August 24, 1986 Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 4
@BAL 3 CLE 5
BOS 2 SEA 3
@DET 1 MIL 3
KCR 2
(11) TOR 7
@MIN 5
(10) OAK 11
@NYY 4 TEX 3
CHW 2 CIN 7
@CHC 1 LAD 3
MON 2
(10) PIT 4
ATL 3 PHI 6
@SDP 5 SFG 10
NYM 1 HOU 5
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 18,117

Sunday, August 24, 1986
Time of Game: 3:35

Blue Jays

67-58

Won 2

3rd, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       1  0  1   0  0  0   2  0  0   3    7 13  0
Twins           3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1   1    5 12  3

W: T Henke (8-3), L: K Atherton (5-8)

Twins

53-71

Lost 2

7th, 15 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                5   3   2   0    0   1  .307  .773    0    0   1   2B,HBP
G Iorg 3B-2B                  5   0   2   3    1   0  .236  .579    0    1   1   2B
L Moseby CF                   5   1   1   3    0   0  .275  .812    0    3   0   HR,SF
G Bell LF                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .924    0    3   0   
C Johnson DH                  5   0   2   0    0   2  .278  .836    0    0   0   
  K Gruber PR-3B              0   1   0   0    0   0  .141  .456         0   0   
B Martinez C                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .202  .601    0   10   1   2B,SH
W Upshaw 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .254  .718    0    6   2   
R Shepherd RF                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .276  .792    0    3   0   
  R Leach PH-RF               0   1   0   0    1   0  .291  .755    0    0   0   IW
D Garcia 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .282  .692    0    2   2   GDP
  M Lee 2B                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   1   
  E Whitt PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .252  .738    0    0   0   
  T Henke P-P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   

D Stieb P                                                                2   0
Totals                       42   7  13   7    3   7                    30   8

BATTING

2B: T Fernandez (29, off F Viola); B Martinez (8, off F Viola); G Iorg (6, off F Viola).

HR: L Moseby (19, off F Viola; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: L Moseby (4, off F Viola).

SH: B Martinez (3, off K Atherton).

IBB: R Leach (2, by K Atherton).

HBP: T Fernandez (4, by F Viola).

TB: L Moseby 4; B Martinez 3; G Iorg 3; T Fernandez 3; C Johnson 2; E Whitt; D Garcia; W Upshaw; R Shepherd.

GIDP: D Garcia (13).

RBI: G Iorg 3 (31); L Moseby 3 (69); E Whitt (46).

2-out RBI: G Iorg 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 17.

BASERUNNING

PO: G Iorg (1st base by F Viola).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Smalley DH-SS               4   0   1   1    1   0  .242  .790    0    0   0   
R Bush LF                     4   1   2   0    1   0  .270  .777    0    4   0   3B
K Puckett CF                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .340  .944    0    4   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    5   1   1   2    0   0  .275  .871    0   12   1   HR
T Brunansky RF                5   0   1   0    0   2  .262  .758    0    0   0   2B
G Gaetti 3B-2B                5   1   2   0    0   1  .277  .846    0    0   2   2·2B
S Lombardozzi 2B              2   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .697    0    0   4   
  M Salas PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .633    0    0   0   
  A Espinoza 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .142         0   1   
  M Hatcher PH-3B             2   0   1   1    0   0  .270  .665    0    0   1   
J Reed C                      4   0   3   0    0   0  .226  .614    0    7   1   2B
  B Beane PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .185  .482         0   0   
  K Atherton P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Fontenot P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    0   0   
G Gagne SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .671    0    1   1   SH
  T Laudner PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .794    0    1   0   

F Viola P                                                                1   1
  G Frazier P                                                            0   0
Totals                       41   5  12   5    2   9                    30  12

BATTING

2B: J Reed (4, off T Henke); G Gaetti 2 (27, off T Henke, off D Stieb); T Brunansky (23, off T Henke).

3B: R Bush (6, off D Stieb).

HR: K Hrbek (26, off D Stieb; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

SH: G Gagne (9, off D Stieb).

TB: J Reed 4; G Gaetti 4; K Hrbek 4; R Bush 4; T Brunansky 2; R Smalley; M Hatcher; K Puckett.

