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CAL  4
MIN  1
 CHW  4
CLE  1
 DET  6
BAL  4
 TOR  5
@KCR  4
 NYY  3
TEX  1
 OAK  3
@SEA  0
 CIN 13
@ATL  6
 LAD  5
@HOU  4
(10)		 MON  3
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@SFG  3
Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 21,925

 Sunday, April 15, 1990, 1:37
Time of Game: 3:09
Blue Jays
5
4-3
Won 1
3rd, ½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  5   0  0  0    5 13  2
Royals          0  0  1   0  1  0   2  0  0    4 14  2
W: Dave Stieb (2-0), L: Steve Crawford (0-1), S: David Wells (2)
 Royals
4
2-3
Lost 1
4th, 2½ GB

Batting Stats

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                4   1   1   1    0   1  .286  .726   20   13    3   3   SB,SH
M Wilson CF                   5   0   2   1    0   2  .185  .501   20   16    1   0   2B
K Gruber 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .308  .918   22   16    1   2   
G Bell LF                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .740   14   13    3   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .250  .857   16   10    9   0   
J Olerud DH                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .348   12    6    0   0   
  G Hill PH                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .500    9    7    0   0   
G Myers C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .732   11    7    4   0   
  P Borders PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .625              0   0   
  R Mulliniks PH              1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    3    2    0   0   
  O Virgil C                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    3    1   0   
N Liriano 2B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .200  .561   16    8    1   2   
J Felix RF                    4   1   4   3    0   0  .364 1.213   10    6    3   0   2B,CS

D Stieb P                                                                     0   2
  J Acker P                                                                   0   0
  D Ward P                                                                    0   0
  D Wells P                                                                   1   0
Totals                       38   5  13   0    1   9              159  107   27   9
Batting Events
2B: M Wilson (2, off J Montgomery); J Felix (2, off J Montgomery).
SH: T Fernandez (1, off T Gordon).
TB: J Felix 5; M Wilson 3; F McGriff 2; R Mulliniks; K Gruber; N Liriano; G Bell; T Fernandez.
RBI: J Felix 3 (5); M Wilson (2); T Fernandez (2).
2-out RBI: J Felix 3; M Wilson; T Fernandez.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. N Liriano-F McGriff.
PB: G Myers (1).
E: J Felix (1); F McGriff (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: T Fernandez (1, 2nd base off J Montgomery/B Boone).
CS: J Felix (1, 2nd base by S Farr/B Boone).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Perry DH                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .381  .959   17   11    0   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .273  .545   17   10    1   3   SH
G Brett 1B                    3   1   2   2    2   1  .143  .360   23    8    7   2   IW
B Jackson LF                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .421 1.079    8    8    1   0   GDP
J Eisenreich RF               5   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .409   12    9    3   0   
K Stillwell SS                4   0   1   0    1   0  .235  .669   28   14    2   1   
W Wilson CF                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .364  .909   15   12    1   0   
F White 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .538   10    7    2   1   
  P Tabler PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    4    2    0   0   
  S Jeltz 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
B Boone C                     4   1   3   0    0   0  .308  .708   10    7    9   1   
  G Thurman PR                0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  R Palacios C                0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   

T Gordon P                                                                    0   1
  L McWilliams P                                                              0   0
  S Crawford P                                                                0   0
  J Montgomery P                                                              0   0
  S Farr P                                                                    1   0
Totals                       39   4  14   0    3   5              144   88   27  10
Batting Events
SH: K Seitzer (1, off D Ward).
IBB: G Brett (1, by D Ward).
TB: G Perry 3; B Boone 3; K Seitzer 2; B Jackson 2; G Brett 2; K Stillwell; W Wilson.
GIDP: B Jackson (1).
RBI: G Brett 2 (2); W Wilson (2).
2-out RBI: W Wilson; G Brett.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. K Seitzer-G Brett.
E: B Jackson (2); T Gordon ().

