April 8, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 53,067

Friday, April 8, 1988, 7:10
Time of Game: 3:14

Blue Jays

2-2

Lost 2

4th, 1½ GB

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

W: B Blyleven (1-0), L: D Stieb (0-1), S: J Reardon (1)

Twins

1-2

Won 1

4th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Liriano 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .111  .222   12    2   2   
  J Beniquez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    7    0   0   
L Moseby CF                   4   2   2   1    0   1  .222  .778   20    1   0   HR,SB
T Fernandez SS                3   0   1   1    1   1  .176  .398   22    2   4   
G Bell LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .533 1.855   14    0   0   
R Mulliniks 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .273   24    0   0   GDP
E Whitt C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .546   15    5   1   
J Barfield RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .357  .782   13    4   0   
F McGriff 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .455 1.409   21    9   0   
R Leach DH                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .833 2.042   19    0   0   2B

D Stieb P                                                                0   0
  M Eichhorn P                                                           0   1
  D Wells P                                                              1   0
Totals                       34   3   8   2    3   7              167   24   8

BATTING

2B: R Leach (2, off B Blyleven).

HR: L Moseby (1, off B Blyleven; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

TB: L Moseby 5; R Leach 4; J Barfield; E Whitt; T Fernandez.

GIDP: R Mulliniks (1).

RBI: T Fernandez (1); L Moseby (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Fernandez-N Liriano-F McGriff; F McGriff.

PB: E Whitt (1).

E: T Fernandez (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Moseby (1, 2nd base off B Blyleven/T Nieto).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  5   3   4   4    0   1  .571 1.785   13    4   0   2·HR,2B,SB
G Gagne SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .583   22    3   2   SB,SH
K Puckett CF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .091  .258   23    3   1   
K Hrbek 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .429   12    6   0   2B
G Gaetti 3B                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .222  .920   16    2   0   HR,IW
R Bush DH                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  G Larkin PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200    4    0   0   
T Brunansky RF                4   1   2   0    0   1  .545 1.454   15    2   0   CS
T Nieto C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .143   19    7   0   GDP
S Lombardozzi 2B              3   1   2   0    1   0  .333 1.262   14    0   3   3B,2B

B Blyleven P                                                             0   0
  J Berenguer P                                                          0   0
  J Reardon P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   6  11   5    5   5              142   27   6

BATTING

2B: S Lombardozzi (1, off D Stieb); D Gladden (3, off M Eichhorn); K Hrbek (1, off D Wells).

3B: S Lombardozzi (1, off D Stieb).

HR: G Gaetti (1, off D Stieb; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); D Gladden 2 (2, off D Wells, off D Stieb; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: G Gagne (1, off M Eichhorn).

IBB: G Gaetti (1, by D Wells).

TB: D Gladden 11; S Lombardozzi 5; G Gaetti 4; T Brunansky 2; K Hrbek 2; G Gagne.

GIDP: T Nieto (1).

RBI: D Gladden 4 (4); G Gaetti (1).

2-out RBI: D Gladden 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Puckett-K Hrbek; S Lombardozzi-G Gagne-K Hrbek.

E: T Brunansky (1); D Gladden (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Gagne (1, 2nd base off D Stieb/E Whitt); D Gladden (1, Home off D Wells/E Whitt).

CS: T Brunansky (2, 2nd base by D Stieb/E Whitt).

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, L (0-1)               6     8   4   3    3   3   2   4.50   27   88-53   35·11· 7    8· 8· 5· 0     42    -     0.92  -0.19
M Eichhorn                     0.2   1   1   1    0   0   0   6.75    3    6-4     4· 0· 0    2· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.68  -0.01
D Wells                        1.1   2   1   1    2   2   1  10.80    8   38-19   11· 3· 5    3· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.31  -0.06
Totals                         8    11   6   5    5   5   3          38  132-76   50·14·12   13· 9· 6· 0          2-2

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, W (1-0)            6     6   2   2    1   3   1   3.00   23   81-53   32· 3·18    8· 8· 3· 0     54    -     1.13   0.09
J Berenguer, H (1)             1.2   1   0   0    1   2   0   7.36    7   36-19   12· 5· 2    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.18   0.09
J Reardon, S (1)               1.1   1   1   0    1   2   0   0.00    7   37-24   12· 4· 8    0· 2· 2· 0          2-0    0.64   0.06
Totals                         9     8   3   2    3   7   1          37  154-96   56·12·28    8·13· 6· 0          2-0

D Stieb faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: B Blyleven (1); J Berenguer (2); J Reardon (1).

WP: D Stieb (1); J Berenguer (1).

IBB: D Wells (1; G Gaetti).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 3:14.

Attendance: 53,067.

