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Retrosheet Boxscore: Toronto Blue Jays 7, Cleveland Indians 1

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Toronto Blue Jays 7, Cleveland Indians 1

Day

Game Played on Friday, April 5, 1996 (N) at Jacobs Field

TOR A    3  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   7 10  1
CLE A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  2
BATTING
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Nixon cf                      5   1   3   1       0   1       2   0
Brito 2b                      3   1   0   0       1   2       3   3
Carter lf                     4   2   1   0       1   1       4   0
Olerud dh                     5   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
Sprague 3b                    5   2   2   2       0   0       1   1
Delgado 1b                    3   0   1   2       1   0       9   2
Green rf                      4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
O'Brien c                     3   1   0   0       1   1       4   0
Gonzalez ss                   4   0   2   0       0   0       1   2
Guzman p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
  Castillo p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Crabtree p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   7  10   6       4   6      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Brito-Gonzalez-Delgado.
E: Delgado (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Sprague (1,off Hershiser); Nixon 2 (2,off Hershiser,off Plunk).
HR: Sprague (2,8th inning off Embree 0 on 0 out).
SH: Brito (1,off Hershiser).
GDP: Green (1,off Hershiser).
Team LOB: 7.
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lofton cf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Franco 1b                     4   1   1   1       0   2      11   1
Baerga 2b                     4   0   2   0       0   1       2   0
Belle lf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Murray dh                     3   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Thome 3b                      1   0   0   0       2   0       1   3
  Leius ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Ramirez rf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Alomar c                      3   0   2   0       0   0       6   0
  Burnitz ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Vizquel ss                    4   0   0   0       0   0       2   3
Hershiser p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Embree p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Plunk p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mesa p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       33   1   6   1       3   4      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Franco-Vizquel-Franco.
E: Franco (2), Belle (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Alomar 2 (3,off Guzman 2).
HR: Franco (1,8th inning off Guzman 0 on 1 out).
GDP: Alomar (2,off Guzman).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Guzman W(1-0)                 8     6   1   1   2   4   1  31
Castillo                      0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Crabtree                      0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                        9     6   1   1   3   4   1  36
Inherited Runners - Scored: Crabtree 2-0.
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Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hershiser L(0-1)              6.2   7   5   5   3   3   0  30
Embree                        1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4
Plunk                         0.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   4
Mesa                          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9    10   7   7   4   6   1  41
WP: Hershiser 3 (3).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Embree 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Mark Johnson
Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 41782
Starting Lineups:

   Toronto Blue Jays             Cleveland Indians        
1. Nixon               cf        Lofton              cf
2. Brito               2b        Franco              1b
3. Carter              lf        Baerga              2b
4. Olerud              dh        Belle               lf
5. Sprague             3b        Murray              dh
6. Delgado             1b        Thome               3b
7. Green               rf        Ramirez             rf
8. O'Brien             c         Alomar              c
9. Gonzalez            ss        Vizquel             ss
   Guzman              p         Hershiser           p

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Nixon singled to left [Nixon to second (error by
Belle)]; Brito walked; Carter walked [Nixon to third, Brito to
second]; Hershiser threw a wild pitch [Nixon scored, Brito to
third, Carter to second]; Olerud grounded out (first unassisted)
[Brito scored, Carter to third]; Sprague grounded out (shortstop
to first); Delgado singled to center [Carter scored]; Green
lined to second; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lofton flied to left; Franco struck out; Baerga
singled to center; Belle popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Blue Jays 3, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: O'Brien grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez
singled to center; Nixon struck out; Brito struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Murray flied to center; Thome walked; Ramirez
singled to left [Thome to second]; Alomar grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Ramirez out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); Olerud
grounded out (third to first); Sprague grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Vizquel grounded out (first unassisted); Lofton
struck out; Franco struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
3, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Delgado walked; Green grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Delgado out at second]; O'Brien
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Baerga lined to second; Belle grounded out (second
to first); Murray flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 3, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); Nixon
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brito flied to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Thome flied to left; Ramirez grounded out (third to
first); Alomar doubled to right; Vizquel grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carter singled to left; Hershiser threw a wild
pitch [Carter to second]; Olerud flied to right [Carter to
third]; Sprague doubled to left [Carter scored]; Hershiser threw
a wild pitch [Sprague to third]; Delgado reached on an error by
Franco [Sprague scored (RBI), Delgado to first]; Green singled
to left [Delgado to second]; O'Brien flied to center; Gonzalez
forced Delgado (third unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 5, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Lofton flied to left; Franco grounded out (pitcher
to first); Baerga singled; Belle popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Nixon doubled to left; Brito out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Nixon to third]; Carter popped to
shortstop; EMBREE REPLACED HERSHISER (PITCHING); Olerud flied to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Murray grounded out (first unassisted); Thome
walked; Ramirez flied to center; Alomar doubled to left [Thome
to third]; Vizquel grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Indians 0.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Sprague homered to left; Delgado flied to right;
Green was called out on strikes; PLUNK REPLACED EMBREE
(PITCHING); O'Brien walked; Gonzalez singled to third [O'Brien
to second]; Nixon doubled to left [O'Brien scored, Gonzalez to
third]; Brito was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Blue Jays 7, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Lofton grounded out (first to pitcher); Franco
homered to right; Baerga struck out; Belle popped to second; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Indians 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: MESA REPLACED PLUNK (PITCHING); Carter struck
out; Olerud grounded out (pitcher to first); Sprague grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 7,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: CASTILLO REPLACED GUZMAN (PITCHING); Murray walked;
LEIUS BATTED FOR THOME; Leius flied to right; Ramirez reached on
a fielder's choice [Murray to second (error by Delgado)];
CRABTREE REPLACED CASTILLO (PITCHING); BURNITZ BATTED FOR
ALOMAR; Burnitz grounded out (second to first) [Murray to third,
Ramirez to second]; Vizquel lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Indians 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Blue Jays        7  10   1    7
 Indians          1   6   2    8
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