July 25, 1989 Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
KCR 0 CHW 7
SEA 6 NYY 5
@CLE 1 DET 7
@MIL 2 MIN 9
BAL 3 CAL 4
@OAK 0 TOR 4
@TEX 0 SFG 5
@ATL 4 SDP 6
@CIN 2 LAD 6
@HOU 0 MON 2
PHI 0 PIT 4
@NYM 2 CHC 4
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 25,297

Tuesday, July 25, 1989, 7:37
Time of Game: 3:14

Blue Jays

50-50

Won 2

2nd, 4½ GB

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

W: D Stieb (10-6), L: N Ryan (11-6), S: D Ward (11)

Rangers

54-45

Lost 2

3rd, 6½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Felix RF                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .283  .769   22    0   0   2B,SB
T Fernandez SS                5   0   0   0    0   2  .260  .667   17    4   6   
K Gruber 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .301  .791   15    1   3   SB
G Bell LF                     5   1   2   1    0   2  .284  .747   16    1   0   2B
F McGriff 1B                  4   0   2   0    1   2  .280  .939   24   11   0   IW
E Whitt C                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .289  .835    9    0   0   
  P Borders C                 2   0   1   1    1   1  .280  .696   13    7   0   IW
L Moseby CF                   4   1   0   0    1   3  .208  .629   22    0   0   SB
G Myers DH                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .063  .154   16    0   0   
  M Lee PH                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .276  .643   10    0   0   
N Liriano 2B                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .266  .699   17    3   3   2B,SB

D Stieb P                                                                0   0
  D Wells P                                                              0   0
  D Ward P                                                               0   0
Totals                       40   4   9   3    4  18              181   27  12

BATTING

2B: N Liriano (19, off N Ryan); J Felix (11, off N Ryan); G Bell (25, off N Ryan).

IBB: P Borders (1, by K Rogers); F McGriff (5, by N Ryan).

TB: G Bell 3; N Liriano 3; J Felix 2; F McGriff 2; K Gruber; P Borders.

RBI: N Liriano (31); G Bell (57); P Borders (22).

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 2. N Liriano-T Fernandez; N Liriano-T Fernandez-F McGriff.

E: P Borders (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Gruber (7, 2nd base off N Ryan/C Kreuter); N Liriano (10, 2nd base off N Ryan/C Kreuter); J Felix (14, 2nd base off N Ryan/C Kreuter); L Moseby (14, 2nd base off N Ryan/C Kreuter).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Espy CF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .611   16    1   0   SH
  J Kunkel 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .749         0   0   
S Fletcher SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .243  .624   19    3   1   
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .761   17    3   0   2B
R Sierra RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .321  .928   18    2   0   
J Franco 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .855   12    1   0   
R Leach DH                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .296  .761   12    0   0   
  M Stanley PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .183  .441    4    0   0   
P Incaviglia LF-CF            3   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .702    8    1   0   GDP
S Buechele 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .687    7    0   1   
  T Bosley PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .376    5    0   0   
C Kreuter C                   0   0   0   0    2   0  .128  .446   13   15   0   
  J Daugherty PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .321  .748    6    0   0   
  J Sundberg C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .638         1   0   

N Ryan P                                                                 0   0
  K Rogers P                                                             0   0
  G Mielke P                                                             0   0
  P Wilmet P                                                             0   1
Totals                       28   0   4   0    3   7              137   27   3

BATTING

2B: R Palmeiro (19, off D Stieb).

SH: C Espy (5, off D Stieb).

TB: R Palmeiro 2; J Daugherty; S Fletcher; R Sierra.

GIDP: P Incaviglia (7).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

PB: C Kreuter (14).

E: S Buechele (7); C Espy (1).

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 (10-6)              5.2   2   0   0    3   2   0   3.94   20   86-47   29· 6·12   10· 2· 3· 0     64    -     1.09   0.31
D Wells, H (5)                 1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   2.89    4   17-10    4· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.00   0.10
D Ward, S (11)                 2     2   0   0    0   3   0   2.94    8   30-21   12· 1· 8    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.50   0.07
Totals                         9     4   0   0    3   7   0          32  133-78   45· 9·23   15· 3· 4· 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
N Ryan, L (11-6)               6     6   3   2    3  14   0   3.22   31  132-80   37·20·23    7· 4· 3· 0     61    -     0.94  -0.07
K Rogers                       2     0   0   0    1   3   0   2.18    7   22-13    3· 3· 7    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.47   0.06
G Mielke                       0.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   3.38    4   10-6     5· 1· 0    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.20  -0.02
P Wilmet                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2   11-7     3· 1· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         9     9   4   3    4  18   0          44  175-106  48·25·33   11· 6· 5· 0          3-0

N Ryan faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: N Ryan (10).

IBB: K Rogers (7; P Borders); N Ryan (2; F McGriff).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:14.

