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BOS  7
NYY  4

CHW 10
MIN  2

TOR  2
@DET  0
BAL  5
@MIL  3

TEX  3
@OAK  2

ATL  5
@HOU  3

LAD  5
SFG  2

MON  4
CHC  3

(10)
PHI  2
@NYM  1

PIT  4
STL  2

CIN  5
@SDP  3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 15,990

Monday, September 25, 1989, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:30
Blue Jays
2
86-71
Won 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0
W: Jimmy Key (13-14), L: Brian Dubois (0-4), S: Tom Henke (18)
Tigers
0
57-100
Lost 6
7th, 29 GB

Batting Stats

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Moseby CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .219  .650   19   11    2   0   
M Wilson LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .253  .610   16   12    2   0   
G Bell DH                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .298  .793   17   11    0   0   
F McGriff 1B                  2   1   1   0    2   1  .272  .937   20   10    6   0   
K Gruber 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .766    8    5    1   2   
T Fernandez SS                3   1   1   2    1   1  .260  .685   20   11    0   1   HR
M Lee 2B                      3   0   0   0    1   2  .258  .633   14    9    0   2   
P Borders C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .628    6    5   12   0   
G Hill RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .705    9    6    4   0   

J Key P                                                                       0   1
  T Henke P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       30   2   4   0    4  10              129   80   27   6
Batting Events
HR: T Fernandez (11, off B Dubois; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
TB: T Fernandez 4; F McGriff; L Moseby; M Wilson.
RBI: T Fernandez 2 (62).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: M Lee (1st base by B Dubois).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Pettis CF                   4   0   1   0    0   3  .254  .682   18   13    0   0   
A Trammell SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .243  .643   10    4    2   5   2B
L Whitaker 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .254  .826   15    9    5   1   
G Ward DH                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .707   18   11    0   0   
  M Nokes PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .706    5    3    0   0   
C Lemon RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .670   13    7    0   0   
  S Lusader PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .661    4    3    0   0   
M Heath C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .710    5    4   10   0   
  R Richie PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .840    6    3    0   0   
R Schu 3B                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .218  .626   11    7    0   2   
  D Strange PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .559    3    3    0   0   
K Williams LF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .208  .573   17    9    2   0   
D Bergman 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .704    9    8    8   0   

B Dubois P                                                                    0   1
  P Gibson P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       34   0   7   0    0  12              134   84   27   9
Batting Events
2B: A Trammell (18, off J Key).
TB: A Trammell 3; L Whitaker; M Heath; K Williams; R Schu; G Pettis.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 5.

Pitching Stats

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 Key, W (13-14)               7     6   0   0    0   9   0   3.82   27  107-66   36· 9·21    9· 9· 2· 0     74    -     1.10   0.43
T Henke, S (18)                2     1   0   0    0   3   0   2.02    7   26-18    9· 4· 5    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.57   0.17
Totals                         9     7   0   0    0  12   0          34  133-84   45·13·26   10·12· 3· 0           -  
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Dubois, L (0-4)              7     4   2   2    3   5   1   1.75   27   96-57   30·11·16    9·10· 2· 0     63    -     0.77   0.05
P Gibson                       2     0   0   0    1   5   0   4.41    7   33-23    9· 7· 7    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.04
Totals                         9     4   2   2    4  10   1          34  129-80   39·18·23   10·10· 2· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: J Key (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: B Dubois (4; M Lee, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Dan Morrison.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 15,990.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 59° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Toronto Blue Jays                         Detroit Tigers                               
1. Lloyd Moseby                 CF       1. Gary Pettis                  CF
2. Mookie Wilson                LF       2. Alan Trammell                SS
3. George Bell                  DH       3. Lou Whitaker                 2B
4. Fred McGriff                 1B       4. Gary Ward                    DH
5. Kelly Gruber                 3B       5. Chet Lemon                   RF
6. Tony Fernandez               SS       6. Mike Heath                    C
7. Manuel Lee                   2B       7. Rick Schu                    3B
8. Pat Borders                   C       8. Kenny Williams               LF
9. Glenallen Hill               RF       9. Dave Bergman                 1B

