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BAL
@BOS		12
4
OAK
@CHW		4
7
TEX
@DET		4
1
CLE
@MIL		1
5
CAL
@SEA		9
2
KCR
@TOR		10
5
HOU
@LAD		1
3
MON
@PIT		4
6
CIN
@SDP		6
3		 
(10)
ATL
@SFG		0
1
NYM
@STL		2
3		 
(10)
Saturday, April 15, 1989 1:35
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 25,247, Time of Game: 2:47
Royals
10
7-4
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
 at Blue Jays
5
5-6
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, ½ GB
W: Luis Aquino (2-0)
L: Duane Ward (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  2  0   0  1  0   3  0  4   10 14  0
Blue Jays       5  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    5 10  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gary Thurman CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 .400 .900 18 12 0.195 1.34 0.247 -0.051 1.2 4 0 SB
Kevin Seitzer 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .286 .697 21 15 0.024 1.14 0.132 -0.108 -0.3 0 0 GDP
George Brett 1B 2 1 0 0 3 0 .268 .709 18 5 -0.001 1.00 0.030 -0.030 0.1 8 1 2·IW
Danny Tartabull DH 4 1 2 3 1 0 .412 1.100 21 14 0.130 1.33 0.155 -0.025 2.3 2B
Pat Tabler RF 3 1 3 1 1 0 .282 .682 12 5 0.183 1.69 0.191 -0.008 0.9 2 0
   Bill Pecota SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .125 5 3 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.3 0 0
Bo Jackson LF 5 2 3 3 0 1 .220 .750 12 8 0.022 1.37 0.148 -0.126 2.2 1 1 HR,2B
Bob Boone C 5 1 1 0 0 0 .314 .740 13 10 0.008 0.77 0.059 -0.051 -0.3 3 1
Frank White 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .660 9 8 -0.016 1.08 0.055 -0.071 0.1 6 3
Brad Wellman SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .205 3 3 -0.082 1.09 0.000 -0.082 -0.7 1 3 CS
   Jim Eisenreich PH-RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .634 3 3 0.036 1.08 0.077 -0.041 0.8 0 0 2·SB
Bret Saberhagen P
   Luis Aquino P 2 2
   Jeff Montgomery P 1
   Steve Farr P
Team Totals 37 10 14 9 6 4 .378 .979 135 86 0.497 1.18 1.094 -0.595 5.9 27 12
2B: B Jackson (3, off J Cerutti); D Tartabull (3, off T Stottlemyre).
HR: B Jackson (3, off J Cerutti; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
IBB: G Brett 2 (3, by D Wells, by T Stottlemyre).
TB: B Jackson 7; D Tartabull 3; P Tabler 3; G Thurman 2; J Eisenreich; B Boone; K Seitzer; F White.
GIDP: K Seitzer (1).
RBI: D Tartabull 3 (7); B Jackson 3 (7); F White (5); K Seitzer (4); P Tabler (5).
2-out RBI: B Jackson; P Tabler; K Seitzer.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 6 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. F White-G Brett; B Wellman-F White-G Brett.
Outfield Assists: B Jackson (E Whitt at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: G Thurman (1, 2nd base off T Stottlemyre/E Whitt); J Eisenreich 2 (2, 3rd base off T Stottlemyre/E Whitt, 2nd base off T Stottlemyre/E Whitt).
CS: B Wellman (1, 2nd base by J Cerutti POCS).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lloyd Moseby CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .267 .731 18 12 0.132 0.93 0.143 -0.010 1.2 1 0
Kelly Gruber 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .385 .995 16 9 -0.123 1.28 0.105 -0.228 -1.0 0 0 CS,2·GDP
Rance Mulliniks DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 .280 .665 9 5 0.024 0.82 0.059 -0.036 0.4
George Bell LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 .277 .696 10 7 0.067 1.77 0.237 -0.170 1.5 6 0 2B,CS
Fred McGriff 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .359 1.109 15 8 -0.057 0.88 0.013 -0.070 -0.3 8 2
Jesse Barfield RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .728 14 10 -0.076 0.73 0.000 -0.076 -1.0 1 2
Ernie Whitt C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .368 .902 14 10 -0.042 0.38 0.000 -0.042 -1.0 4 0
Nelson Liriano 2B 3 0 1 2 1 0 .267 .603 15 6 0.104 0.39 0.114 -0.010 2.0 1 4 2B
Manuel Lee SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .623 8 7 -0.029 0.40 0.000 -0.029 -0.8 6 3
   Rob Ducey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 6 4 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.1
John Cerutti P 2
   Duane Ward P
   David Wells P
   Todd Stottlemyre P
Team Totals 32 5 10 5 4 3 .312 .764 125 78 -0.000 0.85 0.671 -0.671 0.9 27 13
2B: N Liriano (1, off B Saberhagen); G Bell (3, off B Saberhagen).
