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SEA  6
OAK  5
 TOR  4
BOS  2
 PIT  6
@CHC  0
 NYM  9
@PHI  3
 SDP  3
LAD  2
(10)		 MON  4
@STL  3
Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 22,065

 Thursday, April 16, 1987
Time of Game: 3:04
Red Sox
2
4-5
Lost 1
6th, 5 GB
 
                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
W: Jimmy Key (3-0), L: Roger Clemens (0-2), S: Tom Henke (1)
 Blue Jays
4
5-4
Won 1
3rd, 4 GB

Batting Stats

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .775              2   0   
E Romero 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .235  .551              1   3   
  M Greenwell PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  G Hoffman PH-2B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   GDP
P Dodson 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              7   0   
J Rice LF                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .242  .839              2   0   HR
D Baylor DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .226  .882              0   0   2B
D Evans RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .983              1   0   
D Henderson CF                4   1   1   1    0   1  .241  .974              0   0   HR
M Sullivan C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .160  .480             10   0   
S Owen SS                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .115  .361              1   2   

R Clemens P                                                                   0   1
  J Sambito P                                                                 0   0
  C Schiraldi P                                                               0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   0    3   5                         24   7
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. E Romero-S Owen-P Dodson.
E: E Romero (1).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                3   0   1   0    0   1  .237  .687              1   7   SB,HBP
R Mulliniks 3B                4   2   3   2    0   0  .429 1.054              1   0   HR
L Moseby CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .216  .599              2   0   SB
G Bell LF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .229  .661              1   0   2B
J Barfield RF                 3   0   1   1    1   1  .313  .984              2   0   IW
W Upshaw 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .242  .888             13   0   GDP
F McGriff DH                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .669              0   0   
  C Fielder PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .873              0   0   
  R Leach PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .667 1.500              0   0   
E Whitt C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .768              6   0   
M Sharperson 2B               3   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .459              1   4   SB

J Key P                                                                       0   0
  M Eichhorn P                                                                0   0
  J Musselman P                                                               0   0
  T Henke P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       31   4   7   0    3  10                         27  11
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. M Sharperson-T Fernandez-W Upshaw.
Baserunning Events
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).

Pitching Stats

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Clemens, L (0-2)             7.1   7   4   3    2   9   1   5.56   32     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 0· 7     57    -     1.03  -0.09
J Sambito                      0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.54   0.01
C Schiraldi                    0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.38    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.67   0.01
Totals                         8     7   4   3    3  10   1          35     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 7          4-0 
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 (3-0)                 6     2   2   2    3   3   2   2.25   23     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 3· 2     60    -     1.16   0.13
M Eichhorn, H (1)              1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   2.70    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.52   0.09
J Musselman, H (1)             0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.89   0.13
T Henke, S (1)                 1     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 2          0-0    2.53   0.08
Totals                         9     5   2   2    3   5   2          34     -       ·  ·     11·10· 3· 5          1-0
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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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

