2021 Semi-Finals

Toronto over Washington 4-0  

Game 1
 
BOXSCORE: 2021 Toronto Blue-Jays At 2021 Washington Nationals       10/1/2021
 
  Blue-Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Mullins CF        5  0  1  0 .250     J.Segura 2B         4  0  0  0 .125  
  F.Tatis Jr SS       5  0  0  0 .080     T.Anderson SS       4  0  0  0 .294  
  B.Reynolds RF       5  0  2  0 .435     J.Soto LF,RF        3  0  0  0 .407  
  M.Semien 2B         3  1  2  0 .364     B.Buxton CF         4  0  1  0 .385  
  J.Candelario 3B     2  0  0  0 .000     J.Ramirez 3B        2  0  0  0 .103  
B-J.Donaldson PH,3B   1  1  0  0 .143     A.Garcia RF         2  0  0  0 .087  
  L.Wade Jr LF        1  0  0  0 .500   D-R.Ortega PH,LF      1  0  0  0 .000  
E-K.Marte PH,LF       1  1  1  3 .333     M.Muncy 1B          3  0  0  0 .192  
  P.Wisdom 1B         4  0  0  0 .333     T.Duffey P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  E.Diaz C            4  1  1  1 .222     K.Plawecki C        2  0  1  0 .375  
  K.Graveman P        0  0  0  0 ----   G-W.Smith PH,C        1  0  0  0 .167  
  M.Melancon P        0  0  0  0 ----     C.Quantrill P       1  0  0  0 .000  
  S.Alcantara P       2  0  0  0 .000   A-M.Trout PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
C-J.Martinez PH       1  0  0  0 .136     C.Shreve P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  R.Pressly P         0  0  0  0 ----     S.Turnbull P        0  0  0  0 ----  
F-C.Kelly C           0  0  0  0 .143     R.Stephenson P      0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          T.Skubal P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        H-B.Belt PH,1B        1  0  0  0 .105  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  4  7  4                 Totals      29  0  2  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Quantrill In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Candelario In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Alcantara In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Garcia In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Wade Jr In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Pressly In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Plawecki In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Skubal In 8th Inning
 
Blue-Jays....... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 3 0  -  4  7  2
Nationals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  1
 
Blue-Jays (5-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Alcantara WIN(1-1)      6       2   0   0   2   2   0   3.07
R.Pressly HOLD(1st)       1       0   0   0   0   1   0   2.08
K.Graveman                1 1/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
M.Melancon                0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9       2   0   0   2   6   0
 
Nationals (4-4)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Quantrill LOSS(0-1)     5       3   1   1   2   5   1   8.53
C.Shreve                  0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
S.Turnbull                1 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
R.Stephenson              0 1/3   1   2   2   1   0   0  16.20
T.Skubal                  0 2/3   1   1   1   0   1   1   2.35
T.Duffey                  1       0   0   0   1   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9       7   4   4   5   7   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 5,173 DATE- Friday, October 1st 2021 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Scott Higgins, Jim Reynolds, Charlie Williams, Travis Katzenmeier
T- 2:55
LEFT ON BASE- Blue-Jays: 8  Nationals: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Blue-Jays: 2  Nationals: 0
ERRORS- F.Tatis Jr, S.Alcantara, J.Ramirez
HOME RUNS- K.Marte(1st), E.Diaz(1st)
RBIs- K.Marte-3(5th), E.Diaz(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Mullins
WALKS- M.Semien, J.Donaldson, L.Wade Jr-2, C.Kelly, J.Soto, J.Ramirez
STRIKE OUTS- C.Mullins, F.Tatis Jr, B.Reynolds, J.Candelario, P.Wisdom-3,
             T.Anderson-2, B.Buxton, M.Muncy-2, B.Belt
GIDP- J.Soto, B.Buxton
2-out RBI- E.Diaz
RLISP 2-out- J.Candelario, J.Ramirez, E.Diaz-3
TEAM RISP- Blue-Jays: 1 for 7  Nationals: 0 for 1
 
Marcus Semien had 2 base hits at Marlins Park where the Toronto club beat the
Washington Nationals by the score of 4 to 0.
 
Toronto took the lead for good in the top of the 2nd inning plating one
baserunner.  After two outs Elias Diaz became the sole author of the rally
when he cracked a bases-empty home run.  That early run support was all that
Sandy Alcantara(1-1) required.  Toronto had 7 hits overall, while Washington
had 2.  
 
Cal Quantrill(0-1) was hit with the loss.  He pitched 5 innings allowing 3
hits and 2 walks.





  
Game 2
BOXSCORE: 2021 Toronto Blue-Jays At 2021 Washington Nationals       10/2/2021
 
  Blue-Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Mullins CF        4  0  0  0 .208     R.Ortega LF         5  0  1  0 .167  
D-K.Marte PH,CF       0  0  0  1 .333     T.Anderson SS       4  0  1  1 .289  
  F.Tatis Jr SS       5  3  3  3 .167     J.Soto RF           3  0  2  0 .433  
  B.Reynolds RF       5  1  3  0 .464     J.Ramirez 3B        4  0  0  0 .091  
  M.Semien 2B         5  1  1  2 .333     B.Belt 1B           4  1  2  0 .174  
  J.Candelario 3B     4  1  1  0 .056     W.Smith C           4  1  3  2 .273  
  L.Wade Jr LF        4  1  0  0 .300     M.Muncy 2B          4  0  0  0 .167  
  P.Wisdom 1B         4  0  0  0 .250     M.Straw CF          3  1  1  0 .240  
  J.Urquidy P         0  0  0  0 ----     A.Desclafani P      1  0  0  0 .000  
  E.Diaz C            4  0  2  0 .308     T.Glasnow P         0  0  0  0 .000  
  K.Gausman P         2  0  0  0 .000     C.Shreve P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Melancon P        0  0  0  0 ----   B-N.Lowe PH           1  0  0  0 .077  
A-J.Martinez PH       1  0  1  1 .174     S.Turnbull P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  R.Tepera P          0  0  0  0 ----     C.Thielbar P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.McHugh P          0  0  0  0 ----   E-B.Buxton PH         1  0  0  0 .357  
C-Y.Gurriel PH,1B     0  0  0  0 .300                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  7 11  7                 Totals      34  3 10  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Melancon In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Shreve In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For McHugh In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Mullins In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Thielbar In 9th Inning
 
Blue-Jays....... 1 0 0  0 0 4  1 1 0  -  7 11  0
Nationals....... 0 2 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  3 10  1
 
Blue-Jays (6-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
K.Gausman                 4 2/3   7   3   3   1   2   1   3.09
M.Melancon WIN(1-0)       0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
R.Tepera HOLD(1st)        0 2/3   2   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
C.McHugh HOLD(1st)        1 1/3   1   0   0   0   2   0   2.57
J.Urquidy                 2       0   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
Totals                    9      10   3   3   2   7   1
 
Nationals (4-5)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Desclafani LOSS(1-2)    5       5   4   4   1   3   3   4.24
T.Glasnow                 0 2/3   3   1   1   0   1   0   1.13
C.Shreve                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
S.Turnbull                1 1/3   2   2   2   2   3   1   6.00
C.Thielbar                1 2/3   1   0   0   0   3   0   1.00
Totals                    9      11   7   7   3  10   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 8,791 DATE- Saturday, October 2nd 2021 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bill Miller, Jerry Meals, Larry Young, Rob Drake
T- 3:18
LEFT ON BASE- Blue-Jays: 8  Nationals: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Blue-Jays: 2  Nationals: 0
ERRORS- J.Soto
DOUBLES- B.Reynolds(3rd), E.Diaz(1st), T.Anderson(3rd), J.Soto(1st),
         B.Belt(1st)
HOME RUNS- F.Tatis Jr-3(4th), M.Semien(2nd), W.Smith(2nd)
RBIs- K.Marte(6th), F.Tatis Jr-3(5th), M.Semien-2(7th), J.Martinez(4th),
      T.Anderson(6th), W.Smith-2(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Desclafani
SACRIFICE FLIES- K.Marte
WALKS- J.Candelario, L.Wade Jr, Y.Gurriel, J.Soto, M.Straw
STRIKE OUTS- F.Tatis Jr, B.Reynolds, M.Semien-2, J.Candelario-2, L.Wade Jr,
             P.Wisdom, E.Diaz, K.Gausman, R.Ortega-3, T.Anderson, J.Ramirez,
             M.Muncy, B.Buxton
GIDP- J.Soto
WILD PITCHES- R.Tepera
2-out RBI- T.Anderson, J.Martinez
RLISP 2-out- J.Candelario, P.Wisdom, M.Muncy, J.Ramirez, C.Mullins, N.Lowe,
             F.Tatis Jr-2, L.Wade Jr
TEAM RISP- Blue-Jays: 1 for 10  Nationals: 3 for 8
 
Fernando Tatis Jr ripped 3 homeruns at Marlins Park where the Toronto ballclub
beat the Washington Nationals by the score of 7 to 3.
 
Tatis Jr had a big evening at the plate.  He clubbed a solo home run in the
1st inning, smashed a solo-shot out of the park in the 6th inning and smashed
a bases-empty 'big-fly' in the 7th inning.  Toronto managed 11 hits in their
victory.  
 
