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Wednesday, April 24, 1985,
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 18,006, Time of Game: 2:17
Royals
2
7-7
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Blue Jays
10
8-7
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Luis Leal (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  4  1
Blue Jays       0  0  6   0  4  0   0  0  X   10 13  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .806 -0.032 0.42 0.000 -0.032 -0.7 2 0
   Lynn Jones CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Pat Sheridan RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .593 -0.022 0.22 0.000 -0.022 -0.4 1 0
George Brett 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .859 -0.014 0.18 0.000 -0.014 -0.3 0 0
   Buddy Biancalana 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .503 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.2 0 1
Jorge Orta DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .699 -0.033 0.32 0.000 -0.033 -1.2
Steve Balboni 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .310 .879 -0.008 0.29 0.009 -0.017 -0.1 9 1
Darryl Motley LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .652 -0.029 0.28 0.000 -0.029 -0.8 3 0 GDP
Greg Pryor 2B-3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .214 .741 -0.026 0.34 0.000 -0.026 0.5 1 3 HR
Jim Sundberg C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .156 .431 -0.019 0.38 0.000 -0.019 -0.3 3 0
   John Wathan C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 2 0
Onix Concepcion SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 .172 .476 -0.012 0.16 0.000 -0.012 0.8 2 4 HR
Bret Saberhagen P 0 0
   Larry Gura P 1 0
   Mike Jones P 0 0
Team Totals 30 2 4 2 1 4 .133 .495 -0.195 0.26 0.009 -0.204 -2.8 24 9
HR: G Pryor (1, off L Leal; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); O Concepcion (1, off L Leal; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: G Pryor 4; O Concepcion 4; P Sheridan; S Balboni.
GIDP: D Motley (6).
RBI: O Concepcion (2); G Pryor (1).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 2. O Concepcion-G Pryor-S Balboni; G Pryor-O Concepcion-S Balboni.
E: W Wilson (1).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Damaso Garcia 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .234 .612 0.132 0.63 0.157 -0.025 0.9 1 4
   Garth Iorg 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .360 .927 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.2 1 1 2B
Rance Mulliniks 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .226 .738 -0.003 0.46 0.039 -0.042 -0.2 1 3 SB
Lloyd Moseby CF 2 1 1 1 1 0 .259 .745 0.081 0.85 0.083 -0.002 0.7 1 0 SB
   Ron Shepherd CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 1 0
Willie Upshaw 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .255 .736 -0.064 0.93 0.004 -0.068 -0.4 9 0 2B
   Len Matuszek 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .889 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 5 0
George Bell LF 3 2 2 1 0 0 .259 .807 0.031 0.83 0.073 -0.042 0.7 1 0
   Lou Thornton LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Ernie Whitt C 3 2 2 1 1 0 .242 .589 0.057 0.41 0.057 0.000 1.7 5 0
Willie Aikens DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .471 -0.078 1.48 0.000 -0.078 -0.8 GDP
   Jeff Burroughs PH 3 2 2 5 0 0 .286 .855 0.124 0.31 0.124 0.000 4.3 HR,3B
Jesse Barfield RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .264 .799 -0.013 0.13 0.001 -0.013 0.1 2 0
Tony Fernandez SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .255 .636 0.036 0.37 0.039 -0.003 -0.4 0 3 GDP
   Manuel Lee SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 2
Luis Leal P 0 1
   Ron Musselman P 0 0
Team Totals 35 10 13 9 3 5 .371 .992 0.303 0.49 0.577 -0.273 5.7 27 14
2B: W Upshaw (5, off L Gura); G Iorg (1, off M Jones).
3B: J Burroughs (1, off L Gura).
HR: J Burroughs (1, off L Gura; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs).
TB: J Burroughs 7; G Bell 2; G Iorg 2; W Upshaw 2; E Whitt 2; R Mulliniks; L Moseby; J Barfield; D Garcia; T Fernandez.
GIDP: T Fernandez (1); W Aikens (1).
RBI: J Burroughs 5 (5); J Barfield (10); E Whitt (4); G Bell (7); L Moseby (4).
2-out RBI: J Burroughs 3; G Bell.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 7 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Fernandez-D Garcia-W Upshaw.
