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Standings
OAK
@SEA		5
6
BOS
@TOR		2
4
PIT
@CHC		6
0
NYM
@PHI		9
3
LAD
@SDP		2
3		 
(10)
MON
@STL		4
3
Thursday, April 16, 1987
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 22,065, Time of Game: 3:04
Red Sox
2
4-5
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 5 GB
 at Blue Jays
4
5-4
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 4 GB
W: Jimmy Key (3-0)
L: Roger Clemens (0-2)
S: Tom Henke (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  1
Blue Jays       0  0  0   1  1  1   0  1  X    4  7  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wade Boggs 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .775 -0.022 1.24 0.062 -0.084 -0.5 2 0
Ed Romero 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .551 -0.015 1.12 0.026 -0.041 -0.2 1 3
   Mike Greenwell PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Glenn Hoffman PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.132 2.89 0.000 -0.132 -0.6 0 1 GDP
Pat Dodson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.137 1.37 0.000 -0.137 -1.1 7 0
Jim Rice LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .242 .839 0.181 1.22 0.205 -0.024 1.4 2 0 HR
Don Baylor DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .226 .882 0.016 1.83 0.151 -0.135 -0.2 2B
Dwight Evans RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .983 -0.206 1.76 0.000 -0.206 -1.5 1 0
Dave Henderson CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .241 .974 -0.066 1.72 0.106 -0.172 -0.0 0 0 HR
Marc Sullivan C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .160 .480 -0.058 0.73 0.000 -0.058 -0.5 10 0
Spike Owen SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .115 .361 0.001 1.48 0.075 -0.074 0.1 1 2
Roger Clemens P 1
   Joe Sambito P
   Calvin Schiraldi P
Team Totals 31 2 5 2 3 5 .161 .622 -0.438 1.46 0.625 -1.063 -3.1 24 7
2B: D Baylor (1, off T Henke).
HR: J Rice (2, off J Key; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); D Henderson (3, off J Key; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: J Rice 5; D Henderson 4; D Baylor 2; W Boggs.
GIDP: G Hoffman (1).
RBI: D Henderson (5); J Rice (2).
2-out RBI: J Rice.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Romero-S Owen-P Dodson.
E: E Romero (1).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Fernandez SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .237 .687 0.039 0.93 0.064 -0.025 0.4 1 7 SB,HBP
Rance Mulliniks 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 .429 1.054 0.241 1.39 0.273 -0.033 2.1 1 0 HR
Lloyd Moseby CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .216 .599 -0.109 1.21 0.019 -0.128 -0.5 2 0 SB
George Bell LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .229 .661 -0.001 1.06 0.089 -0.090 -0.6 1 0 2B
Jesse Barfield RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 .313 .984 0.179 1.06 0.204 -0.024 1.7 2 0 IW
Willie Upshaw 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .242 .888 -0.135 0.91 0.000 -0.135 -1.8 13 0 GDP
Fred McGriff DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .669 -0.059 0.75 0.000 -0.059 -0.5
   Cecil Fielder PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .873 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Rick Leach PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .667 1.500 0.007 0.52 0.007 0.000 0.3
Ernie Whitt C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .768 -0.096 0.92 0.000 -0.096 -1.5 6 0
Mike Sharperson 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .459 -0.003 0.82 0.033 -0.036 -0.1 1 4 SB
Jimmy Key P
   Mark Eichhorn P
   Jeff Musselman P
   Tom Henke P
Team Totals 31 4 7 3 3 10 .226 .669 0.063 1.00 0.689 -0.626 -0.5 27 11
2B: G Bell (3, off R Clemens).
HR: R Mulliniks (1, off R Clemens; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
IBB: J Barfield (1, by R Clemens).
HBP: T Fernandez (1, by R Clemens).
TB: R Mulliniks 6; G Bell 2; M Sharperson; J Barfield; T Fernandez.
GIDP: W Upshaw (1).
RBI: R Mulliniks 2 (4); J Barfield (7).
2-out RBI: R Mulliniks.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Sharperson-T Fernandez-W Upshaw.
