May 31, 1988 Milwaukee Brewers at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
@CAL 3 KCR 6
@CLE 3
(10) CHW 10
@DET 1 MIN 8
TEX 6 NYY 5
@OAK 0 BAL 12
@SEA 5 TOR 9
MIL 0 ATL 11
PIT 1 CHC 4
CIN 0 STL 9
@HOU 7 SFG 9
@MON 2 NYM 5
LAD 4
(11) SDP 8
@PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 28,446

Tuesday, May 31, 1988, 7:40
Time of Game: 2:14

Brewers

26-24

Lost 1

5th, 7½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  2
Blue Jays       0  6  0   0  2  0   1  0  X    9 11  0

W: D Stieb (7-3), L: C Bosio (6-6)

Blue Jays

22-29

Won 1

6th, 12 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .733    4    2   2   
  E Riles 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .645    3    2   0   
B Surhoff C-LF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .648   11    1   1   
R Yount CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .790   14    1   0   
  B Schroeder C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .400         1   0   
G Brock 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .763   11    8   1   
  J Meyer 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .573         1   0   
R Deer LF-CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .642    7    5   0   
G Braggs RF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .756    9    2   0   
J Adduci DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .414    7    0   0   
D Sveum SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .723    7    0   3   
  J Castillo SS               1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    5    0   0   
J Gantner 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .625   21    1   4   

C Bosio P                                                                0   0
  M Knudson P                                                            0   1
  M Clear P                                                              0   0
Totals                       28   0   1   0    0   5               99   24  12

BATTING

TB: B Surhoff.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Molitor-J Gantner-G Brock.

E: C Bosio (); J Gantner (3).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                5   1   1   2    0   1  .268  .651   12    4   1   2B
  A Infante 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311         0   0   
L Moseby CF                   2   1   0   1    1   1  .256  .776   15    3   0   SF
  R Leach LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .652    1    0   0   
R Mulliniks DH                3   1   1   0    1   0  .301  .894   18    0   0   
G Bell LF                     4   0   3   1    0   0  .313  .859   11    1   0   
  S Campusano PR-CF           0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .596         0   0   
F McGriff 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .336 1.083   15    9   1   GDP
K Gruber 3B-SS                4   2   2   1    0   0  .301  .837   15    1   2   3B
E Whitt C                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .212  .571   13    5   0   
J Barfield RF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .220  .620   14    2   0   
N Liriano 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .205  .474   11    1   4   

D Stieb P                                                                1   0
Totals                       34   9  11   7    3   3              125   27   8

BATTING

2B: T Fernandez (9, off C Bosio).

3B: K Gruber (2, off M Knudson).

SF: L Moseby (2, off C Bosio).

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

GIDP: F McGriff (7).

RBI: T Fernandez 2 (22); G Bell (25); L Moseby (19); K Gruber (30); E Whitt (16); J Barfield (18).

2-out RBI: K Gruber.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Bosio, L (6-6)               1.2   7   6   5    0   1   0   2.65   13   34-23   16· 2· 5   10· 2· 0· 0     20    -     0.95  -0.35
M Knudson                      4.1   2   2   1    1   1   0   2.08   15   40-28   21· 1· 6    6· 5· 2· 0          2-0    0.10   0.01
M Clear                        2     2   1   1    2   1   0   6.00   10   51-31   20· 5· 6    3· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    11   9   7    3   3   0          38  125-82   57· 8·17   19·11· 2· 0          2-0

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
D Stieb, W (7-3)               9     1   0   0    0   5   0   2.63   28   99-67   42·12·13   12· 8· 3· 0     90    -     0.26   0.15
Totals                         9     1   0   0    0   5   0          28   99-67   42·12·13   12· 8· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 28,446.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 79° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. P Molitor            3B    1. T Fernandez          SS 
2. B Surhoff            C     2. L Moseby             CF 
3. R Yount              CF    3. R Mulliniks          DH 
4. G Brock              1B    4. G Bell               LF 
5. R Deer               LF    5. F McGriff            1B 
6. G Braggs             RF    6. K Gruber             3B 
7. J Adduci             DH    7. E Whitt              C  
8. D Sveum              SS    8. J Barfield           RF 
9. J Gantner            2B    9. N Liriano            2B 

