April 15, 1990 Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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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
NYM 1 PHI 4
STL 0 PIT 4
CHC 3
(10) SDP 4
@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

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: D Stieb (2-0), L: S Crawford (0-1), S: D Wells (2)

Royals

2-3

Lost 1

4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                4   1   1   1    0   1  .286  .726   20    3   3   SB,SH
M Wilson CF                   5   0   2   1    0   2  .185  .500   20    1   0   2B
K Gruber 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .308  .917   22    1   2   
G Bell LF                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .740   14    3   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .250  .857   16    9   0   
J Olerud DH                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .348   12    0   0   
  G Hill PH                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .500    9    0   0   
G Myers C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .732   11    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    0   0   
  O Virgil C                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    1   0   
N Liriano 2B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .200  .561   16    1   2   
J Felix RF                    4   1   4   3    0   0  .364 1.213   10    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   5    1   9              159   27   9

BATTING

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

DP: 1. N Liriano-F McGriff.

PB: G Myers (1).

E: J Felix (1); F McGriff (1).

BASERUNNING

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   PO   A  Details
G Perry DH                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .381  .959   17    0   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .273  .546   17    1   3   SH
G Brett 1B                    3   1   2   2    2   1  .143  .360   23    7   2   IW
B Jackson LF                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .421 1.079    8    1   0   GDP
J Eisenreich RF               5   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .409   12    3   0   
K Stillwell SS                4   0   1   0    1   0  .235  .669   28    2   1   
W Wilson CF                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .364  .909   15    1   0   
F White 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .539   10    2   1   
  P Tabler PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    4    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    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   3    3   5              144   27  10

BATTING

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

DP: 1. K Seitzer-G Brett.

E: B Jackson (2); T Gordon ().

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
D Stieb, W (2-0)               6     9   2   2    1   4   0   1.50   28   95-60   40· 6·14    9· 8· 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   19·10· 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· 4· 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    1.66  -0.08
J Montgomery, BS (1)           0.1   3   2   2    0   0   0   3.60    4   15-9     6· 2· 1    0· 2· 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   13·11· 6· 0          4-3

S Crawford faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Gordon (1).

IBB: D Ward (1; G Brett).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 21,925.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Kansas City Royals                   
1. T Fernandez          SS    1. G Perry              DH 
2. M Wilson             CF    2. K Seitzer            3B 
3. K Gruber             3B    3. G Brett              1B 
4. G Bell               LF    4. B Jackson            LF 
5. F McGriff            1B    5. J Eisenreich         RF 
6. J Olerud             DH    6. K Stillwell          SS 
7. G Myers              C     7. W Wilson             CF 
8. N Liriano            2B    8. F White              2B 
9. J Felix              RF    9. B Boone              C  

