May 4, 1991 Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 6
BAL 3 BOS 4
@CHW 0 TEX 6
@DET 5 KCR 6
TOR 5 MIN 7
@MIL 4 CLE 20
@OAK 6 SEA 3
NYY 2 ATL 4
CHC 2 CIN 3
STL 1 SDP 6
@MON 5
(13) NYM 6
SFG 4
(12) PHI 4
LAD 3 HOU 8
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 22,628

Saturday, May 4, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:58

Blue Jays

14-11

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  1  0   4  0  0    5 10  0
Royals          1  0  3   2  0  0   0  0  X    6 11  2

W: B Saberhagen (2-3), L: D Boucher (0-2), S: J Montgomery (6)

Royals

9-14

Won 1

7th, 6 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D White CF                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .307  .810    8    1   0   
  K Williams CF               3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .762   13    2   0   
R Alomar 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .699   30    4   2   HBP
J Carter LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .326  .915   14    1   0   3B
J Olerud 1B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .253  .791   24    6   0   GDP
M Whiten RF                   4   2   3   1    0   0  .286  .721    9    3   0   2B
G Myers C                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .254  .643   29    4   0   
  G Hill PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .879         0   0   
  P Borders C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .140         0   0   
M Wilson DH                   4   0   1   3    0   0  .262  .654   12    0   0   2B
M Lee SS                      4   0   0   1    0   1  .263  .684   14    1   0   
R Gonzales 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .063  .181    7    2   3   
  R Giannelli PH-3B           2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000   10    0   0   

D Boucher P                                                              0   0
  W Fraser P                                                             0   0
  J Acker P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   5  10   5    1   4              170   24   5

BATTING

2B: M Whiten (3, off B Saberhagen); M Wilson (1, off L Aquino).

3B: J Carter (1, off S Crawford).

HBP: R Alomar (1, by J Montgomery).

TB: M Whiten 4; J Carter 3; G Myers 2; M Wilson 2; R Alomar; K Williams; R Giannelli.

GIDP: J Olerud (8).

RBI: M Wilson 3 (5); M Whiten (15); M Lee (5).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Gonzales-R Alomar.

BASERUNNING

PO: M Whiten (1st base by B Saberhagen).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    4   3   3   1    0   1  .210  .554   21    3   0   2·2B,SB
B Pecota 3B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .258  .601   11    1   1   
D Tartabull RF                4   0   2   1    0   0  .295  .796   23    3   0   
K Gibson DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .800   16    0   0   
M Macfarlane C                3   0   1   1    1   0  .309  .829    8    5   0   2B
C Martinez 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .536   12    8   5   
R Morman LF                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .553    4    0   0   
  J Eisenreich PH-LF          3   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .699   10    0   0   
K Stillwell SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .731   12    2   2   
T Shumpert 2B                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .429   10    0   2   SB

B Saberhagen P                                                           2   4
  S Crawford P                                                           0   0
  L Aquino P                                                             1   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         2   0
Totals                       34   6  11   6    1   2              127   27  14

BATTING

2B: M Macfarlane (8, off D Boucher); B McRae 2 (3, 2 off D Boucher).

TB: B McRae 5; B Pecota 2; M Macfarlane 2; D Tartabull 2; T Shumpert; K Gibson; C Martinez.

RBI: B Pecota 2 (4); B McRae (10); C Martinez (1); D Tartabull (12); M Macfarlane (8).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Shumpert-K Stillwell-C Martinez.

E: K Stillwell 2 (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: B McRae (2, 2nd base off W Fraser/G Myers); T Shumpert (3, 2nd base off W Fraser/G Myers).

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 Boucher, L (0-2)             2.1   6   4   4    1   1   0   4.81   14   45-32   23· 2· 7    3· 7· 2· 0     29    -     1.00  -0.23
W Fraser                       3.2   5   2   2    0   1   0   2.61   15   57-37   25· 4· 8    3· 6· 5· 0          2-1    0.29  -0.03
J Acker                        2     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.18    6   18-12    6· 0· 6    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.53   0.07
Totals                         8    11   6   6    1   2   0          35  120-81   54· 6·21    9·16· 7· 0          2-1

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, W (2-3)          5     3   1   1    0   1   0   3.13   17   69-45   34· 4· 7   11· 3· 2· 0     58    -     0.78   0.19
S Crawford                     1     3   4   4    1   1   0   8.22    7   32-19   11· 3· 5    0· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.73  -0.16
L Aquino, H (1)                0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   7.43    4    9-7     6· 0· 1    2· 0· 2· 0          3-3    2.85  -0.11
J Montgomery, S (6)            2.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   1.38   10   55-37   19· 4·14    3· 2· 2· 0          2-0    2.57   0.40
Totals                         9    10   5   5    1   4   0          38  165-108  70·11·27   16· 8· 8· 0          5-3

S Crawford faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: D Boucher (4).

WP: B Saberhagen (5).

IBB: None.

PO: B Saberhagen (3; M Whiten, 1st base).

HBP: J Montgomery (1; R Alomar).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Terry Craft.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 22,628.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 10mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Kansas City Royals                   
1. D White              CF    1. B McRae              CF 
2. R Alomar             2B    2. B Pecota             3B 
3. J Carter             LF    3. D Tartabull          RF 
4. J Olerud             1B    4. K Gibson             DH 
5. M Whiten             RF    5. M Macfarlane         C  
6. G Myers              C     6. C Martinez           1B 
7. M Wilson             DH    7. R Morman             LF 
8. M Lee                SS    8. K Stillwell          SS 
9. R Gonzales           3B    9. T Shumpert           2B 

   D Boucher            P        B Saberhagen         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  6-2  123  1  -20%  59% M Wilson        L Aquino        Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Olerud Scores; Whiten Scores; Myers to 3B
   t 7   2  6-5  123  7   14%  79% J Carter        J Montgomery    Strikeout Looking
   t 7   0  6-4  -23  1   10%  69% M Lee           L Aquino        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Myers Scores; Wilson out at Hm/1B-C; Lee to 1B
   t 7   0  6-2  12-  7   -8%  79% G Myers         S Crawford      Single to RF (Line Drive); Olerud to 3B; Whiten to 2B
   t 9   2  6-5  1--  6    8% 100% R Alomar        J Montgomery    Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  D White         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  8   54%  R Alomar        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   55%  J Carter        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Denis Boucher facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   61%  B McRae         Double to 2B (Pop Fly)
   R      -2-  4   68%  B Pecota        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); McRae Scores
          1--      70%  D Tartabull     Balk; Pecota to 2B
   O      -2-  3   69%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF); Pecota to 3B
   O      --3  5   64%  K Gibson        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Pecota stays at 3B
          --3  4   65%  M Macfarlane    Walk
   O      1-3  1   61%  C Martinez      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   63%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   60%  M Whiten        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--      65%  G Myers         Whiten Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  7   66%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Denis Boucher facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   64%  R Morman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   62%  K Stillwell     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   61%  T Shumpert      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   64%  M Wilson        Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  3   66%  M Lee           Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   67%  R Gonzales      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Denis Boucher facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   73%  B McRae         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  4   79%  B Pecota        Single (Line Drive); McRae Scores
          1--  4   83%  D Tartabull     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Pecota to 2B
   O      12-  2   81%  K Gibson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Pecota to 3B; Gibson to 1B
   R      1-3  1   89%  M Macfarlane    Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Pecota Scores; Gibson to 3B
                  Willie Fraser replaces Denis Boucher pitching
   R      -23  5   92%  C Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gibson Scores; Macfarlane to 3B
                  Jim Eisenreich pinch hits for Russ Morman batting 7th
   O      1-3  5   90%  J Eisenreich    Foul Popfly: C
   O      1-3  2   88%  K Stillwell     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Eisenreich moves to LF
          ---  6   85%  D White         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); White to 1B
          1--  4   78%  R Alomar        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); White to 3B
   O      1-3  2   85%  J Carter        Fielder's Choice P; White out at Hm/P-3B; Alomar to 2B; Carter to 1B
   OO     12-  6   92%  J Olerud        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Willie Fraser facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   93%  T Shumpert      Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--      93%  B McRae         Shumpert Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   96%  " "             Single (Line Drive); Shumpert Scores
                  Kenny Williams replaces Devon White playing CF batting 1st
   O      1--  2   95%  B Pecota        Flyball: CF
          1--      95%  D Tartabull     McRae Steals 2B
   R      -2-  8   97%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); McRae Scores
          1--  4   97%  K Gibson        Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Tartabull to 2B
   OO     12-  1   96%  M Macfarlane    Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 6.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   95%  M Whiten        Double (Line Drive)
          -2-      94%  G Myers         Wild Pitch; Whiten to 3B
   O      --3  3   96%  " "             Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
   RO     --3  1   96%  M Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B; Whiten Scores
   O      ---  3   96%  M Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Willie Fraser facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   96%  C Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   96%  J Eisenreich    Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  4   96%  K Stillwell     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 6.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Steve Crawford facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Crawford replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
   O      ---  3   97%  R Gonzales      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   97%  K Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   98%  R Alomar        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Willie Fraser facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   97%  T Shumpert      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   97%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   97%  B Pecota        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Royals 6.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Steve Crawford facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   94%  J Carter        Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          --3  6   91%  J Olerud        Walk
   R      1-3  1   87%  M Whiten        Single to CF (Line Drive); Carter Scores; Olerud to 2B
          12-  7   79%  G Myers         Single to RF (Line Drive); Olerud to 3B; Whiten to 2B
                  Luis Aquino replaces Steve Crawford pitching
   RR     123  1   59%  M Wilson        Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Olerud Scores; Whiten Scores; Myers to 3B
   RO     -23  1   69%  M Lee           Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Myers Scores; Wilson out at Hm/1B-C; Lee to 1B
                  Ray Giannelli pinch hits for Rene Gonzales batting 9th
          1--  5   62%  R Giannelli     Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Lee to 2B
   O      12-  2   67%  K Williams      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Lee to 3B; Giannelli to 2B
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Luis Aquino pitching
          -23  6   65%  R Alomar        Hit By Pitch
   O      123  7   79%  J Carter        Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Jim Acker facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Acker replaces Willie Fraser pitching; Ray Giannelli moves to 3B
   O      ---  5   77%  D Tartabull     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   76%  K Gibson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   75%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 6.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-6, Jeff Montgomery facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   80%  J Olerud        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   84%  M Whiten        Flyball: CF
          ---  7   81%  G Myers         Single (Line Drive)
                  Glenallen Hill pinch runs for Greg Myers batting 6th
   O      1--  5   87%  M Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Jim Acker facing 6-7-8
                  Pat Borders replaces Glenallen Hill playing C batting 6th
   O      ---  2   86%  C Martinez      Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   85%  J Eisenreich    Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   84%  K Stillwell     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 6.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-6, Jeff Montgomery facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   91%  M Lee           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   96%  R Giannelli     Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  3   92%  K Williams      Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  6  100%  R Alomar        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 6.

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