May 17, 1988 Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 12
@BOS 7 CLE 6
CHW 2 DET 8
@MIL 4 MIN 6
KCR 5 SEA 6
@NYY 2 TEX 7
@TOR 6
(14) STL 3
@CHC 0
(11) ATL 6
@CIN 2 HOU 3
PIT 2 MON 6
@LAD 5 NYM 1
@SDP 0 PHI 8
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 25,170

Tuesday, May 17, 1988, 7:36
Time of Game: 5:20

Rangers

19-18

Won 1

2nd, 8½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13 14    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  1   1  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0   1  2    7 13  0
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  2   0  0  0   1  1    6 12  0

W: D Mohorcic (2-0), L: M Eichhorn (0-3)

Blue Jays

16-22

Lost 1

6th, 9 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Brower CF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .290  .712   17    2   0   
  O McDowell PH-CF            2   0   0   1    1   0  .216  .579   18    0   0   SH
S Fletcher SS                 6   2   3   2    1   0  .242  .574   28    3   4   2B,SB,SF
R Sierra RF                   8   0   1   0    0   2  .225  .673   29    6   0   GDP
P Incaviglia LF               4   1   2   2    2   1  .250  .872   32    2   0   HR,HBP
P O'Brien 1B                  6   0   0   0    1   2  .318  .919   31   14   3   
L Parrish DH                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .204  .638   24    0   0   HR,HBP
  J Steels PH                 2   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .548    7    0   0   2B
M Stanley C                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .257  .703   22   10   1   
  G Petralli PH-C             2   1   1   0    0   0  .208  .597    8    2   0   2B
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   0   0    2   1  .301  .901   22    0   1   
  C Wilkerson PR-3B           1   1   0   0    1   0  .317  .793    6    0   0   IW
J Browne 2B                   7   0   2   0    0   1  .202  .488   32    1   5   

J Guzman P                                                               1   0
  M Williams P                                                           0   1
  J Cecena P                                                             0   0
  D Mohorcic P                                                           1   1
Totals                       53   7  13   7    9   9              276   42  16

BATTING

2B: J Steels (1, off M Eichhorn); S Fletcher (5, off M Flanagan); G Petralli (3, off M Eichhorn).

HR: P Incaviglia (9, off M Flanagan; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); L Parrish (5, off M Flanagan; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: S Fletcher (1, off T Henke).

SH: O McDowell (1, off D Wells).

IBB: C Wilkerson (1, by M Eichhorn).

HBP: P Incaviglia (3, by D Ward); L Parrish (2, by J Cerutti).

TB: P Incaviglia 5; L Parrish 4; S Fletcher 4; J Steels 3; J Browne 2; G Petralli 2; M Stanley; R Sierra.

GIDP: R Sierra (5).

RBI: S Fletcher 2 (10); L Parrish 2 (13); P Incaviglia 2 (20); O McDowell (9).

2-out RBI: P Incaviglia 2; L Parrish.

Team LOB: 17.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Fletcher-P O'Brien.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Fletcher (2, 3rd base off M Flanagan/E Whitt).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                6   1   2   1    0   1  .274  .661   23    5   1   2B,CS,SF
L Moseby CF                   7   0   0   0    0   3  .250  .743   26    2   0   
R Mulliniks DH                7   0   2   1    0   2  .293  .842   22    0   0   2B
  D Stieb PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Bell LF                     5   2   2   0    2   1  .329  .924   30    5   0   CS
F McGriff 1B                  4   2   1   2    2   2  .343 1.151   26   10   0   HR
E Whitt C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .591    7    8   0   
  J Beniquez PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .897    7    0   0   
  A Infante PR-3B             1   1   0   0    1   0  .111  .311   21    0   1   
K Gruber 3B-2B                6   0   2   2    0   2  .306  .884   23    2   8   GDP
R Leach RF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .264  .676   10    6   0   
  P Borders PH-C              2   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .730   13    4   0   
N Liriano 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .205  .510   13    0   0   2B
  C Fielder PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .149  .489    5    0   0   
  S Campusano RF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .132  .443    9    0   0   

M Flanagan P                                                             0   2
  D Ward P                                                               0   0
  J Cerutti P                                                            0   0
  J Nunez P                                                              0   0
  D Wells P                                                              0   0
  M Eichhorn P                                                           0   0
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       50   6  12   6    7  12              235   42  12

BATTING

2B: N Liriano (2, off J Guzman); R Mulliniks (2, off D Mohorcic); T Fernandez (6, off D Mohorcic).

