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Standings
CHW
@BAL		5
6		 
(10)
TOR
@CAL		1
8
MIL
@KCR		6
2		 
(10)
BOS
@MIN		10
6
CLE
@OAK		1
5
DET
@SEA		9
3
NYY
@TEX		8
10
PHI
@ATL		5
1
SFG
@CHC		7
13
HOU
@MON		7
2
CIN
@NYM		1
5
SDP
@PIT		2
6
LAD
@STL		12
6
Sunday, May 8, 1988 1:06
, Anaheim Stadium
Attendance: 29,026, Time of Game: 3:15
Blue Jays
1
13-17
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 6½ GB
 at Angels
8
12-19
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
7th, 11½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  7  1
Angels          2  0  0   1  0  0   5  0  X    8 10  2

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 3 0 0 1 .264 .635 13 10 0.061 0.72 0.083 -0.022 1.2 0 2 2B
Lloyd Moseby CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .260 .793 13 9 -0.030 0.89 0.034 -0.064 0.3 3 0
Rance Mulliniks DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 .270 .784 22 13 0.017 0.90 0.075 -0.058 0.6
George Bell LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .342 .969 17 11 -0.138 1.22 0.000 -0.138 -2.0 2 0
Fred McGriff 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .354 1.165 15 7 0.098 0.92 0.123 -0.024 0.4 8 0
Ernie Whitt C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .213 .599 25 14 0.017 1.15 0.098 -0.081 -0.4 7 0
Jesse Barfield RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .213 .600 16 11 -0.123 1.05 0.000 -0.123 -1.3 0 0
Kelly Gruber 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .290 .838 22 17 -0.153 0.86 0.000 -0.153 -1.6 4 1
Manuel Lee 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .210 .500 11 9 -0.046 0.60 0.000 -0.046 -0.4 0 4
   Rick Leach PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .686 2 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1
Todd Stottlemyre P
   Jose Nunez P
   John Cerutti P
   Mark Eichhorn P
Team Totals 34 1 7 0 2 8 .206 .485 156 102 -0.297 0.90 0.413 -0.709 -3.3 24 7
2B: T Fernandez (3, off B Harvey).
TB: T Fernandez 4; L Moseby 2; R Mulliniks; E Whitt.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding
E: J Barfield (2).

California Angels

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Downing DH 3 2 1 0 0 0 .156 .613 15 10 0.083 0.78 0.099 -0.016 0.9 HBP
   Tony Armas PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 .639 6 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.1
Chico Walker CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 .400 .800 16 12 0.057 0.62 0.078 -0.021 0.7 1 0
Wally Joyner 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .277 .803 15 9 -0.025 0.76 0.016 -0.041 -0.8 8 1 2B
Chili Davis RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .283 .744 25 18 0.012 0.81 0.085 -0.073 1.6 1 0
Johnny Ray LF 4 2 3 2 0 1 .373 .913 12 9 0.119 0.58 0.131 -0.012 2.3 4 0 2·2B
Jack Howell 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .295 .793 16 9 -0.023 0.56 0.013 -0.037 -0.4 0 0
   Gus Polidor PH-3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .558 4 2 0.003 0.08 0.003 0.000 1.0 0 0
Butch Wynegar C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .313 .869 13 8 -0.055 0.56 0.000 -0.055 -1.1 9 0
Mark McLemore 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .236 .668 20 12 0.074 0.49 0.089 -0.015 0.9 2 0 2B
Dick Schofield SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .245 .611 16 10 -0.040 0.40 0.000 -0.040 -1.0 1 1
Kirk McCaskill P 1 2
   Bryan Harvey P
Team Totals 35 8 10 5 2 5 .286 .742 158 101 0.205 0.59 0.514 -0.310 4.2 27 4
2B: W Joyner (9, off T Stottlemyre); M McLemore (6, off T Stottlemyre); J Ray 2 (13, 1 off J Cerutti, 1 off T Stottlemyre).
HBP: B Downing (4, by J Nunez).
TB: J Ray 5; M McLemore 3; C Walker 2; W Joyner 2; G Polidor; B Downing.
RBI: J Ray 2 (23); W Joyner (11); G Polidor (1); M McLemore (9).
2-out RBI: J Ray 2; G Polidor; M McLemore.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Joyner.
E: B Wynegar (2); M McLemore (4).