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
D Stieb, W (2-0)               6     9   2   2    1   4   0   1.50   28   95-60   40· 6·14    9·14· 6· 0     49    -     1.05   0.04
J Acker, H (2)                 0.2   3   2   1    1   1   0   2.45    6   17-8     6· 1· 1    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.01  -0.26
D Ward, H (2)                  1.1   2   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    6   15-8     6· 0· 2    5· 0· 0· 0          2-0    4.21   0.27
D Wells, S (2)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.93    3   11-9     5· 1· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.19
Totals                         9    14   4   3    3   5   0          43  138-85   57· 8·20   19·16· 6· 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
T Gordon                       5     6   0   0    0   7   0   0.00   21   83-60   32·15·13    6· 8· 4· 0     62    -     1.36   0.28
L McWilliams, H (2)            0.2   1   1   1    0   1   0   3.38    3   12-9     6· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.26   0.03
S Crawford, L (0-1)            0     1   2   2    1   0   0  13.50    2    8-3     1· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.67  -0.08
J Montgomery, BS (1)           0.1   3   2   2    0   0   0   3.60    4   15-9     6· 2· 1    0· 4· 2· 0          3-3    1.56  -0.60
S Farr                         3     2   0   0    0   1   0   5.40   10   36-24   15· 3· 6    5· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.67   0.10
Totals                         9    13   5   5    1   9   0          40  154-105  60·22·23   13·17· 6· 0          4-3
S Crawford faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: T Gordon (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: D Ward (1; G Brett).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Jim McKean.
Time of Game: 3:09.
Attendance: 21,925.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Toronto Blue Jays                         Kansas City Royals                           
1. Tony Fernandez               SS       1. Gerald Perry                 DH
2. Mookie Wilson                CF       2. Kevin Seitzer                3B
3. Kelly Gruber                 3B       3. George Brett                 1B
4. George Bell                  LF       4. Bo Jackson                   LF
5. Fred McGriff                 1B       5. Jim Eisenreich               RF
6. John Olerud                  DH       6. Kurt Stillwell               SS
7. Greg Myers                    C       7. Willie Wilson                CF
8. Nelson Liriano               2B       8. Frank White                  2B
9. Junior Felix                 RF       9. Bob Boone                     C

   Dave Stieb                    P          Tom Gordon                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t6 2 123 RRR 2,(1-0)  40% 65% 0-2 TOR J. Felix J. Montgomery Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); McGriff Scores; Mulliniks Scores; Liriano Scores
b8 1 123 OO 1,(0-0)  39% 84% 4-5 KCR B. Jackson D. Ward Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
b7 2 123 RR 2,(0-1)  -21% 62% 2-5 KCR W. Wilson J. Acker Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Brett Scores; Jackson Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/unER; Stillwell to 3B/Adv on throw; Wilson to 2B/Adv on throw
b8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  -14% 47% 4-5 KCR G. Perry D. Ward Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Thurman to 2B
b7 2 -23 O 4,(2-1)  13% 76% 4-5 KCR P. Tabler D. Ward Groundout: SS-1B