RBI: K Hrbek 2 (77); K Puckett (72); M Hatcher (26); R Smalley (50).

2-out RBI: R Smalley; M Hatcher.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Viola-J Reed-K Hrbek.

E: K Atherton (1); A Espinoza (2); F Viola ().

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                        6.2   7   3   3    1   5   1   5.38   28     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 2· 3     52    -     0.97   0.00
T Henke, BS (8), W (8-3)       3.1   5   2   2    1   4   0   3.50   16     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 3· 2          2-0    2.49  -0.01
Totals                        10    12   5   5    2   9   1          44     -       ·  ·     11·12· 5· 5          2-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Viola                        6.1   9   4   3    2   3   1   4.42   30     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 7· 2     42    -     1.55  -0.18
G Frazier                      2.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   4.89   10     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.69   0.13
K Atherton, L (5-8)            0.1   1   3   0    1   0   0   4.04    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    3.01  -0.21
R Fontenot                     0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   3.71    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 0          3-3    2.49  -0.24
Totals                        10    13   7   3    3   7   1          48     -       ·  ·     16· 9· 9· 3          3-3

Balks: None.

WP: T Henke (2).

IBB: K Atherton (3; R Leach).

PO: F Viola (1; G Iorg, 1st base).

HBP: F Viola (3; T Fernandez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Drew Coble, 3B - Mark Johnson.

Time of Game: 3:35.

Attendance: 18,117.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins                      
1. T Fernandez          SS    1. R Smalley            DH 
2. G Iorg               3B    2. R Bush               LF 
3. L Moseby             CF    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. G Bell               LF    4. K Hrbek              1B 
5. C Johnson            DH    5. T Brunansky          RF 
6. B Martinez           C     6. G Gaetti             3B 
7. W Upshaw             1B    7. S Lombardozzi        2B 
8. R Shepherd           RF    8. J Reed               C  
9. D Garcia             2B    9. G Gagne              SS 

