April 8, 1989 Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 7
@CAL 0 MIL 5
@DET 2 KCR 2
BOS 1
(10) MIN 6
BAL 5 CLE 11
@NYY 1 CHW 7
@OAK 4 TEX 5
TOR 4 CHC 5
PIT 3 HOU 6
SDP 2 MON 3
NYM 2 PHI 5
STL 4
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 26,073

Saturday, April 8, 1989, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:43

Blue Jays

2-3

Lost 1

4th, 1½ GB

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

W: J Moyer (1-0), L: J Key (1-1), S: J Russell (2)

Rangers

3-1

Won 1

4th, ½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Moseby CF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .238  .637   16    2   0   
K Gruber 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .438 1.125   14    0   4   
J Barfield RF                 4   1   1   1    0   2  .300 1.033   14    3   0   HR
G Bell LF                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .150  .340   16    3   0   
F McGriff 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .438 1.050   14    8   1   
P Borders C                   3   1   2   1    0   1  .333  .889   13    5   2   3B
  R Ducey PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   GDP
B Brenly DH                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167    8    0   0   
  T Lawless PR                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Mulliniks PH              1   0   1   1    0   0  .231  .522    5    0   0   
  A Infante PR                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Lee SS                      2   0   0   0    1   2  .188  .466   25    0   3   
  E Whitt PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .455 1.136    4    0   0   
N Liriano 2B                  2   0   0   1    0   0  .222  .422   10    2   3   SF,GDP

J Key P                                                                  1   0
  T Stottlemyre P                                                        0   0
Totals                       30   4   5   4    4  13              144   24  13

BATTING

3B: P Borders (1, off J Moyer).

HR: J Barfield (2, off J Moyer; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: N Liriano (1, off J Moyer).

TB: J Barfield 4; P Borders 4; F McGriff; R Mulliniks.

GIDP: R Ducey (1); N Liriano (1).

RBI: R Mulliniks (3); P Borders (1); J Barfield (3); N Liriano (2).

2-out RBI: R Mulliniks.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Lee-N Liriano-F McGriff.

E: M Lee (1); G Bell (1).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Espy CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .856   14    1   0   SB
S Fletcher SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .583 1.521   21    2   2   3B
R Palmeiro 1B                 2   0   0   0    2   0  .267  .686   17    3   0   SB,IW
R Sierra RF                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .188  .489   17    3   0   2B,SF
J Franco DH                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .286  .804   18    0   0   
P Incaviglia LF               4   1   2   1    0   1  .214  .527   10    3   0   
S Buechele 3B                 2   1   0   0    1   0  .182  .539   16    0   0   GDP
J Sundberg C                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .800    7   13   0   SH
J Kunkel 2B                   3   0   1   2    0   0  .333 1.000    6    2   2   2B,CS

J Moyer P                                                                0   1
  J Russell P                                                            0   0
Totals                       27   5   6   4    4   4              126   27   5

BATTING

2B: R Sierra (2, off J Key); J Kunkel (1, off J Key).

3B: S Fletcher (1, off J Key).

SF: R Sierra (1, off J Key).

SH: J Sundberg (1, off J Key).

IBB: R Palmeiro (1, by T Stottlemyre).

TB: S Fletcher 3; R Sierra 2; J Kunkel 2; P Incaviglia 2; J Franco.

GIDP: S Buechele (2).

RBI: J Kunkel 2 (2); P Incaviglia (1); R Sierra (2).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Kunkel-S Fletcher-R Palmeiro; S Fletcher-J Kunkel-R Palmeiro.

E: S Buechele (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Espy (2, 2nd base off T Stottlemyre/P Borders); R Palmeiro (1, 2nd base off T Stottlemyre/P Borders).

CS: J Kunkel (1, Home by J Key/P Borders).

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 Key, L (1-1)                 5.1   6   5   5    2   2   0   5.56   22   71-46   25· 5·16    6· 9· 3· 0     36    -     0.92  -0.38
T Stottlemyre                  2.2   0   0   0    2   2   0   2.25   11   48-28   14· 8· 6    5· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.49   0.07
Totals                         8     6   5   5    4   4   0          33  119-74   39·13·22   11·11· 3· 0          1-0

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Moyer, W (1-0)               8     4   4   4    3  13   1   4.50   31  126-80   35·27·16    5· 9· 1· 0     68    -     1.23   0.04
J Russell, S (2)               1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   18-9     5· 0· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          1-1    2.90   0.15
Totals                         9     5   4   4    4  13   1          35  144-89   40·27·20    6·10· 2· 0          1-1

