April 6, 1989 Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
BOS 4 CHW 3
@CAL 2 MIL 3
@CLE 0 KCR 3
TOR 2 MIN 7
NYY 1 OAK 11
SEA 3 TEX 5
DET 4 PHI 8
@CHC 3 LAD 4
@CIN 1 ATL 3
@HOU 2 MON 3
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 18,883

Thursday, April 6, 1989, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:54

Blue Jays

1-2

Lost 2

4th, 1½ GB

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

W: J Montgomery (1-0), L: D Ward (0-1), S: S Farr (1)

Royals

2-1

Won 2

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Moseby CF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .308  .819   19    3   0   
K Gruber 3B                   5   0   3   0    0   0  .625 1.292   17    1   7   CS
T Fernandez SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166   16    4   3   
G Bell LF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .167  .334   15    1   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .455 1.000   19   11   1   
J Barfield RF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .364 1.235   17    0   0   2B
E Whitt C                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .429 1.214   19    1   0   3B
R Mulliniks DH                4   0   0   0    0   3  .111  .322   16    0   0   
M Lee 2B                      2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .100    9    3   4   
  N Liriano PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .800    1    0   0   

M Flanagan P                                                             0   3
  D Ward P                                                               0   0
  T Castillo P                                                           0   0
  T Stottlemyre P                                                        0   0
Totals                       37   2  10   2    1   9              148   24  18

BATTING

2B: J Barfield (2, off B Saberhagen).

3B: E Whitt (1, off B Saberhagen).

TB: E Whitt 3; K Gruber 3; J Barfield 2; F McGriff 2; L Moseby; N Liriano; G Bell.

RBI: E Whitt (2); J Barfield (2).

2-out RBI: E Whitt.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. T Fernandez-M Lee; M Lee-T Fernandez-F McGriff; K Gruber-M Lee-F McGriff.

E: E Whitt (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: K Gruber (1, 2nd base by B Saberhagen/B Boone).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .100  .282   12    2   0   SH
K Seitzer 3B                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .182   23    1   1   SH
G Brett 1B                    2   0   0   1    1   0  .000  .083   13    6   1   SF,GDP,IW
D Tartabull RF                2   0   1   0    2   1  .625 1.625   15    2   0   CS
P Tabler DH                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .764   15    0   0   GDP
  J Eisenreich PR             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
B Jackson LF                  3   1   0   0    0   0  .200  .500    7    3   0   SB
B Boone C                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .444  .888   17    6   1   
  R Palacios PR-C             0   0   0   0    0   0                     3   0   
F White 2B                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .375 1.000    6    1   0   
  K Stillwell PH-SS           0   0   0   1    0   0  .167  .417    4    0   1   SF
B Pecota SS                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    8    1   2   
  B Buckner PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  B Wellman 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   

B Saberhagen P                                                           0   2
  J Montgomery P                                                         1   1
  S Farr P                                                               0   0
Totals                       20   3   4   2    8   1              126   27   9

BATTING

SF: G Brett (1, off M Flanagan); K Stillwell (1, off D Ward).

SH: W Wilson (1, off M Flanagan); K Seitzer (1, off T Castillo).

IBB: G Brett (1, by T Castillo).

TB: B Boone 2; D Tartabull; F White.

GIDP: P Tabler (1); G Brett (1).

RBI: K Stillwell (1); G Brett (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: K Seitzer (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Jackson (2, 2nd base off D Ward/E Whitt).

CS: D Tartabull (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by M Flanagan).

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                     5.2   3   1   1    4   0   0   1.59   21   78-46   37· 0· 9   11· 3· 3· 0     55    -     1.40   0.16
D Ward, BS (1), L (0-1)        1.1   1   2   1    2   1   0   4.50    7   29-14    7· 2· 5    3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.50  -0.14
T Castillo                     0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    2    6-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.55   0.00
T Stottlemyre                  0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   6.75    2    6-2     1· 1· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    2.23  -0.17
Totals                         8     4   3   2    8   1   0          32  119-64   47· 3·14   15· 4· 4· 0          5-1

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
B Saberhagen                   6     8   2   2    1   5   0   3.00   26  109-66   41·10·15    9· 7· 4· 0     52    -     1.21   0.04
J Montgomery, W (1-0)          2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    8   25-18   10· 1· 7    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.24   0.16
S Farr, S (1)                  1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   13-10    5· 2· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.99   0.16
Totals                         9    10   2   2    1   9   0          38  147-94   56·13·25   15· 9· 4· 0           -

D Ward faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Castillo (1; G Brett).

