September 4, 1988 Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 6
@CAL 5
(10) CLE 3
CHW 2 CHW 5
@CLE 2 MIL 6
@DET 1 KCR 3
@MIN 2 OAK 11
NYY 2 BAL 6
@SEA 4 TOR 9
TEX 7 CIN 17
@CHC 0 HOU 4
STL 3 MON 3
SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 34,400

Sunday, September 4, 1988, 1:08
Time of Game: 3:15

Rangers

60-75

Lost 5

5th, 25 GB

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

W: J Cerutti (6-6), L: M Williams (2-5)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Blue Jays

69-68

Won 4

5th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Brower LF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .237  .612   15    2   0   2·SB,GDP
  O McDowell PH-CF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .650    5    0   0   
S Fletcher SS                 4   3   1   0    1   0  .279  .694   25    0   1   3B,SB
B Garbey 1B                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .194  .493   21    7   1   2B
  P O'Brien 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .776         0   0   
R Sierra RF                   3   0   1   0    2   1  .244  .707   24    1   0   2B,2·IW
M Stanley DH                  2   0   1   1    0   0  .242  .636    8    0   0   
  G Petralli PH               3   1   2   1    0   0  .316  .814    6    0   0   GDP
S Buechele 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .788   13    0   1   
C Espy CF-LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .630   18    3   0   
J Sundberg C                  3   2   3   2    1   0  .262  .739   23    8   0   HR,2B
J Kunkel 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .252  .662   23    2   3   

B Witt P                                                                 2   2
  M Williams P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   7  11   6    5   7              181   25   8

BATTING

2B: R Sierra (25, off J Musselman); J Sundberg (4, off F Wills); B Garbey (2, off J Cerutti).

3B: S Fletcher (4, off J Musselman).

HR: J Sundberg (5, off F Wills; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

IBB: R Sierra 2 (10, by F Wills, by J Cerutti).

TB: J Sundberg 7; B Garbey 3; S Fletcher 3; R Sierra 2; G Petralli 2; M Stanley; B Brower.

GIDP: G Petralli (10); B Brower (5).

RBI: B Garbey 2 (4); J Sundberg 2 (19); M Stanley (24); G Petralli (32).

2-out RBI: J Sundberg 2; G Petralli.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Witt-J Kunkel-B Garbey.

E: J Kunkel (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Brower 2 (8, 2nd base off F Wills/E Whitt, 2nd base off M Eichhorn/E Whitt); S Fletcher (7, 2nd base off F Wills/E Whitt).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                4   2   2   0    1   0  .287  .712   16    2   4   
L Moseby CF                   4   2   1   0    1   1  .245  .728   20    1   0   
R Mulliniks DH                4   1   1   2    0   2  .300  .880   17    0   0   2B
  P Borders PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .751    4    0   0   
G Bell LF                     5   1   2   4    0   0  .267  .752   13    2   0   HR,2B
E Whitt C                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .255  .744   13    8   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .285  .967   12    9   0   2B
R Leach RF                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .273  .674   10    1   0   
K Gruber 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .281  .775   20    1   0   
M Lee 2B                      4   1   1   0    0   2  .285  .682   16    3   5   GDP

J Musselman P                                                            0   0
  F Wills P                                                              0   1
  M Eichhorn P                                                           0   1
  D Bair P                                                               0   0
  J Cerutti P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   9  11   8    3   9              141   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Mulliniks (16, off B Witt); F McGriff (29, off B Witt); G Bell (23, off B Witt).

HR: G Bell (20, off M Williams; 9th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: G Bell 6; F McGriff 3; R Mulliniks 2; T Fernandez 2; M Lee; L Moseby; K Gruber; E Whitt.

GIDP: M Lee (13).

RBI: G Bell 4 (83); R Mulliniks 2 (43); R Leach (23); E Whitt (54).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. T Fernandez-M Lee-F McGriff; M Lee-T Fernandez-F McGriff; E Whitt.