   D Stieb              P        F Viola              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  4-3  -2-     -46%  39% R Smalley       T Henke         Single to LF; Beane Scores; Smalley to 2B
   t 7   1  3-2  --3      27%  66% L Moseby        F Viola         Home Run; Fernandez Scores
   t 6   1  3-2  123     -24%  26% D Garcia        F Viola         Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
   t10   0  4-4  1--      23%  81% B Martinez      K Atherton      Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Gruber to 3B; Martinez to 1B
   t10   1  4-4  123      18%  90% E Whitt         R Fontenot      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gruber Scores/unER; Martinez to 3B; Leach to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  T Fernandez     Hit By Pitch
          1--      59%  G Iorg          Walk; Fernandez to 2B
          12-      63%  L Moseby        Iorg Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Fernandez to 3B; Iorg to 2B
   RO     -23      61%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Fernandez Scores/unER
   O      -2-      58%  G Bell          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      55%  C Johnson       Strikeout
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      57%  R Smalley       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      51%  R Bush          Triple to LF (Line Drive)
   R      --3      45%  K Puckett       Single to CF; Bush Scores
   RR     1--      28%  K Hrbek         Home Run (CF-RF); Puckett Scores
   O      ---      30%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      30%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Frank Viola facing 6-7-8
          ---      36%  B Martinez      Double to LF
   O      -2-      32%  W Upshaw        Lineout: LF
   O      -2-      29%  R Shepherd      Strikeout
   O      -2-      25%  D Garcia        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      27%  S Lombardozzi   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      28%  J Reed          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      29%  G Gagne         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
          ---      33%  T Fernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--      46%  G Iorg          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Fernandez Scores
   O      -2-      44%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B; Iorg to 3B
   O      --3      37%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      33%  C Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      35%  R Smalley       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      37%  R Bush          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      38%  K Puckett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Frank Viola facing 6-7-8
          ---      42%  B Martinez      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      38%  W Upshaw        Lineout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Upshaw to 1B
   O      1--      34%  R Shepherd      Flyball: 1B
          1--      38%  D Garcia        Single to CF (Line Drive); Upshaw to 3B
   O      1-3      32%  T Fernandez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      34%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      35%  T Brunansky     Flyball: 2B
          ---      33%  G Gaetti        Ground-rule Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      36%  S Lombardozzi   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Frank Viola facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      33%  G Iorg          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      31%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      29%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Stieb facing 8-9-1
          ---      26%  J Reed          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      27%  G Gagne         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Reed to 2B
   O      -2-      31%  R Smalley       Lineout: 1B
          -2-      29%  R Bush          Single to SS (Ground Ball); Reed to 3B
   O      1-3      34%  K Puckett       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Frank Viola facing 5-6-7
          ---      40%  C Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      1--      35%  B Martinez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      45%  W Upshaw        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Johnson to 3B
          1-3      50%  R Shepherd      Walk; Upshaw to 2B
   OO     123      26%  D Garcia        Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      28%  K Hrbek         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      30%  T Brunansky     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      31%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
          ---      43%  T Fernandez     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-      40%  G Iorg          Groundout: 1B-P; Fernandez to 3B
   RR     --3      66%  L Moseby        Home Run; Fernandez Scores
                  George Frazier replaces Frank Viola pitching
   O      ---      64%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  C Johnson       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
                  Manuel Lee replaces Damaso Garcia playing 2B batting 9th; Mark Salas pinch hits for Steve Lombardozzi batting 7th
   O      ---      68%  M Salas         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      63%  J Reed          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      69%  G Gagne         Strikeout
          1--      65%  R Smalley       Walk; Reed to 2B
                  Tom Henke replaces Dave Stieb pitching
   O      12-      74%  R Bush          Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-3, George Frazier facing 6-7-8
                  Alvaro Espinoza replaces Mark Salas playing 2B batting 7th
   O      ---      72%  B Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      70%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
          ---      71%  R Shepherd      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      1--      69%  M Lee           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Tom Henke facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      75%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      80%  K Hrbek         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      73%  T Brunansky     Ground-rule Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      83%  G Gaetti        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-3, George Frazier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  G Iorg          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      81%  L Moseby        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Moseby to 1B
   O      1--      79%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Tom Henke facing 7-8-9
                  Mickey Hatcher pinch hits for Alvaro Espinoza batting 7th
   O      ---      88%  M Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      71%  J Reed          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
                  Tim Laudner pinch hits for Greg Gagne batting 9th; Billy Beane pinch runs for Jeff Reed batting 8th
   O      -2-      85%  T Laudner       Strikeout
   R      -2-      39%  R Smalley       Single to LF; Beane Scores; Smalley to 2B
          -2-      39%  R Bush          Walk
   O      12-      50%  K Puckett       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Twins 4.

Top of the 10th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 4-4, Keith Atherton facing 5-6-7
                  Keith Atherton replaces Billy Beane pitching and batting 8th; Tim Laudner moves to C; Gary Gaetti moves to 2B; Mickey Hatcher moves to 3B; Roy Smalley moves to SS (team loses DH)
          ---      58%  C Johnson       Single to 3B
                  Kelly Gruber pinch runs for Cliff Johnson batting 5th
          1--      81%  B Martinez      Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Gruber to 3B; Martinez to 1B
   O      1-3      72%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 3B-1B; Martinez to 2B
                  Rick Leach pinch hits for Ron Shepherd batting 8th
          -23      71%  R Leach         Intentional Walk
                  Ray Fontenot replaces Keith Atherton pitching and batting 8th; Ernie Whitt pinch hits for Manuel Lee batting 9th
   R      123      90%  E Whitt         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gruber Scores/unER; Martinez to 3B; Leach to 2B
   O      123      84%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Looking
   RR     123      96%  G Iorg          Single to CF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores/unER; Leach Scores/unER; Whitt to 2B
   O      12-      96%  L Moseby        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-7, Tom Henke facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Henke replaces Ernie Whitt pitching and batting 9th; Garth Iorg moves to 2B; Kelly Gruber moves to 3B (team loses DH); Rick Leach moves to RF
   O      ---      98%  K Hrbek         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      99%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Looking
          ---      98%  G Gaetti        Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-      98%  M Hatcher       Wild Pitch; Gaetti to 3B
   R      --3      95%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Gaetti Scores
   O      1--     100%  R Fontenot      Strikeout
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Twins 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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