July 27, 1987 Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 4
CHW 1 OAK 6
CAL 1 MIN 4
@SEA 3 TEX 5
MIL 4 TOR 10
BOS 8 LAD 6
SFG 5
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 35,425

Monday, July 27, 1987
Time of Game: 3:18

Red Sox

46-53

Lost 1

5th, 13 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  5  0   0  0  0   3  0  0    8 10  2
Blue Jays       1  1  0   1  0  3   1  3  X   10 12  1

W: J Musselman (8-4), L: C Schiraldi (5-5), S: T Henke (22)

Blue Jays

58-41

Won 2

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Burks CF                    5   2   2   1    0   1  .270  .812    0    2   0   HR
M Barrett 2B                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .265  .646    0    1   2   
W Boggs 3B                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .373 1.083    0    0   1   2·2B
J Rice LF                     4   1   1   0    1   3  .295  .803    0    2   0   IW
S Horn DH                     2   1   0   0    1   1  .364 1.371    0    0   0   
  D Baylor PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .762    0    0   0   
D Evans 1B-RF                 4   1   1   1    0   3  .320  .998    0    8   1   
M Greenwell RF                3   1   1   3    0   1  .302  .916    0    1   0   HR
  T Benzinger PH-1B           1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .781    0    1   0   
S Owen SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .685    0    2   1   
  E Romero PR-SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .700         0   0   
R Gedman C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .205  .528    0    7   1   

J Sellers P                                                              0   0
  B Stanley P                                                            0   2
  J Sambito P                                                            0   0
  C Schiraldi P                                                          0   1
Totals                       38   8  10   7    2  10                    24   9

BATTING

2B: W Boggs 2 (29, off J Clancy, off G Lavelle).

HR: M Greenwell (11, off J Clancy; 2nd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF); E Burks (15, off J Clancy; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: J Rice (2, by G Lavelle).

TB: E Burks 5; W Boggs 4; M Greenwell 4; R Gedman; M Barrett; J Rice; D Evans; S Owen.

RBI: M Greenwell 3 (47); E Burks (41); W Boggs (62); D Evans (77); M Barrett (25).

2-out RBI: E Burks.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

E: M Barrett (7); R Gedman (8).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                5   1   2   1    0   1  .317  .819    0    0   3   3B,SB
L Moseby CF                   3   2   1   1    2   1  .254  .780    0    1   0   SB
E Whitt C                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .256  .728    0    8   1   
  J Beniquez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .622    0    0   0   
  C Moore C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .651         1   0   
G Bell LF                     3   1   2   1    1   1  .298  .925    0    1   0   SF
F McGriff 1B                  4   0   2   0    1   0  .258  .883    0    7   1   IW
  W Upshaw PR-1B              0   1   0   0    0   0  .259  .759         2   0   
J Barfield RF                 5   2   2   2    0   1  .275  .841    0    3   0   HR,CS
R Mulliniks 3B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .787    0    1   0   
  K Gruber 3B                 2   1   1   1    0   1  .260  .719    0    0   1   HR
R Leach DH                    2   2   1   1    3   0  .289  .820    0    0   0   
G Iorg 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .239  .602    0    2   3   SH

J Clancy P                                                               1   0
  G Lavelle P                                                            0   0
  M Eichhorn P                                                           0   0
  J Musselman P                                                          0   0
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35  10  12   8    8   8                    27   9

BATTING

3B: T Fernandez (6, off J Sellers).

HR: K Gruber (8, off B Stanley; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Barfield (21, off J Sellers; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: G Bell (7, off B Stanley).

SH: G Iorg (3, off B Stanley).

IBB: F McGriff (4, by B Stanley).

TB: J Barfield 5; K Gruber 4; T Fernandez 4; G Bell 2; F McGriff 2; L Moseby; E Whitt; R Leach.

RBI: J Barfield 2 (57); T Fernandez (44); G Bell (81); R Leach (14); L Moseby (60); E Whitt (39); K Gruber (23).

2-out RBI: T Fernandez; R Leach.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

E: K Gruber (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Fernandez (31, 2nd base off J Sellers/R Gedman); L Moseby (23, Home off J Sellers/R Gedman).