Baserunning
SB: R Mulliniks (1, 2nd base off B Saberhagen/J Sundberg); L Moseby (4, 2nd base off B Saberhagen/J Sundberg).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bret Saberhagen, L (1-2) 2.2 6 4 4 1 1 0 5.17 14 30 -0.165 1.09 -1.6
Larry Gura 2.1 6 6 6 1 0 1 16.20 13 1 1 -0.140 0.17 -5.7
Mike Jones 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 1.42 11 0 0 0.000 0.00 1.6
Team Totals 8 13 10 10 3 5 1 11.25 38 30 1 1 -0.305 0.26 -5.7

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Luis Leal, W (1-1) 8.1 3 2 2 0 3 2 3.60 27 72 0.195 0.29 2.5
Ron Musselman 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7.36 4 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.3
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 1 4 2 2.00 31 72 0 0 0.195 0.49 2.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Drew Coble.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 18,006.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Damaso Garcia 2B
2 Pat Sheridan RF 2 Rance Mulliniks 3B
3 George Brett 3B 3 Lloyd Moseby CF
4 Jorge Orta DH 4 Willie Upshaw 1B
5 Steve Balboni 1B 5 George Bell LF
6 Darryl Motley LF 6 Ernie Whitt C
7 Greg Pryor 2B 7 Willie Aikens DH
8 Jim Sundberg C 8 Jesse Barfield RF
9 Onix Concepcion SS 9 Tony Fernandez SS
Bret Saberhagen P Luis Leal P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-0 0 1-- R TOR D. Garcia B. Saberhagen 16% 75% Single; Fernandez Scores/Adv on E8; Garcia to 3B
b3 3-0 2 12- RRR TOR J. Burroughs L. Gura 12% 95% Home Run; Bell Scores; Whitt Scores
b2 0-0 0 1-- OO TOR W. Aikens B. Saberhagen -8% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b3 2-0 2 -2- R TOR G. Bell B. Saberhagen 7% 82% Single; Moseby Scores
b3 1-0 1 --3 R TOR L. Moseby B. Saberhagen 5% 76% Single; Garcia Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson L. Leal 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR P. Sheridan L. Leal 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR G. Brett L. Leal 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O TOR D. Garcia B. Saberhagen -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- TOR R. Mulliniks B. Saberhagen 2% 55% Single
b1 0-0 1 1-- TOR L. Moseby B. Saberhagen 2% 57% Mulliniks Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- TOR L. Moseby B. Saberhagen 2% 59% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- O TOR W. Upshaw B. Saberhagen -4% 54% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 2 12- O TOR G. Bell B. Saberhagen -4% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Orta L. Leal 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O KCR S. Balboni L. Leal 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O KCR D. Motley L. Leal 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- TOR E. Whitt B. Saberhagen 4% 59% Single
b2 0-0 0 1-- OO TOR W. Aikens B. Saberhagen -8% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O TOR J. Barfield B. Saberhagen -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O KCR G. Pryor L. Leal 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O KCR J. Sundberg L. Leal 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O KCR O. Concepcion L. Leal 1% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- TOR T. Fernandez B. Saberhagen 4% 60% Single
b3 0-0 0 1-- R TOR D. Garcia B. Saberhagen 16% 75% Single; Fernandez Scores/Adv on E8; Garcia to 3B
b3 1-0 0 --3 O TOR R. Mulliniks B. Saberhagen -4% 71% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 1-0 1 --3 R TOR L. Moseby B. Saberhagen 5% 76% Single; Garcia Scores
b3 2-0 1 1-- TOR W. Upshaw B. Saberhagen 1% 78% Moseby Steals 2B
b3 2-0 1 -2- O TOR W. Upshaw B. Saberhagen -2% 75% Flyball: LF
b3 2-0 2 -2- R TOR G. Bell B. Saberhagen 7% 82% Single; Moseby Scores
Larry Gura replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
b3 3-0 2 1-- TOR E. Whitt L. Gura 1% 83% Walk; Bell to 2B
Jeff Burroughs pinch hits for Willie Aikens (DH) batting 7th
b3 3-0 2 12- RRR TOR J. Burroughs L. Gura 12% 95% Home Run; Bell Scores; Whitt Scores
b3 6-0 2 --- O TOR J. Barfield L. Gura -0% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 6.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 1-2-3
t4 0-6 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson L. Leal 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-6 1 --- O KCR P. Sheridan L. Leal 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-6 2 --- O KCR G. Brett L. Leal 0% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 9-1-2
b4 6-0 0 --- O TOR T. Fernandez L. Gura -0% 96% Flyball: RF
