May 17, 1986 Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 8
OAK 2 BOS 8
TEX 2 CHW 7
KCR 6 DET 10
CAL 4 MIL 4
MIN 1
(7) NYY 11
SEA 6 TOR 11
CLE 5 ATL 2
STL 0 PIT 4
@CIN 0 HOU 5
CHC 1 LAD 6
NYM 2 SDP 5
MON 3 SFG 12
PHI 7

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 27,473

Saturday, May 17, 1986
Time of Game: 2:50

Indians

18-16

Lost 4

5th, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  1   3  1  0    5  7  2
Blue Jays       5  0  0   0  3  3   0  0  X   11 10  2

W: J Key (2-3), L: N Heaton (1-3)

Blue Jays

16-20

Won 2

7th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   1   0   1   0    2   0  .239  .693    0    2   0   SB
  E Williams PH-LF            2   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Franco SS                   3   1   0   1    1   1  .248  .665    0    1   3   SF
J Carter LF-CF                4   1   1   1    0   1  .248  .716    0    2   0   HR
  M Hall PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .203  .631    0    0   0   
A Thornton DH                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .193  .692    0    0   0   
P Tabler 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .326  .883    0    8   1   2B
B Jacoby 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .282  .790    0    0   3   
C Castillo RF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .588    0    1   0   2B
T Bernazard 2B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .301  .773    0    1   2   
A Allanson C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .321  .699    0    8   0   

N Heaton P                                                               0   0
  R Ritter P                                                             0   0
  J Easterly P                                                           1   0
Totals                       33   5   7   3    5   5                    24   9

BATTING

2B: P Tabler (12, off J Key); C Castillo (2, off D Lamp).

HR: J Carter (6, off J Key; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: J Franco (1, off J Key).

TB: J Carter 4; P Tabler 3; C Castillo 2; A Allanson; B Butler; T Bernazard.

RBI: C Castillo (5); J Carter (21); J Franco (14).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: A Allanson (5).

E: C Castillo (1); B Jacoby (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Butler (8, 2nd base off J Key/B Martinez).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Garcia 2B                   3   3   2   0    1   0  .231  .564    0    3   2   
  K Gruber 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .647    0    0   3   
L Moseby CF                   4   2   1   0    1   2  .322  .876    0    2   0   
G Bell LF                     4   2   1   1    0   0  .307  .816    0    0   0   
  R Leach LF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .387  .813    0    1   0   
J Barfield RF                 5   2   3   6    0   1  .268  .844    0    1   0   HR,2B,SB
W Upshaw 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .289  .764    0    5   0   
  F McGriff 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     3   0   
C Johnson DH                  3   1   1   3    1   1  .305  .951    0    0   0   HR
G Iorg 3B-2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .577    0    3   4   
B Martinez C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .128  .466    0    5   0   
T Fernandez SS                4   1   2   0    0   0  .274  .641    0    4   0   2·2B

J Key P                                                                  0   1
  D Lamp P                                                               0   0
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35  11  10  10    5   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: T Fernandez 2 (6, off R Ritter, off J Easterly); J Barfield (9, off R Ritter).

HR: J Barfield (9, off R Ritter; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); C Johnson (4, off N Heaton; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: J Barfield 7; C Johnson 4; T Fernandez 4; D Garcia 2; L Moseby; G Bell.

RBI: J Barfield 6 (24); C Johnson 3 (16); G Bell (22).

2-out RBI: J Barfield 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Garcia-G Iorg.

E: J Barfield (2); L Moseby (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Barfield (1, 2nd base off N Heaton/A Allanson).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Heaton, L (1-3)              4     5   7   6    2   1   1   5.09   20     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 2· 1     25    -     0.58  -0.31
R Ritter                       2     4   4   4    3   3   1  18.00   13     -       ·  ·      0· 5· 1· 1          2-2    0.06  -0.03
J Easterly                     2     1   0   0    0   3   0   6.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    10  11  10    5   7   2          40     -       ·  ·     12·10· 4· 2          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, W (2-3)                 7     5   4   2    5   3   1   8.83   31     -       ·  ·      8·10· 4· 1     53    -     0.47   0.16
D Lamp                         1     2   1   1    0   0   0   9.43    5     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.13   0.00
T Henke                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   7.45    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     7   5   3    5   5   1          39     -       ·  ·     12·10· 6· 1           -

N Heaton faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 27,473.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. B Butler             CF    1. D Garcia             2B 
2. J Franco             SS    2. L Moseby             CF 
3. J Carter             LF    3. G Bell               LF 
4. A Thornton           DH    4. J Barfield           RF 
5. P Tabler             1B    5. W Upshaw             1B 
6. B Jacoby             3B    6. C Johnson            DH 
7. C Castillo           RF    7. G Iorg               3B 
8. T Bernazard          2B    8. B Martinez           C  
9. A Allanson           C     9. T Fernandez          SS 

