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Standings
TEX
@BAL		1
2
NYY
@DET		2
1		 
(10)
CHW
@KCR		5
4
BOS
@MIL		1
5
CLE
@TOR		3
7
MON
@CIN		5
11
LAD
@HOU		3
4
SDP
@SFG		3
4		 
(12)
Monday, April 6, 1987,
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 40,404, Time of Game: 2:50
Indians
3
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
 at Blue Jays
7
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
W: Jimmy Key (1-0)
L: Tom Candiotti (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   2  0  0   1  0  0    3  6  1
Blue Jays       1  2  0   0  1  3   0  0  X    7 11  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Bernazard 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.170 1.07 0.000 -0.170 -1.7 3 4 GDP
Brett Butler CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 -0.062 0.70 0.018 -0.080 -0.7 0 0 CS
Julio Franco SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .750 -0.034 0.58 0.020 -0.054 -0.1 1 3 2B
Joe Carter LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.092 0.86 0.000 -0.092 -1.1 5 0
Andre Thornton DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 .333 1.167 0.016 0.56 0.048 -0.032 0.3 2B
Brook Jacoby 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 -0.051 0.71 0.013 -0.065 -0.9 2 0
Pat Tabler 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .500 1.750 0.156 0.65 0.173 -0.017 1.5 6 1 HR
Cory Snyder RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .333 1.833 0.033 0.64 0.052 -0.019 1.0 1 0 HR
Chris Bando C 3 0 1 0 0 2 .333 1.000 -0.017 1.48 0.062 -0.079 -0.2 4 0 2B
   Mel Hall PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
Tom Candiotti P 2 2
   Doug Jones P 0 0
   Scott Bailes P 0 0
   Tom Waddell P 0 0
Team Totals 32 3 6 3 4 5 .188 .747 -0.223 0.77 0.386 -0.610 -2.1 24 10
2B: A Thornton (1, off J Key); J Franco (1, off M Eichhorn); C Bando (1, off M Eichhorn).
HR: P Tabler (1, off J Key; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); C Snyder (1, off M Eichhorn; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: P Tabler 5; C Snyder 4; C Bando 2; A Thornton 2; J Franco 2.
GIDP: T Bernazard (1).
RBI: P Tabler 2 (2); C Snyder (1).
2-out RBI: P Tabler 2; C Snyder.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Franco-T Bernazard-P Tabler.
E: C Bando (1).
Baserunning
CS: B Butler (1, 2nd base by J Key POCS).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Fernandez SS 4 0 2 1 1 0 .500 1.600 0.046 0.46 0.081 -0.034 1.2 2 6 3B,SB
Rance Mulliniks 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.081 0.70 0.000 -0.081 -1.6 0 1
   Kelly Gruber 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.003 0.10 0.000 -0.003 -0.3 0 0
Lloyd Moseby CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 .500 1.750 0.109 0.59 0.138 -0.030 2.2 1 0 HR
George Bell LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .667 1.750 0.030 0.35 0.045 -0.015 -0.5 2 0 2B,GDP
Jesse Barfield RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .500 1.250 0.102 0.58 0.126 -0.024 0.8 5 0 2B
Willie Upshaw 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 1.250 0.045 0.68 0.087 -0.043 0.1 12 1 HR
Ernie Whitt C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .750 -0.013 0.58 0.038 -0.051 -0.4 4 0 2B
Fred McGriff DH 2 2 0 0 2 0 .000 .500 0.018 0.53 0.042 -0.024 0.3 SB
Mike Sharperson 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 .750 0.025 0.62 0.064 -0.039 0.8 1 3 2B
Jimmy Key P 0 2
   Mark Eichhorn P 0 1
   Tom Henke P 0 0
Team Totals 34 7 11 7 4 4 .324 1.071 0.278 0.55 0.621 -0.344 2.5 27 14
2B: E Whitt (1, off T Candiotti); J Barfield (1, off T Candiotti); M Sharperson (1, off D Jones); G Bell (1, off T Candiotti).
3B: T Fernandez (1, off T Candiotti).
HR: W Upshaw (1, off T Candiotti; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); L Moseby (1, off T Candiotti; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).
TB: L Moseby 5; W Upshaw 4; T Fernandez 4; G Bell 3; J Barfield 3; M Sharperson 2; E Whitt 2.
GIDP: G Bell (1).
RBI: L Moseby 3 (3); J Barfield (1); M Sharperson (1); T Fernandez (1); W Upshaw (1).
2-out RBI: L Moseby; J Barfield; T Fernandez.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Mulliniks-M Sharperson-W Upshaw.