HR: F McGriff (9, off J Guzman; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: T Fernandez (2, off M Williams).

TB: F McGriff 4; R Mulliniks 3; T Fernandez 3; G Bell 2; K Gruber 2; N Liriano 2; J Beniquez; E Whitt.

GIDP: K Gruber (5).

RBI: K Gruber 2 (25); F McGriff 2 (20); T Fernandez (14); R Mulliniks (8).

2-out RBI: R Mulliniks; K Gruber.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Gruber-T Fernandez-F McGriff.

BASERUNNING

CS: T Fernandez (1, 2nd base by J Guzman/M Stanley); G Bell (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by M Williams).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Guzman                       8     6   3   3    4   6   1   2.85   32  120-74   50· 9·15    9· 6· 6· 1     60    -     1.20   0.29
M Williams, BS (1)             4     3   1   1    1   4   0   4.08   15   64-40   23·10· 7    5· 5· 0· 0          1-1    3.30   0.08
J Cecena, BS (1)               0.2   1   1   1    2   2   0   2.30    5   25-14    5· 5· 4    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    4.34  -0.44
D Mohorcic, W (2-0)            1.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   0.56    6   17-13   10· 0· 3    5· 0· 1· 0          2-0    3.00   0.22
Totals                        14    12   6   6    7  12   1          58  226-141  88·24·29   19·11· 8· 1          3-1

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
M Flanagan                     6.2   6   4   4    4   5   2   4.45   30  125-70   43· 6·21    6·10· 3· 2     47    -     0.81  -0.04
D Ward                         0     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.12    1    5-2     0· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.68  -0.00
J Cerutti                      0     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.04    2    9-3     2· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.02  -0.05
J Nunez                        2.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.38    7   30-22   12· 4· 6    2· 3· 0· 0          3-0    0.40   0.06
D Wells                        1     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.67    6   31-17    8· 2· 7    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.52  -0.20
M Eichhorn, L (0-3)            3.1   6   3   3    3   0   0   4.50   18   66-38   32· 2· 4    8· 3· 4· 0          3-0    3.13  -0.10
T Henke                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.86    2    7-6     3· 3· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          3-1    1.26  -0.01
Totals                        14    13   7   7    9   9   2          66  273-158 100·18·40   19·18· 7· 2         12-2

J Guzman faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
D Ward faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
J Cerutti faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
D Wells faced 3 batters in the 11th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Eichhorn (2).

IBB: M Eichhorn (3; C Wilkerson).

PO: M Williams (2; G Bell, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: D Ward (3; P Incaviglia); J Cerutti (2; L Parrish).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 5:20.

Attendance: 25,170.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 54° F, Wind 6mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. B Brower             CF    1. T Fernandez          SS 
2. S Fletcher           SS    2. L Moseby             CF 
3. R Sierra             RF    3. R Mulliniks          DH 
4. P Incaviglia         LF    4. G Bell               LF 
5. P O'Brien            1B    5. F McGriff            1B 
6. L Parrish            DH    6. E Whitt              C  
7. M Stanley            C     7. K Gruber             3B 
8. S Buechele           3B    8. R Leach              RF 
9. J Browne             2B    9. N Liriano            2B 

