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Wednesday, April 8, 1987,
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 20,388, Time of Game: 2:33
Indians
1
0-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Blue Jays
5
2-0
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Jim Clancy (1-0)
L: Greg Swindell (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  8  0
Blue Jays       1  0  0   1  1  2   0  0  X    5  7  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Bernazard 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .111 .222 -0.067 0.93 0.033 -0.100 -1.2 1 4
Brett Butler CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .125 -0.081 0.97 0.023 -0.104 -0.5 4 0 3·SB
Julio Franco SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .286 .946 -0.022 0.89 0.034 -0.056 -0.3 1 5 2B
Joe Carter 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .625 0.011 1.10 0.093 -0.082 0.5 8 0 2B,SB
Mel Hall LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .400 -0.004 1.14 0.078 -0.082 -0.3 1 0
Pat Tabler DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .375 1.125 -0.024 1.06 0.068 -0.091 -0.4 SB
Brook Jacoby 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 -0.200 1.31 0.000 -0.200 -2.3 1 1 GDP
Cory Snyder RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .167 1.042 -0.056 0.74 0.018 -0.075 -0.5 1 0
Rick Dempsey C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.055 0.97 0.085 -0.030 1.1 6 0
   Carmelo Castillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.005 0.19 0.000 -0.005 -0.2
Greg Swindell P 0 1
   Rich Yett P 0 0
   Ed Vande Berg P 1 0
Team Totals 35 1 8 1 2 5 .229 .556 -0.393 0.99 0.432 -0.825 -4.1 24 11
2B: J Carter (1, off J Clancy); J Franco (2, off J Clancy).
TB: J Carter 3; R Dempsey 2; J Franco 2; M Hall; P Tabler; T Bernazard.
GIDP: B Jacoby (1).
RBI: B Butler (1).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Franco-T Bernazard-J Carter.
Baserunning
SB: P Tabler (1, 2nd base off J Clancy/M Stark); J Carter (1, 2nd base off M Eichhorn/M Stark); B Butler 3 (3, 2nd base off M Eichhorn/M Stark, 2nd base off J Clancy/M Stark 2).

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 0 0 0 .500 1.306 0.066 0.68 0.091 -0.024 0.9 2 2
Kelly Gruber 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.062 0.71 0.000 -0.062 -1.3 1 5 GDP
Lloyd Moseby CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .875 -0.052 0.46 0.000 -0.052 -0.9 3 0
George Bell LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .500 1.238 0.055 0.76 0.086 -0.031 0.4 1 0
   Rick Leach LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.002 0.05 0.002 0.000 0.3 0 0
Jesse Barfield RF 2 2 1 1 2 0 .500 1.792 0.127 0.41 0.128 -0.001 1.3 1 0 HR
Willie Upshaw 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .250 1.250 0.010 0.60 0.063 -0.052 0.7 11 1 HR
Matt Stark C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.014 0.40 0.009 -0.023 -0.3 5 0
Cecil Fielder DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.035 0.42 0.000 -0.035 -0.6
Mike Sharperson 2B 3 1 1 0 0 2 .286 .714 0.009 0.38 0.023 -0.014 0.0 3 3
Jim Clancy P 0 1
   Jeff Musselman P 0 0
   Mark Eichhorn P 0 1
Team Totals 30 5 7 4 3 6 .233 .736 0.106 0.53 0.402 -0.294 0.5 27 13
HR: J Barfield (1, off G Swindell; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); W Upshaw (2, off G Swindell; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).
TB: J Barfield 4; W Upshaw 4; T Fernandez 2; M Stark; M Sharperson; G Bell.
GIDP: K Gruber (1).
RBI: W Upshaw 2 (3); G Bell (1); J Barfield (2).
2-out RBI: G Bell.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Gruber-M Sharperson-W Upshaw.
E: T Fernandez (1).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Greg Swindell, L (0-1) 6 7 5 5 2 5 2 7.50 26 41 -0.118 0.65 -1.6
Rich Yett 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.008 0.10 0.6
Ed Vande Berg 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.004 0.06 0.6
Team Totals 8 7 5 5 3 6 2 5.62 33 41 0 0 -0.106 0.99 -0.5

