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CLE
@BAL		3
0
CLE
@BAL		8
7
MIN
@CAL		6
5
CHW
@DET		7
2
TEX
@MIL		4
6
KCR
@NYY		0
5
KCR
@NYY		0
1
OAK
@SEA		1
8
BOS
@TOR		4
1
MON
@CHC		3
1
HOU
@CIN		7
3
HOU
@CIN		2
6
PHI
@PIT		2
5
LAD
@SDP		9
1
ATL
@SFG		3
4
NYM
@STL		2
4
Sunday, April 19, 1987
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 28,140, Time of Game: 2:36
Red Sox
4
6-6
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 6 GB
 at Blue Jays
1
6-6
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 6 GB
W: Al Nipper (2-0)
L: Joe Johnson (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  2    4  9  1
Blue Jays       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wade Boggs 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .279 .869 0.096 1.08 0.158 -0.062 0.5 1 1 HR,IW
Ed Romero 2B 5 0 2 2 0 1 .290 .624 0.047 1.03 0.126 -0.078 1.0 1 0
Bill Buckner 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .262 .619 0.067 0.87 0.103 -0.037 0.4 5 1 2B
   Pat Dodson 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.010 0.34 0.000 -0.010 -0.5 0 0
Jim Rice LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .680 -0.058 1.30 0.026 -0.085 -0.6 3 0
Don Baylor DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 .317 1.063 0.073 1.32 0.122 -0.049 0.7
Dwight Evans RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .268 .876 0.135 1.59 0.164 -0.029 1.4 3 0
Dave Henderson CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .225 .826 -0.185 1.71 0.000 -0.185 -2.0 5 0
Danny Sheaffer C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .333 1.000 -0.173 1.67 0.000 -0.173 -1.8 5 0
Spike Owen SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .431 -0.069 0.94 0.018 -0.086 -0.6 1 1 CS
   Mike Greenwell PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .750 0.027 0.73 0.027 0.000 0.4 2B
   Glenn Hoffman SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Al Nipper P 3 3
   Joe Sambito P
   Wes Gardner P
Team Totals 35 4 9 3 4 6 .257 .733 -0.050 1.23 0.744 -0.794 -1.1 27 6
2B: B Buckner (2, off J Johnson); M Greenwell (1, off M Eichhorn).
HR: W Boggs (2, off J Johnson; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
IBB: W Boggs (3, by M Eichhorn).
TB: W Boggs 4; B Buckner 3; M Greenwell 2; E Romero 2; D Baylor; D Evans; S Owen.
RBI: E Romero 2 (2); W Boggs (3).
2-out RBI: E Romero 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
E: S Owen (4).
Baserunning
CS: S Owen (1, 2nd base by J Johnson/E Whitt).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Fernandez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .584 -0.120 1.14 0.000 -0.120 -0.8 3 2
Lloyd Moseby CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .235 .611 0.050 1.15 0.116 -0.066 0.4 3 1 2B
Ernie Whitt C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .805 0.114 1.43 0.141 -0.027 0.8 5 1
   Cecil Fielder PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .873 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Rance Mulliniks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .973 -0.035 1.30 0.000 -0.035 -0.1
   Jeff DeWillis C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
George Bell LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .244 .728 0.024 1.27 0.137 -0.113 0.4 2 0 HR
Jesse Barfield RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .295 .960 -0.211 1.37 0.000 -0.211 -1.7 2 0
Willie Upshaw 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .963 -0.153 1.31 0.000 -0.153 -1.2 8 1
Fred McGriff DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .883 -0.079 1.01 0.000 -0.079 -0.6
Kelly Gruber 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.072 0.92 0.000 -0.072 -0.6 0 1
Mike Sharperson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .611 -0.069 0.87 0.000 -0.069 -0.6 2 2
Joe Johnson P 1 1
   Mark Eichhorn P 1
   Tom Henke P
Team Totals 33 1 5 1 0 5 .152 .424 -0.551 1.19 0.394 -0.945 -4.1 27 10
2B: L Moseby (2, off A Nipper).
HR: G Bell (1, off A Nipper; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: G Bell 5; L Moseby 3; E Whitt.
RBI: G Bell (3).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: W Upshaw (1).
Outfield Assists: L Moseby (E Romero at 2nd base).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Al Nipper, W (2-0) 7 5 1 1 0 3 1 1.77 27 66 0.351 1.17 2.9
Joe Sambito, H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 2 0 0 0.116 2.22 0.4
Wes Gardner, S (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.32 4 0 0 0.083 0.78 0.7
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 0 5 1 1.00 33 66 0 0 0.550 1.23 4.1

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Johnson, L (0-2) 5.1 5 2 1 3 3 1 5.51 22 52 0.094 1.10 1.4
Mark Eichhorn 3.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 2.60 15 2 1 0.072 1.44 0.8
Tom Henke 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 2 3 2 -0.116 1.25 -1.2
Team Totals 9 9 4 3 4 6 1 3.00 39 52 5 3 0.050 1.19 1.1
Balks: None.