Baserunning
SB: T Fernandez (1, 2nd base off T Waddell/C Bando); F McGriff (1, 2nd base off T Candiotti/C Bando).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Candiotti, L (0-1) 5 8 6 6 3 1 2 10.80 26 25 -0.214 0.68 -2.2
Doug Jones 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 9.00 5 2 2 -0.076 0.58 -1.4
Scott Bailes 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.008 0.10 0.6
Tom Waddell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.004 0.06 0.6
Team Totals 8 11 7 7 4 4 2 7.88 38 25 2 2 -0.278 0.77 -2.5
T Candiotti faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jimmy Key, W (1-0) 6 3 2 2 3 3 1 3.00 23 58 0.174 0.97 1.4
Mark Eichhorn 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 4.50 10 0 0 0.031 0.43 0.1
Tom Henke 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.017 0.21 0.6
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 4 5 2 3.00 36 58 0 0 0.222 0.55 2.1
Balks: None.
WP: J Key (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Key (1; B Butler, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - John Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 2:50.
Attendance: 40,404.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Tony Bernazard 2B 1 Tony Fernandez SS
2 Brett Butler CF 2 Rance Mulliniks 3B
3 Julio Franco SS 3 Lloyd Moseby CF
4 Joe Carter LF 4 George Bell LF
5 Andre Thornton DH 5 Jesse Barfield RF
6 Brook Jacoby 3B 6 Willie Upshaw 1B
7 Pat Tabler 1B 7 Ernie Whitt C
8 Cory Snyder RF 8 Fred McGriff DH
9 Chris Bando C 9 Mike Sharperson 2B
Tom Candiotti P Jimmy Key P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-3 2 --3 RR CLE P. Tabler J. Key -15% 67% Home Run; Thornton Scores
b5 3-2 2 1-- R TOR J. Barfield T. Candiotti 12% 79% Double to CF; Bell Scores
t5 2-3 0 1-- OO CLE T. Bernazard J. Key 11% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- R TOR L. Moseby T. Candiotti 10% 61% Home Run
b2 1-0 0 --- R TOR W. Upshaw T. Candiotti 9% 74% Home Run

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE T. Bernazard J. Key 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE B. Butler J. Key 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE J. Franco J. Key 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Tom Candiotti facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O TOR T. Fernandez T. Candiotti -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- O TOR R. Mulliniks T. Candiotti -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-P
b1 0-0 2 --- R TOR L. Moseby T. Candiotti 10% 61% Home Run
b1 1-0 2 --- TOR G. Bell T. Candiotti 1% 62% Walk
b1 1-0 2 1-- O TOR J. Barfield T. Candiotti -2% 60% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O CLE J. Carter J. Key 3% 62% Popfly: 1B
t2 0-1 1 --- O CLE A. Thornton J. Key 2% 64% Flyball: LF
t2 0-1 2 --- CLE B. Jacoby J. Key -1% 63% Walk
t2 0-1 2 1-- CLE P. Tabler J. Key -2% 61% Single to RF; Jacoby to 2B
t2 0-1 2 12- CLE C. Snyder J. Key -3% 57% Walk; Jacoby to 3B; Tabler to 2B
t2 0-1 2 123 O CLE C. Bando J. Key 8% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Tom Candiotti facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- R TOR W. Upshaw T. Candiotti 9% 74% Home Run
b2 2-0 0 --- O TOR E. Whitt T. Candiotti -2% 72% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 2-0 1 --- TOR F. McGriff T. Candiotti 2% 74% Walk
b2 2-0 1 1-- O TOR M. Sharperson T. Candiotti -2% 72% Flyball: LF
b2 2-0 2 1-- TOR T. Fernandez T. Candiotti 1% 73% McGriff Steals 2B; McGriff to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b2 2-0 2 --3 R TOR T. Fernandez T. Candiotti 7% 81% Triple to LF; McGriff Scores
b2 3-0 2 --3 O TOR R. Mulliniks T. Candiotti -2% 78% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
t3 0-3 0 --- O CLE T. Bernazard J. Key 2% 81% Flyball: RF
t3 0-3 1 --- O CLE B. Butler J. Key 2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-3 2 --- O CLE J. Franco J. Key 1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Tom Candiotti facing 3-4-5
b3 3-0 0 --- O TOR L. Moseby T. Candiotti -1% 82% Flyball: 2B
b3 3-0 1 --- TOR G. Bell T. Candiotti 2% 84% Double to LF
b3 3-0 1 -2- TOR J. Barfield T. Candiotti 1% 85% Single to SS; Bell stays at 2B
b3 3-0 1 12- O TOR W. Upshaw T. Candiotti -1% 83% Flyball: RF; Bell to 3B; Barfield to 2B
b3 3-0 2 -23 O TOR E. Whitt T. Candiotti -3% 80% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 4-5-6
t4 0-3 0 --- O CLE J. Carter J. Key 2% 83% Flyball: SS
