September 2, 1989 Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
SEA 5 BAL 2
@CHW 1 DET 10
CLE 4 OAK 7
@MIL 2 NYY 2
CAL 1 TEX 6
KCR 3 TOR 4
MIN 2 CHC 10
@ATL 3 LAD 4
MON 3 CIN 6
@PIT 2 SDP 3
PHI 2 SFG 6
NYM 2 STL 13
HOU 5

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 49,291

Saturday, September 2, 1989, 1:39
Time of Game: 2:16

Twins

68-67

Lost 2

5th, 13½ GB

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

W: J Cerutti (10-8), L: R Smith (10-5), S: T Henke (15)

Blue Jays

74-62

Won 5

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Newman 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .658   14    3   0   
D Gladden LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .711   10    2   0   
K Puckett CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .339  .848   10    3   0   
B Harper C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .321  .778   11    9   0   
G Larkin 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .256  .685   11    4   0   
K Hrbek DH                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .870   15    0   0   2B
C Castillo RF                 2   1   1   0    1   0  .263  .749    9    3   0   
  J Moses PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .721    4    0   0   2B
G Gagne SS                    3   0   1   2    0   0  .280  .735    7    0   1   3B
  R Bush PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .771    4    0   0   
C Hale 2B                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .516    6    0   2   
  T Laudner PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .649         0   0   
  W Backman PH-2B             2   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .603    6    0   0   

R Smith P                                                                0   0
  J Berenguer P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   2   7   2    2   4              107   24   3

BATTING

2B: J Moses (12, off T Henke); K Hrbek (15, off J Cerutti).

3B: G Gagne (6, off J Cerutti).

TB: G Gagne 3; J Moses 2; K Hrbek 2; D Gladden; B Harper; C Castillo; K Puckett.

RBI: G Gagne 2 (39).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Moseby CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .210  .631   18    1   0   
M Wilson RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .251  .626   19    1   0   
G Bell LF                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .298  .807   18    3   0   
F McGriff 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .276  .969   14    9   0   
E Whitt C                     4   2   2   2    0   0  .280  .820   14    4   1   HR
T Fernandez SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .647    9    4   5   
K Gruber 3B                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .293  .781    6    2   3   HR
L Mazzilli DH                 1   0   0   0    2   1  .212  .796   15    0   0   SB
M Lee 2B                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .258  .633   13    3   4   

J Cerutti P                                                              0   0
  J Acker P                                                              0   1
  T Henke P                                                              0   1
Totals                       28   4   4   4    4   9              126   27  15

BATTING

HR: K Gruber (16, off R Smith; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); E Whitt (11, off R Smith; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: E Whitt 5; K Gruber 4; M Wilson.

RBI: E Whitt 2 (52); K Gruber 2 (61).

2-out RBI: K Gruber 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Mazzilli (5, 2nd base off R Smith/B Harper).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Smith, L (10-5)              7     4   4   4    3   8   2   3.91   28  110-68   32·15·21    4·10· 3· 0     58    -     0.49  -0.17
J Berenguer                    1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.73    4   15-8     3· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.01
Totals                         8     4   4   4    4   9   2          32  125-76   35·18·23    5·11· 3· 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
J Cerutti, W (10-8)            6.1   5   2   2    2   2   0   2.90   26   67-46   31· 5·10   11· 5· 6· 0     55    -     0.75   0.09
J Acker, H (12)                1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    6   23-14    9· 2· 3    4· 1· 1· 0          1-0    1.47   0.19
T Henke, S (15)                1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.14    4   17-12    5· 6· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.54   0.07
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   4   0          36  107-72   45·13·14   16· 6· 8· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 49,291.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. A Newman             3B    1. L Moseby             CF 
2. D Gladden            LF    2. M Wilson             RF 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. G Bell               LF 
4. B Harper             C     4. F McGriff            1B 
5. G Larkin             1B    5. E Whitt              C  
6. K Hrbek              DH    6. T Fernandez          SS 
7. C Castillo           RF    7. K Gruber             3B 
8. G Gagne              SS    8. L Mazzilli           DH 
9. C Hale               2B    9. M Lee                2B 