WP: A Nipper (1); J Johnson (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: M Eichhorn (1; W Boggs).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 28,140.
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 Lloyd Moseby CF
3 Bill Buckner 1B 3 Ernie Whitt C
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 Danny Sheaffer C 8 Kelly Gruber 3B
9 Spike Owen SS 9 Mike Sharperson 2B
Al Nipper P Joe Johnson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-1 0 --- R BOS W. Boggs J. Johnson 15% 50% Home Run
b6 1-2 1 -23 O TOR J. Barfield A. Nipper 13% 58% Strikeout
t9 2-1 2 123 RR BOS E. Romero T. Henke 13% 96% Single to CF; Henderson Scores; Greenwell Scores; Boggs to 3B
b4 0-0 0 --- R TOR G. Bell A. Nipper -12% 32% Home Run
t6 1-1 1 123 R BOS D. Evans M. Eichhorn 12% 75% Fielder's Choice ; Buckner Scores/Adv on E3 (throw to Hm)/unER/No RBI; Rice to 3B; Baylor to 2B; Evans to 1B

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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' Joe Johnson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs J. Johnson -2% 48% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS E. Romero J. Johnson -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O BOS B. Buckner J. Johnson -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
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' Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O TOR T. Fernandez A. Nipper 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O TOR L. Moseby A. Nipper 2% 49% Lineout: RF
b1 0-0 2 --- TOR E. Whitt A. Nipper -1% 48% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Whitt to 1B
b1 0-0 2 1-- TOR G. Bell A. Nipper -2% 46% Single to CF; Whitt to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- O TOR J. Barfield A. Nipper 4% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Joe Johnson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O BOS J. Rice J. Johnson -2% 48% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- BOS D. Baylor J. Johnson 3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- BOS D. Evans J. Johnson 2% 52% Wild Pitch; Baylor to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- BOS D. Evans J. Johnson 2% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 1 12- O BOS D. Henderson J. Johnson -5% 49% Flyball: 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- O BOS D. Sheaffer J. Johnson -4% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- O TOR W. Upshaw A. Nipper 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O TOR F. McGriff A. Nipper 2% 49% Groundout: P unassisted
b2 0-0 2 --- O TOR K. Gruber A. Nipper 1% 50% Flyball: LF
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' Joe Johnson facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O BOS S. Owen J. Johnson -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- O BOS W. Boggs J. Johnson -2% 45% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 2 --- O BOS E. Romero J. Johnson -1% 44% Single to CF; Romero out at 2B/CF-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O TOR M. Sharperson A. Nipper 3% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O TOR T. Fernandez A. Nipper 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- TOR L. Moseby A. Nipper -1% 47% Single to CF
b3 0-0 2 1-- O TOR E. Whitt A. Nipper 3% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Joe Johnson facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- BOS B. Buckner J. Johnson 4% 54% Single to RF
t4 0-0 0 1-- O BOS J. Rice J. Johnson -4% 50% Flyball: RF
t4 0-0 1 1-- O BOS D. Baylor J. Johnson -4% 47% Strikeout
t4 0-0 2 1-- O BOS D. Evans J. Johnson -3% 44% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- R TOR G. Bell A. Nipper -12% 32% Home Run
b4 1-0 0 --- O TOR J. Barfield A. Nipper 2% 34% Flyball: RF
b4 1-0 1 --- O TOR W. Upshaw A. Nipper 2% 36% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 1-0 2 --- O TOR F. McGriff A. Nipper 1% 37% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Joe Johnson facing 7-8-9
t5 0-1 0 --- O BOS D. Henderson J. Johnson -3% 34% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- O BOS D. Sheaffer J. Johnson -2% 31% Flyball: LF