   Jimmy Key                     P          Brian Dubois                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t2 1 1-- RR 6,(2-2)  19% 69% 0-0 TOR T. Fernandez B. Dubois Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); McGriff Scores
b1 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  -10% 31% 0-0 DET A. Trammell J. Key Double to LF (Ground Ball); Pettis to 3B
b1 1 -23 O 5,(2-2)  8% 44% 0-0 DET G. Ward J. Key Strikeout Looking
b1 2 -23 O 5,(2-2)  6% 50% 0-0 DET C. Lemon J. Key Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 1 1-- O 3,(1-1)  5% 89% 0-2 DET L. Whitaker T. Henke Flyball: LF (Short LF)

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Brian Dubois facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 TOR L. Moseby B. Dubois Strikeout Looking
t1 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 46% 0-0 TOR M. Wilson B. Dubois Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t1 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 45% 0-0 TOR G. Bell B. Dubois Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  -4% 42% 0-0 DET G. Pettis J. Key Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
b1 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  -10% 31% 0-0 DET A. Trammell J. Key Double to LF (Ground Ball); Pettis to 3B
b1 0 -23 O 1,(0-0)  5% 37% 0-0 DET L. Whitaker J. Key Groundout: P-1B
b1 1 -23 O 5,(2-2)  8% 44% 0-0 DET G. Ward J. Key Strikeout Looking
b1 2 -23 O 5,(2-2)  6% 50% 0-0 DET C. Lemon J. Key Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Brian Dubois facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  4% 54% 0-0 TOR F. McGriff B. Dubois Walk
t2 0 1-- O 2,(0-1)  -4% 50% 0-0 TOR K. Gruber B. Dubois Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 1 1-- RR 6,(2-2)  19% 69% 0-0 TOR T. Fernandez B. Dubois Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); McGriff Scores
t2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  2% 71% 2-0 TOR M. Lee B. Dubois Walk
t2 1 1-- O -3% 68% 2-0 TOR P. Borders B. Dubois Lee Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t2 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 67% 2-0 TOR P. Borders B. Dubois Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 70% 0-2 DET M. Heath J. Key Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  -3% 67% 0-2 DET R. Schu J. Key Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  -2% 65% 0-2 DET K. Williams J. Key Wild Pitch; Schu to 2B
b2 1 -2- O 6,(3-2)  4% 69% 0-2 DET K. Williams J. Key Strikeout Swinging
b2 2 -2- O 5,(1-2)  3% 72% 0-2 DET D. Bergman J. Key Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Brian Dubois facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 71% 2-0 TOR G. Hill B. Dubois Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  2% 72% 2-0 TOR L. Moseby B. Dubois Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
t3 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 70% 2-0 TOR M. Wilson B. Dubois Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
t3 2 1-- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 69% 2-0 TOR G. Bell B. Dubois Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  3% 71% 0-2 DET G. Pettis J. Key Strikeout Looking
b3 1 --- O 3,(2-0)  2% 73% 0-2 DET A. Trammell J. Key Lineout: 3B
b3 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 74% 0-2 DET L. Whitaker J. Key Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Brian Dubois facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  3% 77% 2-0 TOR F. McGriff B. Dubois Single to CF (Line Drive)
t4 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -3% 74% 2-0 TOR K. Gruber B. Dubois Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t4 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  3% 77% 2-0 TOR T. Fernandez B. Dubois Walk; McGriff to 2B
t4 1 12- O 4,(1-2)  -3% 74% 2-0 TOR M. Lee B. Dubois Strikeout Swinging
t4 2 12- O 2,(0-1)  -3% 70% 2-0 TOR P. Borders B. Dubois Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  3% 73% 0-2 DET G. Ward J. Key Flyball: LF
b4 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  2% 75% 0-2 DET C. Lemon J. Key Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  -2% 74% 0-2 DET M. Heath J. Key Single to RF (Line Drive)
b4 2 1-- O 5,(2-2)  3% 76% 0-2 DET R. Schu J. Key Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Brian Dubois facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 75% 2-0 TOR G. Hill B. Dubois Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 74% 2-0 TOR L. Moseby B. Dubois Lineout: SS
t5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  1% 74% 2-0 TOR M. Wilson B. Dubois Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t5 2 1-- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 73% 2-0 TOR G. Bell B. Dubois Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  3% 76% 0-2 DET K. Williams J. Key Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  2% 78% 0-2 DET D. Bergman J. Key Strikeout Swinging
b5 2 --- O 4,(0-2)  1% 79% 0-2 DET G. Pettis J. Key Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Brian Dubois facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 78% 2-0 TOR F. McGriff B. Dubois Strikeout Swinging
t6 1 --- O 4,(3-0)  -1% 76% 2-0 TOR K. Gruber B. Dubois Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t6 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 76% 2-0 TOR T. Fernandez B. Dubois Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O 3,(2-0)  3% 79% 0-2 DET A. Trammell J. Key Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  -4% 75% 0-2 DET L. Whitaker J. Key Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b6 1 1-- O 9,(3-2)  4% 79% 0-2 DET G. Ward J. Key Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
b6 2 1-- O 6,(3-2)  3% 83% 0-2 DET C. Lemon J. Key Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Brian Dubois facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 81% 2-0 TOR M. Lee B. Dubois Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 80% 2-0 TOR P. Borders B. Dubois Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
t7 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 80% 2-0 TOR G. Hill B. Dubois Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  4% 83% 0-2 DET M. Heath J. Key Flyball: RF (RF Line)
b7 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 86% 0-2 DET R. Schu J. Key Flyball: RF (RF Line)
b7 2 --- 8,(3-2)  -2% 84% 0-2 DET K. Williams J. Key Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b7 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  4% 87% 0-2 DET D. Bergman J. Key Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Paul Gibson facing 1-2-3
Paul Gibson replaces Brian Dubois pitching
t8 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  -1% 86% 2-0 TOR L. Moseby P. Gibson Strikeout Swinging
t8 1 --- O 6,(1-2)  -1% 85% 2-0 TOR M. Wilson P. Gibson Strikeout Swinging
t8 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 85% 2-0 TOR G. Bell P. Gibson Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Tom Henke facing 1-2-3
Tom Henke replaces Jimmy Key pitching
b8 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  4% 89% 0-2 DET G. Pettis T. Henke Strikeout Swinging
b8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  -5% 84% 0-2 DET A. Trammell T. Henke Single to RF (Line Drive)
b8 1 1-- O 3,(1-1)  5% 89% 0-2 DET L. Whitaker T. Henke Flyball: LF (Short LF)
Matt Nokes pinch hits for Gary Ward (DH) batting 4th
b8 2 1-- O 5,(2-2)  4% 93% 0-2 DET M. Nokes T. Henke Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Paul Gibson facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- 8,(3-2)  1% 94% 2-0 TOR F. McGriff P. Gibson Walk
t9 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 93% 2-0 TOR K. Gruber P. Gibson Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 1 1-- O 5,(1-2)  -1% 92% 2-0 TOR T. Fernandez P. Gibson Strikeout Swinging
t9 2 1-- O 3,(0-2)  -1% 91% 2-0 TOR M. Lee P. Gibson Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Tom Henke facing 5-6-7
Scott Lusader pinch hits for Chet Lemon (RF) batting 5th
b9 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  4% 96% 0-2 DET S. Lusader T. Henke Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
Rob Richie pinch hits for Mike Heath (C) batting 6th
b9 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  3% 99% 0-2 DET R. Richie T. Henke Strikeout Swinging
Doug Strange pinch hits for Rick Schu (3B) batting 7th
b9 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  1% 100% 0-2 DET D. Strange T. Henke Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 0.

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