Baserunning
SB: T Fernandez (3, 2nd base off R Clemens/M Sullivan); M Sharperson (1, 2nd base off R Clemens/M Sullivan); L Moseby (3, 2nd base off R Clemens/M Sullivan).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Roger Clemens, L (0-2) 7.1 7 4 3 2 9 1 5.56 32 57 -0.090 1.03 -0.5
Joe Sambito 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 2 0 0.013 0.55 0.5
Calvin Schiraldi 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.38 2 2 0 0.014 0.67 0.5
Team Totals 8 7 4 3 3 10 1 3.38 35 57 4 0 -0.063 1.46 0.5

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jimmy Key, W (3-0) 6 2 2 2 3 3 2 2.25 23 60 0.127 1.16 1.4
Mark Eichhorn, H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.70 5 0 0 0.096 1.52 0.5
Jeff Musselman, H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0.132 2.89 0.6
Tom Henke, S (1) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 0.083 2.53 0.6
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 3 5 2 2.00 34 60 1 0 0.438 1.00 3.1
Balks: J Key (1).
WP: None.
HBP: R Clemens (1; T Fernandez).
IBB: R Clemens (1; J Barfield).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Dan Morrison.
Time of Game: 3:04.
Attendance: 22,065.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Wade Boggs 3B 1 Tony Fernandez SS
2 Ed Romero 2B 2 Rance Mulliniks 3B
3 Pat Dodson 1B 3 Lloyd Moseby CF
4 Jim Rice LF 4 George Bell LF
5 Don Baylor DH 5 Jesse Barfield RF
6 Dwight Evans RF 6 Willie Upshaw 1B
7 Dave Henderson CF 7 Fred McGriff DH
8 Marc Sullivan C 8 Ernie Whitt C
9 Spike Owen SS 9 Mike Sharperson 2B
Roger Clemens P Jimmy Key P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-2 2 12- R TOR R. Mulliniks R. Clemens 15% 57% Single to LF; Sharperson Scores; Fernandez to 3B
t9 2-4 1 1-- BOS D. Baylor T. Henke -15% 76% Double to LF; Rice to 3B
t8 2-3 1 1-- OO BOS G. Hoffman J. Musselman 13% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t9 2-4 1 -23 O BOS D. Evans T. Henke 12% 88% Foul Popfly: 1B
t9 2-4 2 -23 O BOS D. Henderson T. Henke 12% 100% Flyball: CF

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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs J. Key 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS E. Romero J. Key 2% 54% Popfly: 1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O BOS P. Dodson J. Key 1% 55% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- TOR T. Fernandez R. Clemens 3% 58% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O TOR R. Mulliniks R. Clemens -3% 55% Foul Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- TOR L. Moseby R. Clemens 1% 57% Fernandez Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O TOR L. Moseby R. Clemens -3% 53% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 -2- O TOR G. Bell R. Clemens -3% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O BOS J. Rice J. Key 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O BOS D. Baylor J. Key 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- O BOS D. Evans J. Key 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O TOR J. Barfield R. Clemens -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O TOR W. Upshaw R. Clemens -2% 51% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- O TOR F. McGriff R. Clemens -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- R BOS D. Henderson J. Key -11% 39% Home Run
t3 1-0 0 --- O BOS M. Sullivan J. Key 2% 42% Lineout: 2B
t3 1-0 1 --- O BOS S. Owen J. Key 2% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- O BOS W. Boggs J. Key 1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- O TOR E. Whitt R. Clemens -3% 42% Strikeout
b3 0-1 1 --- O TOR M. Sharperson R. Clemens -2% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- O TOR T. Fernandez R. Clemens -1% 38% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 2-3-4
t4 1-0 0 --- O BOS E. Romero J. Key 2% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-0 1 --- O BOS P. Dodson J. Key 2% 43% Strikeout
t4 1-0 2 --- R BOS J. Rice J. Key -11% 32% Home Run
t4 2-0 2 --- O BOS D. Baylor J. Key 1% 33% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- TOR R. Mulliniks R. Clemens 5% 37% Single to RF