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Clancy, W (1-0) 6 7 1 1 2 2 0 1.50 27 54 0.283 1.14 2.0
Jeff Musselman 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 2 2 1 0.052 1.08 0.7
Mark Eichhorn 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.08 8 1 0 0.058 0.54 1.4
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 2 5 0 1.00 37 54 3 1 0.393 0.53 4.1
J Clancy faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Rich Garcia.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 20,388.
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 Kelly Gruber 3B
3 Julio Franco SS 3 Lloyd Moseby CF
4 Joe Carter 1B 4 George Bell LF
5 Mel Hall LF 5 Jesse Barfield RF
6 Pat Tabler DH 6 Willie Upshaw 1B
7 Brook Jacoby 3B 7 Matt Stark C
8 Cory Snyder RF 8 Cecil Fielder DH
9 Rick Dempsey C 9 Mike Sharperson 2B
Greg Swindell P Jim Clancy P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-3 1 1-3 OO CLE B. Jacoby J. Clancy 12% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b4 1-0 1 --- R TOR J. Barfield G. Swindell 10% 76% Home Run
b1 0-0 2 -2- R TOR G. Bell G. Swindell 9% 62% Single to CF; Moseby Scores
t6 0-3 0 -2- CLE M. Hall J. Clancy -8% 71% Single to LF; Carter to 3B
t6 0-3 0 1-3 O CLE P. Tabler J. Clancy 7% 79% Strikeout