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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 BOS W. Boggs J. Key Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 BOS E. Romero J. Key Popfly: 1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 BOS P. Dodson J. Key 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 --- 3% 58% 0-0 TOR T. Fernandez R. Clemens Single to RF
b1 0 1-- O -3% 55% 0-0 TOR R. Mulliniks R. Clemens Foul Flyball: LF
b1 1 1-- 1% 57% 0-0 TOR L. Moseby R. Clemens Fernandez Steals 2B
b1 1 -2- O -3% 53% 0-0 TOR L. Moseby R. Clemens Flyball: LF
b1 2 -2- O -3% 50% 0-0 TOR G. Bell R. Clemens 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 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 BOS J. Rice J. Key Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 BOS D. Baylor J. Key Strikeout Looking
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 BOS D. Evans J. Key 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 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 TOR J. Barfield R. Clemens Strikeout
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 TOR W. Upshaw R. Clemens Strikeout
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 TOR F. McGriff R. Clemens 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 --- R -10% 40% 0-0 BOS D. Henderson J. Key Home Run
t3 0 --- O 2% 42% 1-0 BOS M. Sullivan J. Key Lineout: 2B
t3 1 --- O 2% 43% 1-0 BOS S. Owen J. Key Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2 --- O 1% 45% 1-0 BOS W. Boggs J. Key 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 --- O -3% 42% 0-1 TOR E. Whitt R. Clemens Strikeout
b3 1 --- O -2% 40% 0-1 TOR M. Sharperson R. Clemens Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2 --- O -1% 38% 0-1 TOR T. Fernandez R. Clemens 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 0 --- O 3% 41% 1-0 BOS E. Romero J. Key Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1 --- O 2% 43% 1-0 BOS P. Dodson J. Key Strikeout
t4 2 --- R -11% 31% 1-0 BOS J. Rice J. Key Home Run
t4 2 --- O 1% 32% 2-0 BOS D. Baylor J. Key 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 --- 5% 37% 0-2 TOR R. Mulliniks R. Clemens Single to RF
b4 0 1-- O -3% 34% 0-2 TOR L. Moseby R. Clemens Groundout: 2B-1B; Mulliniks to 2B
b4 1 -2- O -4% 30% 0-2 TOR G. Bell R. Clemens Flyball: 2B
b4 2 -2- R 10% 40% 0-2 TOR J. Barfield R. Clemens Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Mulliniks Scores/unER/No RBI; Barfield to 1B
b4 2 1-- O -3% 37% 1-2 TOR W. Upshaw R. Clemens 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 0 --- O 3% 40% 2-1 BOS D. Evans J. Key Flyball: RF
t5 1 --- O 2% 41% 2-1 BOS D. Henderson J. Key Flyball: RF
t5 2 --- O 1% 43% 2-1 BOS M. Sullivan J. Key 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 0 --- O -3% 39% 1-2 TOR F. McGriff R. Clemens Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 1 --- O -2% 37% 1-2 TOR E. Whitt R. Clemens Flyball: 3B
b5 2 --- 2% 39% 1-2 TOR M. Sharperson R. Clemens Single to CF
b5 2 1-- 1% 40% 1-2 TOR T. Fernandez R. Clemens Sharperson Steals 2B
b5 2 -2- 1% 41% 1-2 TOR T. Fernandez R. Clemens Hit By Pitch
b5 2 12- R 15% 57% 1-2 TOR R. Mulliniks R. Clemens Single to LF; Sharperson Scores; Fernandez to 3B
b5 2 1-3 O -7% 50% 2-2 TOR L. Moseby R. Clemens 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 0 --- -5% 45% 2-2 BOS S. Owen J. Key Walk
t6 0 1-- O 5% 50% 2-2 BOS W. Boggs J. Key Lineout: CF
t6 1 1-- -2% 47% 2-2 BOS E. Romero J. Key Balk; Owen to 2B
t6 1 -2- -3% 45% 2-2 BOS E. Romero J. Key Walk
t6 1 12- O 6% 51% 2-2 BOS P. Dodson J. Key Strikeout Looking
t6 2 12- -4% 47% 2-2 BOS J. Rice J. Key Walk; Owen to 3B; Romero to 2B
t6 2 123 O 11% 58% 2-2 BOS D. Baylor J. Key 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 0 --- 9% 67% 2-2 TOR G. Bell R. Clemens Double to CF
b6 0 -2- R 10% 77% 2-2 TOR J. Barfield R. Clemens Single to CF; Bell Scores
b6 0 1-- OO -7% 69% 3-2 TOR W. Upshaw R. Clemens Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b6 2 --- O -1% 68% 3-2 TOR F. McGriff R. Clemens 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 0 --- O 5% 73% 2-3 BOS D. Evans M. Eichhorn Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1 --- O 3% 76% 2-3 BOS D. Henderson M. Eichhorn Strikeout
t7 2 --- O 2% 78% 2-3 BOS M. Sullivan M. Eichhorn 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 0 --- O -2% 76% 3-2 TOR E. Whitt R. Clemens Flyball: 3B
b7 1 --- O -1% 75% 3-2 TOR M. Sharperson R. Clemens Strikeout
b7 2 --- O -1% 73% 3-2 TOR T. Fernandez R. Clemens 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 0 --- O 6% 79% 2-3 BOS S. Owen M. Eichhorn Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1 --- -6% 73% 2-3 BOS W. Boggs M. Eichhorn 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 1 1-- OO 13% 86% 2-3 BOS G. Hoffman J. Musselman 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 0 --- R 7% 93% 3-2 TOR R. Mulliniks R. Clemens Home Run
b8 0 --- 1% 94% 4-2 TOR L. Moseby R. Clemens Walk
b8 0 1-- 1% 95% 4-2 TOR G. Bell R. Clemens Moseby Steals 2B
b8 0 -2- O -1% 94% 4-2 TOR G. Bell R. Clemens Strikeout
b8 1 -2- 0% 94% 4-2 TOR J. Barfield R. Clemens Intentional Walk
Joe Sambito replaces Roger Clemens pitching
b8 1 12- O -1% 93% 4-2 TOR W. Upshaw J. Sambito 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 2 12- 1% 94% 4-2 TOR R. Leach C. Schiraldi Walk; Moseby to 3B; Barfield to 2B
b8 2 123 O -2% 92% 4-2 TOR E. Whitt C. Schiraldi 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 0 --- O 4% 96% 2-4 BOS P. Dodson T. Henke Flyball: C
t9 1 --- -5% 91% 2-4 BOS J. Rice T. Henke Single to CF
t9 1 1-- -15% 76% 2-4 BOS D. Baylor T. Henke Double to LF; Rice to 3B
t9 1 -23 O 12% 88% 2-4 BOS D. Evans T. Henke Foul Popfly: 1B
t9 2 -23 O 12% 100% 2-4 BOS D. Henderson T. Henke Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 4.

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