April 12, 1989 Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 10
@BOS 6 CAL 5
OAK 0 BAL 5
@KCR 4
(15) TEX 8
@MIL 1 NYY 5
TOR 3 SEA 9
CHW 1 CHC 3
STL 2 CIN 3
@HOU 1 PHI 6
MON 3 ATL 5
@SDP 0 SFG 3
LAD 1

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 17,900

Wednesday, April 12, 1989, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:45

Blue Jays

4-5

Lost 1

3rd, 2 GB

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

W: J Candelaria (1-1), L: T Castillo (1-1), S: L Guetterman (1)

Yankees

2-7

Won 1

7th, 4 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Moseby CF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .216  .677   17    2   0   
K Gruber 3B                   3   1   1   3    1   2  .344  .952   19    1   0   HR
J Barfield RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .879   20    4   0   
G Bell LF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .256  .660   11    1   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .344 1.118   13    7   1   GDP
P Borders C                   4   0   2   0    0   2  .318  .773   17    4   0   
B Brenly DH                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .167  .398   10    0   0   
  T Lawless PR                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
M Lee SS                      4   1   0   0    0   0  .281  .674   21    1   3   
N Liriano 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .439   13    4   2   

J Musselman P                                                            0   1
  T Castillo P                                                           0   1
  T Stottlemyre P                                                        0   0
  D Wells P                                                              0   1
Totals                       33   3   7   3    2   8              141   24   9

BATTING

HR: K Gruber (2, off J Candelaria; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

TB: K Gruber 4; G Bell 2; P Borders 2; B Brenly 2.

GIDP: F McGriff (1).

RBI: K Gruber 3 (8).

2-out RBI: K Gruber 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

E: K Gruber 2 (2); J Musselman ().

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   2   1   2    1   0  .281  .800   21    3   0   2·SB
S Sax 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .565   18    3   4   
D Mattingly 1B                3   1   1   1    1   0  .200  .620   16    6   0   
S Balboni DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .327   16    0   0   
D Slaught C                   4   1   3   2    0   0  .250  .643   11    9   0   
T Brookens 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .130  .374   11    0   2   SH
G Ward RF                     2   1   1   0    2   1  .267  .722   23    1   0   IW
  S Jefferson PR-RF           0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   CS
A Espinoza SS                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .182  .390   16    1   2   
R Kelly CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .276  .737   16    4   0   

J Candelaria P                                                           0   0
  L Guetterman P                                                         0   1
Totals                       31   5   7   5    5   4              148   27   9

BATTING

SH: T Brookens (1, off T Castillo).

IBB: G Ward (1, by T Castillo).

TB: D Slaught 3; R Henderson; G Ward; A Espinoza; D Mattingly.

RBI: D Slaught 2 (4); R Henderson 2 (2); D Mattingly (3).

2-out RBI: R Henderson 2; D Slaught 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Espinoza-S Sax-D Mattingly.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson 2 (8, 2nd base off T Stottlemyre/P Borders, 3rd base off J Musselman/P Borders).

CS: S Jefferson (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by D Wells).

PO: R Henderson (1st base by J Musselman).

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
J Musselman                    5     3   3   1    3   2   0   7.71   22   86-52   32· 7·13    3·11· 3· 0     52    -     1.20  -0.08
T Castillo, L (1-1)            0.2   2   2   2    2   1   0   6.75    6   21-9     6· 0· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.52  -0.28
T Stottlemyre                  0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.59    1    6-4     4· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.17   0.03
D Wells                        2     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    8   25-17    8· 4· 4    3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.33   0.04
Totals                         8     7   5   3    5   4   0          37  138-82   50·11·20    8·14· 6· 0          2-0

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Candelaria, W (1-1)          8     4   3   3    2   8   1   4.20   30  118-77   42·11·24    8·10· 2· 0     68    -     0.98   0.13
L Guetterman, S (1)            1     3   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   21-13    6· 0· 7    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.84   0.07
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2   8   1          35  139-90   48·11·31   11·12· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Musselman 2 (2); D Wells (1); J Candelaria (1).

IBB: T Castillo (2; G Ward).