   N Heaton             P        J Key                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  12-      11%  53% J Carter        J Key           Double Play: Flyball: 2B; Butler out at 3B/2B-3B
   b 1   1  0-2  -23      11%  90% C Johnson       N Heaton        Home Run; Bell Scores/unER; Barfield Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  123       9%  79% J Barfield      N Heaton        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Garcia Scores; Moseby Scores/No RBI; Bell to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  12-       7%  70% G Bell          N Heaton        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Garcia to 3B; Moseby to 2B; Bell to 1B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       5%  64% L Moseby        N Heaton        Walk; Garcia to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  B Butler        Single to P (Line Drive)
          1--      44%  J Franco        Butler Steals 2B
          -2-      41%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      53%  J Carter        Double Play: Flyball: 2B; Butler out at 3B/2B-3B
   O      1--      55%  A Thornton      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Neal Heaton facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Garcia        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      64%  L Moseby        Walk; Garcia to 2B
          12-      70%  G Bell          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Garcia to 3B; Moseby to 2B; Bell to 1B
   RR     123      79%  J Barfield      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Garcia Scores; Moseby Scores/No RBI; Bell to 2B
          12-      82%  W Upshaw        Passed Ball; Bell to 3B
   O      1-3      78%  " "             Strikeout
          1-3      79%  C Johnson       Barfield Steals 2B
   RRR    -23      90%  " "             Home Run; Bell Scores/unER; Barfield Scores
   O      ---      89%  G Iorg          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  B Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Jimmy Key facing 5-6-7
          ---      85%  P Tabler        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-      88%  B Jacoby        Lineout: 2B
   O      -2-      90%  C Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      92%  T Bernazard     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Neal Heaton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      91%  T Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  D Garcia        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      90%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Jimmy Key facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      92%  A Allanson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      90%  B Butler        Walk
   O      1--      92%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      93%  J Carter        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Neal Heaton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  J Barfield      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      92%  W Upshaw        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Jimmy Key facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  A Thornton      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  P Tabler        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      93%  B Jacoby        Walk
   O      1--      94%  C Castillo      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Neal Heaton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      94%  C Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  G Iorg          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      94%  B Martinez      Walk
   O      1--      93%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Jimmy Key facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  T Bernazard     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  A Allanson      Flyball: 2B
          ---      95%  B Butler        Walk
   O      1--      96%  J Franco        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Neal Heaton facing 1-2-3
          ---      96%  D Garcia        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      97%  L Moseby        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Garcia to 2B
                  Reggie Ritter replaces Neal Heaton pitching
   R      12-      99%  G Bell          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Garcia Scores; Moseby to 3B/Adv on E9 (throw); Bell to 2B
   RR     -23      99%  J Barfield      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Moseby Scores; Bell Scores
   O      -2-      99%  W Upshaw        Flyball: SS
          -2-      99%  C Johnson       Walk
   O      12-      99%  G Iorg          Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      99%  B Martinez      Foul Flyball: C
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-8, Jimmy Key facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      98%  J Carter        Home Run
          ---      98%  A Thornton      Walk
   O      1--      98%  P Tabler        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  B Jacoby        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  C Castillo      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-1, Reggie Ritter facing 9-1-2
          ---      99%  T Fernandez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-     100%  D Garcia        Walk
   O      12-      99%  L Moseby        Strikeout
   O      12-      99%  G Bell          Flyball: LF
   RRR    12-     100%  J Barfield      Home Run; Fernandez Scores; Garcia Scores
          ---     100%  W Upshaw        Walk
   O      1--     100%  C Johnson       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 11.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-11, Jimmy Key facing 8-9-1
                  Garth Iorg moves to 2B; Kelly Gruber replaces Damaso Garcia playing 3B batting 1st; Rick Leach replaces George Bell playing LF batting 3rd
          ---     100%  T Bernazard     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--     100%  A Allanson      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Bernazard to 2B
                  Eddie Williams pinch hits for Brett Butler batting 1st
   O      12-     100%  E Williams      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bernazard to 3B
   RRR    1-3      99%  J Franco        Reached on E9/Sacrifice Fly; Bernazard Scores; Williams Scores/Adv on E8/unER; Franco Scores/unER
   O      ---     100%  J Carter        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  A Thornton      Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Blue Jays 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 11-4, Jamie Easterly facing 7-8-9
                  Jamie Easterly replaces Reggie Ritter pitching; Eddie Williams moves to LF; Joe Carter moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  G Iorg          Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  T Fernandez     Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-     100%  K Gruber        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Blue Jays 11.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-11, Dennis Lamp facing 5-6-7
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Jimmy Key pitching; Fred McGriff replaces Willie Upshaw playing 1B batting 5th
          ---      99%  P Tabler        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--     100%  B Jacoby        Groundout: 3B-1B; Tabler to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  C Castillo      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Tabler Scores
   O      -2-     100%  T Bernazard     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Castillo to 3B
   O      --3     100%  A Allanson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Blue Jays 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 11-5, Jamie Easterly facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  L Moseby        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  R Leach         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Barfield      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Blue Jays 11.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-11, Tom Henke facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Henke replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
   O      ---     100%  E Williams      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Franco        Lineout: LF
                  Mel Hall pinch hits for Joe Carter batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  M Hall          Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Blue Jays 11.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198605170

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation