April 9, 1989 Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 13
SEA 5 BOS 8
@KCR 6 BAL 8
@MIN 1 CLE 4
@NYY 3 OAK 4
CHW 2 TEX 3
TOR 2 LAD 4
@ATL 2
(12) CHC 8
PIT 3 SFG 9
@CIN 1 SDP 5
@HOU 4 NYM 2
@MON 1 STL 15
@PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 19,498

Sunday, April 9, 1989, 2:05
Time of Game: 2:51

Blue Jays

2-4

Lost 2

4th, 2½ GB

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

W: K Rogers (1-0), L: T Henke (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Rangers

4-1

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Moseby CF                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .231  .594   24    2   0   
K Gruber 3B                   4   0   0   1    1   0  .350  .935   17    0   3   
R Mulliniks DH                2   0   0   0    2   0  .200  .545   18    0   0   
G Bell LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .408   13    0   0   2B,GDP
F McGriff 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .368  .921   19   13   1   SB
J Barfield RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .863   14    1   0   
N Liriano 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .445   13    4   8   SB
P Borders C                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .308  .846   14    3   0   2B
M Lee SS                      3   0   2   0    1   0  .263  .627   21    2   5   

J Cerutti P                                                              0   0
  D Ward P                                                               0   0
  T Castillo P                                                           0   0
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   2   6   2    5   5              153   25  17

BATTING

2B: P Borders (1, off C McMurtry); G Bell (1, off K Brown).

TB: G Bell 2; P Borders 2; M Lee 2; L Moseby; N Liriano.

GIDP: G Bell (2).

RBI: L Moseby (1); K Gruber (2).

2-out RBI: L Moseby; K Gruber.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 4. M Lee-N Liriano-F McGriff 2; K Gruber-N Liriano-F McGriff; F McGriff-M Lee-F McGriff.

E: M Lee (2); F McGriff (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: N Liriano (1, 3rd base off K Brown/C Kreuter); F McGriff (2, 2nd base off C McMurtry/C Kreuter).

PO: P Borders (2nd base by K Rogers).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Espy CF                     4   0   0   1    0   0  .235  .675   11    1   0   SB,GDP
S Fletcher SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .438 1.175   24    5   4   
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .701   15   10   0   2B
R Sierra RF                   3   1   3   2    1   0  .316  .912   13    2   0   HR
J Franco DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .669    7    0   0   3·GDP
P Incaviglia LF               3   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .551   10    3   0   
S Buechele 3B-2B              2   0   0   0    1   0  .154  .507   10    0   1   
C Kreuter C                   1   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .500   14    4   0   
  J Sundberg PH-C             1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .717    4    0   0   
J Kunkel 2B                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .400 1.000    2    2   4   
  G Petralli PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Stanley PH-3B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   

K Brown P                                                                0   2
  C McMurtry P                                                           0   0
  K Rogers P                                                             0   1
Totals                       28   3   6   3    3   3              114   27  12

BATTING

2B: R Palmeiro (2, off T Castillo).

HR: R Sierra (1, off T Henke; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: R Sierra 6; R Palmeiro 2; J Kunkel; P Incaviglia.

GIDP: J Franco 3 (4); C Espy (1).

RBI: R Sierra 2 (4); C Espy (1).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Fletcher-J Kunkel-R Palmeiro.

PB: C Kreuter (1).

E: S Fletcher (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Espy (3, 2nd base off J Cerutti/P Borders).

PO: C Espy (2nd base by J Cerutti).

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 Cerutti                      7     4   1   0    2   1   0   0.00   24   77-49   30· 2·17   14· 5· 2· 0     66    -     1.17   0.22
D Ward, H (2)                  0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   4.15    2    8-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    4.11  -0.00
T Castillo, H (1)              1     1   1   1    0   1   0   2.70    4   21-13    9· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          2-0    4.06   0.16
T Henke, BS (1), L (0-1)       0     1   1   1    0   0   1   6.75    1    4-3     1· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    4.95  -0.72
Totals                         8.1   6   3   2    3   3   1          31  110-68   41· 6·21   16· 5· 3· 1          4-1

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Brown                        7.1   4   2   1    5   5   0   1.23   32  128-73   41·13·18   13· 6· 3· 0     64    -     1.39   0.07
C McMurtry                     0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    8-5     3· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.18   0.01
K Rogers, W (1-0)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    3   10-4     3· 0· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.77   0.08
Totals                         9     6   2   1    5   5   0          38  146-82   47·14·20   14·10· 4· 0          2-0

J Cerutti faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
C McMurtry faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Cerutti (0; C Espy, 2nd base); K Rogers (1; P Borders, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 19,498.