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
B Witt                         8     9   7   4    3   8   0   4.07   37  126-82   49·14·19   11· 6· 9· 0     47    -     0.97  -0.14
M Williams, BS (7), L (2-5)    0.1   2   2   2    0   1   1   4.75    3    9-6     5· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 1          2-2    6.31  -0.68
Totals                         8.1  11   9   6    3   9   1          40  135-88   54·15·19   12· 6· 9· 1          2-2

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 Musselman                    0.1   4   2   2    0   0   0   2.96    5   19-10    7· 1· 2    0· 1· 4· 0     35    -     1.02  -0.24
F Wills                        4.1   3   3   3    1   5   1   7.20   17   83-51   31·10· 9    6· 1· 3· 1          2-0    0.59   0.02
M Eichhorn                     3     3   1   1    2   1   0   4.26   13   51-24   13· 2· 9    3· 3· 4· 0          2-1    0.22  -0.02
D Bair                         0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.92    1    6-4     2· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.04   0.00
J Cerutti, W (6-6)             1     1   1   1    2   0   0   3.41    5   15-5     3· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.68  -0.07
Totals                         9    11   7   7    5   7   1          41  174-94   56·15·22   10· 6·12· 1          5-1

B Witt faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Witt 3 (13).

IBB: F Wills (2; R Sierra); J Cerutti (6; R Sierra).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 34,400.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. B Brower             LF    1. T Fernandez          SS 
2. S Fletcher           SS    2. L Moseby             CF 
3. B Garbey             1B    3. R Mulliniks          DH 
4. R Sierra             RF    4. G Bell               LF 
5. M Stanley            DH    5. E Whitt              C  
6. S Buechele           3B    6. F McGriff            1B 
7. C Espy               CF    7. R Leach              RF 
8. J Sundberg           C     8. K Gruber             3B 
9. J Kunkel             2B    9. M Lee                2B 

   B Witt               P        J Musselman          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  7-5  123  2   67% 100% G Bell          M Williams      Home Run; Lee Scores; Fernandez Scores; Moseby Scores
   b 9   0  7-5  12-  3   18%  50% L Moseby        M Williams      Single to 3B/Bunt; Lee to 3B; Fernandez to 2B
   b 9   0  7-5  123  4  -17%  33% P Borders       M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   b 9   0  7-5  1--  1   14%  32% T Fernandez     B Witt          Single to LF (Line Drive); Lee to 2B
   b 8   1  6-3  1--  3   10%  19% F McGriff       B Witt          Double to CF (Line Drive); Whitt to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Musselman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  B Brower        Flyball: RF
          ---  4   45%  S Fletcher      Triple to LF (Line Drive)
   R      --3  5   40%  B Garbey        Single to LF (Line Drive); Fletcher Scores
          1--  5   32%  R Sierra        Double to LF (Line Drive); Garbey to 3B
   R      -23  2   26%  M Stanley       Single to CF (Line Drive); Garbey Scores; Sierra to 3B
                  Frank Wills replaces Jeff Musselman pitching
   O      1-3  4   31%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  1   34%  C Espy          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   38%  T Fernandez     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   35%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   32%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   30%  G Bell          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank Wills facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   25%  J Sundberg      Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  3   20%  J Kunkel        Fielder's Choice 2B; Sundberg to 3B; Kunkel to 1B
   ROO    1-3  2   24%  B Brower        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Sundberg Scores
   O      ---  5   24%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Bobby Witt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   22%  E Whitt         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   21%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   20%  R Leach         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Wills facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   21%  B Garbey        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   22%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   23%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Bobby Witt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   20%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   23%  M Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   27%  T Fernandez     Walk; Lee to 2B
   O      12-  4   24%  L Moseby        Groundout: 1B-P; Lee to 3B; Fernandez to 2B
   O      -23  4   18%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Wills facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   19%  S Buechele      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  7   20%  C Espy          Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  6   13%  J Sundberg      Inside-the-park Home Run to LF
   O      ---  8   14%  J Kunkel        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Bobby Witt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   12%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   10%  E Whitt         Flyball: RF
          ---  1   11%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   10%  R Leach         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Frank Wills facing 1-2-3
          ---  5    9%  B Brower        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--       8%  S Fletcher      Brower Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   10%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; Brower out at 2B/P-SS; Fletcher to 1B
          1--       9%  B Garbey        Fletcher Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   10%  " "             Flyball: LF; Fletcher to 3B
          --3  4   10%  R Sierra        Intentional Walk
                  Mark Eichhorn replaces Frank Wills pitching; Geno Petralli pinch hits for Mike Stanley batting 5th
   R      1-3  3    6%  G Petralli      Single to RF (Line Drive); Fletcher Scores; Sierra to 3B
   O      1-3  2    7%  S Buechele      Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Bobby Witt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7    6%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4    5%  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1    4%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mark Eichhorn facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3    5%  C Espy          Lineout: 1B
          ---  5    4%  J Sundberg      Walk
   OO     1--  6    5%  J Kunkel        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging/Interference called; Sundberg out at 2B/C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Bobby Witt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3    4%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---  1    3%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: LF
          ---  3    4%  G Bell          Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-  7    5%  E Whitt         Walk
   O      12-  4    3%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mark Eichhorn facing 1-2-3
          ---  5    2%  B Brower        Walk
          1--       2%  S Fletcher      Brower Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2    2%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Brower to 3B
   O      --3  4    3%  B Garbey        Flyball: 2B
   O      --3  4    4%  R Sierra        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Bobby Witt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5    2%  R Leach         Lineout: 2B
          ---  1    4%  K Gruber        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  6    2%  M Lee           Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mark Eichhorn facing 5-6-7
          ---  2    1%  G Petralli      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2    2%  S Buechele      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  7    2%  C Espy          Groundout: 2B-1B; Petralli to 2B
   R      -2-  6    1%  J Sundberg      Single to CF (Line Drive); Petralli Scores
                  Doug Bair replaces Mark Eichhorn pitching
   O      1--  6    1%  J Kunkel        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
          ---  6    2%  T Fernandez     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Fernandez to 1B
          1--  4    3%  L Moseby        Walk; Fernandez to 2B
          12-       4%  R Mulliniks     Wild Pitch; Fernandez to 3B; Moseby to 2B
   RR     -23  4    8%  " "             Ground-rule Double (Ground Ball); Fernandez Scores/unER; Moseby Scores
   O      -2-  2    5%  G Bell          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Mulliniks to 3B
   R      --3  1    9%  E Whitt         Single to CF (Line Drive); Mulliniks Scores
          1--  3   19%  F McGriff       Double to CF (Line Drive); Whitt to 3B
   RO     -23  1   13%  R Leach         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Whitt Scores/unER; McGriff to 3B
   R      --3      19%  K Gruber        Wild Pitch; McGriff Scores/unER
   O      ---  6   16%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-5, John Cerutti facing 1-2-3
                  John Cerutti replaces Doug Bair pitching; Oddibe McDowell pinch hits for Bob Brower batting 1st
   O      ---  5   18%  O McDowell      Flyball: LF
          ---  4   16%  S Fletcher      Walk
   R      1--  1    6%  B Garbey        Double to LF (Line Drive); Fletcher Scores
          -2-  4    6%  R Sierra        Intentional Walk
   OO     12-  1    9%  G Petralli      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-7, Bobby Witt facing 9-1-2
                  Pete O'Brien replaces Barbaro Garbey playing 1B batting 3rd; Cecil Espy moves to LF; Oddibe McDowell moves to CF
          ---  3   18%  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Lee to 1B
          1--  1   32%  T Fernandez     Single to LF (Line Drive); Lee to 2B
                  Mitch Williams replaces Bobby Witt pitching
          12-  3   50%  L Moseby        Single to 3B/Bunt; Lee to 3B; Fernandez to 2B
                  Pat Borders pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks batting 3rd
   O      123  4   33%  P Borders       Strikeout Swinging
   RRRR   123  2  100%  G Bell          Home Run; Lee Scores; Fernandez Scores; Moseby Scores
        4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Blue Jays 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198809040

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation