July 24, 1989 Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
SEA 4 CLE 7
NYY 3 MIL 10
DET 0 CAL 5
@OAK 4 TOR 6
@TEX 3 SFG 2
@ATL 0 MON 4
PHI 3
(12) PIT 7
LAD 4 CHC 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 33,754

Monday, July 24, 1989, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:53

Blue Jays

49-50

Won 1

2nd, 5½ GB

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

W: T Stottlemyre (2-4), L: W Alvarez (0-1), S: T Henke (8)

Rangers

54-44

Lost 1

3rd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Felix CF                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .284  .773   16    3   0   
T Fernandez SS                4   1   1   2    1   1  .264  .677   26    2   5   HR
K Gruber 3B                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .302  .796   17    0   3   HR
G Bell LF                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .282  .743   21    1   0   
F McGriff 1B                  3   1   1   1    2   0  .277  .937   23   12   1   HR
P Borders C                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .278  .689   11    7   3   SH
F Cabrera DH                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .200   13    0   0   
M Lee 2B                      4   1   3   2    0   0  .278  .649   14    0   1   HR
T Lawless RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .564   15    1   0   2B

T Stottlemyre P                                                          1   0
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   6  11   6    5   6              156   27  13

BATTING

2B: T Lawless (1, off C Guante).

HR: K Gruber (13, off W Alvarez; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF); M Lee (1, off C Guante; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); T Fernandez (7, off W Alvarez; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); F McGriff (26, off C Guante; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

SH: P Borders (1, off C Guante).

TB: M Lee 6; K Gruber 4; F McGriff 4; T Fernandez 4; T Lawless 2; P Borders 2; G Bell; J Felix.

RBI: M Lee 2 (20); T Fernandez 2 (42); F McGriff (66); K Gruber (50).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Fernandez-F McGriff.

E: K Gruber (19); P Borders (3).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Espy CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .617   15    3   0   
S Fletcher SS                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .243  .625   12    2   2   GDP
R Palmeiro 1B                 3   1   1   2    1   0  .293  .761   14   11   0   HR
R Sierra RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .322  .933   20    1   0   CS
J Franco 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .322  .865   12    3   6   
R Leach DH                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .298  .761   22    0   0   2·2B
P Incaviglia LF               4   0   0   0    0   2  .228  .710   17    0   0   
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .692    5    0   2   
J Sundberg C                  1   0   0   0    1   1  .203  .638   10    7   0   
  J Daugherty PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .296  .703    3    0   0   2B
  C Kreuter C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .128  .430         0   0   

W Alvarez P                                                              0   0
  C Guante P                                                             0   1
  D Hall P                                                               0   1
Totals                       31   3   6   2    3   6              130   27  12

BATTING

2B: R Leach 2 (11, 2 off T Stottlemyre); J Daugherty (2, off T Henke).

HR: R Palmeiro (6, off T Stottlemyre; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: R Leach 5; R Palmeiro 4; J Daugherty 2; R Sierra.

GIDP: S Fletcher (8).

RBI: R Palmeiro 2 (50).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Sierra (2, 2nd base by T Stottlemyre/P Borders).

PO: R Palmeiro (1st base by 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
T Stottlemyre, W (2-4)         7     4   3   2    3   4   1   4.73   25   93-63   35·14·13    8· 6· 4· 0     60    -     0.84   0.09
T Henke, S (8)                 2     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.68    9   31-20   13· 5· 2    5· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.50   0.09
Totals                         9     6   3   2    3   6   1          34  124-83   48·19·15   13· 6· 6· 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
W Alvarez, L (0-1)             0     3   3   3    2   0   2    inf    5   26-14    9· 3· 2    0· 2· 1· 0     30    -     0.88  -0.32
C Guante                       3     3   3   3    2   4   2   3.70   14   49-32   16· 9· 7    4· 3· 1· 0          2-0    0.95  -0.10
D Hall                         6     5   0   0    1   2   0   4.22   24   81-54   40· 1·13   11· 8· 2· 0          0-0    0.34   0.10
Totals                         9    11   6   6    5   6   4          43  156-100  65·13·22   15·13· 4· 0          2-0

