August 17, 1990 Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 28,173

Friday, August 17, 1990, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:42

Blue Jays

63-56

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  3    5 16  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  5  0

W: D Stieb (16-4), L: S Erickson (3-3), S: D Ward (9)

Twins

55-64

Lost 3

7th, 21 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Felix RF                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .275  .817   17    2   0   
T Fernandez SS                4   1   1   0    1   0  .257  .718   17    2   4   2B,SB
K Gruber 3B                   5   0   3   0    0   1  .277  .833   18    0   1   SB
G Bell LF                     5   1   3   1    0   0  .275  .771   30    2   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   2   2   2    1   2  .297  .964   17   11   0   HR,2B,IW
J Olerud DH                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .272  .814   10    0   0   
G Myers C                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .251  .654    8    6   1   
  K Williams PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .358         0   0   CS
  P Borders C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .881    3    3   0   
M Lee 2B                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .243  .640   16    0   4   
M Wilson CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .257  .651   12    1   0   2B,GDP

D Stieb P                                                                0   1
  D Ward P                                                               0   0
Totals                       40   5  16   5    3   4              148   27  11

BATTING

2B: T Fernandez (17, off S Erickson); M Wilson (27, off S Erickson); F McGriff (16, off S Erickson).

HR: F McGriff (28, off J Berenguer; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

IBB: F McGriff (7, by S Erickson).

TB: F McGriff 6; G Bell 3; K Gruber 3; M Wilson 3; G Myers 2; T Fernandez 2; M Lee; J Olerud; J Felix.

GIDP: M Wilson (9).

RBI: F McGriff 2 (71); G Bell (74); J Felix (49); G Myers (20).

2-out RBI: F McGriff 2; G Bell; J Felix.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Gruber (11, 2nd base off S Erickson/J Ortiz); T Fernandez (14, 2nd base off J Berenguer/B Harper).

CS: K Williams (3, 2nd base by J Berenguer/J Ortiz).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .682   14    5   1   
N Liriano 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .243  .648   15    2   5   2·2B
K Puckett CF                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .300  .846   15    4   0   2B
K Hrbek 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .287  .875   14    7   1   
G Gaetti 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .692    9    1   1   
R Bush DH                     3   0   1   1    0   1  .270  .830   19    0   0   CS
G Larkin RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .734   14    1   0   
J Ortiz C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .353  .807   10    4   1   
  J Moses PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .569    4    0   0   
  B Harper C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .812         0   0   
A Newman SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .600    8    3   5   

S Erickson P                                                             0   0
  J Berenguer P                                                          0   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1    0   8              122   27  14

BATTING

2B: K Puckett (33, off D Ward); N Liriano 2 (11, off D Ward, off D Stieb).

TB: N Liriano 4; K Puckett 2; R Bush; A Newman.

RBI: R Bush (16).

2-out RBI: R Bush.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Hrbek-A Newman-K Hrbek.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Bush (3, 2nd base by D Ward/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 Stieb, W (16-4)              6     2   0   0    0   4   0   2.99   20   86-54   32· 3·19    7· 7· 2· 0     72    -     0.90   0.36
D Ward, S (9)                  3     3   1   1    0   4   0   3.32   11   34-25   14· 5· 6    5· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.41   0.13
Totals                         9     5   1   1    0   8   0          31  120-79   46· 8·25   12· 8· 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
S Erickson, L (3-3)            6.2  12   2   2    1   4   0   3.12   32  107-69   44· 8·17   12·10· 5· 0     45    -     0.89   0.05
J Berenguer                    2.1   4   3   3    2   0   1   3.67   11   32-18   13· 2· 3    5· 2· 2· 0          2-0    0.79  -0.06
Totals                         9    16   5   5    3   4   1          43  139-87   57·10·20   17·12· 7· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: S Erickson (3).

