August 14, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 18
@BOS 6 CLE 3
TEX 0 KCR 6
TOR 0 BAL 11
@MIL 9 NYY 9
@MIN 6 CAL 6
@OAK 4 SEA 11
CHW 0 CHC 8
STL 3 CIN 2
ATL 0 SDP 6
@HOU 1 SFG 15
@LAD 4 NYM 4
MON 3 NYM 4
MON 2 PIT 9
@PHI 8

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 27,262

Sunday, August 14, 1988, 1:36
Time of Game: 2:46

Blue Jays

60-59

Lost 1

4th, 10½ GB

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

W: L Aquino (1-0), L: M Flanagan (11-9)

Royals

60-57

Won 1

3rd, 14 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                4   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .706   18    1   2   
N Liriano 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .573   14    1   0   
R Mulliniks DH                2   0   1   0    2   0  .311  .901   20    0   0   
G Bell LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .750    9    0   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .986   20    7   1   
E Whitt C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .711   18    6   0   
J Barfield CF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .230  .701   16    3   0   2B
R Leach RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .693   12    4   0   
M Lee 3B                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .280  .679   18    1   1   

M Flanagan P                                                             0   1
  D Bair P                                                               1   0
  T Castillo P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   0   6   0    3   4              145   24   5

BATTING

2B: J Barfield (15, off L Aquino).

TB: J Barfield 3; T Fernandez 2; R Mulliniks; G Bell.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

E: M Lee (8).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .270  .632   13    3   0   SH
  J Eisenreich CF             1   0   1   0    0   0  .196  .462    3    2   0   
K Stillwell SS                5   0   1   2    0   1  .262  .751   22    6   2   2B,SB
F White 2B                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .265  .688   13    2   0   2B,SB
P Tabler DH                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .269  .679   22    0   0   
D Tartabull RF                3   2   0   0    1   2  .255  .830   21    2   0   
B Jackson LF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .256  .749   14    4   0   2B,SB
B Buckner 1B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .249  .608    8    2   2   
B Pecota 3B                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .163  .431   14    1   1   
L Owen C                      4   1   2   0    0   1  .200  .504   17    4   0   

L Aquino P                                                               1   0
Totals                       34   6  10   5    5   5              147   27   5

BATTING

2B: B Jackson (12, off M Flanagan); F White (22, off M Flanagan); K Stillwell (25, off M Flanagan).

SH: W Wilson (8, off M Flanagan).

TB: B Jackson 3; L Owen 2; B Buckner 2; K Stillwell 2; F White 2; J Eisenreich; B Pecota.

RBI: K Stillwell 2 (48); B Buckner (34); B Jackson (51); B Pecota (6).

2-out RBI: K Stillwell.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Jackson (17, 3rd base off M Flanagan/E Whitt); F White (7, 2nd base off M Flanagan/E Whitt); K Stillwell (5, 3rd base off M Flanagan/E Whitt).

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
M Flanagan, L (11-9)           4.1   8   5   3    3   2   0   4.02   25   87-56   36· 4·16    7· 9· 4· 0     30    -     0.86  -0.22
D Bair                         2.2   1   1   1    2   2   0   4.15   11   39-20   10· 6· 4    3· 4· 0· 0          2-0    0.13   0.01
T Castillo                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   15-9     4· 1· 4    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    10   6   4    5   5   0          40  141-85   50·11·24   10·15· 5· 0          2-0

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Aquino, W (1-0)              9     6   0   0    3   4   0   2.08   36  145-86   48· 7·31    6·18· 5· 0     76    -     0.77   0.29
Totals                         9     6   0   0    3   4   0          36  145-86   48· 7·31    6·18· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Bair (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 27,262.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 92° F, Wind 12mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Kansas City Royals                   
1. T Fernandez          SS    1. W Wilson             CF 
2. N Liriano            2B    2. K Stillwell          SS 
3. R Mulliniks          DH    3. F White              2B 
4. G Bell               LF    4. P Tabler             DH 
5. F McGriff            1B    5. D Tartabull          RF 
6. E Whitt              C     6. B Jackson            LF 
7. J Barfield           CF    7. B Buckner            1B 
8. R Leach              RF    8. B Pecota             3B 
9. M Lee                3B    9. L Owen               C  