Attendance: 25,297.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 84° F, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Texas Rangers                        
1. J Felix              RF    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. E Whitt              C     6. R Leach              DH 
7. L Moseby             CF    7. P Incaviglia         LF 
8. G Myers              DH    8. S Buechele           3B 
9. N Liriano            2B    9. C Kreuter            C  

   D Stieb              P        N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  1-0  -23  2   14%  61% R Sierra        D Stieb         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   t 2   1  0-1  12-  2   13%  77% N Liriano       N Ryan          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Moseby Scores; Myers to 3B
   b 1   1  1-0  1--  5   -9%  46% R Palmeiro      D Stieb         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Fletcher to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  --3  5    9%  58% G Bell          N Ryan          Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Felix Scores/unER/No RBI; Bell to 1B
   t 7   0  0-2  -2-  2    6%  92% G Bell          N Ryan          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Gruber Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   56%  J Felix         Reached on E8 (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Felix to 2B
   O      -2-  2   55%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Felix to 3B
   O      --3  4   49%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  5   58%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Felix Scores/unER/No RBI; Bell to 1B
   O      1--  5   56%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   58%  C Espy          Popfly: 3B
          ---  4   55%  S Fletcher      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  5   46%  R Palmeiro      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Fletcher to 3B
   OO     -23  2   61%  R Sierra        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   59%  E Whitt         Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   61%  L Moseby        Walk
          1--      62%  G Myers         Moseby Steals 2B
          -2-  5   64%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  2   77%  N Liriano       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Moseby Scores; Myers to 3B
   O      -23  5   71%  J Felix         Lineout: 2B
   O      -23  3   67%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   69%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   66%  R Leach         Walk
   OO     1--  2   72%  P Incaviglia    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   70%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   69%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   70%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      1--  6   68%  E Whitt         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Stieb facing 8-9-1
                  Pat Borders replaces Ernie Whitt playing C batting 6th
   O      ---  2   71%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   68%  C Kreuter       Walk
   O      1--  3   71%  C Espy          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   74%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   72%  L Moseby        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   71%  G Myers         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  7   71%  N Liriano       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      72%  J Felix         Liriano Steals 2B
          -2-  5   74%  " "             Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Liriano to 3B; Felix to 1B
          1-3      74%  T Fernandez     Felix Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   70%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Stieb facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   73%  R Palmeiro      Lineout: SS
          ---      73%  R Sierra        E2 on Foul Ball
   O      ---  7   74%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   76%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   78%  K Gruber        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   77%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B; Gruber to 2B
          -2-  4   79%  F McGriff       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   75%  P Borders       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3   72%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Stieb facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   75%  R Leach         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   77%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   79%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   77%  G Myers         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  6   76%  N Liriano       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   77%  J Felix         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   75%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Stieb facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   69%  C Kreuter       Walk
   O      1--  4   72%  C Espy          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Kreuter to 2B
   O      -2-  5   78%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  David Wells replaces Dave Stieb pitching
   O      -2-  5   82%  R Palmeiro      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   84%  K Gruber        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      86%  G Bell          Gruber Steals 2B
   R      -2-  2   92%  " "             Double to LF (Ground Ball); Gruber Scores
                  Kenny Rogers replaces Nolan Ryan pitching
   O      -2-  6   91%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
          -2-  4   91%  P Borders       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   90%  L Moseby        Strikeout Looking
                  Manuel Lee pinch hits for Greg Myers batting 8th
   O      12-  4   88%  M Lee           Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, David Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   91%  R Sierra        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   92%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Mike Stanley pinch hits for Rick Leach batting 6th
   O      ---  4   93%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kenny Rogers facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   93%  N Liriano       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   92%  J Felix         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   92%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Duane Ward facing 7-8-9
                  Duane Ward replaces David Wells pitching
   O      ---  3   94%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
                  Thad Bosley pinch hits for Steve Buechele batting 8th
   O      ---  5   96%  T Bosley        Strikeout Looking
                  Jack Daugherty pinch hits for Chad Kreuter batting 9th
          ---  6   95%  J Daugherty     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  3   97%  C Espy          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Gary Mielke facing 3-4-5
                  Gary Mielke replaces Kenny Rogers pitching; Jim Sundberg replaces Jack Daugherty playing C batting 9th; Jeff Kunkel replaces Cecil Espy playing 3B batting 1st; Thad Bosley moves to LF; Pete Incaviglia moves to CF
   O      ---  1   96%  K Gruber        Lineout: SS
          ---  2   97%  G Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   97%  F McGriff       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Bell to 2B
   R      12-  4   99%  P Borders       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McGriff to 2B; Bell Scores
                  Paul Wilmet replaces Gary Mielke pitching
   O      12-  5   99%  L Moseby        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; McGriff to 3B
   O      1-3  6   98%  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Duane Ward facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   99%  S Fletcher      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1  100%  R Sierra        Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2  100%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 0.

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