   C Bosio              P        D Stieb              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  12-  3   13%  72% E Whitt         C Bosio         Single (Ground Ball); McGriff Scores; Gruber to 3B
   b 2   1  0-2  123  1   10%  92% T Fernandez     C Bosio         Double (Ground Ball); Whitt Scores; Barfield Scores; Liriano to 3B
   b 2   1  0-1  1-3  3    6%  78% J Barfield      C Bosio         Single (Ground Ball); Gruber Scores; Whitt to 2B
   b 2   1  0-2  12-  1    4%  82% N Liriano       C Bosio         Single (Ground Ball); Whitt to 3B; Barfield to 2B
   b 2   1  0-0  1--  2    4%  59% K Gruber        C Bosio         Single/Bunt; McGriff to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   54%  B Surhoff       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  R Yount         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Bosio facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   51%  L Moseby        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   50%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  G Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  R Deer          Lineout: SS
   O      ---  4   55%  G Braggs        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Bosio facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   55%  F McGriff       Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   59%  K Gruber        Single/Bunt; McGriff to 2B
   R      12-  3   72%  E Whitt         Single (Ground Ball); McGriff Scores; Gruber to 3B
   R      1-3  3   78%  J Barfield      Single (Ground Ball); Gruber Scores; Whitt to 2B
          12-  1   82%  N Liriano       Single (Ground Ball); Whitt to 3B; Barfield to 2B
   RR     123  1   92%  T Fernandez     Double (Ground Ball); Whitt Scores; Barfield Scores; Liriano to 3B
   RO     -23  4   92%  L Moseby        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Liriano Scores
   R      -2-  3   95%  R Mulliniks     Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Fernandez Scores/unER/No RBI; Mulliniks to 1B
          1--  1   95%  G Bell          Single (Ground Ball); Mulliniks to 2B
                  Mark Knudson replaces Chris Bosio pitching
   O      12-  3   94%  F McGriff       Flyball: LF
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-6, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   95%  J Adduci        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  6   96%  D Sveum         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  1   96%  J Gantner       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Mark Knudson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   96%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   96%  E Whitt         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  4   95%  J Barfield      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-6, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   96%  P Molitor       Lineout: SS
          ---  2   95%  B Surhoff       Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   96%  R Yount         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   97%  G Brock         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Mark Knudson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   97%  N Liriano       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  1   97%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   97%  L Moseby        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-6, Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   97%  R Deer          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  G Braggs        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   98%  J Adduci        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Mark Knudson facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   98%  R Mulliniks     Walk
          1--  1   99%  G Bell          Single (Ground Ball); Mulliniks to 2B
   OO     12-  6   98%  F McGriff       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Mulliniks to 3B
   RR     --3  1   99%  K Gruber        Triple to RF (Line Drive); Mulliniks Scores; Gruber Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER
   O      ---  2   99%  E Whitt         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-8, Dave Stieb facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1  100%  D Sveum         Flyball: RF
   O      --- 13  100%  J Gantner       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1  100%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-0, Mark Knudson facing 8-9-1
                  Ernest Riles replaces Paul Molitor playing 3B batting 1st
   O      ---  1  100%  J Barfield      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2  100%  N Liriano       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  T Fernandez     Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-8, Dave Stieb facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5  100%  B Surhoff       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5  100%  R Yount         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6  100%  G Brock         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-0, Mark Clear facing 2-3-4
                  Mark Clear replaces Mark Knudson pitching; Bill Schroeder replaces Robin Yount playing C batting 3rd; Joey Meyer replaces Greg Brock playing 1B batting 4th; Juan Castillo replaces Dale Sveum playing SS batting 8th; B.J. Surhoff moves to LF; Rob Deer moves to CF
          ---  4  100%  L Moseby        Walk
          1--  5  100%  R Mulliniks     Single (Ground Ball); Moseby to 2B
   R      12-  7  100%  G Bell          Single (Ground Ball); Moseby Scores; Mulliniks to 2B
                  Sil Campusano pinch runs for George Bell batting 4th
          12-  5  100%  F McGriff       Walk; Mulliniks to 3B; Campusano to 2B
   O      123  8  100%  K Gruber        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      123  5  100%  E Whitt         Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  6  100%  J Barfield      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 9.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-9, Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
                  Rick Leach replaces Lloyd Moseby playing LF batting 2nd; Sil Campusano moves to CF
   O      ---  5  100%  R Deer          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  G Braggs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  J Adduci        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-0, Mark Clear facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5  100%  N Liriano       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5  100%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  R Leach         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 9.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-9, Dave Stieb facing 8-9-1
                  Alexis Infante replaces Tony Fernandez playing 3B batting 1st; Kelly Gruber moves to SS
   O      ---  5  100%  J Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  100%  J Gantner       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3  100%  E Riles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Blue Jays 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198805310

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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