September 29, 1990 Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
TOR 5 KCR 9
@CAL 6 CHW 5
SEA 2 MIN 2
@DET 0 MIL 8
NYY 1 OAK 7
@TEX 3 SDP 3
@CIN 1
(7) HOU 9
ATL 0 MON 5
PHI 1 CHC 3
@NYM 2 SFG 4
LAD 3 PIT 8
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 35,444

Saturday, September 29, 1990, 3:21
Time of Game: 3:27

Blue Jays

84-74

Lost 4

2nd, 2 GB

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

W: R Clemens (21-6), L: T Stottlemyre (13-17), S: J Reardon (20)

Red Sox

86-72

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .262  .654    0    2   0   2B
T Fernandez SS                4   1   3   1    1   0  .275  .739    0    1   2   SB
K Gruber 3B                   5   1   1   4    0   1  .277  .850    0    1   3   HR
F McGriff 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .297  .929    0   10   0   
G Bell LF                     4   0   1   0    0   3  .261  .722    0    1   0   2B
J Olerud DH                   2   0   1   0    2   1  .265  .792    0    0   0   
G Myers C                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .239  .630    0    8   0   GDP
M Lee 2B                      2   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .624    0    0   1   
  J Eppard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650    0    0   0   
  L Sojo 2B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .613    0    1   1   
J Felix RF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .763    0    0   0   

T Stottlemyre P                                                          0   3
  D Ward P                                                               0   0
  A Leiter P                                                             0   0
  R Luecken P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   5  10   5    4   7                    24  10

BATTING

2B: M Wilson (36, off R Clemens); G Bell (25, off R Clemens).

HR: K Gruber (31, off D Lamp; 9th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: K Gruber 4; M Wilson 3; T Fernandez 3; G Bell 2; M Lee; J Felix; J Olerud.

GIDP: G Myers (12).

RBI: K Gruber 4 (117); T Fernandez (66).

2-out RBI: K Gruber 4; T Fernandez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Fernandez-L Sojo-F McGriff; K Gruber-F McGriff.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Fernandez (26, 2nd base off R Clemens/T Pena).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reed 2B                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .291  .760    0    2   3   2B
C Quintana 1B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .291  .747    0    6   1   
W Boggs 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .305  .810    0    3   1   
E Burks CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .297  .839    0    2   0   
M Greenwell LF                2   1   1   0    2   1  .296  .797    0    3   0   
  K Romine PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .699         0   0   
D Evans DH                    3   1   1   2    1   0  .248  .742    0    0   0   SB,GDP
T Brunansky RF                4   3   3   5    0   0  .254  .751    0    1   0   3·HR
T Pena C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .672    0    7   0   2B
L Rivera SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .622    0    2   2   

R Clemens P                                                              1   1
  W Gardner P                                                            0   0
  D Lamp P                                                               0   0
  J Reardon P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   7   9   7    5   8                    27   8

BATTING

2B: J Reed (44, off T Stottlemyre); T Pena (18, off R Luecken).

HR: T Brunansky 3 (15, off D Ward, off R Luecken, off T Stottlemyre; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: T Brunansky 12; T Pena 2; J Reed 2; D Evans; W Boggs; M Greenwell; C Quintana.

GIDP: D Evans (18).

RBI: T Brunansky 5 (70); D Evans 2 (60).

2-out RBI: T Brunansky.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Rivera-J Reed-C Quintana.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Evans (2, 2nd base off D Ward/G Myers).

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
T Stottlemyre, L (13-17)       5.1   5   4   4    3   8   1   4.34   23     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 6· 0     47    -     1.06   0.04
D Ward                         0.2   2   2   2    0   0   1   3.41    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 1· 0          3-3    0.69  -0.16
A Leiter                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
R Luecken                      1     2   1   1    1   0   1   5.83    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8     9   7   7    5   8   3          36     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 8· 0          3-3

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, W (21-6)            6     4   0   0    2   5   0   1.93   23     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 5· 0     67    -     1.28   0.36
W Gardner                      0     0   0   0    2   0   0   4.76    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.03
D Lamp                         2.2   6   5   5    0   2   1   4.64   14     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 4· 0          2-0    0.20   0.03
J Reardon, S (20)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.01
Totals                         9    10   5   5    4   7   1          40     -       ·  ·     10·10· 9· 0          2-0

W Gardner faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Drew Coble, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 3:27.

