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DET  5
@BOS  4

OAK  6
@CAL  2

CLE  7
BAL  0

NYY  8
@KCR  4

MIN  5
@SEA  2

TOR  7
TEX  6

ATL  8
HOU  2

NYM  6
PIT  5

SFG  5
LAD  1

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 16,219

Monday, April 21, 1986
Time of Game: 2:46
Rangers
6
6-6
Lost 3
4th, 1½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   3  3  0   0  0  0    6  6  2
Blue Jays       0  0  0   3  0  0   0  4  X    7 10  0
W: M Eichhorn (1-0), L: G Harris (2-2), S: T Henke (3)
Blue Jays
7
6-7
Won 1
6th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 5   1   1   0    0   2  .233  .819    0    1   1   SB
S Fletcher SS-2B              4   1   1   0    0   0  .290  .772    0    2   2   2B
  D Porter PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .983    0    0   0   
P O'Brien 1B                  3   2   1   1    1   0  .390 1.270    0    9   0   
P Incaviglia RF               4   1   1   0    0   1  .116  .496    0    1   0   2B
G Ward LF                     3   1   1   2    1   1  .275  .695    0    1   0   2B
L Parrish DH                  3   0   1   2    1   1  .238  .780    0    0   0   2B
D Slaught C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .419 1.163    0    7   0   HBP
T Paciorek 3B                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .300  .764    0    0   1   
  C Wilkerson SS              1   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .315    0    0   0   
S Buechele 2B-3B              3   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .912    0    2   2   

E Correa P                                                               1   5
  G Harris P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   6   6   6    4   8                    24  11
BATTING
2B: G Ward (2, off J Key); P Incaviglia (3, off J Key); S Fletcher (2, off J Key); L Parrish (2, off M Eichhorn).
HBP: D Slaught (2, by M Eichhorn).
TB: S Fletcher 2; G Ward 2; P Incaviglia 2; L Parrish 2; P O'Brien; O McDowell.
RBI: G Ward 2 (6); L Parrish 2 (10); P O'Brien (8); T Paciorek (1).
2-out RBI: G Ward 2; L Parrish.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 2. S Buechele-S Fletcher-P O'Brien 2.
E: C Wilkerson (4); T Paciorek (1).
BASERUNNING
SB: O McDowell (4, 2nd base off J Key/B Martinez).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Moseby CF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .321  .874    0    1   0   
T Fernandez SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .504    0    1   2   GDP
R Mulliniks 3B                3   2   2   0    1   1  .300  .862    0    0   3   
W Upshaw 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .311  .893    0   10   0   
G Bell LF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .348  .905    0    0   0   
  K Gruber PR-LF              0   1   0   0    0   0  .273  .818         0   0   
J Barfield RF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .229  .615    0    4   0   
C Johnson DH                  4   0   2   3    0   1  .348  .945    0    0   0   2B,GDP
  D Garcia PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .474         0   0   
G Iorg 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .560    0    3   2   
B Martinez C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .367    0    4   0   
  R Leach PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .357  .714    0    0   0   
  J Hearron C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .586         4   0   

J Key P                                                                  0   2
  M Eichhorn P                                                           0   0
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   7  10   5    2   6                    27   9
BATTING
2B: C Johnson (4, off G Harris).
TB: C Johnson 3; G Bell 2; R Mulliniks 2; L Moseby; J Barfield; W Upshaw; G Iorg.
GIDP: T Fernandez (1); C Johnson (1).
RBI: C Johnson 3 (5); J Barfield (1); G Bell (12).
2-out RBI: C Johnson 3; G Bell.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 5 for 13.

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Correa                       7.2   9   6   4    2   6   0   3.05   32     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 8· 0     45    -     1.38  -0.02
G Harris, BS (3), L (2-2)      0.1   1   1   0    0   0   0   4.50    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 0          2-2    3.40  -0.67
Totals                         8    10   7   4    2   6   0          35     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 9· 0          2-2 
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                          4.2   5   6   6    4   1   0  17.28   23     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 4· 0     27    -     1.23  -0.35
M Eichhorn, W (1-0)            3.1   1   0   0    0   5   0   0.79   12     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 4· 0          1-1    0.50  -0.00
T Henke, S (3)                 1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.26    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     6   6   6    4   8   0          38     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 8· 0          1-1 
Balks: None.
WP: E Correa (3); M Eichhorn (1).
IBB: None.
HBP: M Eichhorn (2; D Slaught).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Drew Coble.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 16,219.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. O McDowell           CF    1. L Moseby             CF 
2. S Fletcher           SS    2. T Fernandez          SS 
3. P O'Brien            1B    3. R Mulliniks          3B 
4. P Incaviglia         RF    4. W Upshaw             1B 
5. G Ward               LF    5. G Bell               LF 
6. L Parrish            DH    6. J Barfield           RF 
7. D Slaught            C     7. C Johnson            DH 
8. T Paciorek           3B    8. G Iorg               2B 
9. S Buechele           2B    9. B Martinez           C  