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. R Mulliniks          DH    3. R Palmeiro           1B 
4. G Bell               LF    4. R Sierra             RF 
5. F McGriff            1B    5. J Franco             DH 
6. J Barfield           RF    6. P Incaviglia         LF 
7. N Liriano            2B    7. S Buechele           3B 
8. P Borders            C     8. C Kreuter            C  
9. M Lee                SS    9. J Kunkel             2B 

   J Cerutti            P        K Brown              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  2-1  -2-  4   72% 100% R Sierra        T Henke         Home Run; Palmeiro Scores
   t 7   2  1-1  123  4  -18%  28% K Gruber        K Brown         Walk; Borders Scores/unER; Lee to 3B; Moseby to 2B
   b 9   1  2-1  ---  3   17%  28% R Palmeiro      T Castillo      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   b 8   0  2-1  1--  4   14%  54% S Buechele      D Ward          Walk; Incaviglia to 2B
   b 8   0  2-1  12-  4  -14%  40% J Sundberg      D Ward          Strikeout (foul bunt)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  K Gruber        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Cerutti facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  C Espy          Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   51%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  R Palmeiro      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Brown facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  F McGriff       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  J Barfield      Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Cerutti facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   59%  R Sierra        Walk
   OO     1--  1   51%  J Franco        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Brown facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   52%  N Liriano       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  P Borders       Flyball: RF
          ---  2   53%  M Lee           Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   55%  L Moseby        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Cerutti facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  8   56%  C Kreuter       Walk
          1--  1   63%  J Kunkel        Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Kreuter to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   65%  C Espy          Groundout: 2B-1B/Forceout at 2B; Kreuter Scores/unER
          1--      66%  S Fletcher      Espy Steals 2B
          -2-      66%  " "             Espy Picked off 2B, safe on E6; Espy to 3B
   O      --3  5   63%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Brown facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   66%  K Gruber        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   62%  R Mulliniks     Walk
          1--  3   51%  G Bell          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Mulliniks to 3B
   O      -23  3   61%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   69%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Cerutti facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   67%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   69%  R Sierra        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  3   64%  J Franco        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Brown facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   59%  N Liriano       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  2   62%  P Borders       Groundout: SS-1B; Liriano to 2B
          -2-      58%  M Lee           Liriano Steals 3B
   O      --3  4   66%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   R      --3  7   53%  L Moseby        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Liriano Scores
   O      1--  2   57%  K Gruber        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, John Cerutti facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   54%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   51%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  C Kreuter       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Brown facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   45%  R Mulliniks     Walk
   OO     1--  2   56%  G Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   57%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, John Cerutti facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   63%  J Kunkel        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   OO     1--  1   52%  C Espy          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Brown facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   54%  J Barfield      Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   57%  N Liriano       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   55%  P Borders       Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Borders to 1B
          1--  5   51%  M Lee           Walk; Borders to 2B
          12-  5   47%  L Moseby        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Borders to 3B; Lee to 2B
   R      123  4   28%  K Gruber        Walk; Borders Scores/unER; Lee to 3B; Moseby to 2B
   O      123  2   36%  R Mulliniks     Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, John Cerutti facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   31%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   36%  R Sierra        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   OO     1--  3   25%  J Franco        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kevin Brown facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   27%  G Bell          Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  6   25%  F McGriff       Walk
                  Craig McMurtry replaces Kevin Brown pitching
          1--      23%  J Barfield      McGriff Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   26%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  1   30%  N Liriano       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, John Cerutti facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   40%  P Incaviglia    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Duane Ward replaces John Cerutti pitching
          1--  4   54%  S Buechele      Walk; Incaviglia to 2B
                  Jim Sundberg pinch hits for Chad Kreuter batting 8th
   O      12-  4   40%  J Sundberg      Strikeout (foul bunt)
                  Tony Castillo replaces Duane Ward pitching; Mike Stanley pinch hits for Geno Petralli batting 9th; Geno Petralli pinch hits for Jeff Kunkel batting 9th
   O      12-  4   28%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  7   16%  C Espy          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Craig McMurtry facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Sundberg moves to C; Steve Buechele moves to 2B; Mike Stanley moves to 3B
          ---  3   11%  P Borders       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Kenny Rogers replaces Craig McMurtry pitching
   O      -2-      18%  M Lee           Borders Picked off 2B (P-SS)
          ---  4   16%  " "             Single to 3B (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   18%  L Moseby        Popfly: SS
   O      1--  1   20%  K Gruber        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Tony Castillo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   11%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   28%  R Palmeiro      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
                  Tom Henke replaces Tony Castillo pitching
   RR     -2-  4  100%  R Sierra        Home Run; Palmeiro Scores
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 3.

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