TB: G Bell 4; L Moseby 3; N Liriano 2; R Mulliniks; K Gruber; E Whitt.
GIDP: K Gruber 2 (2).
RBI: G Bell 2 (8); N Liriano 2 (7); R Mulliniks (4).
2-out RBI: N Liriano 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. N Liriano-F McGriff-M Lee.
Outfield Assists: J Barfield (P Tabler at 2nd base); J Barfield (P Tabler at 2nd base).
Baserunning
CS: K Gruber (2, 2nd base by L Aquino/B Boone); G Bell (1, 2nd base by J Montgomery POCS).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bret Saberhagen 0.2 5 5 5 1 1 0 4.02 8 32 20 15 1 3 3 3 2 0 22 -0.370 1.12 -4.8
Luis Aquino, W (2-0) 6.1 3 0 0 3 0 0 0.00 22 69 42 31 1 10 9 10 4 0 1 0 0.232 0.62 3.0
Jeff Montgomery, H (1) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.20 3 13 9 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.133 2.37 0.5
Steve Farr 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.80 3 11 7 4 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.006 -.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 4 3 0 5.00 36 125 78 54 4 18 14 15 6 0 22 1 0 0.001 1.18 -0.9

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Cerutti 5.2 6 3 3 1 1 1 2.13 21 61 43 27 4 12 8 11 3 0 45 0.062 0.76 -0.5
Duane Ward, H (3), L (0-2) 1 4 3 3 1 1 0 6.14 8 26 19 9 6 4 0 6 4 0 1 0 -0.100 2.08 -0.8
David Wells, BS (1) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.50 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 -0.194 2.90 -0.9
Todd Stottlemyre 2.1 4 4 4 3 2 0 5.63 13 45 25 17 5 3 3 5 2 0 2 1 -0.267 1.12 -3.7
Team Totals 9 14 10 10 6 4 1 10.00 43 136 87 53 15 19 11 22 9 0 45 5 2 -0.499 0.85 -5.9
D Wells faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: L Aquino (2); J Cerutti (1); D Wells (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: D Wells (1; G Brett); T Stottlemyre (2; G Brett).
Pickoffs: J Cerutti (1; B Wellman, 2nd base (CS)); J Montgomery (1; G Bell, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 25,247.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Gary Thurman CF 1 Lloyd Moseby CF
2 Kevin Seitzer 3B 2 Kelly Gruber 3B
3 George Brett 1B 3 Rance Mulliniks DH
4 Danny Tartabull DH 4 George Bell LF
5 Pat Tabler RF 5 Fred McGriff 1B
6 Bo Jackson LF 6 Jesse Barfield RF
7 Bob Boone C 7 Ernie Whitt C
8 Frank White 2B 8 Nelson Liriano 2B
9 Brad Wellman SS 9 Manuel Lee SS
Bret Saberhagen P John Cerutti P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 4-5 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R KCR G. Brett D. Wells 18% 48% Wild Pitch; Thurman Scores; Seitzer to 2B
b8 5-6 0 1-- 2,(1-1)  O TOR F. McGriff J. Montgomery 16% 78% Bell Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
b7 5-6 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO TOR K. Gruber L. Aquino 16% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t7 3-5 2 12- 6,(1-2)  R KCR K. Seitzer D. Ward 13% 30% Single to P (Line Drive); Boone Scores; Thurman to 3B
b1 1-0 0 12- 2,(1-0)  RR TOR G. Bell B. Saberhagen -12% 15% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Gruber Scores; Mulliniks Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' John Cerutti facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR G. Thurman J. Cerutti -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Seitzer J. Cerutti -1% 46% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR G. Brett J. Cerutti -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  TOR L. Moseby B. Saberhagen -4% 42% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  TOR K. Gruber B. Saberhagen -9% 33% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Moseby to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  R TOR R. Mulliniks B. Saberhagen -5% 27% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Moseby Scores; Gruber to 2B
b1 1-0 0 12- 2,(1-0)  RR TOR G. Bell B. Saberhagen -12% 15% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Gruber Scores; Mulliniks Scores
b1 3-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  TOR F. McGriff B. Saberhagen -1% 14% Walk
b1 3-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Barfield B. Saberhagen 3% 16% Flyball: RF
b1 3-0 1 12- 7,(1-2)  O TOR E. Whitt B. Saberhagen 2% 18% Strikeout Looking
b1 3-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  RR TOR N. Liriano B. Saberhagen -10% 8% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Bell Scores; McGriff Scores
Luis Aquino replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
b1 5-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  TOR M. Lee L. Aquino -0% 8% Wild Pitch; Liriano to 3B
b1 5-0 2 --3 5,(1-2)  O TOR M. Lee L. Aquino 1% 9% Groundout: 2B-1B
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Blue Jays' John Cerutti facing 4-5-6
t2 0-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull J. Cerutti -1% 8% Popfly: 1B
t2 0-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR P. Tabler J. Cerutti 1% 9% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t2 0-5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR B. Jackson J. Cerutti 1% 10% Wild Pitch; Tabler to 2B
t2 0-5 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  RR KCR B. Jackson J. Cerutti 8% 18% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Tabler Scores