W Alvarez faced 5 batters in the 1st inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 33,754.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 88° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Texas Rangers                        
1. J Felix              CF    1. C Espy               CF 
2. T Fernandez          SS    2. S Fletcher           SS 
3. K Gruber             3B    3. R Palmeiro           1B 
4. G Bell               LF    4. R Sierra             RF 
5. F McGriff            1B    5. J Franco             2B 
6. P Borders            C     6. R Leach              DH 
7. F Cabrera            DH    7. P Incaviglia         LF 
8. M Lee                2B    8. S Buechele           3B 
9. T Lawless            RF    9. J Sundberg           C  

   T Stottlemyre        P        W Alvarez            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  3-0  1--  5  -16%  58% R Palmeiro      T Stottlemyre   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Fletcher Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  4   16%  69% T Fernandez     W Alvarez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Felix Scores
   b 8   0  6-3  1--  3  -14%  73% J Daugherty     T Henke         Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Buechele to 3B
   t 3   1  2-4  1--  1   14%  86% M Lee           C Guante        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Cabrera Scores
   t 3   0  2-3  ---  5   10%  72% F McGriff       C Guante        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   54%  J Felix         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  4   69%  T Fernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Felix Scores
   R      ---  6   77%  K Gruber        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          ---  7   79%  G Bell          Walk
          1--  4   82%  F McGriff       Walk; Bell to 2B
                  Cecilio Guante replaces Wilson Alvarez pitching
   O      12-  1   82%  P Borders       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); McGriff to 2B; Bell to 3B
   O      -23  3   78%  F Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4   74%  M Lee           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   76%  C Espy          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   74%  S Fletcher      Walk
   RR     1--  5   58%  R Palmeiro      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Fletcher Scores
          ---  5   55%  R Sierra        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      1--  3   58%  J Franco        Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   61%  R Leach         Sierra Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cecilio Guante facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   66%  T Lawless       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   62%  J Felix         Strikeout (missed bunt)
          -2-  5   64%  T Fernandez     Walk
   O      12-  3   61%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lawless to 3B
   O      1-3  3   56%  G Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  9   59%  R Leach         Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   60%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   62%  S Buechele      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cecilio Guante facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  5   72%  F McGriff       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   70%  P Borders       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   72%  F Cabrera       Walk
   RR     1--  1   86%  M Lee           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Cabrera Scores
   O      ---  5   85%  T Lawless       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   84%  J Felix         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-6, Todd Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   81%  J Sundberg      Walk
   O      1--  6   84%  C Espy          Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  1   88%  S Fletcher      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Drew Hall facing 2-3-4
                  Drew Hall replaces Cecilio Guante pitching
   O      ---  5   87%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   87%  K Gruber        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   87%  G Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   88%  F McGriff       Walk; Bell to 2B
   O      12-  3   86%  P Borders       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-6, Todd Stottlemyre facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   83%  R Palmeiro      Walk
   O      1--      88%  R Sierra        Palmeiro Picked off 1B (C-1B)
   O      ---  6   89%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   90%  J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 2.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Drew Hall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   89%  F Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   90%  M Lee           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   89%  T Lawless       Popfly: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  4   88%  J Felix         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-6, Todd Stottlemyre facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   84%  R Leach         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   RO     -2-  1   84%  P Incaviglia    Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home); Leach Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)/unER/No RBI
   O      ---  3   86%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   87%  J Sundberg      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 3.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Drew Hall facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   86%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   85%  K Gruber        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   84%  G Bell          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   87%  C Espy          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   89%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   90%  R Palmeiro      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 3.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Drew Hall facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   89%  F McGriff       Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   90%  P Borders       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   89%  F Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  6   90%  M Lee           Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Borders to 2B
   O      12-  1   88%  T Lawless       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Todd Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   91%  R Sierra        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   92%  J Franco        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   90%  R Leach         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   93%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 3.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Drew Hall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   93%  J Felix         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  9   92%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   92%  K Gruber        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Tom Henke facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Henke replaces Todd Stottlemyre pitching
          ---  1   87%  S Buechele      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
                  Jack Daugherty pinch hits for Jim Sundberg batting 9th
          1--  3   73%  J Daugherty     Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Buechele to 3B
   O      -23  3   81%  C Espy          Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
   O      -23  2   90%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -23  2   97%  R Palmeiro      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 3.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Drew Hall facing 4-5-6
                  Chad Kreuter replaces Jack Daugherty playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  2   96%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   96%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   96%  P Borders       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   96%  F Cabrera       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Tom Henke facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   98%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   99%  R Leach         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  7  100%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 3.

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