June 4, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
NYY 6
(14) TOR 10
@BOS 2 CHW 10
TEX 8 DET 5
CLE 2 KCR 4
SEA 3 MIL 1
CAL 0 OAK 6
@MIN 4 CIN 5
@LAD 2 NYM 6
CHC 5
(13) STL 8
@PHI 1 MON 7
@PIT 3 SDP 6
ATL 5 SFG 8
HOU 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 33,067

Saturday, June 4, 1988, 1:08
Time of Game: 2:56

Blue Jays

26-29

Won 5

6th, 9½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       1  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  7   10  9  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  9  2

W: J Clancy (3-6), L: R Clemens (8-3), S: D Ward (4)

Red Sox

25-25

Lost 3

5th, 8 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                5   0   1   1    0   1  .259  .638   15    2   4   2B
L Moseby CF                   3   2   1   0    1   1  .262  .786   27    1   0   3B,HBP
R Mulliniks DH                3   0   0   1    0   1  .293  .871   12    0   0   SF
  S Campusano PR              1   0   1   3    0   0  .211  .629    5    0   0   2B
G Bell LF                     4   1   0   1    0   1  .305  .848   17    4   1   SF
F McGriff 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .333 1.074   16   12   2   
K Gruber 3B                   4   1   1   3    0   1  .303  .850   12    0   4   HR
E Whitt C                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .213  .570   20    2   0   
J Barfield RF                 4   2   1   0    0   2  .210  .581   19    1   0   
N Liriano 2B                  4   2   4   1    0   0  .212  .480   12    3   3   2·CS

J Clancy P                                                               2   2
  D Ward P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34  10   9  10    3  10              155   27  16

BATTING

2B: T Fernandez (11, off R Clemens); S Campusano (8, off Z Crouch).

3B: L Moseby (3, off R Clemens).

HR: K Gruber (6, off L Smith; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF Line).

SF: R Mulliniks (1, off R Clemens); G Bell (1, off R Clemens).

HBP: L Moseby (5, by R Clemens).

TB: N Liriano 4; K Gruber 4; L Moseby 3; T Fernandez 2; S Campusano 2; J Barfield.

RBI: K Gruber 3 (36); S Campusano 3 (5); R Mulliniks (14); N Liriano (7); T Fernandez (24); G Bell (29).

2-out RBI: S Campusano 3.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 5 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Gruber-N Liriano-F McGriff 2.

BASERUNNING

CS: N Liriano 2 (3, 2nd base by B Stanley/R Gedman, 2nd base by R Clemens/R Gedman).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .348  .935   23    1   0   
M Barrett 2B                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .297  .694   10    1   2   GDP
E Burks CF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .328  .917   17    3   0   HR
D Evans RF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .311  .816   13    4   0   HR
M Greenwell DH                2   0   0   0    2   0  .292  .878   22    0   0   
J Rice LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .556    9    3   0   
P Dodson 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   15    3   0   
R Gedman C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .159  .451   12   10   2   
S Owen SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .695   13    2   1   2B
  S Horn PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .520    4    0   0   GDP

R Clemens P                                                              0   0
  B Stanley P                                                            0   0
  L Smith P                                                              0   0
  Z Crouch P                                                             0   0
  J Trautwein P                                                          0   0
Totals                       33   2   9   2    4   0              138   27   5

BATTING

2B: S Owen (5, off J Clancy).

HR: D Evans (4, off J Clancy; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); E Burks (4, off J Clancy; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: E Burks 5; D Evans 4; S Owen 2; M Barrett 2; R Gedman; J Rice; W Boggs.

GIDP: S Horn (1); M Barrett (2).

RBI: E Burks (16); D Evans (35).

2-out RBI: D Evans; E Burks.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: E Burks (2); L Smith ().

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
J Clancy, W (3-6)              7.2   7   2   2    3   0   2   4.72   31  110-68   48· 3·17   14·10· 4· 0     54    -     1.17   0.31
D Ward, S (4)                  1.1   2   0   0    1   0   0   2.37    6   27-14    8· 0· 6    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.42   0.03
Totals                         9     9   2   2    4   0   2          37  137-82   56· 3·23   16·11· 6· 0           -

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Clemens, L (8-3)             7     4   3   1    0   9   0   1.78   26  102-70   45·13·12    3·12· 1· 0     70    -     0.82  -0.01
B Stanley                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.12    3    5-3     3· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.36   0.02
L Smith                        0.1   3   6   3    2   0   1   4.50    7   23-11    6· 1· 4    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.64  -0.16
Z Crouch                       0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0  27.00    3   14-6     4· 1· 1    0· 0· 2· 0          2-2    0.07  -0.00
J Trautwein                    0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0  11.32    1    5-4     1· 0· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     9  10   5    3  10   1          40  149-94   59·15·20    7·16· 3· 0          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: J Clancy (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: R Clemens (1; L Moseby).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 33,067.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 60° F, Overcast, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Boston Red Sox                       
1. T Fernandez          SS    1. W Boggs              3B 
2. L Moseby             CF    2. M Barrett            2B 
3. R Mulliniks          DH    3. E Burks              CF 
4. G Bell               LF    4. D Evans              RF 
5. F McGriff            1B    5. M Greenwell          DH 
6. K Gruber             3B    6. J Rice               LF 
7. E Whitt              C     7. P Dodson             1B 
8. J Barfield           RF    8. R Gedman             C  
9. N Liriano            2B    9. S Owen               SS 