   J Guzman             P        M Flanagan           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b13   2  5-4  12-  6  -47%  36% K Gruber        J Cecena        Single to LF (Line Drive); Bell Scores; Infante to 3B
   t11   1  4-4  123  4  -35%  37% R Sierra        M Eichhorn      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 9   0  4-2  12-  3  -34%  34% K Gruber        M Williams      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McGriff Scores; Infante to 3B
   t13   2  4-4  1-3  1   33%  84% P Incaviglia    M Eichhorn      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Fletcher Scores; Sierra to 2B
   b 9   0  4-3  123  5   21%  47% C Fielder       M Williams      Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  B Brower        Flyball: RF
          ---  8   50%  S Fletcher      Walk
   O      1--  1   47%  R Sierra        Lineout: SS
          1--  5   49%  P Incaviglia    Walk; Fletcher to 2B
   O      12-  3   45%  P O'Brien       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Guzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   49%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  R Mulliniks     Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   48%  L Parrish       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  M Stanley       Foul Flyball: RF
          ---  4   47%  S Buechele      Walk
          1--  2   49%  J Browne        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Buechele to 2B
   O      12-  6   45%  B Brower        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Guzman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  G Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   45%  F McGriff       Walk
          1--  4   41%  E Whitt         Single to CF (Line Drive); McGriff to 2B
   OO     12-  3   50%  K Gruber        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   48%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   46%  R Sierra        Popfly: SS
   R      ---  5   58%  P Incaviglia    Home Run
   O      ---  5   57%  P O'Brien       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Guzman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   60%  R Leach         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   62%  N Liriano       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   63%  T Fernandez     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Flanagan facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  8   74%  L Parrish       Home Run
          ---  4   76%  M Stanley       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   74%  S Buechele      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   72%  J Browne        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   70%  B Brower        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose Guzman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   73%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   75%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  7   73%  G Bell          Walk
   O      1--  2   76%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Flanagan facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   79%  S Fletcher      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   76%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  3   74%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   72%  P O'Brien       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose Guzman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   75%  E Whitt         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   77%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   79%  R Leach         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Flanagan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   77%  L Parrish       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  4   76%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   75%  S Buechele      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Jose Guzman facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   66%  N Liriano       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   69%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF; Liriano to 3B
   O      --3  1   77%  L Moseby        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3  5   82%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Flanagan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   81%  J Browne        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   82%  B Brower        Walk
   R      1--  2   91%  S Fletcher      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Brower Scores
   O      -2-  5   90%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging, Fletcher Steals 3B
                  Duane Ward replaces Mike Flanagan pitching
          --3  5   90%  P Incaviglia    Hit By Pitch
                  John Cerutti replaces Duane Ward pitching
          1-3  7   91%  P O'Brien       Walk; Incaviglia to 2B
   R      123  2   95%  L Parrish       Hit By Pitch; Fletcher Scores; Incaviglia to 3B; O'Brien to 2B
                  Jose Nunez replaces John Cerutti pitching
   O      123  6   93%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Jose Guzman facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   90%  G Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  3   79%  F McGriff       Home Run; Bell Scores
   O      ---  1   83%  E Whitt         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   85%  K Gruber        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  6   83%  R Leach         Walk
   O      1--  5   87%  N Liriano       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jose Nunez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   86%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   85%  J Browne        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Oddibe McDowell pinch hits for Bob Brower batting 1st
   O      ---  3   84%  O McDowell      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Jose Guzman facing 1-2-3
                  Oddibe McDowell moves to CF
          ---  7   76%  T Fernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      88%  L Moseby        Fernandez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   91%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   89%  R Mulliniks     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   93%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jose Nunez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   92%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   92%  R Sierra        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   91%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Jose Guzman facing 5-6-7
