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CLE  7
@BOS  3

CAL 13
DET 12

TEX  5
@CHW  2

MIL  3
@KCR  1

OAK  4
BAL  3

OAK  4
BAL  0

NYY 13
@SEA 12

TOR  6
MIN  5
CHC  7
@ATL  3

HOU  3
PIT  2

NYM  2
LAD  1

PHI  6
SFG  4

CIN  2
@STL  0

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 38,241

Friday, August 29, 1986
Time of Game: 3:00
Twins
5
55-73
Lost 1
7th, 17 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  0   0  0  3   0  0  1    5 10  1
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  1  0   2  1  2    6 13  0
W: Mark Eichhorn (12-4), L: Keith Atherton (5-10)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
Blue Jays
6
71-58
Won 6
2nd, 3½ GB

Batting Stats

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
K Puckett CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .341  .938              0   0   
R Bush LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .268  .768              1   0   2B
K Hrbek 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .278  .876              6   1   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .280  .852              3   1   2B
R Smalley DH                  4   1   3   1    0   0  .247  .802              0   0   2B
  B Beane PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .177  .461              0   0   
T Brunansky RF                4   0   1   1    0   1  .265  .758              4   0   2B
M Salas C                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .221  .640              6   0   3B,CS
S Lombardozzi 2B              4   0   1   0    0   0  .236  .693              4   2   
G Gagne SS                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .241  .669              1   5   

M Smithson P                                                                  1   0
  R Fontenot P                                                                0   0
  G Frazier P                                                                 0   0
  K Atherton P                                                                0   0
Totals                       34   5  10   0    1   6                         26   9
Batting Events
2B: G Gaetti (29, off D Stieb); R Bush (17, off D Stieb); T Brunansky (24, off M Eichhorn); R Smalley (19, off M Eichhorn).
3B: M Salas (4, off D Stieb).
TB: R Smalley 4; M Salas 3; T Brunansky 2; R Bush 2; G Gaetti 2; K Hrbek; K Puckett; S Lombardozzi.
RBI: G Gaetti 2 (87); M Salas (29); T Brunansky (63); R Smalley (52).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 4 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. G Gagne-K Hrbek.
E: R Bush (4).
Baserunning Events
CS: M Salas (1, Home by D Stieb/E Whitt).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                5   1   2   0    0   0  .313  .786              3   2   SB
W Upshaw 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .701              5   1   
C Johnson DH                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .270  .826              0   0   HR,HBP
G Bell LF                     4   0   1   0    1   1  .322  .924              2   1   2B,IW
J Barfield CF                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .303  .952              1   1   
E Whitt C                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .254  .749              8   1   
R Leach RF                    4   1   3   0    0   1  .307  .788              1   0   
G Iorg 3B-2B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .247  .612              4   1   GDP
M Lee 2B                      2   1   1   1    0   0  .310  .714              1   0   HR
  R Shepherd PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .910              0   0   
  L Moseby PH                 1   0   0   1    0   0  .273  .805              0   0   
  K Gruber 3B                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .167  .508              0   0   

D Stieb P                                                                     2   0
  M Eichhorn P                                                                0   0
Totals                       38   6  13   0    2   4                         27   7
Batting Events
2B: G Bell (31, off M Smithson).
HR: M Lee (1, off M Smithson; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out); C Johnson (14, off G Frazier; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
IBB: G Bell (3, by K Atherton).
HBP: C Johnson (3, by M Smithson).
TB: C Johnson 5; M Lee 4; R Leach 3; G Bell 2; T Fernandez 2; E Whitt 2; J Barfield; G Iorg.
GIDP: G Iorg (5).
RBI: C Johnson 2 (53); G Iorg (37); J Barfield (93); L Moseby (70); M Lee (3).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Baserunning Events
SB: T Fernandez (21, 2nd base off M Smithson/M Salas).

Pitching Stats

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Smithson                     6     7   3   3    0   2   1   5.03   25     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 2· 7     48    -     1.12   0.07
R Fontenot                     0     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.65    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    2.99  -0.22
G Frazier, BS (1)              2     3   2   2    1   2   1   5.00   10     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3          2-1    2.45  -0.10
K Atherton, BS (4), L (5-10)   0.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   4.11    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 2          1-1    5.59  -0.65
Totals                         8.2  13   6   6    2   4   2          41     -       ·  ·     11·10· 3·13          5-3 
M Smithson faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
R Fontenot faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
G Frazier faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
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                        7     7   4   4    1   5   0   5.37   27     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 0· 7     51    -     0.91  -0.16
M Eichhorn, W (12-4)           2     3   1   1    0   1   0   1.71    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          0-0    1.48  -0.23
Totals                         9    10   5   5    1   6   0          35     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0·10           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Smithson (12; C Johnson).
IBB: K Atherton (4; G Bell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Dale Ford.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 38,241.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Minnesota Twins                           Toronto Blue Jays                            
1. Kirby Puckett                CF       1. Tony Fernandez               SS
2. Randy Bush                   LF       2. Willie Upshaw                1B
3. Kent Hrbek                   1B       3. Cliff Johnson                DH
4. Gary Gaetti                  3B       4. George Bell                  LF
5. Roy Smalley                  DH       5. Jesse Barfield               CF
6. Tom Brunansky                RF       6. Ernie Whitt                   C
7. Mark Salas                    C       7. Rick Leach                   RF
8. Steve Lombardozzi            2B       8. Garth Iorg                   3B
9. Greg Gagne                   SS       9. Manuel Lee                   2B