PO: J Musselman (0; R Henderson, 1st base); D Wells (1; S Jefferson, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Drew Coble, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 17,900.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             New York Yankees                     
1. L Moseby             CF    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. K Gruber             3B    2. S Sax                2B 
3. J Barfield           RF    3. D Mattingly          1B 
4. G Bell               LF    4. S Balboni            DH 
5. F McGriff            1B    5. D Slaught            C  
6. P Borders            C     6. T Brookens           3B 
7. B Brenly             DH    7. G Ward               RF 
8. M Lee                SS    8. A Espinoza           SS 
9. N Liriano            2B    9. R Kelly              CF 

   J Musselman          P        J Candelaria         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-0  12-  2  -32%  31% K Gruber        J Candelaria    Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Lee Scores; Moseby Scores
   b 6   2  3-3  123  6   25%  85% R Henderson     T Castillo      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Slaught Scores; Ward Scores; Espinoza to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 9   0  5-3  1--  3   13%  99% F McGriff       L Guetterman    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 3   2  3-2  -2-  4   12%  53% D Slaught       J Musselman     Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Mattingly Scores/unER
   b 6   1  3-3  123  3  -11%  60% R Kelly         T Castillo      Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  L Moseby        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   54%  K Gruber        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   55%  J Barfield      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Musselman facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  R Henderson     Walk
   O      1--  2   57%  S Sax           Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Henderson to 2B
          -2-      59%  D Mattingly     Wild Pitch; Henderson to 3B
          --3  4   61%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  5   55%  S Balboni       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   R      1-3  2   65%  D Slaught       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Henderson Scores; Mattingly to 3B
   O      1-3  4   61%  T Brookens      Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, John Candelaria facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   63%  G Bell          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   65%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   66%  P Borders       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeff Musselman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  8   64%  G Ward          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  9   63%  A Espinoza      Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   62%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, John Candelaria facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   57%  B Brenly        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   61%  M Lee           Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   65%  N Liriano       Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
          1--  5   62%  L Moseby        Walk; Lee to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   31%  K Gruber        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Lee Scores; Moseby Scores
   O      ---  8   32%  J Barfield      Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Jeff Musselman facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   36%  R Henderson     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      39%  S Sax           Henderson Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Henderson to 2B
          -2-      42%  " "             Henderson Steals 3B
   O      --3  3   37%  " "             Flyball: RF
   R      --3  4   43%  D Mattingly     Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Henderson Scores/unER
          1--      45%  S Balboni       Wild Pitch; Mattingly to 2B
   O      -2-  6   41%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   R      -2-  4   53%  D Slaught       Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Mattingly Scores/unER
   O      1--  2   50%  T Brookens      Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 3.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, John Candelaria facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  G Bell          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   55%  F McGriff       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  2   53%  P Borders       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   56%  B Brenly        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Jeff Musselman facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   60%  G Ward          Walk
   O      1--  1   56%  A Espinoza      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  2   53%  R Kelly         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  2   50%  R Henderson     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 3.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, John Candelaria facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   53%  M Lee           Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   55%  N Liriano       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  7   56%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Jeff Musselman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   54%  S Sax           Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   51%  D Mattingly     Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   50%  S Balboni       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 3.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, John Candelaria facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   53%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   56%  J Barfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   54%  G Bell          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   57%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Tony Castillo facing 5-6-7
                  Tony Castillo replaces Jeff Musselman pitching
          ---  1   62%  D Slaught       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   61%  T Brookens      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Slaught to 2B
          -2-  4   63%  G Ward          Intentional Walk
          12-  5   71%  A Espinoza      Walk; Slaught to 3B; Ward to 2B
   O      123  3   60%  R Kelly         Strikeout Looking
   RR     123  6   85%  R Henderson     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Slaught Scores; Ward Scores; Espinoza to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Todd Stottlemyre replaces Tony Castillo pitching
          1-3      86%  S Sax           Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   83%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 5.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, John Candelaria facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   86%  P Borders       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   88%  B Brenly        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   89%  M Lee           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, David Wells facing 3-4-5
                  David Wells replaces Todd Stottlemyre pitching
   O      ---  2   88%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   88%  S Balboni       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   87%  D Slaught       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 5.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, John Candelaria facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   91%  N Liriano       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   93%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   91%  K Gruber        Walk
          1--      90%  J Barfield      Wild Pitch; Gruber to 2B
   O      -2-  5   94%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, David Wells facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   94%  T Brookens      Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   94%  G Ward          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
                  Stan Jefferson pinch runs for Gary Ward batting 7th
   O      1--      93%  A Espinoza      Jefferson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-1B)
          ---  1   94%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      94%  R Kelly         Wild Pitch; Espinoza to 2B
          -2-  5   94%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Espinoza to 3B
   O      1-3  4   93%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 5.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Lee Guetterman facing 4-5-6
                  Lee Guetterman replaces John Candelaria pitching; Stan Jefferson moves to RF
          ---  3   86%  G Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   99%  F McGriff       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  6   97%  P Borders       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  2   93%  B Brenly        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Borders to 2B
                  Tom Lawless pinch runs for Bob Brenly batting 7th
   O      12-  7  100%  M Lee           Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 5.

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