   J Clancy             P        R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  2-3  12-  1   12%  98% K Gruber        L Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF Line); Bell Scores/unER; McGriff Scores
   b 8   2  3-2  12-  7   12%  84% P Dodson        D Ward          Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   b 8   2  3-1  ---  4  -10%  80% D Evans         J Clancy        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 8   0  3-0  1--  3    9%  96% M Barrett       J Clancy        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 6   0  0-1  1-3  3    9%  88% T Fernandez     R Clemens       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Barfield Scores/unER; Liriano to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   54%  L Moseby        Triple to LF (Ground Ball)
   RO     --3  1   56%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Moseby Scores
   O      ---  4   55%  G Bell          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   58%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   55%  M Barrett       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   58%  E Burks         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   60%  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   58%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   57%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   56%  E Whitt         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Clancy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   58%  M Greenwell     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   60%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   61%  P Dodson        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   59%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   61%  N Liriano       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   59%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   56%  L Moseby        Liriano Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Clancy facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   59%  R Gedman        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   61%  S Owen          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   62%  W Boggs         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  9   60%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   58%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   57%  G Bell          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Clancy facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   52%  M Barrett       Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-1B; Barrett to 2B
   O      -2-  2   59%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      59%  M Greenwell     Wild Pitch; Barrett to 3B
          --3  6   57%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  1   64%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   61%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   60%  K Gruber        Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  2   58%  E Whitt         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Clancy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   62%  P Dodson        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   64%  R Gedman        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  4   61%  S Owen          Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  5   59%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      12-  2   66%  M Barrett       Single to LF (Line Drive); Owen out at Hm/LF-C; Boggs to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   73%  J Barfield      Reached on E8 (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Barfield to 2B
          -2-  1   79%  N Liriano       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Barfield to 3B
   R      1-3  3   88%  T Fernandez     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Barfield Scores/unER; Liriano to 3B
          -23  3   89%  L Moseby        Hit By Pitch
   O      123  7   85%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout Looking
   RO     123  2   86%  G Bell          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Liriano Scores/unER; Fernandez to 3B
   O      1-3  2   84%  F McGriff       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Clancy facing 3-4-5
          ---  9   79%  E Burks         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   83%  D Evans         Popfly: SS
   O      1--  4   87%  M Greenwell     Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      1--  3   89%  J Rice          Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   88%  K Gruber        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   88%  E Whitt         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  9   87%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Clancy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   90%  P Dodson        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   92%  R Gedman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   93%  S Owen          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Stanley facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Stanley replaces Roger Clemens pitching
          ---  2   94%  N Liriano       Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 1B)
   O      1--  1   93%  T Fernandez     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  2   92%  L Moseby        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   91%  R Mulliniks     Liriano Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   86%  W Boggs         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   OO     1--  3   96%  M Barrett       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   R      ---  2   91%  E Burks         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      ---  4   80%  D Evans         Home Run (Fly Ball)
                  Duane Ward replaces Jim Clancy pitching
          ---  4   77%  M Greenwell     Walk
          1--  3   71%  J Rice          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Greenwell to 2B
   O      12-  7   84%  P Dodson        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Lee Smith facing 3-4-5
                  Lee Smith replaces Bob Stanley pitching
          ---  1   86%  R Mulliniks     Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to P's Left)
                  Sil Campusano pinch runs for Rance Mulliniks batting 3rd
   O      1--  4   84%  G Bell          Popfly: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   86%  F McGriff       Walk; Bell to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   98%  K Gruber        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF Line); Bell Scores/unER; McGriff Scores
          ---  6   99%  E Whitt         Walk
          1--  4   99%  J Barfield      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Whitt to 3B
   R      1-3  3   99%  N Liriano       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Whitt Scores; Barfield to 2B
                  Zach Crouch replaces Lee Smith pitching
   O      12-  3   99%  T Fernandez     Lineout: LF
          12-  6   99%  L Moseby        Walk; Barfield to 3B; Liriano to 2B
   RRR    123  5  100%  S Campusano     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Barfield Scores/unER; Liriano Scores/unER; Moseby Scores/Team unER
                  John Trautwein replaces Zach Crouch pitching
   O      -2-  5  100%  G Bell          Strikeout Looking
                  7 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 10, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-10, Duane Ward facing 8-9-1
          ---  5  100%  R Gedman        Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Sam Horn pinch hits for Spike Owen batting 9th
   OO     1--  4  100%  S Horn          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 10, Red Sox 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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