t2 2-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Boone J. Cerutti -1% 17% Lineout: LF
t2 2-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR F. White J. Cerutti -1% 16% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Luis Aquino facing 1-2-3
b2 5-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O TOR L. Moseby L. Aquino 1% 17% Flyball: CF
b2 5-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  TOR K. Gruber L. Aquino -1% 16% Walk
b2 5-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TOR R. Mulliniks L. Aquino 2% 18% Gruber Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b2 5-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  TOR R. Mulliniks L. Aquino -1% 18% Walk
b2 5-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TOR G. Bell L. Aquino 1% 19% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Blue Jays' John Cerutti facing 9-1-2
t3 2-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Wellman J. Cerutti -2% 17% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t3 2-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR G. Thurman J. Cerutti 2% 19% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 2-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO KCR K. Seitzer J. Cerutti -4% 15% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Luis Aquino facing 5-6-7
b3 5-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR F. McGriff L. Aquino 1% 16% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b3 5-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O TOR J. Barfield L. Aquino 1% 16% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b3 5-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR E. Whitt L. Aquino 0% 17% Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Blue Jays' John Cerutti facing 3-4-5
t4 2-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR G. Brett J. Cerutti -2% 15% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t4 2-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR D. Tartabull J. Cerutti -1% 13% Lineout: 2B
t4 2-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR P. Tabler J. Cerutti -1% 13% Single to RF (Pop Fly); Tabler out at 2B/RF-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Luis Aquino facing 8-9-1
b4 5-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR N. Liriano L. Aquino -1% 11% Walk
b4 5-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TOR M. Lee L. Aquino 1% 12% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
b4 5-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  TOR L. Moseby L. Aquino -3% 10% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lee to 3B
b4 5-2 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  OO TOR K. Gruber L. Aquino 5% 15% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Blue Jays' John Cerutti facing 6-7-8
t5 2-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR B. Jackson J. Cerutti 6% 20% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t5 2-5 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Boone J. Cerutti -2% 18% Groundout: 2B-1B; Jackson to 3B
t5 2-5 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R KCR F. White J. Cerutti 5% 24% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Jackson Scores
t5 3-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Wellman J. Cerutti -4% 20% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
t5 3-5 2 1-- 1,(0-1)  O KCR G. Thurman J. Cerutti -3% 17% Wellman Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Luis Aquino facing 3-4-5
b5 5-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR R. Mulliniks L. Aquino 1% 19% Groundout: P-1B (2B-1B)
b5 5-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR G. Bell L. Aquino -1% 17% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b5 5-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TOR F. McGriff L. Aquino 2% 19% Lineout: 2B
b5 5-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TOR J. Barfield L. Aquino 1% 20% Popfly: P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Blue Jays' John Cerutti facing 1-2-3
t6 3-5 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR G. Thurman J. Cerutti -3% 17% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR K. Seitzer J. Cerutti -2% 15% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR G. Brett J. Cerutti 2% 17% Walk
Duane Ward replaces John Cerutti pitching
t6 3-5 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  KCR D. Tartabull D. Ward 3% 20% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Brett to 2B
t6 3-5 2 12- 4,(3-0)  KCR P. Tabler D. Ward 5% 25% Walk; Brett to 3B; Tartabull to 2B
t6 3-5 2 123 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Jackson D. Ward -11% 14% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Luis Aquino facing 7-8-9
b6 5-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O TOR E. Whitt L. Aquino 1% 15% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b6 5-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR N. Liriano L. Aquino 1% 16% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
b6 5-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR M. Lee L. Aquino 1% 17% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Blue Jays' Duane Ward facing 7-8-9
t7 3-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR B. Boone D. Ward 6% 23% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
t7 3-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR F. White D. Ward -5% 17% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
Jim Eisenreich pinch hits for Brad Wellman (SS) batting 9th
t7 3-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Eisenreich D. Ward -4% 13% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t7 3-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR G. Thurman D. Ward 3% 16% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Boone to 2B
t7 3-5 2 12- 6,(1-2)  R KCR K. Seitzer D. Ward 13% 30% Single to P (Line Drive); Boone Scores; Thurman to 3B
David Wells replaces Duane Ward pitching
t7 4-5 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R KCR G. Brett D. Wells 18% 48% Wild Pitch; Thurman Scores; Seitzer to 2B
t7 5-5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR G. Brett D. Wells 1% 49% Intentional Walk
Todd Stottlemyre replaces David Wells pitching
t7 5-5 2 12- 6,(3-2)  KCR D. Tartabull T. Stottlemyre 5% 54% Walk; Seitzer to 3B; Brett to 2B
t7 5-5 2 123 4,(2-1)  RO KCR P. Tabler T. Stottlemyre 12% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Seitzer Scores; Brett to 3B; Tartabull to 2B; Tabler out at 2B/RF-SS
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-6, Royals' Luis Aquino facing 1-2-3
Bill Pecota replaces Pat Tabler (RF) playing SS batting 5th
Jim Eisenreich moves from PH to RF
b7 5-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR L. Moseby L. Aquino -8% 58% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b7 5-6 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO TOR K. Gruber L. Aquino 16% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b7 5-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR R. Mulliniks L. Aquino 2% 76% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Blue Jays' Todd Stottlemyre facing 6-7-8
t8 6-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Jackson T. Stottlemyre -2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t8 6-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Boone T. Stottlemyre -1% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 6-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR F. White T. Stottlemyre -1% 72% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-6, Royals' Jeff Montgomery facing 4-5-6
Jeff Montgomery replaces Luis Aquino pitching
b8 5-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  TOR G. Bell J. Montgomery -10% 62% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b8 5-6 0 1-- 2,(1-1)  O TOR F. McGriff J. Montgomery 16% 78% Bell Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
b8 5-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR F. McGriff J. Montgomery 4% 82% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-6 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR J. Barfield J. Montgomery 3% 85% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Blue Jays' Todd Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
t9 6-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Eisenreich T. Stottlemyre 2% 87% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t9 6-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR G. Thurman T. Stottlemyre 2% 89% Eisenreich Steals 2B
t9 6-5 0 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR G. Thurman T. Stottlemyre 1% 90% Walk
t9 6-5 0 12- 2,(0-1)  KCR K. Seitzer T. Stottlemyre 3% 94% Eisenreich Steals 3B; Thurman Steals 2B
t9 6-5 0 -23 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Seitzer T. Stottlemyre -3% 91% Lineout: SS
t9 6-5 1 -23 4,(3-0)  KCR G. Brett T. Stottlemyre 0% 91% Intentional Walk
t9 6-5 1 123 5,(1-2)  RRR KCR D. Tartabull T. Stottlemyre 8% 99% Double to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Eisenreich Scores; Thurman Scores; Brett Scores
t9 9-5 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Pecota T. Stottlemyre -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t9 9-5 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R KCR B. Jackson T. Stottlemyre 1% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Tartabull Scores
t9 10-5 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Boone T. Stottlemyre -0% 99% Flyball: LF
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-10, Royals' Steve Farr facing 7-8-9
Steve Farr replaces Jeff Montgomery pitching
b9 5-10 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR E. Whitt S. Farr 0% 100% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Whitt out at 2B/LF-2B
b9 5-10 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TOR N. Liriano S. Farr 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
Rob Ducey pinch hits for Manuel Lee (SS) batting 9th
b9 5-10 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O TOR R. Ducey S. Farr 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, Blue Jays 5.

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