Attendance: 35,444.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 80° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Boston Red Sox                       
1. M Wilson             CF    1. J Reed               2B 
2. T Fernandez          SS    2. C Quintana           1B 
3. K Gruber             3B    3. W Boggs              3B 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. E Burks              CF 
5. G Bell               LF    5. M Greenwell          LF 
6. J Olerud             DH    6. D Evans              DH 
7. G Myers              C     7. T Brunansky          RF 
8. M Lee                2B    8. T Pena               C  
9. J Felix              RF    9. L Rivera             SS 

   T Stottlemyre        P        R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  0-0  ---      14%  71% T Brunansky     T Stottlemyre   Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   b 6   1  0-1  123      11%  94% D Evans         D Ward          Single to RF (Line Drive); Quintana Scores; Boggs Scores; Greenwell to 3B
   t 3   1  0-0  1--      -9%  40% M Wilson        R Clemens       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Lee to 3B
   t 3   1  0-0  -23       9%  49% T Fernandez     R Clemens       Lineout: SS
   t 3   2  0-0  -23       7%  56% K Gruber        R Clemens       Groundout: SS-1B

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      ---      52%  M Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  T Fernandez     Walk
   O      1--      53%  K Gruber        Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  F McGriff       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  J Reed          Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      57%  C Quintana      Strikeout
   O      -2-      53%  W Boggs         Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  E Burks         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  G Bell          Strikeout
          ---      50%  J Olerud        Walk
   OO     1--      55%  G Myers         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  M Greenwell     Strikeout
          ---      55%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      53%  T Brunansky     Groundout: P-1B; Evans to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  T Pena          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  M Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      50%  J Felix         Flyball: LF
          1--      40%  M Wilson        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Lee to 3B
   O      -23      49%  T Fernandez     Lineout: SS
   O      -23      56%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  L Rivera        Strikeout
          ---      56%  J Reed          Walk
   O      1--      54%  C Quintana      Groundout: 3B-1B; Reed to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  W Boggs         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  F McGriff       Flyball: LF
          ---      48%  G Bell          Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-      52%  J Olerud        Strikeout
   O      -2-      56%  G Myers         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  E Burks         Flyball: CF
          ---      56%  M Greenwell     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      50%  D Evans         Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  M Lee           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  J Felix         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      57%  M Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      71%  T Brunansky     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---      69%  T Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  L Rivera        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      66%  J Reed          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
          ---      60%  T Fernandez     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      66%  K Gruber        Flyball: RF
          1--      63%  F McGriff       Fernandez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      69%  " "             Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      -2-      74%  G Bell          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 2-3-4
          ---      77%  C Quintana      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      82%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Line Drive); Quintana to 2B
   O      12-      77%  E Burks         Strikeout
          12-      82%  M Greenwell     Walk; Quintana to 3B; Boggs to 2B
                  Duane Ward replaces Todd Stottlemyre pitching
   RR     123      94%  D Evans         Single to RF (Line Drive); Quintana Scores; Boggs Scores; Greenwell to 3B
          1-3      94%  T Brunansky     Evans Steals 2B
   RRR    -23      99%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Greenwell Scores; Evans Scores
   O      ---      98%  T Pena          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---      98%  L Rivera        Popfly: SS
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Wes Gardner facing 6-7-8
                  Wes Gardner replaces Roger Clemens pitching
          ---      97%  J Olerud        Walk
          1--      96%  G Myers         Walk; Olerud to 2B
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Wes Gardner pitching; Jim Eppard pinch hits for Manuel Lee batting 8th
   O      12-      97%  J Eppard        Lineout: CF
   O      12-      99%  J Felix         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      99%  M Wilson        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
                  Al Leiter replaces Duane Ward pitching; Luis Sojo replaces Jim Eppard playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  J Reed          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  C Quintana      Walk
   O      1--      99%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      99%  E Burks         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Dennis Lamp facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  T Fernandez     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      99%  K Gruber        Groundout: 2B-1B; Fernandez to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  F McGriff       Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  G Bell          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rick Luecken facing 5-6-7
                  Rick Luecken replaces Al Leiter pitching
          ---     100%  M Greenwell     Walk
                  Kevin Romine pinch runs for Mike Greenwell batting 5th
   OO     1--     100%  D Evans         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   R      ---     100%  T Brunansky     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---     100%  T Pena          Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-     100%  L Rivera        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-7, Dennis Lamp facing 6-7-8
                  Kevin Romine moves to LF
          ---     100%  J Olerud        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     100%  G Myers         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  L Sojo          Popfly: 2B
          1--     100%  J Felix         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Myers to 2B
          12-     100%  M Wilson        Single to RF (Line Drive); Myers to 3B; Felix to 2B
   R      123     100%  T Fernandez     Single to SS (Ground Ball); Myers Scores; Felix to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   RRRR   123      99%  K Gruber        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Felix Scores; Wilson Scores; Fernandez Scores
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
   O      ---     100%  F McGriff       Popfly: 3B
        5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 7.

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