t4 0-3 1 --- CLE A. Thornton J. Key -4% 79% Double to LF
t4 0-3 1 -2- O CLE B. Jacoby J. Key 3% 82% Flyball: RF; Thornton to 3B
t4 0-3 2 --3 RR CLE P. Tabler J. Key -15% 67% Home Run; Thornton Scores
t4 2-3 2 --- O CLE C. Snyder J. Key 1% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Indians' Tom Candiotti facing 8-9-1
b4 3-2 0 --- O TOR F. McGriff T. Candiotti -2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-2 1 --- O TOR M. Sharperson T. Candiotti -2% 64% Strikeout
b4 3-2 2 --- O TOR T. Fernandez T. Candiotti -1% 63% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 9-1-2
t5 2-3 0 --- CLE C. Bando J. Key -5% 58% Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Bando to 1B
t5 2-3 0 1-- OO CLE T. Bernazard J. Key 11% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t5 2-3 2 --- CLE B. Butler J. Key -2% 67% Walk
t5 2-3 2 1-- O CLE J. Franco J. Key 3% 70% Butler Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Indians' Tom Candiotti facing 2-3-4
b5 3-2 0 --- O TOR R. Mulliniks T. Candiotti -2% 68% Groundout: P-1B
b5 3-2 1 --- O TOR L. Moseby T. Candiotti -2% 66% Flyball: LF
b5 3-2 2 --- TOR G. Bell T. Candiotti 1% 67% Single to LF
b5 3-2 2 1-- R TOR J. Barfield T. Candiotti 12% 79% Double to CF; Bell Scores
b5 4-2 2 -2- O TOR W. Upshaw T. Candiotti -3% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 3-4-5
t6 2-4 0 --- O CLE J. Franco J. Key 3% 80% Groundout: P-1B
t6 2-4 1 --- O CLE J. Carter J. Key 2% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2-4 2 --- O CLE A. Thornton J. Key 1% 84% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Indians' Tom Candiotti facing 7-8-9
b6 4-2 0 --- TOR E. Whitt T. Candiotti 4% 88% Double to RF
b6 4-2 0 -2- TOR F. McGriff T. Candiotti 1% 89% Walk
Doug Jones replaces Tom Candiotti pitching
b6 4-2 0 12- R TOR M. Sharperson D. Jones 6% 95% Double to LF; Whitt Scores; McGriff to 3B
b6 5-2 0 -23 TOR T. Fernandez D. Jones 0% 96% Walk
b6 5-2 0 123 O TOR R. Mulliniks D. Jones -2% 94% Strikeout
b6 5-2 1 123 RR TOR L. Moseby D. Jones 4% 98% Single to RF; McGriff Scores; Sharperson Scores; Fernandez to 3B
b6 7-2 1 1-3 OO TOR G. Bell D. Jones -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 7.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Blue Jays' Mark Eichhorn facing 6-7-8
Mark Eichhorn replaces Jimmy Key pitching
Kelly Gruber replaces Rance Mulliniks playing 3B batting 2nd
t7 2-7 0 --- O CLE B. Jacoby M. Eichhorn 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-7 1 --- O CLE P. Tabler M. Eichhorn 1% 98% Flyball: RF
t7 2-7 2 --- R CLE C. Snyder M. Eichhorn -2% 96% Home Run
t7 3-7 2 --- CLE C. Bando M. Eichhorn -1% 95% Double to RF
t7 3-7 2 -2- O CLE T. Bernazard M. Eichhorn 2% 97% Lineout: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-3, Indians' Scott Bailes facing 5-6-7
Scott Bailes replaces Doug Jones pitching
b7 7-3 0 --- O TOR J. Barfield S. Bailes -0% 96% Strikeout
b7 7-3 1 --- O TOR W. Upshaw S. Bailes -0% 96% Lineout: SS
b7 7-3 2 --- O TOR E. Whitt S. Bailes -0% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 7.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-7, Blue Jays' Mark Eichhorn facing 2-3-4
t8 3-7 0 --- O CLE B. Butler M. Eichhorn 1% 97% Groundout: P-1B
t8 3-7 1 --- CLE J. Franco M. Eichhorn -2% 95% Double to CF
t8 3-7 1 -2- O CLE J. Carter M. Eichhorn 2% 97% Flyball: RF
t8 3-7 2 -2- CLE A. Thornton M. Eichhorn -1% 96% Walk
t8 3-7 2 12- O CLE B. Jacoby M. Eichhorn 2% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-3, Indians' Tom Waddell facing 8-9-1
Tom Waddell replaces Scott Bailes pitching
b8 7-3 0 --- O TOR F. McGriff T. Waddell -0% 98% Flyball: LF
b8 7-3 1 --- O TOR M. Sharperson T. Waddell -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 7-3 2 --- TOR T. Fernandez T. Waddell 0% 98% Single to CF
b8 7-3 2 1-- TOR K. Gruber T. Waddell 0% 99% Fernandez Steals 2B
b8 7-3 2 -2- O TOR K. Gruber T. Waddell -0% 98% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 7.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-7, Blue Jays' Tom Henke facing 7-8-9
Tom Henke replaces Mark Eichhorn pitching
t9 3-7 0 --- O CLE P. Tabler T. Henke 1% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 3-7 1 --- O CLE C. Snyder T. Henke 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
Mel Hall pinch hits for Chris Bando (C) batting 9th
t9 3-7 2 --- O CLE M. Hall T. Henke 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 7.

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