The win was credited to Mark Melancon(1-0) who went 1/3 of an inning allowing
no runs. Anthony Desclafani(1-2) ended up with the loss.  He served up 3
gopher balls in 5 innings.  
 
'I just got in the box, looked for a pitch and swung,' Tatis Jr said.  'That's
it'.



 
Game 3
BOXSCORE: 2021 Washington Nationals At 2021 Toronto Blue-Jays       10/4/2021
 
  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blue-Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Ortega LF         7  0  0  0 .077     C.Mullins CF        6  0  0  0 .167  
  T.Anderson SS       7  0  2  0 .289     F.Tatis Jr SS       7  1  3  2 .216  
  J.Soto RF           5  0  0  0 .371     B.Reynolds RF       6  0  1  0 .412  
  J.Ramirez 3B        7  0  0  0 .075     M.Semien 2B         7  1  1  0 .294  
  B.Belt 1B           6  2  1  1 .172     J.Candelario 3B     4  0  2  0 .136  
  W.Smith C           5  1  0  0 .222   F-J.Donaldson PH,3B   3  1  1  2 .200  
  N.Lowe DH           7  1  3  1 .200     J.Martinez DH       7  0  1  0 .167  
  M.Muncy 2B          7  1  2  3 .189     L.Wade Jr LF        2  0  0  0 .250  
  M.Straw CF          3  0  0  0 .214   A-Y.Gurriel PH        1  0  0  0 .273  
C-M.Trout PH          1  0  1  0 .200   B-A.Engel LF          0  0  0  0 .250  
D-B.Buxton CF         2  0  0  0 .313   E-K.Marte PH,LF       4  1  2  0 .368  
                                          P.Wisdom 1B         6  2  2  2 .273  
                                          E.Diaz C            6  1  3  1 .368  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      57  5  9  5                 Totals      59  7 16  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Wade Jr In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Gurriel In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Straw In 10th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Trout In 10th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Engel In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Candelario In 11th Inning
 
Nationals....... 0 1 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 3 0  0 -  5  9  0
Blue-Jays....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  0 3 0  2 -  7 16  1
 
Nationals (4-6)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Gray                    6       3   0   0   1  11   0   1.00
T.Duffey HOLD(1st)        0 2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
T.Glasnow BS(1st)         1 1/3   2   2   2   0   1   1   2.89
R.Stephenson              2       2   0   0   0   2   0   7.36
C.Shreve                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
S.Turnbull                2 1/3   2   0   0   0   0   0   3.38
L.Hendriks L(0-1) BS(1st) 2 2/3   5   4   4   0   7   1  11.81
T.Skubal                  0       1   1   1   0   0   1   3.52
Totals                   15 2/3  16   7   7   1  23   3
 
Blue-Jays (7-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Musgrove                7       3   2   2   1   8   2   3.46
A.Cimber                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
C.Kimbrel                 1 1/3   1   0   0   1   1   0   0.00
K.Graveman                0       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
R.Pressly                 3       0   0   0   0   5   0   1.23
C.McHugh                  1       2   3   3   1   1   0   5.63
M.Melancon                0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
J.Urquidy WIN(1-0)        2       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                   16       9   5   5   3  17   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,632 DATE- Monday, October 4th 2021 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Mike Dimuro, Jerry Crawford, Mike Everett, Brian Gorman
T- 5:10
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 9  Blue-Jays: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 2  Blue-Jays: 1
ERRORS- E.Diaz
DOUBLES- P.Wisdom(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Belt(3rd), M.Muncy(3rd), F.Tatis Jr(5th), J.Donaldson(1st),
           P.Wisdom(4th)
RBIs- B.Belt(5th), N.Lowe(3rd), M.Muncy-3(5th), F.Tatis Jr-2(7th),
      J.Donaldson-2(3rd), P.Wisdom-2(7th), E.Diaz(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Mullins
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Reynolds
WALKS- J.Soto-2, W.Smith, C.Mullins
HIT BY PITCH- B.Belt, W.Smith, P.Wisdom
STRIKE OUTS- R.Ortega-2, T.Anderson-2, J.Soto, J.Ramirez-2, B.Belt-2, W.Smith-2,
             N.Lowe-2, M.Muncy-2, M.Straw, B.Buxton, C.Mullins-4, F.Tatis Jr-3,
             B.Reynolds-3, M.Semien-3, J.Candelario, J.Donaldson, J.Martinez-4,
             K.Marte, P.Wisdom-3
GIDP- J.Ramirez, J.Martinez, P.Wisdom
WILD PITCHES- R.Stephenson, K.Graveman
2-out RBI- F.Tatis Jr-2, E.Diaz, P.Wisdom-2
RLISP 2-out- Y.Gurriel, T.Anderson, J.Donaldson
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 3 for 5  Blue-Jays: 1 for 5
 
In a good matchup it was the Toronto ballclub 7, the Washington Nationals 5 in
16 innings at Minute Maid Park.
 
Both teams were tied at 2 runs apiece after nine innings.  Toronto came out on
top in the 16th inning.  After two were out Ketel Marte began the Toronto
spurt when he slapped a one-base hit.  Patrick Wisdom stepped up next and he
cleared the fences for a two-run home run resulting in a mighty exciting win
for Toronto and the 47,632 home town fans in attendance.  Toronto ended up
with 16 hits for the game while Washington had 9.  
 
Jose Urquidy(1-0) went 2 innings allowing no runs for the win. Liam
Hendriks(0-1) was the loser in relief.  Toronto knocked him around a bit, as
he gave up 4 runs in 2 and 2/3 innings.  
 




Game 4
BOXSCORE: 2021 Washington Nationals At 2021 Toronto Blue-Jays       10/5/2021
 
  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blue-Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Ortega LF         4  1  0  0 .059     K.Marte LF          4  1  3  3 .435  
  T.Anderson SS       3  0  2  0 .313     M.Semien 2B         4  0  0  0 .263  
  J.Soto RF           3  0  0  0 .342     F.Tatis Jr SS       3  0  0  0 .200  
  J.Ramirez 3B        3  0  0  1 .070     J.Martinez DH       4  0  0  0 .147  
  B.Belt 1B           4  0  0  0 .152     Y.Gurriel 1B        2  0  0  0 .231  
  W.Smith C           2  0  0  0 .207     B.Reynolds RF       3  0  1  0 .405  
  N.Lowe DH           4  0  0  0 .167     J.Donaldson 3B      3  0  0  0 .154  
  M.Muncy 2B          3  0  0  0 .175     C.Kelly C           2  1  0  0 .111  
A-M.Trout PH          0  0  0  0 .200     C.Mullins CF        3  1  2  0 .212  
  M.Straw CF          3  0  1  0 .226                                          
B-B.Buxton PH         1  0  0  0 .294                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  1  3  1                 Totals      28  3  6  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Muncy In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Straw In 9th Inning
 
Nationals....... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  3  0
Blue-Jays....... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 1    -  3  6  1
 
Nationals (4-7)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Fried LOSS(1-1)         6       4   2   2   1   4   1   4.26
T.Skubal                  1 1/3   1   1   1   1   1   0   4.00
T.Duffey                  0 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
Totals                    8       6   3   3   3   5   1
 
Blue-Jays (8-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Alcantara               5       3   1   0   2   4   0   2.29
M.Melancon WIN(2-0)       1 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   0.00
K.Graveman HOLD(1st)      1       0   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
R.Tepera HOLD(2nd)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
C.Kimbrel SAVE(3rd)       1       0   0   0   2   3   0   0.00
Totals                    9       3   1   0   5  10   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,209 DATE- Tuesday, October 5th 2021 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim Timmons, Tim Tschida, Greg Gibson, Chuck Meriwether
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 8  Blue-Jays: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 2  Blue-Jays: 0
ERRORS- J.Donaldson
HOME RUNS- K.Marte(2nd)
RBIs- J.Ramirez(2nd), K.Marte-3(9th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Ortega(1st), T.Anderson(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Ramirez
WALKS- T.Anderson, J.Soto, W.Smith-2, M.Trout, F.Tatis Jr, Y.Gurriel, C.Kelly
STRIKE OUTS- R.Ortega-2, T.Anderson, J.Soto, B.Belt-3, N.Lowe, M.Muncy,
             B.Buxton, K.Marte, F.Tatis Jr-2, Y.Gurriel, J.Donaldson
GIDP- M.Semien, B.Reynolds
BALKS- S.Alcantara
WILD PITCHES- S.Alcantara
RLISP 2-out- J.Ramirez, J.Soto-2, N.Lowe-2, J.Martinez-2, B.Buxton
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 1 for 6  Blue-Jays: 1 for 3
 
In a close game the Toronto club got by the Washington Nationals by the score
of 3 to 1.
 
Toronto had 2 runs cross the plate in the bottom of the 6th inning.  After an
out was recorded, Cedric Mullins kicked off the action when he stroked a
one-base hit.  Ketel Marte came next and he blasted a two-run home run.  The
teams had been locked in a scoreless duel until the 6th inning.  
 
The winning pitcher was Mark Melancon(2-0) who allowed no runs in 1 and 1/3
innings. Craig Kimbrel recorded the save, his 3rd.  Max Fried(1-1) was the
losing pitcher.  He pitched 6 innings allowing 4 hits and 1 walk.