   M Flanagan           P        L Aquino             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-0  -2-  5   12%  66% K Stillwell     M Flanagan      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Owen Scores
   b 4   0  0-1  1--  2   11%  83% B Jackson       M Flanagan      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Tartabull Scores/unER
   b 3   2  0-1  -23  4   -5%  63% P Tabler        M Flanagan      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3  5    5%  55% F McGriff       L Aquino        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   t 2   1  0-0  ---  5   -4%  48% J Barfield      L Aquino        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Aquino facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   46%  T Fernandez     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   50%  N Liriano       Popfly: SS
          1--  5   46%  R Mulliniks     Walk; Fernandez to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Fernandez to 3B
   O      1-3  5   55%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  W Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  K Stillwell     Flyball: CF
          ---  2   53%  F White         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   50%  P Tabler        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Aquino facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   52%  E Whitt         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   48%  J Barfield      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   52%  R Leach         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4   55%  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   53%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   51%  B Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   50%  B Buckner       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Aquino facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   52%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   54%  N Liriano       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  5   55%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  B Pecota        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  7   56%  L Owen          Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   54%  W Wilson        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Owen to 2B
   R      -2-  5   66%  K Stillwell     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Owen Scores
          -2-  5   67%  F White         Walk
          12-      68%  P Tabler        Stillwell Steals 3B; White Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   63%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Luis Aquino facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   66%  G Bell          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   68%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   69%  E Whitt         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Flanagan facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   72%  D Tartabull     Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Tartabull to 1B
   R      1--  2   83%  B Jackson       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Tartabull Scores/unER
   O      -2-  2   80%  B Buckner       Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
          -2-      83%  B Pecota        Jackson Steals 3B
   R      --3  3   87%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Jackson Scores
          1--  1   88%  L Owen          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Pecota to 2B
          12-  5   91%  W Wilson        Walk; Pecota to 3B; Owen to 2B
   RO     123  3   92%  K Stillwell     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Pecota Scores/unER; Owen to 3B
   O      1-3  1   90%  F White         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Luis Aquino facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   87%  J Barfield      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   90%  R Leach         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--  6   87%  M Lee           Walk; Barfield to 2B
   O      12-  2   91%  T Fernandez     Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   O      12-  4   94%  N Liriano       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Flanagan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   93%  P Tabler        Flyball: CF
          ---  8   94%  D Tartabull     Walk
          1--  2   94%  B Jackson       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Tartabull to 2B
   R      12-  2   97%  B Buckner       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Tartabull Scores; Jackson to 2B
                  Doug Bair replaces Mike Flanagan pitching
   O      12-  2   96%  B Pecota        Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      12-  4   96%  L Owen          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 5.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Luis Aquino facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   94%  R Mulliniks     Walk
          1--  4   90%  G Bell          Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Mulliniks to 2B
   O      12-  5   94%  F McGriff       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      12-  7   96%  E Whitt         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mulliniks to 3B
   O      1-3  4   98%  J Barfield      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Doug Bair facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   97%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  7   97%  K Stillwell     Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  1   97%  F White         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 5.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Luis Aquino facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Eisenreich replaces Willie Wilson playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  6   98%  R Leach         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   98%  M Lee           Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  4   98%  T Fernandez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   99%  N Liriano       Popfly: SS (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Doug Bair facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   99%  P Tabler        Walk
   O      1--  5   99%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   99%  B Jackson       Flyball: RF
          1--  1   99%  B Buckner       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Tabler to 2B
          12-  4   99%  B Pecota        Walk; Tabler to 3B; Buckner to 2B
   R      123      99%  L Owen          Wild Pitch; Tabler Scores/No RBI; Buckner to 3B; Pecota to 2B
   O      -23  4   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 6.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Luis Aquino facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   99%  R Mulliniks     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   99%  G Bell          Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
   O      1--  4  100%  F McGriff       Lineout: CF
   O      1--  5  100%  E Whitt         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Tony Castillo facing 1-2-3
                  Tony Castillo replaces Doug Bair pitching
          ---  3  100%  J Eisenreich    Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4  100%  K Stillwell     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4  100%  F White         Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
   O      1--  4  100%  P Tabler        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 6.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Luis Aquino facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3  100%  J Barfield      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1  100%  R Leach         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  M Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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