   D Stieb              P        T Gordon             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  2-0  123  2   40%  65% J Felix         J Montgomery    Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); McGriff Scores; Mulliniks Scores; Liriano Scores
   b 8   1  5-4  123  1   39%  84% B Jackson       D Ward          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   b 7   2  5-2  123  2  -21%  62% 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
   b 8   0  5-4  1--  1  -14%  47% G Perry         D Ward          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Thurman to 2B
   b 7   2  5-4  -23  4   13%  76% P Tabler        D Ward          Groundout: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  M Wilson        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   48%  K Gruber        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  3   45%  G Bell          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, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   48%  G Perry         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  6   49%  K Seitzer       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   50%  G Brett         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, Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   48%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   46%  J Olerud        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   45%  G Myers         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, Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   41%  B Jackson       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   45%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
          1--      43%  K Stillwell     Passed Ball; Eisenreich to 2B
   O      -2-  7   47%  " "             Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      -2-  2   50%  W Wilson        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, Tom Gordon facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   54%  N Liriano       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--  2   60%  J Felix         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Liriano to 2B
          12-  2   69%  T Fernandez     Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Liriano to 3B; Felix to 2B; Fernandez to 1B
   O      123  4   61%  M Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   53%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   45%  G Bell          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, Dave Stieb facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   47%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   44%  B Boone         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   47%  G Perry         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          1--  2   45%  K Seitzer       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Boone to 2B
   R      12-  3   32%  G Brett         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Boone Scores; Seitzer to 3B
   O      1-3  3   37%  B Jackson       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, Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   42%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      1--  7   39%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B unassisted; McGriff to 2B
          -2-      43%  G Myers         Wild Pitch; McGriff to 3B
   O      --3  4   35%  " "             Lineout: SS
   O      --3  4   31%  N Liriano       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   33%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   31%  K Stillwell     Walk
   O      1--  6   33%  W Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   31%  F White         Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Stillwell to 3B; White to 1B
   O      1-3  3   35%  B Boone         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, Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   41%  J Felix         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  5   30%  T Fernandez     Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
          ---  4   32%  M Wilson        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   29%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   25%  G Perry         Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
          1--  2   17%  K Seitzer       Single to CF (Line Drive); Perry to 3B
   R      1-3  5   13%  G Brett         Single to RF (Line Drive); Perry Scores; Seitzer to 2B
   O      12-  2   14%  B Jackson       Flyball: RF; Seitzer to 3B
   O      1-3  4   18%  J Eisenreich    Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  3   21%  K Stillwell     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, Larry McWilliams facing 4-5-6
                  Larry McWilliams replaces Tom Gordon pitching
   O      ---  3   18%  G Bell          Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          ---  2   21%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Glenallen Hill pinch hits for John Olerud batting 6th
   O      1--  7   18%  G Hill          Strikeout Swinging
                  Steve Crawford replaces Larry McWilliams pitching; Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Pat Borders batting 7th; Pat Borders pinch hits for Greg Myers batting 7th
          1--  3   20%  R Mulliniks     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McGriff to 2B
          12-  5   25%  N Liriano       Walk; McGriff to 3B; Mulliniks to 2B
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Steve Crawford pitching
   RRR    123  2   65%  J Felix         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); McGriff Scores; Mulliniks Scores; Liriano Scores
   R      -2-  5   77%  T Fernandez     Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Felix Scores
          1--      78%  M Wilson        Fernandez Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   87%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive); Fernandez Scores
   O      -2-  5   85%  K Gruber        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, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
                  Ozzie Virgil replaces Rance Mulliniks playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  1   88%  W Wilson        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   89%  F White         Flyball: RF
          ---  2   88%  B Boone         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   90%  G Perry         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, Steve Farr facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Farr replaces Jeff Montgomery pitching
          ---  3   93%  G Bell          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Bell to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-  4   91%  F McGriff       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  2   90%  G Hill          Groundout: 1B-P; Bell to 3B
   O      --3  6   88%  O Virgil        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Acker facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Acker replaces Dave Stieb pitching
   O      ---  6   91%  K Seitzer       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   88%  G Brett         Walk
          1--  1   83%  B Jackson       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Brett to 2B
   O      12-  2   89%  J Eisenreich    Flyball: LF
          12-  2   84%  K Stillwell     Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Brett to 3B; Jackson to 2B
   RR     123  2   62%  W Wilson        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 batting 8th
   O      -23  4   76%  P Tabler        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, Steve Farr facing 8-9-1
                  Steve Jeltz replaces Pat Tabler playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---  5   73%  N Liriano       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   76%  J Felix         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--      72%  T Fernandez     Felix Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B-SS)
   O      ---  2   71%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Duane Ward facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   61%  B Boone         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Gary Thurman pinch runs for Bob Boone batting 9th
          1--  1   47%  G Perry         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Thurman to 2B
   O      12-  1   46%  K Seitzer       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Thurman to 3B; Perry to 2B
          -23  4   45%  G Brett         Intentional Walk
   OO     123  1   84%  B Jackson       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, Steve Farr facing 2-3-4
                  Rey Palacios replaces Gary Thurman playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  4   83%  M Wilson        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   82%  K Gruber        Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  1   81%  G Bell          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, David Wells facing 5-6-7
                  David Wells replaces Duane Ward pitching
   O      ---  2   89%  J Eisenreich    Bunt Popfly: P (Front of Home)
   O      ---  5   96%  K Stillwell     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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