CS: J Barfield (5, Home by C Schiraldi/R Gedman).

PITCHING

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
J Sellers                      5     4   4   4    7   5   1   6.67   26     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 1· 4     41    -     1.18  -0.03
B Stanley, BS (1)              1.2   4   3   3    1   1   1   5.07   11     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 4          1-1    2.23  -0.45
J Sambito, H (4)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.08    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.56   0.08
C Schiraldi, BS (1), L (5-5)   1     4   3   2    0   2   0   5.32    7     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 4          0-0    2.75  -0.59
Totals                         8    12  10   9    8   8   2          45     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 1·12          2-1

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 Clancy                       6.1   9   8   8    1   6   2   3.32   29     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 2· 9     28    -     0.92  -0.44
G Lavelle                      0     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.43    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    2.41  -0.22
M Eichhorn                     0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.44    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          3-1    2.38   0.02
J Musselman, W (8-4)           1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.99   0.06
T Henke, S (22)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.75    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9    10   8   8    2  10   2          40     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 3·10          5-2

J Sellers faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
G Lavelle faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Eichhorn (2).

IBB: B Stanley (6; F McGriff); G Lavelle (3; J Rice).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Nick Bremigan.

Time of Game: 3:18.

Attendance: 35,425.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. E Burks              CF    1. T Fernandez          SS 
2. M Barrett            2B    2. L Moseby             CF 
3. W Boggs              3B    3. E Whitt              C  
4. J Rice               LF    4. G Bell               LF 
5. S Horn               DH    5. F McGriff            1B 
6. D Evans              1B    6. J Barfield           RF 
7. M Greenwell          RF    7. R Mulliniks          3B 
8. S Owen               SS    8. R Leach              DH 
9. R Gedman             C     9. G Iorg               2B 