Weather: 70° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins                      
1. N Liriano            2B    1. D Gladden            LF 
2. L Moseby             CF    2. G Gagne              SS 
3. T Fernandez          SS    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. G Bell               LF    4. K Hrbek              1B 
5. R Mulliniks          3B    5. G Gaetti             3B 
6. E Whitt              C     6. R Bush               DH 
7. J Barfield           RF    7. T Brunansky          RF 
8. F McGriff            1B    8. T Nieto              C  
9. R Leach              DH    9. S Lombardozzi        2B 

   D Stieb              P        B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  2-2  ---  7   17%  74% G Gaetti        D Stieb         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   t 6   0  2-1  ---  1  -16%  50% L Moseby        B Blyleven      Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   b 1   0  0-1  1-3  3  -12%  64% K Hrbek         D Stieb         Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
   t 4   0  2-0  -2-  4  -11%  55% T Fernandez     B Blyleven      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Moseby Scores; Fernandez to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 5   0  2-1  1--  4   11%  70% F McGriff       B Blyleven      Double Play: Lineout: CF-1B (Deep CF-RF)

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      ---  5   52%  N Liriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   54%  L Moseby        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   55%  T Fernandez     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  3   65%  D Gladden       Home Run (Line Drive)
          ---  5   68%  G Gagne         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--      70%  K Puckett       Gagne Steals 2B
          -2-      73%  " "             Wild Pitch; Gagne to 3B
          --3  8   75%  " "             Walk
   OO     1-3  3   64%  K Hrbek         Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
   O      --3  2   60%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   57%  G Bell          Walk
   OO     1--  6   65%  R Mulliniks     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   66%  E Whitt         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Stieb facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   64%  R Bush          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   66%  T Brunansky     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Brunansky to 1B
          1--      67%  T Nieto         Passed Ball; Brunansky to 2B
   O      -2-  4   65%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Brunansky to 3B
          --3  5   66%  S Lombardozzi   Walk
   R      1-3  1   74%  D Gladden       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Brunansky Scores/unER; Lombardozzi to 2B
   O      12-  3   71%  G Gagne         Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   74%  J Barfield      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   76%  F McGriff       Flyball: LF
          ---  5   73%  R Leach         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Leach to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      --3  2   77%  N Liriano       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dave Stieb facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   75%  K Puckett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   74%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   73%  G Gaetti        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   69%  L Moseby        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      66%  T Fernandez     Moseby Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   55%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Moseby Scores; Fernandez to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  1   60%  G Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          -2-      57%  R Mulliniks     Balk; Fernandez to 3B
   O      --3  5   64%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  4   69%  E Whitt         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Stieb facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   67%  R Bush          Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   69%  T Brunansky     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      65%  T Nieto         Brunansky Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  6   66%  " "             Walk
          1--  2   70%  S Lombardozzi   Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Nieto to 3B
   O      -23  3   64%  D Gladden       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   59%  J Barfield      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   70%  F McGriff       Double Play: Lineout: CF-1B (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   68%  R Leach         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   71%  N Liriano       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Stieb facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   69%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   67%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  1   66%  K Hrbek         Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  1   50%  L Moseby        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   53%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   56%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   58%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  7   74%  G Gaetti        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   72%  R Bush          Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
          ---  5   74%  T Brunansky     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  2   70%  T Nieto         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Juan Berenguer facing 6-7-8
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Bert Blyleven pitching
   O      ---  3   74%  E Whitt         Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  5   77%  J Barfield      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  6   79%  F McGriff       Popfly: 3B (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Stieb facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   88%  S Lombardozzi   Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
                  Mark Eichhorn replaces Dave Stieb pitching
   R      --3  4   92%  D Gladden       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Lombardozzi Scores
   O      -2-  1   92%  G Gagne         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Gladden to 3B
   O      --3  1   89%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  David Wells replaces Mark Eichhorn pitching
   R      --3      93%  K Hrbek         Gladden Steals Hm
          ---  4   94%  " "             Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  4   94%  G Gaetti        Intentional Walk
                  Gene Larkin pinch hits for Randy Bush batting 6th
          12-  4   95%  G Larkin        Walk; Hrbek to 3B; Gaetti to 2B
   O      123  6   93%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 5.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-5, Juan Berenguer facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   89%  R Leach         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   93%  N Liriano       Strikeout Swinging
          1--      92%  L Moseby        Balk; Leach to 2B
   O      -2-  7   95%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      95%  T Fernandez     Wild Pitch; Leach to 3B
          --3  5   93%  " "             Walk
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Juan Berenguer pitching
   O      1-3  5   97%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, David Wells facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   97%  T Nieto         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   97%  S Lombardozzi   Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  2   99%  D Gladden       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  7   99%  G Gagne         Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 6.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-6, Jeff Reardon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4  100%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   98%  E Whitt         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      98%  J Barfield      Balk; Whitt to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  7   99%  F McGriff       Walk
   R      12-  4   96%  R Leach         Reached on E7 (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Whitt Scores/unER; McGriff to 3B; Leach to 2B
                  Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Nelson Liriano batting 1st
   O      -23  7  100%  J Beniquez      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation