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Standings
MIL
@BAL		3
1
DET
@BOS		5
6
CAL
@CHW		4
2		 
(10)
TOR
@KCR		11
4
MIN
@NYY		3
5
SEA
@OAK		6
5
CLE
@TEX		5
1
CHC
@ATL		3
0
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@HOU		1
5
NYM
@MON		1
5
PIT
@PHI		5
6		 
(14)
Wednesday, April 6, 1988, 7:36
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 18,938, Time of Game: 3:02
Blue Jays
11
2-0
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Royals
4
0-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       4  0  2   0  3  0   0  1  1   11 17  1
Royals          2  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    4 10  1

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nelson Liriano 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 .222 .444 22 14 0.018 0.34 0.038 -0.019 0.9 2 0
Juan Beniquez DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 16 10 -0.047 0.40 0.000 -0.047 -1.1
Tony Fernandez SS 5 3 2 0 0 0 .222 .444 16 11 -0.034 0.43 0.012 -0.046 0.0 0 3
George Bell LF 5 3 5 1 0 0 .889 3.000 15 11 0.162 0.36 0.162 0.000 3.3 1 0 2·2B
Cecil Fielder 1B 3 3 1 1 2 0 .333 1.267 21 9 0.058 0.53 0.060 -0.002 0.6 8 1 2B,2·GDP
Jesse Barfield RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .429 .762 17 11 0.140 0.64 0.141 0.000 1.3 5 0 SF
Pat Borders C 4 0 3 5 0 1 .750 2.000 13 11 0.240 0.84 0.240 0.000 3.7 4 1 3B
Kelly Gruber 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 10 8 -0.058 0.40 0.000 -0.058 -1.7 3 4 2·GDP
Sil Campusano CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .625 15 10 -0.027 0.27 0.000 -0.027 -0.5 3 0
Mike Flanagan P 1 0
   Duane Ward P 0 1
   John Cerutti P 0 0
   Todd Stottlemyre P 0 0
Team Totals 39 11 17 10 2 4 .436 1.016 145 95 0.452 0.47 0.653 -0.199 6.6 27 10
2B: C Fielder (1, off T Power); G Bell 2 (2, 2 off C Leibrandt).
3B: P Borders (1, off C Leibrandt).
SF: J Barfield (2, off T Power).
TB: G Bell 7; P Borders 5; T Fernandez 2; C Fielder 2; J Barfield 2; N Liriano 2; K Gruber; S Campusano.
GIDP: C Fielder 2 (2); K Gruber 2 (2).
RBI: P Borders 5 (5); J Barfield 2 (3); C Fielder (1); N Liriano (1); G Bell (5).
2-out RBI: P Borders 2; J Barfield; N Liriano; G Bell.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 7 for 11.
Fielding
PB: P Borders (1).
E: P Borders (1).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .400 1.000 17 10 0.014 0.86 0.103 -0.089 -0.1 1 0 SB,CS
Kevin Seitzer 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .286 .686 18 8 0.045 0.41 0.060 -0.015 0.4 2 5 SB
George Brett DH 3 1 1 1 2 0 .375 1.250 26 11 -0.014 0.32 0.013 -0.027 0.5
Danny Tartabull RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .375 1.069 26 11 -0.035 0.33 0.005 -0.040 0.1 2 0
Frank White 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 11 7 -0.037 0.36 0.000 -0.037 -0.9 5 3
   Brad Wellman 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Scotti Madison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 6 3 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.6
Steve Balboni 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .143 .286 10 7 -0.037 0.43 0.004 -0.041 0.1 11 0
Bo Jackson LF 4 0 2 1 0 2 .375 .875 17 10 0.000 0.32 0.019 -0.019 0.8 0 0
   Jim Eisenreich PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Macfarlane C 3 0 2 0 0 1 .571 1.571 10 7 0.039 0.36 0.040 -0.001 0.3 4 0 2B
   Thad Bosley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 4 3 -0.009 0.42 0.000 -0.009 -0.5
   Jamie Quirk C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Kurt Stillwell SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 13 8 -0.011 0.72 0.032 -0.043 -0.7 2 6 HBP
Charlie Leibrandt P 0 0
   Ted Power P 0 0
   Gene Garber P 0 0
   Buddy Black P 0 1
   Dan Quisenberry P 0 0
Team Totals 36 4 10 3 4 4 .278 .671 158 85 -0.045 0.47 0.276 -0.321 -0.4 27 16
2B: M Macfarlane (3, off M Flanagan).
HBP: K Stillwell (1, by M Flanagan).
TB: M Macfarlane 3; B Jackson 2; W Wilson 2; D Tartabull; K Seitzer; S Balboni; G Brett.
RBI: S Balboni (1); B Jackson (1); G Brett (3).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 4. K Stillwell-F White-S Balboni; K Seitzer-F White-S Balboni; B Wellman-K Stillwell-S Balboni; B Black-K Stillwell-S Balboni.
E: D Tartabull (1).
Baserunning
SB: W Wilson (1, 3rd base off M Flanagan/P Borders); K Seitzer (2, 2nd base off M Flanagan/P Borders).
CS: W Wilson (1, 3rd base by T Stottlemyre/P Borders).

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
Mike Flanagan, W (1-0) 6 6 2 1 1 4 0 1.50 26 97 55 32 9 14 9 11 2 0 57 0.039 0.69 1.0
Duane Ward 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 12 6 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.006 0.08 0.5
John Cerutti 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 54.00 5 16 6 4 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 -0.015 0.12 -2.4
Todd Stottlemyre 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 7 33 18 14 2 2 1 4 0 0 2 0 0.016 0.10 1.4
Team Totals 9 10 4 3 4 4 0 3.00 41 158 85 54 12 19 14 18 4 0 57 2 0 0.046 0.47 0.4

Kansas City Royals

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
Charlie Leibrandt, L (0-1) 3 7 6 6 2 3 0 18.00 17 60 37 20 9 8 7 5 2 0 22 -0.400 0.97 -4.5
Ted Power 1.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 20.25 8 28 18 15 2 1 2 6 3 0 0 0 -0.059 0.32 -2.5
Gene Garber 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 6 5 4 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0.007 0.06 1.0
Buddy Black 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 9 37 25 17 4 4 3 5 4 0 0 0 0.000 0.02 -0.0
Dan Quisenberry 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 4 14 10 6 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 -0.001 0.01 -0.5
Team Totals 9 17 11 11 2 4 0 11.00 42 145 95 62 16 17 17 19 11 0 22 1 0 -0.453 0.47 -6.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Flanagan (1; K Stillwell).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Dave Phillips.
Time of Game: 3:02.
Attendance: 18,938.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 62° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Toronto Blue Jays         Kansas City Royals
1 Nelson Liriano 2B 1 Willie Wilson CF
2 Juan Beniquez DH 2 Kevin Seitzer 3B
3 Tony Fernandez SS 3 George Brett DH
4 George Bell LF 4 Danny Tartabull RF
5 Cecil Fielder 1B 5 Frank White 2B
6 Jesse Barfield RF 6 Steve Balboni 1B
7 Pat Borders C 7 Bo Jackson LF
8 Kelly Gruber 3B 8 Mike Macfarlane C
9 Sil Campusano CF 9 Kurt Stillwell SS
Mike Flanagan P Charlie Leibrandt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 2-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RR TOR P. Borders C. Leibrandt 14% 83% Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Fielder Scores; Barfield Scores
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  R TOR G. Bell C. Leibrandt 11% 59% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Fernandez Scores
t1 1-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R TOR J. Barfield C. Leibrandt 9% 69% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Bell Scores; Fielder to 2B
t3 4-2 1 123 2,(0-1)  RR TOR P. Borders C. Leibrandt 9% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bell Scores; Fielder Scores; Barfield to 2B
b1 0-4 0 12- 2,(1-0)  R KCR G. Brett M. Flanagan -7% 66% Seitzer Steals 2B; Wilson Steals 3B; Wilson Scores; Seitzer to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)

Play By Play

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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, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  TOR N. Liriano C. Leibrandt 4% 54% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TOR J. Beniquez C. Leibrandt -3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TOR T. Fernandez C. Leibrandt -3% 47% Fielder's Choice 3B; Liriano out at 2B/3B-2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  R TOR G. Bell C. Leibrandt 11% 59% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Fernandez Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  TOR C. Fielder C. Leibrandt 1% 59% Walk
t1 1-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R TOR J. Barfield C. Leibrandt 9% 69% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Bell Scores; Fielder to 2B
t1 2-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RR TOR P. Borders C. Leibrandt 14% 83% Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Fielder Scores; Barfield Scores
t1 4-0 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O TOR K. Gruber C. Leibrandt -2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Blue Jays' Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR W. Wilson M. Flanagan -3% 78% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
b1 0-4 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  KCR K. Seitzer M. Flanagan -5% 73% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Wilson to 2B
b1 0-4 0 12- 2,(1-0)  R KCR G. Brett M. Flanagan -7% 66% Seitzer Steals 2B; Wilson Steals 3B; Wilson Scores; Seitzer to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b1 1-4 0 --3 5,(2-2)  RO KCR G. Brett M. Flanagan 2% 68% Groundout: 1B-P; Seitzer Scores/unER
b1 2-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR D. Tartabull M. Flanagan 2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 2-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR F. White M. Flanagan 1% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 9-1-2
t2 4-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR S. Campusano C. Leibrandt -2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 4-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR N. Liriano C. Leibrandt -1% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t2 4-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR J. Beniquez C. Leibrandt -1% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Blue Jays' Mike Flanagan facing 6-7-8
b2 2-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR S. Balboni M. Flanagan 2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Jackson M. Flanagan 2% 71% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Macfarlane M. Flanagan -2% 68% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b2 2-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR K. Stillwell M. Flanagan 3% 72% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 3-4-5
t3 4-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR T. Fernandez C. Leibrandt -2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 4-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  TOR G. Bell C. Leibrandt 3% 73% Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
t3 4-2 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  TOR C. Fielder C. Leibrandt 1% 75% Walk
t3 4-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  TOR J. Barfield C. Leibrandt 4% 79% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Bell to 3B; Fielder to 2B
t3 4-2 1 123 2,(0-1)  RR TOR P. Borders C. Leibrandt 9% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bell Scores; Fielder Scores; Barfield to 2B
t3 6-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO TOR K. Gruber C. Leibrandt -4% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Blue Jays' Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
b3 2-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR W. Wilson M. Flanagan 2% 86% Flyball: CF
b3 2-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR K. Seitzer M. Flanagan 1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2-6 2 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR G. Brett M. Flanagan -1% 86% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b3 2-6 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O KCR D. Tartabull M. Flanagan 2% 88% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Royals' Ted Power facing 9-1-2
Ted Power replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching
t4 6-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR S. Campusano T. Power -1% 87% Flyball: RF
t4 6-2 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O TOR N. Liriano T. Power -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 6-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Beniquez T. Power -0% 86% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Blue Jays' Mike Flanagan facing 5-6-7
b4 2-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR F. White M. Flanagan 2% 88% Flyball: RF
b4 2-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR S. Balboni M. Flanagan 1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR B. Jackson M. Flanagan -1% 88% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b4 2-6 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Macfarlane M. Flanagan -2% 87% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Jackson to 2B
b4 2-6 2 12- 4,(1-2)  KCR K. Stillwell M. Flanagan -3% 84% Hit By Pitch; Jackson to 3B; Macfarlane to 2B
b4 2-6 2 123 3,(2-0)  O KCR W. Wilson M. Flanagan 7% 90% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Royals 2.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Royals' Ted Power facing 3-4-5
t5 6-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR T. Fernandez T. Power 1% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t5 6-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  TOR G. Bell T. Power 2% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Fernandez to 2B
t5 6-2 0 12- 2,(1-0)  R TOR C. Fielder T. Power 4% 97% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Fernandez Scores; Bell to 3B
t5 7-2 0 -23 5,(2-2)  RO TOR J. Barfield T. Power 0% 97% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Bell Scores; Fielder to 3B/Adv on E9 (throw to Hm)
t5 8-2 1 --3 4,(1-2)  R TOR P. Borders T. Power 1% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Fielder Scores
Gene Garber replaces Ted Power pitching
t5 9-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO TOR K. Gruber G. Garber -0% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, Blue Jays' Mike Flanagan facing 2-3-4