   J Sellers            P        J Clancy             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  8-7  12-      33%  75% J Barfield      C Schiraldi     Single to RF; Bell Scores; McGriff to 3B
   b 8   2  8-8  1-3      25%  86% R Leach         C Schiraldi     Single to RF; Upshaw Scores; Barfield to 3B
   t 7   1  6-6  12-     -22%  22% W Boggs         G Lavelle       Double to LF; Burks Scores; Barrett to 3B
   t 2   0  1-1  12-     -17%  23% M Greenwell     J Clancy        Home Run; Horn Scores; Evans Scores
   b 6   1  5-4  1-3      15%  67% E Whitt         B Stanley       Single to RF; Fernandez Scores; Moseby to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  E Burks         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  M Barrett       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  W Boggs         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, Jeff Sellers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  T Fernandez     Lineout: LF
          ---      55%  L Moseby        Walk
   O      1--      52%  E Whitt         Flyball: LF
          1--      55%  G Bell          Single to CF; Moseby to 3B
   R      1-3      62%  F McGriff       Moseby Steals Hm
   O      1--      60%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Clancy facing 4-5-6
          ---      56%  J Rice          Single to CF
          1--      50%  S Horn          Walk; Rice to 2B
   R      12-      41%  D Evans         Single to CF; Rice Scores; Horn to 2B
   RRR    12-      23%  M Greenwell     Home Run; Horn Scores; Evans Scores
   O      ---      25%  S Owen          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      26%  R Gedman        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      19%  E Burks         Home Run
   O      ---      20%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Jeff Sellers facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      27%  J Barfield      Home Run
   O      ---      24%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout Looking
          ---      27%  R Leach         Walk
          1--      31%  G Iorg          Walk; Leach to 2B
   O      12-      27%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Leach to 3B
          1-3      28%  L Moseby        Fernandez Steals 2B
   O      -23      22%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jim Clancy facing 3-4-5
          ---      18%  W Boggs         Double to LF
   O      -2-      21%  J Rice          Strikeout
   O      -2-      23%  S Horn          Lineout: RF
   O      -2-      25%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-5, Jeff Sellers facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      23%  E Whitt         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      21%  G Bell          Strikeout
          ---      22%  F McGriff       Single to CF
   O      1--      20%  J Barfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jim Clancy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      21%  M Greenwell     Strikeout
          ---      20%  S Owen          Single to RF
   O      1--      22%  R Gedman        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      23%  E Burks         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-5, Jeff Sellers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      20%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: CF
          ---      23%  R Leach         Walk
   O      1--      21%  G Iorg          Groundout: 2B-1B; Leach to 2B
   R      -2-      31%  T Fernandez     Triple to RF; Leach Scores
          --3      32%  L Moseby        Walk
   O      1-3      26%  E Whitt         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jim Clancy facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      28%  M Barrett       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      29%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      30%  J Rice          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Jeff Sellers facing 4-5-6
          ---      36%  G Bell          Walk
   O      1--      31%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      27%  J Barfield      Strikeout
   O      1--      23%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jim Clancy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      25%  S Horn          Strikeout
   O      ---      27%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      ---      28%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Jeff Sellers facing 8-9-1
          ---      33%  R Leach         Walk
                  Bob Stanley replaces Jeff Sellers pitching
   O      1--      30%  G Iorg          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Leach to 2B
          -2-      37%  T Fernandez     Single to 2B; Leach to 3B
   R      1-3      52%  L Moseby        Single to RF; Leach Scores; Fernandez to 3B
   R      1-3      67%  E Whitt         Single to RF; Fernandez Scores; Moseby to 3B
   RO     1-3      72%  G Bell          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Moseby Scores; Whitt to 2B
          -2-      73%  F McGriff       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      68%  J Barfield      Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Jim Clancy facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  S Owen          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      68%  R Gedman        Single to RF
          1--      56%  E Burks         Single to RF; Gedman to 3B
                  Kelly Gruber replaces Rance Mulliniks playing 3B batting 7th
   R      1-3      44%  M Barrett       Single to SS; Gedman Scores; Burks to 2B
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Jim Clancy pitching
   R      12-      22%  W Boggs         Double to LF; Burks Scores; Barrett to 3B
          -23      22%  J Rice          Intentional Walk
                  Mark Eichhorn replaces Gary Lavelle pitching; Don Baylor pinch hits for Sam Horn batting 5th
   O      123      30%  D Baylor        Strikeout
   R      123      19%  D Evans         Wild Pitch; Barrett Scores/No RBI; Boggs to 3B; Rice to 2B
   O      -23      24%  " "             Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 6-8, Bob Stanley facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      38%  K Gruber        Home Run
          ---      45%  R Leach         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Leach to 1B
   O      1--      42%  G Iorg          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Leach to 2B
   O      -2-      34%  T Fernandez     Strikeout
                  Joe Sambito replaces Bob Stanley pitching
   O      -2-      27%  L Moseby        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-7, Jeff Musselman facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Musselman replaces Mark Eichhorn pitching; Todd Benzinger pinch hits for Mike Greenwell batting 7th
   O      ---      29%  T Benzinger     Lineout: RF
          ---      27%  S Owen          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Owen to 1B
                  Ed Romero pinch runs for Spike Owen batting 8th
   O      1--      30%  R Gedman        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      33%  E Burks         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 7-8, Calvin Schiraldi facing 3-4-5
                  Calvin Schiraldi replaces Joe Sambito pitching; Todd Benzinger moves to 1B; Ed Romero moves to SS; Dwight Evans moves to RF; Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Ernie Whitt batting 3rd
   O      ---      26%  J Beniquez      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      33%  G Bell          Single to LF
          1--      42%  F McGriff       Single to LF; Bell to 2B
   R      12-      75%  J Barfield      Single to RF; Bell Scores; McGriff to 3B
                  Willie Upshaw pinch runs for Fred McGriff batting 5th
   O      1-3      61%  K Gruber        Strikeout
   R      1-3      86%  R Leach         Single to RF; Upshaw Scores; Barfield to 3B
   R      1-3      93%  G Iorg          Barfield Caught Stealing Hm, Safe on E2; Barfield Scores/unER
   O      1--      92%  " "             Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 10.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 8-10, Tom Henke facing 2-3-4
                  Tom Henke replaces Jeff Musselman pitching; Charlie Moore replaces Juan Beniquez playing C batting 3rd; Willie Upshaw moves to 1B
   O      ---      96%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Rice          Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 10.

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