August 26, 1985 Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 17
@CAL 3 CHW 7
BOS 6
(10) CLE 4
MIL 3 MIL 8
@CLE 3 KCR 9
TEX 2 TOR 4
@MIN 3 OAK 3
NYY 2
(15) DET 6
@SEA 3 ATL 2
PIT 1 STL 3
@CIN 0 CHC 10
@HOU 4 SFG 7
@MON 4 LAD 6
@NYM 1 PHI 4
SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 13,395

Monday, August 26, 1985
Time of Game: 2:34

Blue Jays

78-47

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  3  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    4 12  0
Twins           0  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  1    3 10  0

W: D Alexander (13-8), L: B Blyleven (12-13), S: T Henke (7)

Twins

55-67

Lost 1

6th, 14½ 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  .281  .713    0    2   3   SB,CS
L Moseby CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .249  .733    0    2   0   
R Mulliniks 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .860    0    1   2   
G Bell LF                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .291  .868    0    1   0   HR,CS
A Oliver DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .256  .671    0    0   0   
W Upshaw 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .763    0   11   0   
E Whitt C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .266  .824    0    3   0   
J Barfield RF                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .284  .888    0    4   0   2B,GDP
G Iorg 2B                     4   0   2   2    0   0  .301  .791    0    3   3   2·2B

D Alexander P                                                            0   0
  J Acker P                                                              0   1
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   4  12   4    1   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Barfield (24, off B Blyleven); G Iorg 2 (15, 2 off B Blyleven).

HR: G Bell (27, off B Blyleven; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: G Bell 5; G Iorg 4; T Fernandez 2; J Barfield 2; L Moseby 2; A Oliver; E Whitt; W Upshaw.

GIDP: J Barfield (13).

RBI: G Iorg 2 (24); G Bell (87); J Barfield (67).

2-out RBI: G Iorg 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Fernandez-G Iorg-W Upshaw.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Fernandez (12, 2nd base off B Blyleven/M Salas).

CS: T Fernandez (5, 3rd base by B Blyleven/M Salas); G Bell (6, 3rd base by B Blyleven/M Salas).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Puckett CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .679    0    5   1   
M Stenhouse DH                4   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .693    0    0   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .264  .766    0    4   2   2B
T Brunansky RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .779    0    2   0   
R Bush LF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .225  .778    0    3   0   2B
G Gaetti 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .246  .708    0    2   1   2B
M Salas C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .305  .753    0    5   0   
T Teufel 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .719    0    3   1   GDP
  M Hatcher PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .283  .680    0    0   0   
  R Washington PR             0   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .742         0   0   
A Espinoza SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .557    0    1   3   
  R Smalley PH-SS             2   1   1   0    0   1  .267  .806    0    0   0   2B

B Blyleven P                                                             2   3
Totals                       36   3  10   3    0   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: G Gaetti (26, off T Henke); R Bush (12, off D Alexander); R Smalley (17, off J Acker); K Hrbek (22, off D Alexander).

TB: K Hrbek 4; G Gaetti 3; R Smalley 2; R Bush 2; M Hatcher; K Puckett; M Salas.

GIDP: T Teufel (12).

RBI: K Hrbek (70); R Bush (29); M Hatcher (43).

2-out RBI: M Hatcher; K Hrbek.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Espinoza-T Teufel-K Hrbek.

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 Alexander, W (13-8)          6.1   6   1   1    0   2   0   3.96   25     -       ·  ·      6·10· 1· 6     59    -     0.90   0.19
J Acker, H (12)                1.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   2.86    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          2-0    1.68   0.08
T Henke, S (7)                 1.1   2   1   1    0   1   0   0.47    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          1-0    2.42   0.14
Totals                         9    10   3   3    0   3   0          36     -       ·  ·      9·13· 1·10          3-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven, L (12-13)          9    12   4   4    1   3   1   3.13   36     -       ·  ·      7·13· 0·12     49    -     0.72  -0.08
Totals                         9    12   4   4    1   3   1          36     -       ·  ·      7·13· 0·12           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Durwood Merrill.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 13,395.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins                      
1. T Fernandez          SS    1. K Puckett            CF 
2. L Moseby             CF    2. M Stenhouse          DH 
3. R Mulliniks          3B    3. K Hrbek              1B 
4. G Bell               LF    4. T Brunansky          RF 
5. A Oliver             DH    5. R Bush               LF 
6. W Upshaw             1B    6. G Gaetti             3B 
7. E Whitt              C     7. M Salas              C  
8. J Barfield           RF    8. T Teufel             2B 
9. G Iorg               2B    9. A Espinoza           SS 