   Mike Smithson                 P          Dave Stieb                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b9 1 12- R 50% 85% 4-5 TOR C. Johnson K. Atherton Single to LF; Gruber Scores; Fernandez to 3B; Johnson to 2B/Adv on E7
b8 0 --- R 29% 61% 3-4 TOR C. Johnson G. Frazier Home Run
t9 1 -2- R -29% 15% 4-4 MIN T. Brunansky M. Eichhorn Double to RF; Beane Scores
t6 1 12- RR -24% 21% 1-1 MIN G. Gaetti D. Stieb Double to RF; Puckett Scores; Hrbek Scores
b7 0 12- R 22% 48% 1-4 TOR G. Iorg R. Fontenot Single to LF; Whitt Scores; Leach to 3B; Iorg to 2B/Adv on throw

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 MIN K. Puckett D. Stieb Foul Flyball: C
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 MIN R. Bush D. Stieb Strikeout
t1 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 MIN K. Hrbek D. Stieb Single to RF
t1 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 MIN G. Gaetti D. Stieb Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Mike Smithson facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 TOR T. Fernandez M. Smithson Flyball: RF
b1 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 TOR W. Upshaw M. Smithson Strikeout
b1 2 --- 1% 52% 0-0 TOR C. Johnson M. Smithson Hit By Pitch
b1 2 1-- O -2% 50% 0-0 TOR G. Bell M. Smithson Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 MIN R. Smalley D. Stieb Single to RF
t2 0 1-- O 3% 50% 0-0 MIN T. Brunansky D. Stieb Flyball: RF
t2 1 1-- R -14% 36% 0-0 MIN M. Salas D. Stieb Triple to CF; Smalley Scores
t2 1 --3 O 8% 44% 1-0 MIN S. Lombardozzi D. Stieb Salas Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B)
t2 2 --- O 1% 45% 1-0 MIN S. Lombardozzi D. Stieb Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Mike Smithson facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- 4% 49% 0-1 TOR J. Barfield M. Smithson Single to 3B
b2 0 1-- O -4% 45% 0-1 TOR E. Whitt M. Smithson Flyball: 3B
b2 1 1-- 4% 49% 0-1 TOR R. Leach M. Smithson Single to CF; Barfield to 2B
b2 1 12- OO -10% 39% 0-1 TOR G. Iorg M. Smithson Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 2% 41% 1-0 MIN G. Gagne D. Stieb Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 43% 1-0 MIN K. Puckett D. Stieb Strikeout
t3 2 --- -2% 41% 1-0 MIN R. Bush D. Stieb Double to LF
t3 2 -2- O 3% 44% 1-0 MIN K. Hrbek D. Stieb Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Mike Smithson facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O -3% 41% 0-1 TOR M. Lee M. Smithson Groundout: 1B-P
b3 1 --- 3% 44% 0-1 TOR T. Fernandez M. Smithson Single to CF
b3 1 1-- O -3% 41% 0-1 TOR W. Upshaw M. Smithson Lineout: 3B
b3 2 1-- 1% 42% 0-1 TOR C. Johnson M. Smithson Fernandez Steals 2B
b3 2 -2- O -4% 38% 0-1 TOR C. Johnson M. Smithson Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O 2% 40% 1-0 MIN G. Gaetti D. Stieb Flyball: LF
t4 1 --- O 2% 42% 1-0 MIN R. Smalley D. Stieb Flyball: SS
t4 2 --- O 1% 43% 1-0 MIN T. Brunansky D. Stieb Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Mike Smithson facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- 8% 51% 0-1 TOR G. Bell M. Smithson Double to LF
b4 0 -2- O -2% 49% 0-1 TOR J. Barfield M. Smithson Groundout: 2B-1B; Bell to 3B
b4 1 --3 O -9% 40% 0-1 TOR E. Whitt M. Smithson Fielder's Choice 2B; Bell out at Hm/2B-C; Whitt to 1B
b4 2 1-- O -3% 37% 0-1 TOR R. Leach M. Smithson Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O 2% 39% 1-0 MIN M. Salas D. Stieb Groundout: P unassisted
t5 1 --- O 2% 41% 1-0 MIN S. Lombardozzi D. Stieb Flyball: CF
t5 2 --- O 1% 42% 1-0 MIN G. Gagne D. Stieb Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Mike Smithson facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O -3% 39% 0-1 TOR G. Iorg M. Smithson Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1 --- R 15% 54% 0-1 TOR M. Lee M. Smithson Home Run
b5 1 --- O -2% 52% 1-1 TOR T. Fernandez M. Smithson Flyball: RF
b5 2 --- O -2% 50% 1-1 TOR W. Upshaw M. Smithson Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- -5% 45% 1-1 MIN K. Puckett D. Stieb Single to CF
t6 0 1-- O 5% 50% 1-1 MIN R. Bush D. Stieb Flyball: SS
t6 1 1-- -5% 45% 1-1 MIN K. Hrbek D. Stieb Walk; Puckett to 2B
t6 1 12- RR -24% 21% 1-1 MIN G. Gaetti D. Stieb Double to RF; Puckett Scores; Hrbek Scores
t6 1 -2- RO -5% 16% 3-1 MIN R. Smalley D. Stieb Single to LF; Gaetti Scores; Smalley out at 2B/LF-2B
t6 2 --- O 1% 17% 4-1 MIN T. Brunansky D. Stieb Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Twins' Mike Smithson facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- O -3% 14% 1-4 TOR C. Johnson M. Smithson Flyball: LF
b6 1 --- O -2% 12% 1-4 TOR G. Bell M. Smithson Lineout: 2B
b6 2 --- O -1% 11% 1-4 TOR J. Barfield M. Smithson Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- O 1% 12% 4-1 MIN M. Salas D. Stieb Foul Flyball: 3B
t7 1 --- O 1% 13% 4-1 MIN S. Lombardozzi D. Stieb Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2 --- O 0% 13% 4-1 MIN G. Gagne D. Stieb Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Twins' Mike Smithson facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- 5% 18% 1-4 TOR E. Whitt M. Smithson Single to RF
b7 0 1-- 8% 27% 1-4 TOR R. Leach M. Smithson Single to LF; Whitt to 2B
Ray Fontenot replaces Mike Smithson pitching
b7 0 12- R 22% 48% 1-4 TOR G. Iorg R. Fontenot Single to LF; Whitt Scores; Leach to 3B; Iorg to 2B/Adv on throw
George Frazier replaces Ray Fontenot pitching; Ron Shepherd pinch hits for Manuel Lee (2B) batting 9th; Lloyd Moseby pinch hits for Ron Shepherd batting 9th
b7 0 -23 RO -1% 47% 2-4 TOR L. Moseby G. Frazier Groundout: 1B unassisted; Leach Scores; Iorg to 3B
b7 1 --3 O -13% 34% 3-4 TOR T. Fernandez G. Frazier Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 2 --3 O -9% 26% 3-4 TOR W. Upshaw G. Frazier Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Blue Jays' Mark Eichhorn facing 1-2-3
Mark Eichhorn replaces Dave Stieb pitching; Garth Iorg moves from 3B to 2B; Kelly Gruber replaces Lloyd Moseby (PH) playing 3B batting 9th
t8 0 --- O 3% 28% 4-3 MIN K. Puckett M. Eichhorn Flyball: 2B
t8 1 --- O 2% 30% 4-3 MIN R. Bush M. Eichhorn Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2 --- O 1% 32% 4-3 MIN K. Hrbek M. Eichhorn Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-4, Twins' George Frazier facing 3-4-5
b8 0 --- R 29% 61% 3-4 TOR C. Johnson G. Frazier Home Run
b8 0 --- O -5% 56% 4-4 TOR G. Bell G. Frazier Strikeout
b8 1 --- O -4% 53% 4-4 TOR J. Barfield G. Frazier Flyball: RF
b8 2 --- 2% 55% 4-4 TOR E. Whitt G. Frazier Single to LF
b8 2 1-- 4% 59% 4-4 TOR R. Leach G. Frazier Single to RF; Whitt to 2B
b8 2 12- O -9% 50% 4-4 TOR G. Iorg G. Frazier Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 4-4, Blue Jays' Mark Eichhorn facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- O 6% 56% 4-4 MIN G. Gaetti M. Eichhorn Flyball: 2B
t9 1 --- -12% 44% 4-4 MIN R. Smalley M. Eichhorn Double to RF
Billy Beane pinch runs for Roy Smalley (DH) batting 5th
t9 1 -2- R -29% 15% 4-4 MIN T. Brunansky M. Eichhorn Double to RF; Beane Scores
t9 1 -2- O 3% 18% 5-4 MIN M. Salas M. Eichhorn Strikeout
t9 2 -2- O 3% 21% 5-4 MIN S. Lombardozzi M. Eichhorn Single to CF; Brunansky out at Hm/CF-C
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-5, Twins' George Frazier facing 9-1-2
b9 0 --- 13% 35% 4-5 TOR K. Gruber G. Frazier Walk
Keith Atherton replaces George Frazier pitching
b9 0 1-- 18% 53% 4-5 TOR T. Fernandez K. Atherton Single to RF; Gruber to 2B
b9 0 12- O -18% 34% 4-5 TOR W. Upshaw K. Atherton Lineout: 3B
b9 1 12- R 50% 85% 4-5 TOR C. Johnson K. Atherton Single to LF; Gruber Scores; Fernandez to 3B; Johnson to 2B/Adv on E7
b9 1 -23 -1% 84% 5-5 TOR G. Bell K. Atherton Intentional Walk
b9 1 123 RO 16% 100% 5-5 TOR J. Barfield K. Atherton Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Fernandez Scores; Barfield to 1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 6.

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