b5 2-9 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR K. Seitzer M. Flanagan -1% 97% Walk
b5 2-9 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR G. Brett M. Flanagan 1% 98% Flyball: CF
b5 2-9 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull M. Flanagan 1% 98% Flyball: CF
b5 2-9 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR F. White M. Flanagan 0% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Royals 2.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-2, Royals' Gene Garber facing 9-1-2
t6 9-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR S. Campusano G. Garber -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 9-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR N. Liriano G. Garber -0% 98% Foul Popfly: 3B
t6 9-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Beniquez G. Garber -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, Blue Jays' Mike Flanagan facing 6-7-8
b6 2-9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR S. Balboni M. Flanagan 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b6 2-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Jackson M. Flanagan 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-9 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Macfarlane M. Flanagan 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-2, Royals' Buddy Black facing 3-4-5
Buddy Black replaces Gene Garber pitching
t7 9-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR T. Fernandez B. Black -0% 99% Lineout: 2B
t7 9-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR G. Bell B. Black 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t7 9-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO TOR C. Fielder B. Black -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, Blue Jays' Duane Ward facing 9-1-2
Duane Ward replaces Mike Flanagan pitching
b7 2-9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR K. Stillwell D. Ward 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2-9 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR W. Wilson D. Ward 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b7 2-9 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR K. Seitzer D. Ward 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Royals 2.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-2, Royals' Buddy Black facing 6-7-8
t8 9-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR J. Barfield B. Black -0% 100% Popfly: 2B
t8 9-2 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O TOR P. Borders B. Black -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 9-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR K. Gruber B. Black 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
t8 9-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  TOR S. Campusano B. Black 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gruber to 2B
t8 9-2 2 12- 4,(2-1)  R TOR N. Liriano B. Black 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gruber Scores; Campusano to 2B
t8 10-2 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O TOR J. Beniquez B. Black -0% 100% Lineout: 3B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 10, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-10, Blue Jays' John Cerutti facing 3-4-5
John Cerutti replaces Duane Ward pitching
b8 2-10 0 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR G. Brett J. Cerutti -0% 100% Walk
b8 2-10 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR D. Tartabull J. Cerutti -0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Brett to 2B
b8 2-10 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR F. White J. Cerutti 0% 100% Flyball: RF; Brett to 3B
b8 2-10 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R KCR S. Balboni J. Cerutti -0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Brett Scores; Tartabull to 2B
b8 3-10 1 12- 3,(2-0)  R KCR B. Jackson J. Cerutti -1% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Tartabull Scores; Balboni to 2B
Todd Stottlemyre replaces John Cerutti pitching
Thad Bosley pinch hits for Mike Macfarlane (C) batting 8th
Jim Eisenreich pinch runs for Bo Jackson (LF) batting 7th
b8 4-10 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Bosley T. Stottlemyre 1% 99% Foul Popfly: 3B
b8 4-10 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O KCR K. Stillwell T. Stottlemyre 1% 100% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 10, Royals 4.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 10-4, Royals' Dan Quisenberry facing 3-4-5
Dan Quisenberry replaces Buddy Black pitching
Jamie Quirk replaces Thad Bosley (PH) playing C batting 8th
Brad Wellman replaces Frank White playing 2B batting 5th
Jim Eisenreich moves from PR to LF
t9 10-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  TOR T. Fernandez D. Quisenberry 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t9 10-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  TOR G. Bell D. Quisenberry 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Fernandez to 3B
t9 10-4 0 1-3 5,(1-2)  ROO TOR C. Fielder D. Quisenberry -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Fernandez Scores
t9 11-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Barfield D. Quisenberry 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 11, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-11, Blue Jays' Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
b9 4-11 0 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR W. Wilson T. Stottlemyre -0% 100% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 1B)
b9 4-11 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR K. Seitzer T. Stottlemyre 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 4-11 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR G. Brett T. Stottlemyre -0% 100% Walk; Wilson to 2B
b9 4-11 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O KCR D. Tartabull T. Stottlemyre 0% 100% Wilson Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b9 4-11 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  KCR D. Tartabull T. Stottlemyre -0% 100% Walk; Brett to 2B
Scotti Madison pinch hits for Brad Wellman (2B) batting 5th
b9 4-11 2 12- 4,(2-1)  KCR S. Madison T. Stottlemyre 0% 100% Passed Ball; Brett to 3B; Tartabull to 2B
b9 4-11 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O KCR S. Madison T. Stottlemyre 0% 100% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 11, Royals 4.

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