J Moyer faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Stottlemyre (1; R Palmeiro).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 26,073.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Texas Rangers                        
1. L Moseby             CF    1. C Espy               CF 
2. K Gruber             3B    2. S Fletcher           SS 
3. J Barfield           RF    3. R Palmeiro           1B 
4. G Bell               LF    4. R Sierra             RF 
5. F McGriff            1B    5. J Franco             DH 
6. P Borders            C     6. P Incaviglia         LF 
7. B Brenly             DH    7. S Buechele           3B 
8. M Lee                SS    8. J Sundberg           C  
9. N Liriano            2B    9. J Kunkel             2B 

   J Key                P        J Moyer              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  5-3  12-  5   23%  96% R Ducey         J Russell       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Bell to 3B
   t 5   0  2-0  1--  2  -20%  51% P Borders       J Moyer         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); McGriff Scores
   b 5   1  2-2  -23  1   17%  85% J Kunkel        J Key           Double to LF (Line Drive); Incaviglia Scores; Buechele Scores; Kunkel to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw)
   t 7   1  5-3  12-  4   14%  89% N Liriano       J Moyer         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 9   0  5-3  1--  4  -12%  73% F McGriff       J Russell       Walk; Bell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jamie Moyer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  L Moseby        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   50%  K Gruber        Walk
   O      1--  2   53%  J Barfield      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   55%  G Bell          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  C Espy          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   51%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   50%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jamie Moyer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   52%  F McGriff       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   54%  P Borders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   55%  B Brenly        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Key facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   61%  R Sierra        Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
          -2-  1   68%  J Franco        Single to RF (Line Drive); Sierra to 3B
   R      1-3  2   77%  P Incaviglia    Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Sierra Scores; Franco to 3B
   ROO    1-3  4   73%  S Buechele      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Franco Scores
   O      ---  3   72%  J Sundberg      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Jamie Moyer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  9   74%  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   76%  N Liriano       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   77%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jimmy Key facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   75%  J Kunkel        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   74%  C Espy          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   74%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Jamie Moyer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   76%  K Gruber        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  5   78%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   79%  G Bell          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jimmy Key facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   78%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   77%  R Sierra        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   76%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Jamie Moyer facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   71%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   R      1--  2   51%  P Borders       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); McGriff Scores
   O      --3  1   58%  B Brenly        Groundout: P-1B
          --3 10   55%  M Lee           Walk
   RO     1-3  1   53%  N Liriano       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Borders Scores
   O      1--  4   57%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Jimmy Key facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   61%  P Incaviglia    Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   68%  S Buechele      Walk; Incaviglia to 2B
   O      12-  1   68%  J Sundberg      Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Incaviglia to 3B; Buechele to 2B
   RR     -23  1   85%  J Kunkel        Double to LF (Line Drive); Incaviglia Scores; Buechele Scores; Kunkel to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw)
   O      --3      79%  C Espy          Kunkel Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-C)
   O      ---  6   79%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 4.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Jamie Moyer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   82%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   70%  J Barfield      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   73%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   74%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jimmy Key facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   84%  S Fletcher      Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          --3  5   86%  R Palmeiro      Walk
   RO     1-3  4   85%  R Sierra        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Fletcher Scores
                  Todd Stottlemyre replaces Jimmy Key pitching
   O      1--  4   83%  J Franco        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   82%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 5.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Jamie Moyer facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   76%  P Borders       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   67%  B Brenly        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Borders to 2B
                  Tom Lawless pinch runs for Bob Brenly batting 7th
   O      12-  6   75%  M Lee           Strikeout Looking
   OO     12-  4   89%  N Liriano       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   88%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   87%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   87%  J Kunkel        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 5.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Jamie Moyer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   90%  L Moseby        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   93%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   94%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   95%  C Espy          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      96%  S Fletcher      Espy Steals 2B
   O      -2- 10   96%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Espy to 3B
          --3  4   96%  R Palmeiro      Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  3   94%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
          1-3      94%  J Franco        Palmeiro Steals 2B
          -23  6   95%  " "             Walk
   O      123  3   93%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 5.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Jamie Moyer facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   85%  G Bell          Walk
                  Jeff Russell replaces Jamie Moyer pitching
          1--  4   73%  F McGriff       Walk; Bell to 2B
                  Rob Ducey pinch hits for Pat Borders batting 6th
   OO     12-  5   96%  R Ducey         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Bell to 3B
                  Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Tom Lawless batting 7th
   R      --3  5   92%  R Mulliniks     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Bell Scores
                  Ernie Whitt pinch hits for Manuel Lee batting 8th; Alexis Infante pinch runs for Rance Mulliniks batting 7th
   O      1--  4  100%  E Whitt         Flyball: LF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 5.

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