PO: M Flanagan (1; D Tartabull, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Ken Kaiser.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 18,883.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 40° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   M Flanagan           P        B Saberhagen         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  2-2  12-  5   25%  92% D Tartabull     T Stottlemyre   Walk; Wilson Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER; Brett to 3B; Tartabull to 2B
   t 4   0  0-0  12-  6  -16%  23% J Barfield      B Saberhagen    Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Bell Scores; McGriff to 3B
   t 6   2  0-1  1--  5  -14%  22% E Whitt         B Saberhagen    Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); McGriff Scores
   b 7   1  2-1  -2-  5   10%  50% B Boone         D Ward          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Jackson to 3B
   b 6   0  2-0  1--  5    9%  40% B Pecota        M Flanagan      Walk; White to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   46%  L Moseby        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   41%  K Gruber        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Moseby to 2B
   O      12-  5   46%  T Fernandez     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      12-  3   51%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bell to 1B
   O      12-  5   55%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 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      ---  3   53%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
          --- 12   55%  K Seitzer       Walk
   OO     1--  1   50%  G Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   52%  J Barfield      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  7   54%  E Whitt         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   55%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   59%  D Tartabull     Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   OO     1--  3   51%  P Tabler        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  B Jackson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   46%  M Lee           Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  L Moseby        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   53%  K Gruber        Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
   O      1--  6   55%  T Fernandez     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   59%  B Boone         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   58%  F White         Groundout: P-1B; Boone to 2B
   O      -2-  3   54%  B Pecota        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  4   50%  W Wilson        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   46%  G Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   39%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bell to 2B
   R      12-  6   23%  J Barfield      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Bell Scores; McGriff to 3B
   O      -23  1   28%  E Whitt         Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
   O      -23  5   36%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   42%  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Flanagan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   39%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   37%  G Brett         Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
          ---  5   39%  D Tartabull     Walk
   O      1--  3   36%  P Tabler        Tartabull Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   38%  L Moseby        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   35%  K Gruber        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      40%  T Fernandez     Gruber Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  2   41%  " "             Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Flanagan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   37%  P Tabler        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   35%  B Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  1   33%  B Boone         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   36%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   33%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   36%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  5   22%  E Whitt         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); McGriff Scores
   O      --3  6   25%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Flanagan facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   31%  F White         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  5   40%  B Pecota        Walk; White to 2B
   O      12-  1   39%  W Wilson        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; White to 3B; Pecota to 2B
          -23  5   41%  K Seitzer       Walk
   RO     123  2   38%  G Brett         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); White Scores
                  Duane Ward replaces Mike Flanagan pitching
   O      12-  4   30%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeff Montgomery facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
   O      ---  2   32%  M Lee           Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   34%  L Moseby        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   33%  K Gruber        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          1--  2   29%  T Fernandez     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Gruber to 3B; Fernandez to 2B
   O      -23  3   35%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Duane Ward facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   43%  P Tabler        Walk
                  Jim Eisenreich pinch runs for Pat Tabler batting 5th
   O      1--  2   36%  B Jackson       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      40%  B Boone         Jackson Steals 2B
          -2-  5   50%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Jackson to 3B
                  Kurt Stillwell pinch hits for Frank White batting 8th; Rey Palacios pinch runs for Bob Boone batting 7th
   RO     1-3  4   54%  K Stillwell     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Jackson Scores
                  Bill Buckner pinch hits for Bill Pecota batting 9th
   O      1--  5   50%  B Buckner       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 2.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Jeff Montgomery facing 5-6-7
                  Rey Palacios moves to C; Brad Wellman replaces Bill Buckner playing 2B batting 9th; Kurt Stillwell moves to SS
   O      ---  3   55%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   58%  J Barfield      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  6   60%  E Whitt         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Duane Ward facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   67%  W Wilson        Walk
                  Tony Castillo replaces Duane Ward pitching
   O      1--  2   65%  K Seitzer       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Wilson to 2B
          -2-  4   67%  G Brett         Intentional Walk
                  Todd Stottlemyre replaces Tony Castillo pitching
   R      12-  5   92%  D Tartabull     Walk; Wilson Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER; Brett to 3B; Tartabull to 2B
   OO     -23  1   84%  J Eisenreich    Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Farr facing 8-9-1
                  Steve Farr replaces Jeff Montgomery pitching
   O      ---  4   91%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout Swinging
                  Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Manuel Lee batting 9th
          ---  1   83%  N Liriano       Single to 2B/Bunt
   O      1--  4   92%  L Moseby        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4  100%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 3.

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