING

CS: A Rios (3, 2nd base by R Harden/K Suzuki); M Stairs (1, 2nd base by R Harden/K Suzuki).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hannahan 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .220  .686   17    1   4   HBP
B Crosby SS                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .264  .714   23    2   1   2B
J Cust LF                     4   0   3   1    0   0  .260  .892   17    4   0   
M Sweeney DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .738   13    0   0   
R Sweeney CF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .760   10    0   0   2B
  R Davis CF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .465    2    1   0   SB
E Brown RF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .254  .658   15    4   0   
M Ellis 2B                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .232  .701   13    1   2   GDP
D Barton 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .216  .647   15    9   0   SH
K Suzuki C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .614   13    5   3   

R Harden P                                                               0   1
  C Gaudin P                                                             0   0
  K Foulke P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   1   8   1    3   9              138   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Sweeney (4, off R Halladay); B Crosby (17, off R Halladay).

SH: D Barton (1, off B Ryan).

HBP: J Hannahan (1, by R Halladay).

TB: J Cust 3; R Sweeney 2; E Brown 2; B Crosby 2; D Barton.

GIDP: M Ellis (3).

RBI: J Cust (21).

2-out RBI: J Cust.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Crosby-D Barton.

E: D Barton (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Davis (9, 2nd base off R Halladay/R Barajas).

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
R Halladay, W (6-5)            8     8   1   1    1   9   0   2.93   33  116-81   50·11·20   10· 6· 6· 0     70    -     1.37   0.41
B Ryan, S (12)                 1     0   0   0    2   0   0   0.53    5   19-9     5· 1· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    5.18   0.19
Totals                         9     8   1   1    3   9   0          38  135-90   55·12·23   12· 7· 6· 0           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Harden                       7     5   1   1    0   5   0   2.60   24  100-68   39· 8·21    9· 7· 3· 0     68    -     1.07   0.31
C Gaudin                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.48    3   12-6     3· 0· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.10
K Foulke, L (0-1)              1     1   1   1    2   0   0   3.38    6   28-15   10· 0· 5    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.08  -0.31
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   5   0          33  140-89   52· 8·29   13·10· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: K Foulke (1; M Stairs).

HBP: R Halladay (3; J Hannahan).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Jim Wolf.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 17,460.

Weather: 62° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Oakland Athletics                    
1. S Stewart            LF    1. J Hannahan           3B 
2. A Hill               2B    2. B Crosby             SS 
3. A Rios               CF    3. J Cust               LF 
4. S Rolen              3B    4. M Sweeney            DH 
5. M Stairs             DH    5. R Sweeney            CF 
6. L Overbay            1B    6. E Brown              RF 
7. M Scutaro            SS    7. M Ellis              2B 
8. B Wilkerson          RF    8. D Barton             1B 
9. R Barajas            C     9. K Suzuki             C  

   R Halladay           P        R Harden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  1-1  -2-  4   30%  86% A Rios          K Foulke        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Stewart Scores
   b 9   2  2-1  12-  2   17% 100% B Crosby        B Ryan          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   b 9   1  2-1  -2-  3   13%  86% K Suzuki        B Ryan          Flyball: LF
   b 9   0  2-1  ---  5  -13%  68% M Ellis         B Ryan          Walk
   b 6   1  1-1  -23  3   13%  42% E Brown         R Halladay      Fielder's Choice 1B; Cust out at Hm/1B-C; Sweeney to 3B; Brown to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Harden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  S Stewart       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   46%  A Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  A Rios          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   49%  B Crosby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  J Cust          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Harden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  9   48%  S Rolen         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  1   50%  M Stairs        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--      46%  L Overbay       Stairs Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   45%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Halladay facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   49%  R Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1   48%  E Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  4   46%  M Ellis         Walk; Brown to 2B
   O      12-  6   50%  D Barton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Harden facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   48%  M Scutaro       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  7   50%  B Wilkerson     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  2   54%  R Barajas       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Wilkerson to 2B
   R      12-  4   65%  S Stewart       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wilkerson Scores; Barajas to 2B
   OO     12-  3   57%  A Hill          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Halladay facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   60%  K Suzuki        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   62%  J Hannahan      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   59%  B Crosby        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  2   47%  J Cust          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Crosby Scores
   O      1--  2   50%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Rich Harden facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   47%  A Rios          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   45%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   44%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Roy Halladay facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  R Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   44%  E Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   OO     1--  2   50%  M Ellis         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Rich Harden facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   47%  L Overbay       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   53%  M Scutaro       Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  6   49%  B Wilkerson     Groundout: 2B-1B; Scutaro to 3B
   O      --3  3   44%  R Barajas       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Roy Halladay facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   46%  D Barton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   49%  K Suzuki        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   47%  J Hannahan      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  7   50%  B Crosby        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Rich Harden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  S Stewart       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   44%  A Hill          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   46%  A Rios          Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to Front of Home to C)
   O      1--  4   43%  S Rolen         Rios Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Roy Halladay facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   38%  J Cust          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   42%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF
          1--  3   30%  R Sweeney       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Cust to 3B
   O      -23  3   42%  E Brown         Fielder's Choice 1B; Cust out at Hm/1B-C; Sweeney to 3B; Brown to 1B
   O      1-3  2   50%  M Ellis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Rich Harden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   46%  S Rolen         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   43%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   41%  L Overbay       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Roy Halladay facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   36%  D Barton        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   41%  K Suzuki        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--  3   46%  J Hannahan      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   50%  B Crosby        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Chad Gaudin facing 7-8-9
                  Chad Gaudin replaces Rich Harden pitching; Rajai Davis replaces Ryan Sweeney playing CF batting 5th
   O      ---  3   45%  M Scutaro       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   42%  B Wilkerson     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   40%  R Barajas       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Roy Halladay facing 3-4-5
          --- 10   33%  J Cust          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   40%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   45%  R Davis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
          1--      42%  E Brown         Davis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Keith Foulke facing 1-2-3
                  Keith Foulke replaces Chad Gaudin pitching
          ---  8   58%  S Stewart       Walk
   O      1--  1   56%  A Hill          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Stewart to 2B
   R      -2-  4   86%  A Rios          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Stewart Scores
   O      -2-  5   83%  S Rolen         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          -2-  4   84%  M Stairs        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  6   81%  L Overbay       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, B.J. Ryan facing 7-8-9
                  B.J. Ryan replaces Roy Halladay pitching; Joe Inglett replaces Shannon Stewart playing LF batting 1st
          ---  5   68%  M Ellis         Walk
   O      1--  3   73%  D Barton        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B (Weak 2B-1B); Ellis to 2B
   O      -2-  3   86%  K Suzuki        Flyball: LF
          -2-  6   83%  J Hannahan      Walk
   O      12-  2  100%  B Crosby        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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