August 8, 1989 Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 48,689

Tuesday, August 8, 1989, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:36

Rangers

58-53

Lost 4

4th, 9 GB

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

W: M Gozzo (1-0), L: B Witt (9-10)

Blue Jays

57-56

Won 3

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Espy CF                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .251  .627   21    2   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .748   10    7   1   
R Sierra RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .910   13    1   0   
  R Leach PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .739    2    0   0   
H Baines DH                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .320  .914   13    0   0   
J Franco 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .844   13    2   3   GDP
P Incaviglia LF               3   0   0   0    0   2  .229  .728   15    5   0   
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .691    7    0   5   
J Sundberg C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .187  .603   10    6   0   
  J Daugherty PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .695    4    0   0   
  M Stanley C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .451         0   0   
J Kunkel SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .769   10    0   1   2B

B Witt P                                                                 1   0
  D Hall P                                                               0   1
  K Rogers P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   0   5   0    3   5              118   24  11

BATTING

2B: J Kunkel (16, off M Gozzo).

TB: H Baines 3; J Kunkel 2; R Leach.

GIDP: J Franco (19).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Buechele-J Franco-R Palmeiro.

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                4   0   1   0    1   2  .246  .638   17    2   3   SB
J Felix RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .283  .763   19    3   0   
K Gruber 3B                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .299  .790   13    2   2   2B,SF
G Bell DH                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .287  .756   20    0   0   
F McGriff 1B                  2   2   1   1    2   0  .282  .970   16    9   1   HR,GDP
E Whitt C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .827   11    5   0   
L Moseby CF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .213  .646   16    1   0   
M Wilson LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .196  .505   12    2   0   2B
N Liriano 2B                  3   2   3   4    1   0  .268  .705   18    2   1   HR,2·SB

M Gozzo P                                                                1   1
  D Ward P                                                               0   0
Totals                       31   7   9   7    5   6              142   27   8

BATTING

2B: K Gruber (19, off D Hall); M Wilson (13, off B Witt).

HR: N Liriano (3, off B Witt; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); F McGriff (30, off B Witt; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: K Gruber (5, off B Witt).

TB: N Liriano 6; F McGriff 4; M Wilson 2; K Gruber 2; G Bell; T Fernandez; J Felix.

GIDP: F McGriff (9).

RBI: N Liriano 4 (37); G Bell (63); F McGriff (71); K Gruber (55).

2-out RBI: N Liriano 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Fernandez-F McGriff; F McGriff.

PB: E Whitt (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: N Liriano 2 (13, 3rd base off B Witt/J Sundberg, 2nd base off B Witt/J Sundberg); T Fernandez (11, 2nd base off B Witt/J Sundberg).

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, L (9-10)               4.2   5   6   6    3   5   2   5.36   22   93-59   32·11·15    6· 5· 1· 2     32    -     0.68  -0.28
D Hall                         2.1   4   1   1    1   1   0   4.58   11   32-19   14· 2· 3    5· 1· 3· 0          1-0    0.06   0.00
K Rogers                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.94    4   15-6     4· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8     9   7   7    5   6   2          37  140-84   50·14·19   12· 8· 4· 2          1-0

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
M Gozzo, W (1-0)               8     3   0   0    3   4   0   0.00   28  108-59   39· 8·12   10· 8· 3· 0     77    -     0.52   0.22
D Ward                         1     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.22    4    9-6     4· 1· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     5   0   0    3   5   0          32  117-65   43· 9·12   12· 9· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Steve Palermo.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 48,689.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 65° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. C Espy               CF    1. T Fernandez          SS 
2. R Palmeiro           1B    2. J Felix              RF 
3. R Sierra             RF    3. K Gruber             3B 
4. H Baines             DH    4. G Bell               DH 
5. J Franco             2B    5. F McGriff            1B 
6. P Incaviglia         LF    6. E Whitt              C  
7. S Buechele           3B    7. L Moseby             CF 
8. J Sundberg           C     8. M Wilson             LF 
9. J Kunkel             SS    9. N Liriano            2B 