   E Correa             P        J Key                P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  6-4  123      62%  85% C Johnson       G Harris        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Mulliniks Scores/unER; Gruber Scores/unER; Barfield Scores/unER
   t 5   2  3-3  -23     -22%  27% G Ward          J Key           Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); McDowell Scores; O'Brien Scores
   b 3   1  0-0  123     -16%  50% T Fernandez     E Correa        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 4   0  3-1  123     -12%  41% C Johnson       E Correa        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Upshaw Scores; Bell to 3B
   b 4   0  3-0  123      11%  53% J Barfield      E Correa        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Mulliniks Scores; Upshaw to 3B; Bell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  O McDowell      Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Correa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Moseby        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  T Fernandez     Groundout: P-3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Key facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  G Ward          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      55%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Correa facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  W Upshaw        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  G Bell          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      50%  J Barfield      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Key facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  D Slaught       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  T Paciorek      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      53%  S Buechele      Walk
   O      1--      56%  O McDowell      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Correa facing 7-8-9
          ---      60%  C Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      65%  G Iorg          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Johnson to 2B
          12-      73%  B Martinez      Fielder's Choice /Bunt; Johnson to 3B/Adv on E5; Iorg to 2B; Martinez to 1B
   O      123      66%  L Moseby        Strikeout
   OO     123      50%  T Fernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Key facing 2-3-4
          ---      43%  S Fletcher      Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   R      -2-      32%  P O'Brien       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Fletcher Scores; O'Brien to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      24%  P Incaviglia    Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); O'Brien to 3B
          -23      22%  G Ward          Walk
   R      123      16%  L Parrish       Walk; O'Brien Scores; Incaviglia to 3B; Ward to 2B
   O      123      20%  D Slaught       Foul Flyball: 1B
   RO     123      19%  T Paciorek      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Incaviglia Scores; Ward to 3B
   O      1-3      22%  S Buechele      Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Correa facing 3-4-5
          ---      26%  R Mulliniks     Walk
          1--      33%  W Upshaw        Walk; Mulliniks to 2B
          12-      42%  G Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Mulliniks to 3B; Upshaw to 2B
   R      123      53%  J Barfield      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Mulliniks Scores; Upshaw to 3B; Bell to 2B
   ROO    123      41%  C Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Upshaw Scores; Bell to 3B
   R      --3      51%  G Iorg          Wild Pitch; Bell Scores
   O      ---      50%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
          ---      45%  O McDowell      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      42%  S Fletcher      McDowell Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Lineout: 2B
          -2-      45%  P O'Brien       Walk
   O      12-      49%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: P-1B; McDowell to 3B; O'Brien to 2B
   RR     -23      27%  G Ward          Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); McDowell Scores; O'Brien Scores
                  Mark Eichhorn replaces Jimmy Key pitching
   R      -2-      18%  L Parrish       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Ward Scores
          -2-      17%  D Slaught       Hit By Pitch
          12-      16%  T Paciorek      Wild Pitch; Parrish to 3B; Slaught to 2B
   O      -23      20%  " "             Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-6, Ed Correa facing 9-1-2
                  Scott Fletcher moves to 2B; Steve Buechele moves to 3B; Curtis Wilkerson replaces Tom Paciorek playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      17%  B Martinez      Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      15%  L Moseby        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      14%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mark Eichhorn facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      15%  S Buechele      Lineout: RF
   O      ---      16%  O McDowell      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      17%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-6, Ed Correa facing 3-4-5
          ---      22%  R Mulliniks     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      17%  W Upshaw        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Mulliniks out at 3B/CF-3B
   O      1--      14%  G Bell          Groundout: P-1B; Upshaw to 2B
   O      -2-      11%  J Barfield      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mark Eichhorn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      12%  P O'Brien       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      13%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout
   O      ---      13%  G Ward          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-6, Ed Correa facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      10%  C Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---       8%  G Iorg          Strikeout Looking
                  Rick Leach pinch hits for Buck Martinez batting 9th
   O      ---       7%  R Leach         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mark Eichhorn facing 6-7-8
                  Jeff Hearron replaces Rick Leach playing C batting 9th
   O      ---       8%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      ---       9%  D Slaught       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---       9%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-6, Ed Correa facing 1-2-3
          ---      14%  L Moseby        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      11%  T Fernandez     Groundout: P unassisted; Moseby to 2B
          -2-      17%  R Mulliniks     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Moseby to 3B
   O      1-3       9%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
   R      1-3      16%  G Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Moseby Scores; Mulliniks to 2B
                  Greg Harris replaces Ed Correa pitching; Kelly Gruber pinch runs for George Bell batting 5th
          12-      24%  J Barfield      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Mulliniks to 3B; Gruber to 2B; Barfield to 1B
   RRR    123      85%  C Johnson       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Mulliniks Scores/unER; Gruber Scores/unER; Barfield Scores/unER
                  Damaso Garcia pinch runs for Cliff Johnson batting 7th
   O      -2-      83%  G Iorg          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 6-7, Tom Henke facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Henke replaces Mark Eichhorn pitching; Kelly Gruber moves to LF
   O      ---      91%  S Buechele      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  O McDowell      Strikeout Looking
                  Darrell Porter pinch hits for Scott Fletcher batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  D Porter        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198604210

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