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, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 TOR T. Fernandez T. Gordon Strikeout Swinging
t1 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 46% 0-0 TOR M. Wilson T. Gordon Strikeout Looking
t1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  1% 48% 0-0 TOR K. Gruber T. Gordon Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
t1 2 1-- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 45% 0-0 TOR G. Bell T. Gordon Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 48% 0-0 KCR G. Perry D. Stieb Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b1 1 --- O 6,(2-2)  1% 49% 0-0 KCR K. Seitzer D. Stieb Flyball: LF
b1 2 --- O 7,(3-2)  1% 50% 0-0 KCR G. Brett D. Stieb Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 TOR F. McGriff T. Gordon Strikeout Swinging
t2 1 --- O 5,(3-1)  -1% 46% 0-0 TOR J. Olerud T. Gordon Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t2 2 --- O 4,(0-2)  -1% 45% 0-0 TOR G. Myers T. Gordon Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -4% 41% 0-0 KCR B. Jackson D. Stieb Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b2 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  4% 45% 0-0 KCR J. Eisenreich D. Stieb Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
b2 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  -2% 43% 0-0 KCR K. Stillwell D. Stieb Passed Ball; Eisenreich to 2B
b2 1 -2- O 7,(3-2)  4% 47% 0-0 KCR K. Stillwell D. Stieb Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b2 2 -2- O 2,(0-1)  3% 50% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson D. Stieb Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  4% 54% 0-0 TOR N. Liriano T. Gordon Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
t3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  6% 60% 0-0 TOR J. Felix T. Gordon Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Liriano to 2B
t3 0 12- 2,(0-1)  8% 69% 0-0 TOR T. Fernandez T. Gordon Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Liriano to 3B; Felix to 2B; Fernandez to 1B
t3 0 123 O 4,(1-2)  -7% 61% 0-0 TOR M. Wilson T. Gordon Strikeout Swinging
t3 1 123 O 4,(0-2)  -8% 53% 0-0 TOR K. Gruber T. Gordon Strikeout Swinging
t3 2 123 O 4,(0-2)  -8% 45% 0-0 TOR G. Bell T. Gordon Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  3% 47% 0-0 KCR F. White D. Stieb Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  -3% 44% 0-0 KCR B. Boone D. Stieb Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b3 1 1-- O 5,(2-2)  3% 47% 0-0 KCR G. Perry D. Stieb Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  -2% 45% 0-0 KCR K. Seitzer D. Stieb Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Boone to 2B
b3 2 12- R 3,(1-1)  -13% 32% 0-0 KCR G. Brett D. Stieb Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Boone Scores; Seitzer to 3B
b3 2 1-3 O 3,(0-2)  5% 37% 1-0 KCR B. Jackson D. Stieb Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  5% 42% 0-1 TOR F. McGriff T. Gordon Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t4 0 1-- O 7,(3-2)  -2% 39% 0-1 TOR J. Olerud T. Gordon Groundout: 1B unassisted; McGriff to 2B
t4 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  4% 43% 0-1 TOR G. Myers T. Gordon Wild Pitch; McGriff to 3B
t4 1 --3 O 4,(2-1)  -7% 36% 0-1 TOR G. Myers T. Gordon Lineout: SS
t4 2 --3 O 4,(1-2)  -5% 31% 0-1 TOR N. Liriano T. Gordon Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 33% 1-0 KCR J. Eisenreich D. Stieb Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  -2% 31% 1-0 KCR K. Stillwell D. Stieb Walk
b4 1 1-- O 6,(2-2)  3% 33% 1-0 KCR W. Wilson D. Stieb Strikeout Swinging
b4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  -2% 31% 1-0 KCR F. White D. Stieb Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Stillwell to 3B; White to 1B
b4 2 1-3 O 3,(1-1)  4% 35% 1-0 KCR B. Boone D. Stieb Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  5% 41% 0-1 TOR J. Felix T. Gordon Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t5 0 1-- OO 5,(2-2)  -11% 30% 0-1 TOR T. Fernandez T. Gordon Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
t5 2 --- 4,(0-2)  2% 32% 0-1 TOR M. Wilson T. Gordon Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t5 2 1-- O 3,(0-2)  -3% 29% 0-1 TOR K. Gruber T. Gordon Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -3% 25% 1-0 KCR G. Perry D. Stieb Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
b5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  -9% 17% 1-0 KCR K. Seitzer D. Stieb Single to CF (Line Drive); Perry to 3B
b5 0 1-3 R 5,(3-1)  -4% 13% 1-0 KCR G. Brett D. Stieb Single to RF (Line Drive); Perry Scores; Seitzer to 2B
b5 0 12- O 2,(0-1)  1% 14% 2-0 KCR B. Jackson D. Stieb Flyball: RF; Seitzer to 3B
b5 1 1-3 O 4,(1-2)  4% 18% 2-0 KCR J. Eisenreich D. Stieb Strikeout Looking
b5 2 1-3 O 3,(2-0)  3% 21% 2-0 KCR K. Stillwell D. Stieb Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Larry McWilliams facing 4-5-6
Larry McWilliams replaces Tom Gordon pitching
t6 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -3% 18% 0-2 TOR G. Bell L. McWilliams Flyball: LF (LF Line)
t6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  3% 21% 0-2 TOR F. McGriff L. McWilliams Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Glenallen Hill pinch hits for John Olerud (DH) batting 6th
t6 1 1-- O 7,(2-2)  -4% 18% 0-2 TOR G. Hill L. McWilliams Strikeout Swinging
Steve Crawford replaces Larry McWilliams pitching; Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Pat Borders batting 7th; Pat Borders pinch hits for Greg Myers (C) batting 7th
t6 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  3% 20% 0-2 TOR R. Mulliniks S. Crawford Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McGriff to 2B