t5 0-1 2 --- BOS S. Owen J. Johnson 2% 33% Single to 3B
t5 0-1 2 1-- O BOS W. Boggs J. Johnson -3% 30% Owen Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 8-9-1
b5 1-0 0 --- O TOR K. Gruber A. Nipper 2% 32% Flyball: CF
b5 1-0 1 --- O TOR M. Sharperson A. Nipper 2% 34% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-0 2 --- O TOR T. Fernandez A. Nipper 1% 35% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Joe Johnson facing 1-2-3
t6 0-1 0 --- R BOS W. Boggs J. Johnson 15% 50% Home Run
t6 1-1 0 --- O BOS E. Romero J. Johnson -4% 46% Strikeout
t6 1-1 1 --- BOS B. Buckner J. Johnson 6% 53% Double to RF
t6 1-1 1 -2- BOS J. Rice J. Johnson 3% 55% Walk
Mark Eichhorn replaces Joe Johnson pitching
t6 1-1 1 12- BOS D. Baylor M. Eichhorn 8% 63% Single to LF; Buckner to 3B; Rice to 2B
t6 1-1 1 123 R BOS D. Evans M. Eichhorn 12% 75% Fielder's Choice ; Buckner Scores/Adv on E3 (throw to Hm)/unER/No RBI; Rice to 3B; Baylor to 2B; Evans to 1B
t6 2-1 1 123 O BOS D. Henderson M. Eichhorn -8% 67% Flyball: CF
t6 2-1 2 123 O BOS D. Sheaffer M. Eichhorn -8% 59% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 2-3-4
b6 1-2 0 --- TOR L. Moseby A. Nipper -10% 49% Double to LF
b6 1-2 0 -2- TOR E. Whitt A. Nipper -10% 38% Single to LF; Moseby to 3B
b6 1-2 0 1-3 TOR G. Bell A. Nipper -3% 36% Wild Pitch; Whitt to 2B
b6 1-2 0 -23 O TOR G. Bell A. Nipper 9% 44% Flyball: CF
b6 1-2 1 -23 O TOR J. Barfield A. Nipper 13% 58% Strikeout
b6 1-2 2 -23 O TOR W. Upshaw A. Nipper 11% 68% Groundout: P unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Blue Jays' Mark Eichhorn facing 9-1-2
t7 2-1 0 --- O BOS S. Owen M. Eichhorn -3% 65% Bunt Popfly: 1B
t7 2-1 1 --- O BOS W. Boggs M. Eichhorn -2% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 2-1 2 --- O BOS E. Romero M. Eichhorn -1% 62% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 7-8-9
b7 1-2 0 --- O TOR F. McGriff A. Nipper 5% 67% Flyball: CF
b7 1-2 1 --- O TOR K. Gruber A. Nipper 4% 71% Flyball: 2B
b7 1-2 2 --- O TOR M. Sharperson A. Nipper 3% 73% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Blue Jays' Mark Eichhorn facing 3-4-5
t8 2-1 0 --- O BOS B. Buckner M. Eichhorn -3% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-1 1 --- O BOS J. Rice M. Eichhorn -2% 69% Strikeout
t8 2-1 2 --- O BOS D. Baylor M. Eichhorn -1% 67% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Joe Sambito facing 1-2-3
Joe Sambito replaces Al Nipper pitching
Pat Dodson replaces Bill Buckner playing 1B batting 3rd
b8 1-2 0 --- O TOR T. Fernandez J. Sambito 7% 74% Flyball: RF
b8 1-2 1 --- O TOR L. Moseby J. Sambito 5% 79% Strikeout Looking
Wes Gardner replaces Joe Sambito pitching
Cecil Fielder pinch hits for Ernie Whitt (C) batting 3rd
Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Cecil Fielder batting 3rd
b8 1-2 2 --- O TOR R. Mulliniks W. Gardner 3% 82% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Blue Jays' Mark Eichhorn facing 6-7-8
Jeff DeWillis replaces Rance Mulliniks (PH) playing C batting 3rd
t9 2-1 0 --- BOS D. Evans M. Eichhorn 3% 85% Single to 2B
t9 2-1 0 1-- O BOS D. Henderson M. Eichhorn -3% 82% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Henderson to 1B
t9 2-1 1 1-- O BOS D. Sheaffer M. Eichhorn -2% 80% Lineout: SS
Mike Greenwell pinch hits for Spike Owen (SS) batting 9th
t9 2-1 2 1-- BOS M. Greenwell M. Eichhorn 3% 83% Double to RF; Henderson to 3B
t9 2-1 2 -23 BOS W. Boggs M. Eichhorn 1% 84% Intentional Walk
Tom Henke replaces Mark Eichhorn pitching
t9 2-1 2 123 RR BOS E. Romero T. Henke 13% 96% Single to CF; Henderson Scores; Greenwell Scores; Boggs to 3B
t9 4-1 2 1-3 O BOS P. Dodson T. Henke -1% 95% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 4-5-6
Glenn Hoffman replaces Mike Greenwell (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b9 1-4 0 --- O TOR G. Bell W. Gardner 3% 98% Lineout: CF
b9 1-4 1 --- O TOR J. Barfield W. Gardner 2% 99% Strikeout
b9 1-4 2 --- O TOR W. Upshaw W. Gardner 1% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 1.

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