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
Todd Stottlemyre, L (1-3) 6 7 4 3 1 3 0 5.11 26 113 75 55 6 14 9 13 7 0 46 -0.117 0.69 -0.5
Jose Nunez 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.76 2 10 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.56 -0.0
John Cerutti 0.1 2 3 0 0 0 0 3.34 4 9 6 6 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 2 -0.085 0.78 -3.4
Mark Eichhorn 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.09 6 26 15 8 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 -0.003 0.02 -0.2
Team Totals 8 10 8 3 2 5 0 3.38 38 158 101 73 9 19 10 20 9 0 46 4 3 -0.205 0.90 -4.2
T Stottlemyre faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

California Angels

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
Kirk McCaskill, W (2-3) 7 5 1 0 1 7 0 4.42 27 127 84 53 11 20 8 11 6 0 71 0.292 1.13 2.3
Bryan Harvey 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.64 9 29 18 10 7 1 1 6 2 0 0 0 0.004 0.19 0.9
Team Totals 9 7 1 0 2 8 0 0.00 36 156 102 63 18 21 9 17 8 0 71 0 0 0.296 0.59 3.3
Balks: T Stottlemyre (2).
WP: K McCaskill (4).
HBP: J Nunez (1; B Downing).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Don Denkinger.
Time of Game: 3:15.
Attendance: 29,026.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-2 1 1-3 8,(2-2)  OO TOR K. Gruber K. McCaskill 12% 76% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
t2 0-2 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  TOR E. Whitt K. McCaskill -10% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); McGriff to 3B
b7 3-1 2 123 2,(1-0)  RRR CAL C. Davis J. Cerutti 8% 99% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); McLemore Scores/No RBI/unER; Downing Scores/unER/No RBI; Walker Scores/unER/No RBI; Davis to 2B
t6 0-3 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R TOR F. McGriff K. McCaskill -8% 79% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Moseby Scores/No RBI/unER; Mulliniks to 3B; McGriff to 1B
b1 1-0 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R CAL J. Ray T. Stottlemyre 8% 72% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Walker Scores

