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TOR
@BAL		2
6
CLE
@BOS		5
9
MIN
@CAL		7
16
CHW
@KCR		1
2
DET
@NYY		6
3
MIL
@OAK		4
5		 
(14)
TEX
@SEA		3
6
SFG
@ATL		10
9
PHI
@CHC		1
2
SDP
@CIN		9
2
LAD
@HOU		4
0
NYM
@PIT		1
2
MON
@STL		6
3		 
(14)
Monday, June 27, 1988 7:37
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 17,212, Time of Game: 2:38
Blue Jays
2
38-39
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 9 GB
 at Orioles
6
21-54
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
7th, 25 GB
W: Jeff Ballard (4-4)
L: John Cerutti (4-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    2  8  1
Orioles         0  1  2   1  0  0   2  0  X    6  9  0

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Fernandez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .688 10 8 -0.097 1.19 0.008 -0.105 -0.8 1 1
Lloyd Moseby CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .736 10 6 -0.096 0.92 0.000 -0.096 -1.0 4 0
Cecil Fielder DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 .253 .818 9 6 -0.004 0.62 0.028 -0.031 0.1
   Rance Mulliniks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .322 .913 3 2 -0.006 0.25 0.000 -0.006 -0.2
George Bell LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .760 11 8 -0.093 0.69 0.000 -0.093 -1.3 2 0 GDP
Kelly Gruber 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .305 .876 11 6 0.005 0.31 0.026 -0.021 1.0 4 4 HR,2B
Jesse Barfield RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .216 .629 24 11 0.009 0.52 0.025 -0.017 -0.1 2 0
Pat Borders C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .288 .783 7 5 -0.047 0.92 0.016 -0.063 -0.4 2 0
   Ernie Whitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .637 2 2 -0.008 0.32 0.000 -0.008 -0.2
Fred McGriff 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .296 .974 16 10 0.027 0.63 0.057 -0.030 0.4 7 1
Manuel Lee 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .274 .645 15 10 0.036 0.85 0.092 -0.056 0.4 1 1 GDP
John Cerutti P 1
   Todd Stottlemyre P
   David Wells P
   Mark Eichhorn P
Team Totals 33 2 8 2 3 3 .242 .669 118 74 -0.274 0.71 0.252 -0.526 -2.3 24 7
2B: K Gruber (19, off J Ballard).
HR: K Gruber (11, off T Niedenfuer; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).
TB: K Gruber 6; M Lee 2; F McGriff; C Fielder; T Fernandez; P Borders.
GIDP: M Lee (2); G Bell (7).
RBI: M Lee (12); K Gruber (49).
2-out RBI: K Gruber.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: F McGriff (4).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Stanicek LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .303 .762 15 10 0.033 0.56 0.063 -0.030 0.4 3 0
Billy Ripken 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .185 .493 21 11 -0.067 0.55 0.010 -0.077 -0.9 3 4 2B
Cal Ripken SS 3 1 1 2 1 0 .259 .834 16 8 0.095 0.77 0.109 -0.014 1.3 5 4 IW
Eddie Murray DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .254 .742 22 13 -0.013 0.58 0.030 -0.043 0.7
Mickey Tettleton C 2 0 0 1 1 1 .253 .747 13 6 -0.004 0.47 0.017 -0.022 0.0 3 0 SF
Jim Traber 1B 4 1 3 1 0 1 .272 .679 15 7 0.091 0.49 0.124 -0.033 0.9 8 0 HR
Ken Gerhart CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .596 7 5 -0.024 0.28 0.000 -0.024 -1.0 2 0 SH
Larry Sheets RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .203 .598 18 9 0.018 0.33 0.032 -0.014 -0.3 3 0
   Joe Orsulak RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .629 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rick Schu 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .244 .690 12 10 0.097 0.48 0.104 -0.007 1.1 0 0 HR
Jeff Ballard P
   Tom Niedenfuer P
Team Totals 32 6 9 5 4 2 .281 .851 139 79 0.226 0.50 0.489 -0.264 2.2 27 8
2B: B Ripken (12, off T Stottlemyre).
HR: J Traber (3, off J Cerutti; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); R Schu (2, off J Cerutti; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
SF: M Tettleton (2, off D Wells).
SH: K Gerhart (2, off T Stottlemyre).
IBB: C Ripken (2, by T Stottlemyre).
TB: J Traber 6; R Schu 5; P Stanicek 2; B Ripken 2; C Ripken.
RBI: C Ripken 2 (42); M Tettleton (17); R Schu (8); J Traber (17).
2-out RBI: R Schu; J Traber.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. C Ripken-B Ripken-J Traber 2.