t6 2 12- 5,(3-1)  5% 25% 0-2 TOR N. Liriano S. Crawford Walk; McGriff to 3B; Mulliniks to 2B
Jeff Montgomery replaces Steve Crawford pitching
t6 2 123 RRR 2,(1-0)  40% 65% 0-2 TOR J. Felix J. Montgomery Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); McGriff Scores; Mulliniks Scores; Liriano Scores
t6 2 -2- R 5,(2-2)  12% 77% 3-2 TOR T. Fernandez J. Montgomery Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Felix Scores
t6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  1% 78% 4-2 TOR M. Wilson J. Montgomery Fernandez Steals 2B
t6 2 -2- R 3,(1-1)  9% 87% 4-2 TOR M. Wilson J. Montgomery Double to LF (Line Drive); Fernandez Scores
t6 2 -2- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 85% 5-2 TOR K. Gruber J. Montgomery Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
Ozzie Virgil replaces Rance Mulliniks (PH) playing C batting 7th
b6 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  3% 88% 2-5 KCR W. Wilson D. Stieb Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
b6 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  2% 89% 2-5 KCR F. White D. Stieb Flyball: RF
b6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  -1% 88% 2-5 KCR B. Boone D. Stieb Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 2 1-- O 5,(2-2)  2% 90% 2-5 KCR G. Perry D. Stieb Single to 3B (Line Drive); Boone out at 3B/P-SS; Perry to 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Steve Farr facing 4-5-6
Steve Farr replaces Jeff Montgomery pitching
t7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  2% 93% 5-2 TOR G. Bell S. Farr Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Bell to 2B/Adv on E7
t7 0 -2- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 91% 5-2 TOR F. McGriff S. Farr Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1 -2- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 90% 5-2 TOR G. Hill S. Farr Groundout: 1B-P; Bell to 3B
t7 2 --3 O 6,(3-2)  -2% 88% 5-2 TOR O. Virgil S. Farr Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Blue Jays' Jim Acker facing 2-3-4
Jim Acker replaces Dave Stieb pitching
b7 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  3% 91% 2-5 KCR K. Seitzer J. Acker Strikeout Swinging
b7 1 --- 4,(3-0)  -3% 88% 2-5 KCR G. Brett J. Acker Walk
b7 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  -5% 83% 2-5 KCR B. Jackson J. Acker Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Brett to 2B
b7 1 12- O 2,(1-0)  6% 89% 2-5 KCR J. Eisenreich J. Acker Flyball: LF
b7 2 12- 2,(1-0)  -5% 84% 2-5 KCR K. Stillwell J. Acker Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Brett to 3B; Jackson to 2B
b7 2 123 RR 2,(0-1)  -21% 62% 2-5 KCR W. Wilson J. Acker Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Brett Scores; Jackson Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/unER; Stillwell to 3B/Adv on throw; Wilson to 2B/Adv on throw
Duane Ward replaces Jim Acker pitching; Pat Tabler pinch hits for Frank White (2B) batting 8th
b7 2 -23 O 4,(2-1)  13% 76% 4-5 KCR P. Tabler D. Ward Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 4.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Steve Farr facing 8-9-1
Steve Jeltz replaces Pat Tabler (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
t8 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 73% 5-4 TOR N. Liriano S. Farr Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1 --- 4,(2-1)  2% 76% 5-4 TOR J. Felix S. Farr Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t8 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -4% 72% 5-4 TOR T. Fernandez S. Farr Felix Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B-SS)
t8 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 71% 5-4 TOR T. Fernandez S. Farr Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Blue Jays' Duane Ward facing 9-1-2
b8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  -10% 61% 4-5 KCR B. Boone D. Ward Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Gary Thurman pinch runs for Bob Boone (C) batting 9th
b8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  -14% 47% 4-5 KCR G. Perry D. Ward Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Thurman to 2B
b8 0 12- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 46% 4-5 KCR K. Seitzer D. Ward Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Thurman to 3B; Perry to 2B
b8 1 -23 4,(3-0)  -1% 45% 4-5 KCR G. Brett D. Ward Intentional Walk
b8 1 123 OO 1,(0-0)  39% 84% 4-5 KCR B. Jackson D. Ward Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 4.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Royals' Steve Farr facing 2-3-4
Rey Palacios replaces Gary Thurman (PR) playing C batting 9th
t9 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 83% 5-4 TOR M. Wilson S. Farr Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t9 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 82% 5-4 TOR K. Gruber S. Farr Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
t9 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 81% 5-4 TOR G. Bell S. Farr Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Blue Jays' David Wells facing 5-6-7
David Wells replaces Duane Ward pitching
b9 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  9% 89% 4-5 KCR J. Eisenreich D. Wells Bunt Popfly: P (Front of Home)
b9 1 --- O 5,(1-2)  6% 96% 4-5 KCR K. Stillwell D. Wells Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b9 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  4% 100% 4-5 KCR W. Wilson D. Wells Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 4.

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