   D Alexander          P        B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  1-3      16%  76% G Iorg          B Blyleven      Double; Upshaw Scores; Barfield Scores
   b 9   2  4-3  -2-      15% 100% R Smalley       T Henke         Strikeout
   b 7   1  4-1  12-      12%  93% T Teufel        J Acker         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   1  3-0  -2-     -10%  66% R Bush          D Alexander     Double; Hrbek Scores
   b 9   2  4-2  -2-     -10%  85% M Hatcher       T Henke         Single; Gaetti Scores; Hatcher to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  L Moseby        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      45%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  M Stenhouse     Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  K Hrbek         Single
   O      1--      50%  T Brunansky     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  G Bell          Single
          1--      59%  A Oliver        Single; Bell to 2B
   O      12-      50%  W Upshaw        Bell Caught Stealing 3B (P-SS-3B)
          1--      54%  " "             Single; Oliver to 2B
          12-      60%  E Whitt         Walk; Oliver to 3B; Upshaw to 2B
   RO     123      60%  J Barfield      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Oliver Scores; Upshaw to 3B; Barfield to 1B
   RR     1-3      76%  G Iorg          Double; Upshaw Scores; Barfield Scores
   O      -2-      74%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      76%  R Bush          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  G Gaetti        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      79%  M Salas         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
          ---      81%  L Moseby        Single
   O      1--      79%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      77%  G Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      76%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Doyle Alexander facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      78%  T Teufel        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  A Espinoza      Flyball: 1B
          ---      78%  K Puckett       Single
   O      1--      81%  M Stenhouse     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      79%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      81%  E Whitt         Single
   OO     1--      78%  J Barfield      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Doyle Alexander facing 3-4-5
          ---      71%  K Hrbek         Double
   O      -2-      76%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      66%  R Bush          Double; Hrbek Scores
   O      -2-      71%  G Gaetti        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      75%  M Salas         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
          ---      79%  G Iorg          Double
   O      -2-      76%  T Fernandez     Single; Iorg out at Hm/CF-C; Fernandez to 2B
   O      -2-      71%  L Moseby        Fernandez Caught Stealing 3B (P-3B)
          ---      72%  " "             Single
   O      1--      70%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Doyle Alexander facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  T Teufel        Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  A Espinoza      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      77%  K Puckett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      86%  G Bell          Home Run
   O      ---      85%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      84%  W Upshaw        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  E Whitt         Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      86%  M Stenhouse     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  K Hrbek         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      89%  T Brunansky     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      88%  J Barfield      Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  G Iorg          Flyball: C
          ---      88%  T Fernandez     Single
          1--      88%  L Moseby        Fernandez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      90%  R Bush          Foul Flyball: SS
          ---      86%  G Gaetti        Single
          1--      81%  M Salas         Single; Gaetti to 2B
                  Jim Acker replaces Doyle Alexander pitching
   OO     12-      93%  T Teufel        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      91%  G Bell          Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Acker facing 9-1-2
                  Roy Smalley pinch hits for Alvaro Espinoza batting 9th
          ---      84%  R Smalley       Double
   O      -2-      88%  K Puckett       Groundout: P-1B; Smalley to 3B
   O      --3      93%  M Stenhouse     Flyball: LF
   R      --3      88%  K Hrbek         Single; Smalley Scores
                  Tom Henke replaces Jim Acker pitching
   O      1--      92%  T Brunansky     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
                  Roy Smalley moves to SS
   O      ---      91%  W Upshaw        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      91%  E Whitt         Flyball: CF
          ---      92%  J Barfield      Double
   O      -2-      90%  G Iorg          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Tom Henke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      95%  R Bush          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      87%  G Gaetti        Double
   O      -2-      95%  M Salas         Flyball: 2B
                  Mickey Hatcher pinch hits for Tim Teufel batting 8th
   R      -2-      85%  M Hatcher       Single; Gaetti Scores; Hatcher to 2B
                  Ron Washington pinch runs for Mickey Hatcher batting 8th
   O      -2-     100%  R Smalley       Strikeout
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 3.

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