IBB: S Erickson (3; F McGriff).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 28,173.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Felix              RF    1. D Gladden            LF 
2. T Fernandez          SS    2. N Liriano            2B 
3. K Gruber             3B    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. G Bell               LF    4. K Hrbek              1B 
5. F McGriff            1B    5. G Gaetti             3B 
6. J Olerud             DH    6. R Bush               DH 
7. G Myers              C     7. G Larkin             RF 
8. M Lee                2B    8. J Ortiz              C  
9. M Wilson             CF    9. A Newman             SS 

   D Stieb              P        S Erickson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  2-0  -2-  5  -12%  69% R Bush          D Ward          Single to CF (Line Drive); Puckett Scores
   t 4   2  0-1  12-  3   11%  73% J Felix         S Erickson      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Myers Scores; Wilson to 3B
   t 4   1  0-0  -2-  1   10%  62% G Myers         S Erickson      Single to CF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores
   b 7   0  2-0  ---  2  -10%  68% K Puckett       D Ward          Double to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   t 9   2  1-2  -2-  5    9%  91% G Bell          J Berenguer     Single to RF (Line Drive); Fernandez Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Erickson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  J Felix         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  T Fernandez     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Fernandez out at 3B/LF-SS-3B
          ---  2   47%  K Gruber        Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)
          1--  4   49%  G Bell          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gruber to 2B
   O      12-  5   45%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   47%  D Gladden       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   43%  N Liriano       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6   47%  K Puckett       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   50%  K Hrbek         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Erickson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   48%  J Olerud        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   46%  G Myers         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   47%  M Lee           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   45%  M Wilson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   47%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  9   49%  R Bush          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   50%  G Larkin        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Erickson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  J Felix         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  1   46%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   47%  K Gruber        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      48%  G Bell          Wild Pitch; Gruber to 2B
   O      -2-  7   44%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   47%  J Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   44%  A Newman        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   47%  D Gladden       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  2   50%  N Liriano       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Erickson facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   57%  F McGriff       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   52%  J Olerud        Flyball: LF
   R      -2-  1   62%  G Myers         Single to CF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores
   O      1--  2   60%  M Lee           Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          1--  6   62%  M Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Myers to 2B
   R      12-  3   73%  J Felix         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Myers Scores; Wilson to 3B
   O      1-3  5   69%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Stieb facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   72%  K Puckett       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   74%  K Hrbek         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   75%  G Gaetti        Flyball: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Scott Erickson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   73%  K Gruber        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   75%  G Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   73%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   71%  J Olerud        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Stieb facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   74%  R Bush          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   76%  G Larkin        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   78%  J Ortiz         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Scott Erickson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   76%  G Myers         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   75%  M Lee           Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          ---  4   77%  M Wilson        Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   74%  J Felix         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Stieb facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   77%  A Newman        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   80%  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  8   81%  N Liriano       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Scott Erickson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   80%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF
          ---  5   82%  K Gruber        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      83%  G Bell          Gruber Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   81%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Gruber to 3B
          --3  4   81%  F McGriff       Intentional Walk
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Scott Erickson pitching
   O      1-3  1   78%  J Olerud        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Duane Ward facing 3-4-5
                  Duane Ward replaces Dave Stieb pitching
          ---  2   68%  K Puckett       Double to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      -2-  3   75%  K Hrbek         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1   81%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-  5   69%  R Bush          Single to CF (Line Drive); Puckett Scores
   O      1--  2   74%  G Larkin        Bush Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Juan Berenguer facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   78%  G Myers         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Kenny Williams pinch runs for Greg Myers batting 7th
   O      1--      72%  M Lee           Williams Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  4   74%  " "             Walk
   OO     1--  1   69%  M Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Duane Ward facing 7-8-9
                  Pat Borders replaces Kenny Williams playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  5   75%  G Larkin        Strikeout Looking
                  John Moses pinch hits for Junior Ortiz batting 8th
   O      ---  4   80%  J Moses         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   83%  A Newman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Juan Berenguer facing 1-2-3
                  Brian Harper replaces John Moses playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  4   82%  J Felix         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   84%  T Fernandez     Walk
   O      1--  4   81%  K Gruber        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          1--      82%  G Bell          Fernandez Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   91%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Fernandez Scores
   RR     1--  2   98%  F McGriff       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bell Scores
          ---  1   98%  J Olerud        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   98%  P Borders       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Duane Ward facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   99%  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   98%  N Liriano       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   99%  K Puckett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4  100%  K Hrbek         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN199008170

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