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Cerutti, L (4-4) 4 5 4 4 2 1 2 4.15 19 71 42 32 1 9 3 13 3 0 35 -0.210 0.85 -2.1
Todd Stottlemyre 2.1 2 2 0 2 1 0 4.25 11 46 24 16 3 5 3 5 3 0 0 0 0.013 0.19 0.5
David Wells 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.91 3 8 6 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 -0.033 0.22 -1.6
Mark Eichhorn 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 5 14 7 5 1 1 3 2 1 0 2 0 0.005 0.05 1.0
Team Totals 8 9 6 4 4 2 2 4.50 38 139 79 56 7 16 10 22 7 0 35 4 2 -0.225 0.71 -2.2

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jeff Ballard, W (4-4) 7 7 1 1 3 2 0 4.13 29 94 57 39 5 13 8 16 2 0 58 0.256 0.85 2.3
Tom Niedenfuer 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.71 7 24 17 10 2 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 0.018 0.15 -0.1
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 3 3 1 2.00 36 118 74 49 7 18 10 20 4 0 58 0 0 0.274 0.50 2.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Stottlemyre (2; C Ripken).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 17,212.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 77° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Toronto Blue Jays         Baltimore Orioles
1 Tony Fernandez SS 1 Pete Stanicek LF
2 Lloyd Moseby CF 2 Billy Ripken 2B
3 Cecil Fielder DH 3 Cal Ripken SS
4 George Bell LF 4 Eddie Murray DH
5 Kelly Gruber 3B 5 Mickey Tettleton C
6 Jesse Barfield RF 6 Jim Traber 1B
7 Pat Borders C 7 Ken Gerhart CF
8 Fred McGriff 1B 8 Larry Sheets RF
9 Manuel Lee 2B 9 Rick Schu 3B
John Cerutti P Jeff Ballard P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R BAL J. Traber J. Cerutti 12% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b3 1-0 1 123 3,(2-0)  RR BAL C. Ripken J. Cerutti 11% 87% Single to LF (Line Drive); Sheets Scores; Schu Scores; Stanicek to 2B
t7 0-4 1 12- 4,(2-1)  R TOR M. Lee J. Ballard -6% 86% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Borders Scores; McGriff to 2B
b3 1-0 0 12- 2,(1-0)  BAL P. Stanicek J. Cerutti 6% 82% Single to P (Ground Ball); Sheets to 3B; Schu to 2B
b4 3-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  R BAL R. Schu J. Cerutti 6% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jeff Ballard facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR T. Fernandez J. Ballard 2% 52% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR L. Moseby J. Ballard 2% 54% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR C. Fielder J. Ballard 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' John Cerutti facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BAL P. Stanicek J. Cerutti -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BAL B. Ripken J. Cerutti -1% 51% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O BAL C. Ripken J. Cerutti -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jeff Ballard facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR G. Bell J. Ballard 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR K. Gruber J. Ballard 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR J. Barfield J. Ballard -1% 53% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TOR P. Borders J. Ballard 2% 55% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' John Cerutti facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 9,(2-2)  O BAL E. Murray J. Cerutti -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BAL M. Tettleton J. Cerutti -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R BAL J. Traber J. Cerutti 12% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b2 1-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BAL K. Gerhart J. Cerutti -1% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Jeff Ballard facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR F. McGriff J. Ballard 3% 64% Flyball: LF
t3 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TOR M. Lee J. Ballard -3% 62% Single to LF (Fly Ball)
t3 0-1 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O TOR T. Fernandez J. Ballard 3% 65% Flyball: CF
t3 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TOR L. Moseby J. Ballard 3% 67% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Jays' John Cerutti facing 8-9-1
b3 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BAL L. Sheets J. Cerutti 3% 71% Walk
b3 1-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  BAL R. Schu J. Cerutti 5% 75% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Sheets to 2B
b3 1-0 0 12- 2,(1-0)  BAL P. Stanicek J. Cerutti 6% 82% Single to P (Ground Ball); Sheets to 3B; Schu to 2B
b3 1-0 0 123 5,(2-2)  O BAL B. Ripken J. Cerutti -6% 76% Foul Popfly: 3B
b3 1-0 1 123 3,(2-0)  RR BAL C. Ripken J. Cerutti 11% 87% Single to LF (Line Drive); Sheets Scores; Schu Scores; Stanicek to 2B
b3 3-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O BAL E. Murray J. Cerutti -2% 85% Popfly: 2B
b3 3-0 2 12- 4,(3-0)  BAL M. Tettleton J. Cerutti 1% 86% Walk; Stanicek to 3B; Ripken to 2B
b3 3-0 2 123 6,(3-2)  O BAL J. Traber J. Cerutti -3% 83% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 3.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Jeff Ballard facing 3-4-5
t4 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR C. Fielder J. Ballard 2% 85% Popfly: SS
t4 0-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR G. Bell J. Ballard 1% 86% Flyball: CF
t4 0-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR K. Gruber J. Ballard -2% 84% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t4 0-3 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  TOR J. Barfield J. Ballard -1% 83% Walk
t4 0-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O TOR P. Borders J. Ballard 4% 87% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Blue Jays' John Cerutti facing 7-8-9
b4 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BAL K. Gerhart J. Cerutti -1% 86% Flyball: LF
b4 3-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BAL L. Sheets J. Cerutti -1% 85% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 3-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  R BAL R. Schu J. Cerutti 6% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b4 4-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O BAL P. Stanicek J. Cerutti -0% 91% Lineout: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 4.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Jeff Ballard facing 8-9-1
t5 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR F. McGriff J. Ballard -3% 88% Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
t5 0-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO TOR M. Lee J. Ballard 5% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 0-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR T. Fernandez J. Ballard -1% 92% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t5 0-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TOR L. Moseby J. Ballard 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Moseby to 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Blue Jays' Todd Stottlemyre facing 2-3-4
Todd Stottlemyre replaces John Cerutti pitching
b5 4-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BAL B. Ripken T. Stottlemyre -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 4-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BAL C. Ripken T. Stottlemyre -0% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 4-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BAL E. Murray T. Stottlemyre 0% 93% Walk
b5 4-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O BAL M. Tettleton T. Stottlemyre -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 4.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Jeff Ballard facing 3-4-5
t6 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR C. Fielder J. Ballard -3% 90% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t6 0-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO TOR G. Bell J. Ballard 5% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t6 0-4 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O TOR K. Gruber J. Ballard 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Blue Jays' Todd Stottlemyre facing 6-7-8
b6 4-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  BAL J. Traber T. Stottlemyre 1% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b6 4-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BAL K. Gerhart T. Stottlemyre -0% 96% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Traber to 2B
b6 4-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O BAL L. Sheets T. Stottlemyre -1% 95% Lineout: 1B
b6 4-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O BAL R. Schu T. Stottlemyre -1% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 4.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Jeff Ballard facing 6-7-8
t7 0-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR J. Barfield J. Ballard 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR P. Borders J. Ballard -2% 95% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to P's Right)
t7 0-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  TOR F. McGriff J. Ballard -3% 92% Walk; Borders to 2B
t7 0-4 1 12- 4,(2-1)  R TOR M. Lee J. Ballard -6% 86% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Borders Scores; McGriff to 2B
t7 1-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O TOR T. Fernandez J. Ballard 5% 91% Popfly: 1B
t7 1-4 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O TOR L. Moseby J. Ballard 4% 95% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Blue Jays' Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
b7 4-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BAL P. Stanicek T. Stottlemyre -1% 94% Popfly: 3B
b7 4-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BAL B. Ripken T. Stottlemyre 1% 95% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b7 4-1 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  BAL C. Ripken T. Stottlemyre 0% 95% Intentional Walk
David Wells replaces Todd Stottlemyre pitching
b7 4-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  R BAL E. Murray D. Wells 3% 98% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Ripken Scores/unER; Ripken to 3B; Murray to 1B
b7 5-1 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  RO BAL M. Tettleton D. Wells 0% 99% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Ripken Scores/unER
b7 6-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  BAL J. Traber D. Wells 0% 99% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Murray to 3B
Mark Eichhorn replaces David Wells pitching
b7 6-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O BAL K. Gerhart M. Eichhorn -0% 98% Foul Popfly: 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 6.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Orioles' Tom Niedenfuer facing 3-4-5
Tom Niedenfuer replaces Jeff Ballard pitching
Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Cecil Fielder (DH) batting 3rd
t8 1-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR R. Mulliniks T. Niedenfuer 1% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 1-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR G. Bell T. Niedenfuer 0% 99% Popfly: SS
t8 1-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R TOR K. Gruber T. Niedenfuer -1% 99% Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t8 2-6 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O TOR J. Barfield T. Niedenfuer 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Orioles 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-2, Blue Jays' Mark Eichhorn facing 8-9-1
b8 6-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BAL L. Sheets M. Eichhorn -0% 99% Lineout: SS
b8 6-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BAL R. Schu M. Eichhorn -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 6-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  BAL P. Stanicek M. Eichhorn 0% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b8 6-2 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  O BAL B. Ripken M. Eichhorn -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Orioles 6.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-6, Orioles' Tom Niedenfuer facing 7-8-9
Joe Orsulak replaces Larry Sheets playing RF batting 8th
Ernie Whitt pinch hits for Pat Borders (C) batting 7th
t9 2-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR E. Whitt T. Niedenfuer 1% 100% Lineout: 1B
t9 2-6 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O TOR F. McGriff T. Niedenfuer 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 2-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR M. Lee T. Niedenfuer 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Orioles 6.

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