   R Smith              P        J Cerutti            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-0  1--  3   21%  73% K Gruber        R Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Whitt Scores
   t 7   1  4-0  12-  2  -14%  78% G Gagne         J Cerutti       Triple to CF (Line Drive); Hrbek Scores; Castillo Scores
   b 4   0  0-2  1--  3   10%  92% E Whitt         R Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); McGriff Scores
   t 7   1  4-2  --3  1    9%  87% W Backman       J Acker         Fielder's Choice P; Gagne out at Hm/P-C-3B
   t 9   1  4-2  ---  4   -6%  91% J Moses         T Henke         Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to RF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Cerutti facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  A Newman        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  D Gladden       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   52%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  M Wilson        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   50%  G Bell          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Cerutti facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   52%  B Harper        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   50%  G Larkin        Walk
   O      1--  2   53%  K Hrbek         Popfly: SS
   O      1--  1   55%  C Castillo      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  1   55%  E Whitt         Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   52%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF
   RR     1--  3   73%  K Gruber        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Whitt Scores
   O      ---  4   73%  L Mazzilli      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, John Cerutti facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   75%  G Gagne         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   77%  C Hale          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   78%  A Newman        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roy Smith facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   76%  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   75%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   76%  M Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   75%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, John Cerutti facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   77%  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   79%  K Puckett       Popfly: CF (Short CF)
          ---  2   77%  B Harper        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      1--  1   80%  G Larkin        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roy Smith facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   82%  F McGriff       Walk
   RR     1--  3   92%  E Whitt         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); McGriff Scores
   O      ---  4   92%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   91%  K Gruber        Flyball: RF
          ---  5   92%  L Mazzilli      Walk
   O      1--  1   91%  M Lee           Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, John Cerutti facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   93%  K Hrbek         Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
          ---  5   91%  C Castillo      Walk
   O      1--  3   93%  G Gagne         Lineout: 3B
   O      1--  2   94%  C Hale          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Roy Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   94%  L Moseby        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   93%  M Wilson        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   93%  G Bell          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, John Cerutti facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   95%  A Newman        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   93%  D Gladden       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   95%  K Puckett       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   96%  B Harper        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Roy Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   95%  F McGriff       Lineout: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  6   95%  E Whitt         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   95%  T Fernandez     Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, John Cerutti facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   96%  G Larkin        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   94%  K Hrbek         Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  3   92%  C Castillo      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Hrbek stays at 2B
   RR     12-  2   78%  G Gagne         Triple to CF (Line Drive); Hrbek Scores; Castillo Scores
                  Jim Acker replaces John Cerutti pitching; Tim Laudner pinch hits for Chip Hale batting 9th; Wally Backman pinch hits for Tim Laudner batting 9th
   O      --3  1   87%  W Backman       Fielder's Choice P; Gagne out at Hm/P-C-3B
   O      1--  3   90%  A Newman        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Roy Smith facing 7-8-9
                  Wally Backman moves to 2B
   O      ---  2   89%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   90%  L Mazzilli      Walk
          1--      91%  M Lee           Mazzilli Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   89%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   88%  L Moseby        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Acker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   91%  D Gladden       Lineout: LF
          ---  3   87%  K Puckett       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   91%  B Harper        Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      1--  3   95%  G Larkin        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Juan Berenguer facing 2-3-4
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Roy Smith pitching
   O      ---  6   94%  M Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   95%  G Bell          Walk
   O      1--  1   94%  F McGriff       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  4   93%  E Whitt         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Tom Henke facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Henke replaces Jim Acker pitching
   O      ---  4   97%  K Hrbek         Groundout: P-1B
                  John Moses pinch hits for Carmen Castillo batting 7th
          ---  4   91%  J Moses         Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to RF Line)
                  Randy Bush pinch hits for Greg Gagne batting 8th
   O      -2-  4   97%  R Bush          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5  100%  W Backman       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198909020

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