          ---  8   82%  F McGriff       Walk
                  Mitch Williams replaces Jose Guzman pitching; Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Ernie Whitt batting 6th
          1--  7   68%  J Beniquez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McGriff to 2B
                  Alexis Infante pinch runs for Juan Beniquez batting 6th
   R      12-  3   34%  K Gruber        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McGriff Scores; Infante to 3B
                  Pat Borders pinch hits for Rick Leach batting 8th
          1-3  5   26%  P Borders       Walk; Gruber to 2B
                  Cecil Fielder pinch hits for Nelson Liriano batting 9th
   O      123  5   47%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   RO     123  4   36%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Infante Scores; Gruber to 3B
   O      1-3  6   50%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 10th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, David Wells facing 5-6-7
                  David Wells replaces Jose Nunez pitching; Pat Borders moves to C; Kelly Gruber moves to 2B; Alexis Infante moves to 3B; Sil Campusano replaces Cecil Fielder playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  5   44%  P O'Brien       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   40%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   37%  M Stanley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 4-4, Mitch Williams facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   42%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   37%  G Bell          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   44%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7   50%  A Infante       Bell Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 11th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, David Wells facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   58%  S Buechele      Walk
                  Curtis Wilkerson pinch runs for Steve Buechele batting 8th
          1--  4   70%  J Browne        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Wilkerson to 2B
          12-  5   84%  O McDowell      Fielder's Choice SS/Sacrifice Bunt; Wilkerson to 3B; Browne to 2B; McDowell to 1B
                  Mark Eichhorn replaces David Wells pitching
   O      123  3   72%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Browne to 3B; McDowell to 2B; Fletcher to 1B
   OO     123  4   37%  R Sierra        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 11th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 4-4, Mitch Williams facing 6-7-8
                  Curtis Wilkerson moves to 3B
   O      ---  8   42%  A Infante       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   47%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  P Borders       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 12th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Mark Eichhorn facing 4-5-6
          --- 10   58%  P Incaviglia    Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Jim Steels pinch hits for Larry Parrish batting 6th
          1--  4   69%  J Steels        Single to CF (Ground Ball); O'Brien to 3B
                  Geno Petralli pinch hits for Mike Stanley batting 7th
   O      1-3  7   50%  G Petralli      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1-3  2   37%  C Wilkerson     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 12th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 4-4, Mitch Williams facing 9-1-2
                  Geno Petralli moves to C
   O      ---  3   42%  S Campusano     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   47%  T Fernandez     Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   50%  L Moseby        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 13th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Mark Eichhorn facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   44%  J Browne        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   40%  O McDowell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   43%  S Fletcher      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   50%  R Sierra        Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Fletcher to 3B
   R      1-3  1   84%  P Incaviglia    Single to SS (Ground Ball); Fletcher Scores; Sierra to 2B
          12-      85%  P O'Brien       Wild Pitch; Sierra to 3B; Incaviglia to 2B
   O      -23  5   80%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 13th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-5, Jose Cecena facing 3-4-5
                  Jose Cecena replaces Mitch Williams pitching
   O      ---  4   89%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   79%  G Bell          Walk
   O      1--  3   90%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   83%  A Infante       Walk; Bell to 2B
   R      12-  6   36%  K Gruber        Single to LF (Line Drive); Bell Scores; Infante to 3B
                  Dale Mohorcic replaces Jose Cecena pitching
   O      1-3  2   50%  P Borders       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 14th, Rangers Batting, Tied 5-5, Mark Eichhorn facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   67%  J Steels        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  1   82%  G Petralli      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Steels to 3B
          -23  4   84%  C Wilkerson     Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   72%  J Browne        Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Petralli to 3B; Wilkerson to 2B; Browne to 1B
   R      123  5   90%  O McDowell      Walk; Petralli Scores; Wilkerson to 3B; Browne to 2B
                  Tom Henke replaces Mark Eichhorn pitching
   RO     123  3   93%  S Fletcher      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilkerson Scores; Browne to 3B; McDowell to 2B
   O      -23  4   91%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 14th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-7, Dale Mohorcic facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   96%  S Campusano     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   88%  T Fernandez     Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   95%  L Moseby        Groundout: 1B-P; Fernandez to 3B
   R      --3  3   86%  R Mulliniks     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Fernandez Scores
                  Dave Stieb pinch runs for Rance Mulliniks batting 3rd
   O      -2-  2  100%  G Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Blue Jays 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198805170

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