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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, Angels' Kirk McCaskill facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  TOR T. Fernandez K. McCaskill -4% 46% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O TOR L. Moseby K. McCaskill 3% 50% Popfly: 1B
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TOR R. Mulliniks K. McCaskill -2% 48% Wild Pitch; Fernandez to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O TOR R. Mulliniks K. McCaskill 3% 51% Lineout: LF
t1 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O TOR G. Bell K. McCaskill 3% 55% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  CAL B. Downing T. Stottlemyre 4% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  CAL C. Walker T. Stottlemyre 5% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Downing to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 3,(0-2)  CAL W. Joyner T. Stottlemyre 5% 69% Balk; Downing to 3B; Walker to 2B
b1 0-0 0 -23 6,(3-2)  RO CAL W. Joyner T. Stottlemyre 1% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B; Downing Scores; Walker to 3B
b1 1-0 1 --3 9,(3-2)  O CAL C. Davis T. Stottlemyre -5% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 1-0 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R CAL J. Ray T. Stottlemyre 8% 72% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Walker Scores
b1 2-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  CAL J. Howell T. Stottlemyre 1% 74% Walk; Ray to 2B
b1 2-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CAL B. Wynegar T. Stottlemyre -3% 71% Popfly: 3B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 2.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Angels' Kirk McCaskill facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- 8,(3-2)  TOR F. McGriff K. McCaskill -4% 67% Walk
t2 0-2 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  TOR E. Whitt K. McCaskill -10% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); McGriff to 3B
t2 0-2 0 1-3 5,(1-2)  O TOR J. Barfield K. McCaskill 7% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-2 1 1-3 8,(2-2)  OO TOR K. Gruber K. McCaskill 12% 76% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blue Jays' Todd Stottlemyre facing 8-9-1
b2 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CAL M. McLemore T. Stottlemyre -1% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CAL D. Schofield T. Stottlemyre -1% 73% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CAL B. Downing T. Stottlemyre -1% 72% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 2.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Angels' Kirk McCaskill facing 9-1-2
t3 0-2 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O TOR M. Lee K. McCaskill 2% 75% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 0-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  TOR T. Fernandez K. McCaskill -3% 72% Single (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
t3 0-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TOR L. Moseby K. McCaskill 3% 75% Lineout: LF
t3 0-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TOR R. Mulliniks K. McCaskill 2% 77% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blue Jays' Todd Stottlemyre facing 2-3-4
b3 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CAL C. Walker T. Stottlemyre -1% 76% Popfly: 3B
b3 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CAL W. Joyner T. Stottlemyre -1% 75% Flyball: LF
b3 2-0 2 --- 9,(3-2)  O CAL C. Davis T. Stottlemyre -1% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 2.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Angels' Kirk McCaskill facing 4-5-6
t4 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  TOR G. Bell K. McCaskill 0% 74% E2 on Foul Ball
t4 0-2 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O TOR G. Bell K. McCaskill 3% 77% Popfly: 1B
t4 0-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR F. McGriff K. McCaskill 2% 78% Lineout: LF
t4 0-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O TOR E. Whitt K. McCaskill 1% 80% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blue Jays' Todd Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
b4 2-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CAL J. Ray T. Stottlemyre 4% 84% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
b4 2-0 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  O CAL J. Howell T. Stottlemyre -3% 81% Flyball: LF
b4 2-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O CAL B. Wynegar T. Stottlemyre -2% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B; Ray to 3B
b4 2-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  R CAL M. McLemore T. Stottlemyre 7% 86% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Ray Scores
b4 3-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CAL D. Schofield T. Stottlemyre -2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 3.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Angels' Kirk McCaskill facing 7-8-9
t5 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR J. Barfield K. McCaskill 2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-3 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O TOR K. Gruber K. McCaskill 1% 88% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O TOR M. Lee K. McCaskill 1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Blue Jays' Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
b5 3-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CAL B. Downing T. Stottlemyre -1% 88% Popfly: 3B
b5 3-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CAL C. Walker T. Stottlemyre -1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 3-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CAL W. Joyner T. Stottlemyre 1% 89% Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b5 3-0 2 -2- 5,(0-2)  O CAL C. Davis T. Stottlemyre -1% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 3.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Angels' Kirk McCaskill facing 1-2-3
t6 0-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR T. Fernandez K. McCaskill 2% 90% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  TOR L. Moseby K. McCaskill -3% 87% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t6 0-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  TOR R. Mulliniks K. McCaskill -6% 81% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Moseby to 3B
t6 0-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O TOR G. Bell K. McCaskill 7% 87% Foul Flyball: C
t6 0-3 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R TOR F. McGriff K. McCaskill -8% 79% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Moseby Scores/No RBI/unER; Mulliniks to 3B; McGriff to 1B
t6 1-3 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  O TOR E. Whitt K. McCaskill 7% 85% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Angels 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Blue Jays' Todd Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
b6 3-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CAL J. Ray T. Stottlemyre -1% 84% Strikeout Looking
b6 3-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CAL J. Howell T. Stottlemyre -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 3-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CAL B. Wynegar T. Stottlemyre -1% 83% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Angels 3.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Angels' Kirk McCaskill facing 7-8-9
t7 1-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR J. Barfield K. McCaskill 3% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR K. Gruber K. McCaskill 2% 88% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR M. Lee K. McCaskill 1% 89% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Angels 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Blue Jays' Todd Stottlemyre facing 8-9-1
b7 3-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  CAL M. McLemore T. Stottlemyre 1% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
Jose Nunez replaces Todd Stottlemyre pitching
b7 3-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CAL D. Schofield J. Nunez -1% 89% Popfly: C
b7 3-1 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  CAL B. Downing J. Nunez 1% 91% Hit By Pitch; McLemore to 2B
John Cerutti replaces Jose Nunez pitching
b7 3-1 1 12- 2,(1-0)  CAL C. Walker J. Cerutti 2% 93% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); McLemore to 3B; Downing to 2B
b7 3-1 1 123 2,(0-1)  O CAL W. Joyner J. Cerutti -3% 90% Foul Flyball: 3B
b7 3-1 2 123 2,(1-0)  RRR CAL C. Davis J. Cerutti 8% 99% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); McLemore Scores/No RBI/unER; Downing Scores/unER/No RBI; Walker Scores/unER/No RBI; Davis to 2B
b7 6-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R CAL J. Ray J. Cerutti 1% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Davis Scores/unER
Mark Eichhorn replaces John Cerutti pitching
Gus Polidor pinch hits for Jack Howell (3B) batting 6th
b7 7-1 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R CAL G. Polidor M. Eichhorn 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Ray Scores/unER; Polidor to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b7 8-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CAL B. Wynegar M. Eichhorn -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Angels 8.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-8, Angels' Bryan Harvey facing 1-2-3
Bryan Harvey replaces Kirk McCaskill pitching
Gus Polidor moves from PH to 3B
t8 1-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR T. Fernandez B. Harvey -0% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
t8 1-8 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  TOR L. Moseby B. Harvey -1% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Fernandez to 3B
t8 1-8 0 1-3 7,(3-2)  TOR R. Mulliniks B. Harvey -1% 97% Walk; Moseby to 2B
t8 1-8 0 123 4,(2-1)  O TOR G. Bell B. Harvey 1% 99% Foul Flyball: 2B
t8 1-8 1 123 3,(2-0)  O TOR F. McGriff B. Harvey 1% 99% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t8 1-8 2 123 5,(2-2)  O TOR E. Whitt B. Harvey 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Angels 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 8-1, Blue Jays' Mark Eichhorn facing 8-9-1
b8 8-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CAL M. McLemore M. Eichhorn -0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 8-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CAL D. Schofield M. Eichhorn -0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
Tony Armas pinch hits for Brian Downing (DH) batting 1st
b8 8-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CAL T. Armas M. Eichhorn 0% 100% Walk
b8 8-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CAL C. Walker M. Eichhorn -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Angels 8.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-8, Angels' Bryan Harvey facing 7-8-9
t9 1-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Barfield B. Harvey 0% 100% Popfly: SS
t9 1-8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR K. Gruber B. Harvey 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
Rick Leach pinch hits for Manuel Lee (2B) batting 9th
t9 1-8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR R. Leach B. Harvey 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Angels 8.

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