b4 6-0 1 --- O TOR D. Garcia L. Gura -0% 96% Flyball: LF
b4 6-0 2 --- O TOR R. Mulliniks L. Gura -0% 96% Foul Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 6.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 4-5-6
t5 0-6 0 --- O KCR J. Orta L. Leal 1% 97% Lineout: 3B
t5 0-6 1 --- KCR S. Balboni L. Leal -1% 96% Single
t5 0-6 1 1-- OO KCR D. Motley L. Leal 2% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 3-4-5
b5 6-0 0 --- O TOR L. Moseby L. Gura -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 6-0 1 --- TOR W. Upshaw L. Gura 0% 98% Double
b5 6-0 1 -2- TOR G. Bell L. Gura 0% 98% Single; Upshaw stays at 2B
b5 6-0 1 12- R TOR E. Whitt L. Gura 1% 99% Single; Upshaw Scores; Bell to 3B
b5 7-0 1 1-3 RR TOR J. Burroughs L. Gura 1% 100% Triple; Bell Scores; Whitt Scores
b5 9-0 1 --3 R TOR J. Barfield L. Gura 0% 100% Single; Burroughs Scores
b5 10-0 1 1-- OO TOR T. Fernandez L. Gura -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 10.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-10, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 7-8-9
Len Matuszek replaces Willie Upshaw playing 1B batting 4th
Manuel Lee replaces Tony Fernandez playing SS batting 9th
Lou Thornton replaces George Bell playing LF batting 5th
Ron Shepherd replaces Lloyd Moseby playing CF batting 3rd
t6 0-10 0 --- O KCR G. Pryor L. Leal 0% 100% Strikeout
t6 0-10 1 --- O KCR J. Sundberg L. Leal 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-10 2 --- O KCR O. Concepcion L. Leal 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 10.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 10-0, Royals' Mike Jones facing 1-2-3
Mike Jones replaces Larry Gura pitching
b6 10-0 0 --- O TOR D. Garcia M. Jones -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b6 10-0 1 --- TOR R. Mulliniks M. Jones 0% 100% Walk
b6 10-0 1 1-- O TOR R. Shepherd M. Jones -0% 100% Strikeout
b6 10-0 2 1-- O TOR L. Matuszek M. Jones 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 10.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-10, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 1-2-3
Garth Iorg replaces Damaso Garcia playing 2B batting 1st
t7 0-10 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson L. Leal 0% 100% Foul Flyball: RF
t7 0-10 1 --- O KCR P. Sheridan L. Leal 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
t7 0-10 2 --- O KCR G. Brett L. Leal 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 10.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 10-0, Royals' Mike Jones facing 5-6-7
John Wathan replaces Jim Sundberg playing C batting 8th
Buddy Biancalana replaces George Brett (3B) playing 2B batting 3rd
Greg Pryor moves from 2B to 3B
Lynn Jones replaces Willie Wilson playing CF batting 1st
b7 10-0 0 --- O TOR L. Thornton M. Jones 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 10-0 1 --- O TOR E. Whitt M. Jones 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 10-0 2 --- O TOR J. Burroughs M. Jones 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 10.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-10, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 4-5-6
t8 0-10 0 --- O KCR J. Orta L. Leal 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 0-10 1 --- O KCR S. Balboni L. Leal 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t8 0-10 2 --- O KCR D. Motley L. Leal 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 10-0, Royals' Mike Jones facing 8-9-1
b8 10-0 0 --- O TOR J. Barfield M. Jones -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 10-0 1 --- O TOR M. Lee M. Jones 0% 100% Strikeout
b8 10-0 2 --- TOR G. Iorg M. Jones 0% 100% Double
b8 10-0 2 -2- O TOR R. Mulliniks M. Jones 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 10.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-10, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 7-8-9
t9 0-10 0 --- R KCR G. Pryor L. Leal -0% 100% Home Run
t9 1-10 0 --- O KCR J. Wathan L. Leal 0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
t9 1-10 1 --- R KCR O. Concepcion L. Leal -0% 100% Home Run
Ron Musselman replaces Luis Leal pitching
t9 2-10 1 --- O KCR L. Jones R. Musselman 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 2-10 2 --- KCR P. Sheridan R. Musselman -0% 100% Single
t9 2-10 2 1-- KCR B. Biancalana R. Musselman -0% 100% Walk; Sheridan to 2B
t9 2-10 2 12- O KCR J. Orta R. Musselman 0% 100% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 10.

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