   B Witt               P        M Gozzo              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  ---  3   12%  64% F McGriff       B Witt          Home Run
   b 4   2  0-3  -23  5    9%  97% N Liriano       B Witt          Home Run; McGriff Scores; Moseby Scores
   b 3   0  0-1  -2-  3    7%  80% N Liriano       B Witt          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wilson Scores
   b 3   0  0-1  ---  3    6%  73% M Wilson        B Witt          Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   t 4   1  3-0  1--  1    5%  87% J Franco        M Gozzo         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mauro Gozzo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  8   52%  C Espy          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   54%  R Palmeiro      Popfly: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   55%  R Sierra        Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   52%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   51%  J Felix         Popfly: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   50%  K Gruber        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mauro Gozzo facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   46%  H Baines        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   50%  J Franco        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   53%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   55%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Witt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  G Bell          Popfly: CF (Short CF-RF)
   R      ---  3   64%  F McGriff       Home Run
   O      ---  2   63%  E Whitt         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   62%  L Moseby        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mauro Gozzo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   65%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   66%  J Kunkel        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   65%  C Espy          Walk
   O      1--  3   68%  R Palmeiro      Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bobby Witt facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   73%  M Wilson        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  3   80%  N Liriano       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wilson Scores
          1--      82%  T Fernandez     Liriano Steals 2B
          -2-  4   84%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   80%  J Felix         Strikeout Swinging
          12-      84%  K Gruber        Liriano Steals 3B; Fernandez Steals 2B
   RO     -23  3   85%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Liriano Scores
   O      -2-  8   83%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Mauro Gozzo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   85%  R Sierra        Popfly: 2B
          ---  5   83%  H Baines        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   OO     1--  1   87%  J Franco        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bobby Witt facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   89%  F McGriff       Walk
   O      1--  3   88%  E Whitt         Groundout: 2B-1B; McGriff to 2B
          -2-  5   89%  L Moseby        Walk
   O      12-  4   88%  M Wilson        Groundout: 1B-P; McGriff to 3B; Moseby to 2B
   RRR    -23  5   97%  N Liriano       Home Run; McGriff Scores; Moseby Scores
   O      ---  3   97%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Mauro Gozzo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   98%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   98%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Bobby Witt facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   98%  J Felix         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   98%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   98%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Felix to 2B
                  Drew Hall replaces Bobby Witt pitching
          -2-  5   98%  F McGriff       Walk
   O      12-  1   98%  E Whitt         Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Mauro Gozzo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   98%  J Kunkel        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   98%  C Espy          Walk
   OO     1--  1   99%  R Palmeiro      Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Drew Hall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   99%  L Moseby        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  2   99%  M Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   99%  N Liriano       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
          1--  2   99%  T Fernandez     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Liriano to 3B
   O      1-3  2   99%  J Felix         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Mauro Gozzo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   99%  R Sierra        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   99%  H Baines        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  J Franco        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Drew Hall facing 3-4-5
          ---  2  100%  K Gruber        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   R      -2-  4  100%  G Bell          Single to CF (Line Drive); Gruber Scores
   OO     1--  3  100%  F McGriff       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5  100%  E Whitt         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-7, Mauro Gozzo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  100%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Jack Daugherty pinch hits for Jim Sundberg batting 8th
          ---  4  100%  J Daugherty     Walk
          1--  2  100%  J Kunkel        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Daugherty to 3B
   O      -23  4  100%  C Espy          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-0, Kenny Rogers facing 7-8-9
                  Kenny Rogers replaces Drew Hall pitching; Mike Stanley replaces Jack Daugherty playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  6  100%  L Moseby        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3  100%  M Wilson        Flyball: LF
          ---  5  100%  N Liriano       Walk
   O      1--  1  100%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-7, Duane Ward facing 2-3-4
                  Duane Ward replaces Mauro Gozzo pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
                  Rick Leach pinch hits for Ruben Sierra batting 3rd
          ---  2  100%  R Leach         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--     100%  H Baines        Passed Ball; Leach out at 3B/3B
          ---  2  100%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  100%  J Franco        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198908080

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