b4 0-2 0 1-- O TOR L. Moseby R. Clemens -3% 34% Groundout: 2B-1B; Mulliniks to 2B
b4 0-2 1 -2- O TOR G. Bell R. Clemens -4% 30% Flyball: 2B
b4 0-2 2 -2- R TOR J. Barfield R. Clemens 10% 40% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Mulliniks Scores/unER/No RBI; Barfield to 1B
b4 1-2 2 1-- O TOR W. Upshaw R. Clemens -3% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 6-7-8
t5 2-1 0 --- O BOS D. Evans J. Key 3% 40% Flyball: RF
t5 2-1 1 --- O BOS D. Henderson J. Key 2% 41% Flyball: RF
t5 2-1 2 --- O BOS M. Sullivan J. Key 1% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
b5 1-2 0 --- O TOR F. McGriff R. Clemens -4% 39% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 1-2 1 --- O TOR E. Whitt R. Clemens -3% 37% Flyball: 3B
b5 1-2 2 --- TOR M. Sharperson R. Clemens 2% 39% Single to CF
b5 1-2 2 1-- TOR T. Fernandez R. Clemens 1% 40% Sharperson Steals 2B
b5 1-2 2 -2- TOR T. Fernandez R. Clemens 2% 41% Hit By Pitch
b5 1-2 2 12- R TOR R. Mulliniks R. Clemens 15% 57% Single to LF; Sharperson Scores; Fernandez to 3B
b5 2-2 2 1-3 O TOR L. Moseby R. Clemens -7% 50% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 9-1-2
t6 2-2 0 --- BOS S. Owen J. Key -5% 45% Walk
t6 2-2 0 1-- O BOS W. Boggs J. Key 5% 50% Lineout: CF
t6 2-2 1 1-- BOS E. Romero J. Key -2% 47% Balk; Owen to 2B
t6 2-2 1 -2- BOS E. Romero J. Key -3% 45% Walk
t6 2-2 1 12- O BOS P. Dodson J. Key 7% 51% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-2 2 12- BOS J. Rice J. Key -4% 47% Walk; Owen to 3B; Romero to 2B
t6 2-2 2 123 O BOS D. Baylor J. Key 11% 58% Foul Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
b6 2-2 0 --- TOR G. Bell R. Clemens 9% 67% Double to CF
b6 2-2 0 -2- R TOR J. Barfield R. Clemens 10% 77% Single to CF; Bell Scores
b6 3-2 0 1-- OO TOR W. Upshaw R. Clemens -7% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b6 3-2 2 --- O TOR F. McGriff R. Clemens -1% 68% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Blue Jays' Mark Eichhorn facing 6-7-8
Mark Eichhorn replaces Jimmy Key pitching
t7 2-3 0 --- O BOS D. Evans M. Eichhorn 5% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2-3 1 --- O BOS D. Henderson M. Eichhorn 3% 76% Strikeout
t7 2-3 2 --- O BOS M. Sullivan M. Eichhorn 2% 78% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
b7 3-2 0 --- O TOR E. Whitt R. Clemens -2% 76% Flyball: 3B
b7 3-2 1 --- O TOR M. Sharperson R. Clemens -2% 74% Strikeout
b7 3-2 2 --- O TOR T. Fernandez R. Clemens -1% 73% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Blue Jays' Mark Eichhorn facing 9-1-2
t8 2-3 0 --- O BOS S. Owen M. Eichhorn 6% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-3 1 --- BOS W. Boggs M. Eichhorn -6% 73% Single to RF
Jeff Musselman replaces Mark Eichhorn pitching
Mike Greenwell pinch hits for Ed Romero (2B) batting 2nd
Glenn Hoffman pinch hits for Mike Greenwell batting 2nd
t8 2-3 1 1-- OO BOS G. Hoffman J. Musselman 13% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
Glenn Hoffman moves from PH to 2B
b8 3-2 0 --- R TOR R. Mulliniks R. Clemens 7% 93% Home Run
b8 4-2 0 --- TOR L. Moseby R. Clemens 1% 94% Walk
b8 4-2 0 1-- TOR G. Bell R. Clemens 1% 95% Moseby Steals 2B
b8 4-2 0 -2- O TOR G. Bell R. Clemens -1% 94% Strikeout
b8 4-2 1 -2- TOR J. Barfield R. Clemens 0% 94% Intentional Walk
Joe Sambito replaces Roger Clemens pitching
b8 4-2 1 12- O TOR W. Upshaw J. Sambito -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
Calvin Schiraldi replaces Joe Sambito pitching
Cecil Fielder pinch hits for Fred McGriff (DH) batting 7th
Rick Leach pinch hits for Cecil Fielder batting 7th
b8 4-2 2 12- TOR R. Leach C. Schiraldi 1% 94% Walk; Moseby to 3B; Barfield to 2B
b8 4-2 2 123 O TOR E. Whitt C. Schiraldi -2% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Blue Jays' Tom Henke facing 3-4-5
Tom Henke replaces Jeff Musselman pitching
t9 2-4 0 --- O BOS P. Dodson T. Henke 4% 96% Flyball: C
t9 2-4 1 --- BOS J. Rice T. Henke -5% 91% Single to CF
t9 2-4 1 1-- BOS D. Baylor T. Henke -15% 76% Double to LF; Rice to 3B
t9 2-4 1 -23 O BOS D. Evans T. Henke 12% 88% Foul Popfly: 1B
t9 2-4 2 -23 O BOS D. Henderson T. Henke 12% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 4.

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