Play By Play

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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' Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE T. Bernazard J. Clancy 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE B. Butler J. Clancy 2% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 2 --- CLE J. Franco J. Clancy -2% 52% Double to CF
t1 0-0 2 -2- O CLE J. Carter J. Clancy 3% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- TOR T. Fernandez G. Swindell 3% 58% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O TOR K. Gruber G. Swindell -2% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B; Fernandez to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O TOR L. Moseby G. Swindell -3% 53% Fielder's Choice P; Fernandez out at 3B/P-SS-3B; Moseby to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- R TOR G. Bell G. Swindell 9% 62% Single to CF; Moseby Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- TOR J. Barfield G. Swindell 2% 63% Walk; Bell to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- O TOR W. Upshaw G. Swindell -4% 60% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- O CLE M. Hall J. Clancy 3% 62% Flyball: CF
t2 0-1 1 --- CLE P. Tabler J. Clancy -3% 60% Single to 3B
t2 0-1 1 1-- O CLE B. Jacoby J. Clancy 3% 63% Popfly: 1B
t2 0-1 2 1-- CLE C. Snyder J. Clancy -1% 62% Tabler Steals 2B
t2 0-1 2 -2- O CLE C. Snyder J. Clancy 3% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- O TOR M. Stark G. Swindell -2% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- O TOR C. Fielder G. Swindell -2% 62% Strikeout
b2 1-0 2 --- O TOR M. Sharperson G. Swindell -1% 61% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- CLE R. Dempsey J. Clancy -4% 56% Single to CF
t3 0-1 0 1-- O CLE T. Bernazard J. Clancy 4% 60% Flyball: RF
t3 0-1 1 1-- O CLE B. Butler J. Clancy 3% 64% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-1 2 1-- CLE J. Franco J. Clancy -1% 63% Butler Steals 2B
t3 0-1 2 -2- CLE J. Franco J. Clancy -1% 62% Walk
t3 0-1 2 12- O CLE J. Carter J. Clancy 5% 66% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O TOR T. Fernandez G. Swindell -2% 64% Flyball: RF
b3 1-0 1 --- O TOR K. Gruber G. Swindell -2% 63% Flyball: CF
b3 1-0 2 --- O TOR L. Moseby G. Swindell -1% 62% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 5-6-7
t4 0-1 0 --- O CLE M. Hall J. Clancy 3% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- CLE P. Tabler J. Clancy -3% 61% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Tabler to 1B
t4 0-1 1 1-- O CLE B. Jacoby J. Clancy 4% 65% Lineout: CF
t4 0-1 2 1-- O CLE C. Snyder J. Clancy 3% 68% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- O TOR G. Bell G. Swindell -2% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1-0 1 --- R TOR J. Barfield G. Swindell 10% 76% Home Run
b4 2-0 1 --- O TOR W. Upshaw G. Swindell -1% 75% Flyball: CF
b4 2-0 2 --- TOR M. Stark G. Swindell 1% 76% Single to LF
b4 2-0 2 1-- O TOR C. Fielder G. Swindell -2% 74% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 9-1-2
t5 0-2 0 --- O CLE R. Dempsey J. Clancy 3% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-2 1 --- CLE T. Bernazard J. Clancy -3% 74% Single to RF
t5 0-2 1 1-- O CLE B. Butler J. Clancy 4% 77% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t5 0-2 2 1-- CLE J. Franco J. Clancy -1% 76% Butler Steals 2B
t5 0-2 2 -2- O CLE J. Franco J. Clancy 4% 80% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 9-1-2
b5 2-0 0 --- TOR M. Sharperson G. Swindell 2% 83% Single to CF
b5 2-0 0 1-- TOR T. Fernandez G. Swindell 6% 88% Single to RF; Sharperson to 3B
b5 2-0 0 1-3 ROO TOR K. Gruber G. Swindell -3% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Sharperson Scores/No RBI
b5 3-0 2 --- O TOR L. Moseby G. Swindell -1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 4-5-6
t6 0-3 0 --- CLE J. Carter J. Clancy -6% 79% Double to LF
t6 0-3 0 -2- CLE M. Hall J. Clancy -8% 71% Single to LF; Carter to 3B
t6 0-3 0 1-3 O CLE P. Tabler J. Clancy 7% 79% Strikeout
t6 0-3 1 1-3 OO CLE B. Jacoby J. Clancy 12% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
b6 3-0 0 --- O TOR G. Bell G. Swindell -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 3-0 1 --- TOR J. Barfield G. Swindell 1% 90% Walk
b6 3-0 1 1-- RR TOR W. Upshaw G. Swindell 6% 97% Home Run; Barfield Scores
b6 5-0 1 --- O TOR M. Stark G. Swindell -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 5-0 2 --- O TOR C. Fielder G. Swindell -0% 96% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 8-9-1
Rick Leach replaces George Bell playing LF batting 4th
t7 0-5 0 --- CLE C. Snyder J. Clancy -2% 95% Walk
t7 0-5 0 1-- CLE R. Dempsey J. Clancy -4% 90% Single to LF; Snyder to 3B
Jeff Musselman replaces Jim Clancy pitching
t7 0-5 0 1-3 O CLE T. Bernazard J. Musselman 4% 94% Strikeout
t7 0-5 1 1-3 RO CLE B. Butler J. Musselman 2% 95% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Snyder Scores
Mark Eichhorn replaces Jeff Musselman pitching
t7 1-5 2 1-- CLE J. Franco M. Eichhorn -0% 95% Butler Steals 2B
t7 1-5 2 -2- O CLE J. Franco M. Eichhorn 2% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Indians' Rich Yett facing 9-1-2
Rich Yett replaces Greg Swindell pitching
b7 5-1 0 --- O TOR M. Sharperson R. Yett -0% 96% Strikeout
b7 5-1 1 --- O TOR T. Fernandez R. Yett -0% 96% Flyball: CF
b7 5-1 2 --- O TOR K. Gruber R. Yett -0% 96% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Blue Jays' Mark Eichhorn facing 4-5-6
t8 1-5 0 --- CLE J. Carter M. Eichhorn -3% 93% Single to SS
t8 1-5 0 1-- CLE M. Hall M. Eichhorn -1% 93% Carter Steals 2B
t8 1-5 0 -2- O CLE M. Hall M. Eichhorn 3% 95% Strikeout
t8 1-5 1 -2- O CLE P. Tabler M. Eichhorn 2% 97% Groundout: P-1B; Carter to 3B
t8 1-5 2 --3 O CLE B. Jacoby M. Eichhorn 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Indians' Ed Vande Berg facing 3-4-5
Ed Vande Berg replaces Rich Yett pitching
b8 5-1 0 --- O TOR L. Moseby E. Vande Berg -0% 98% Flyball: SS
b8 5-1 1 --- TOR R. Leach E. Vande Berg 0% 99% Walk
b8 5-1 1 1-- O TOR J. Barfield E. Vande Berg -0% 99% Groundout: P unassisted; Leach to 2B
b8 5-1 2 -2- O TOR W. Upshaw E. Vande Berg -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Blue Jays' Mark Eichhorn facing 8-9-1
t9 1-5 0 --- O CLE C. Snyder M. Eichhorn 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
Carmelo Castillo pinch hits for Rick Dempsey (C) batting 9th
t9 1-5 1 --- O CLE C. Castillo M. Eichhorn 1% 100% Strikeout
t9 1-5 2 --- O CLE T. Bernazard M. Eichhorn 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.

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