September 3, 1989 Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 3
@BOS 2 CHW 4
BAL 2 DET 12
CLE 3 OAK 5
@MIL 0 NYY 5
CAL 2 KCR 13
@TEX 2 MIN 9
@TOR 4 ATL 8
CHC 5 MON 4
@LAD 0 PIT 3
CIN 1 SDP 9
PHI 5 SFG 4
NYM 0 STL 4
HOU 3

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 49,073

Sunday, September 3, 1989, 1:37
Time of Game: 2:44

Twins

69-67

Won 1

5th, 13½ GB

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

W: R Aguilera (7-9), L: M Flanagan (8-9)

Blue Jays

74-63

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Newman 3B                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .257  .661   10    0   0   
  C Hale PH-3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .489    1    0   0   
G Gagne SS                    5   2   2   2    0   0  .281  .743   15    2   1   HR
D Gladden LF                  4   2   1   1    1   1  .284  .719   15    5   2   HR
K Puckett CF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .340  .847   14    4   0   
  J Moses CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .721         0   0   
B Harper C                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .325  .785    7    8   0   HBP
  L Webster PH-C              1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    5    1   0   
G Larkin 1B                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .257  .690   14    5   1   3B,SF,SH,GDP
C Castillo RF                 3   1   1   3    0   0  .264  .762   13    1   0   HR,SF
T Laudner DH                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .644    6    0   0   
  K Hrbek PH                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .864    7    0   0   
W Backman 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .594   14    0   4   

R Aguilera P                                                             1   0
  G Gonzalez P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   9  11   8    2   1              121   27   8

BATTING

3B: G Larkin (1, off M Flanagan).

HR: C Castillo (6, off M Flanagan; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); G Gagne (8, off M Flanagan; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); D Gladden (7, off M Flanagan; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: G Larkin (4, off M Gozzo); C Castillo (2, off M Flanagan).

SH: G Larkin (5, off M Flanagan).

HBP: B Harper (5, by M Gozzo).

TB: G Gagne 5; D Gladden 4; C Castillo 4; G Larkin 3; B Harper 2; K Puckett 2; L Webster; A Newman.

GIDP: G Larkin (8).

RBI: C Castillo 3 (29); G Gagne 2 (41); G Larkin (36); D Gladden (40); B Harper (48).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Gladden-B Harper; G Larkin-G Gagne-R Aguilera.

E: G Gagne (15); B Harper 2 (8).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Moseby CF                   4   1   2   1    1   2  .213  .639   26    1   0   2B
M Wilson RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .251  .624   13    4   0   
  G Hill RF                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .878    3    1   0   
G Bell LF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .297  .805   18    2   0   
  R Ducey LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .561         0   0   
F McGriff 1B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .967    8   13   2   
  J Olerud 1B                 1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    3    0   0   
E Whitt C                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .281  .818   11    0   0   
  O Virgil C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    1   0   
T Fernandez SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .643   17    1   6   
  M Lee SS                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .630    5    0   1   
K Gruber 3B                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .291  .777   22    0   5   
L Mazzilli DH                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .216  .798   15    0   0   HBP
N Liriano 2B                  3   0   1   2    1   0  .260  .696   14    2   1   SB,GDP

M Flanagan P                                                             1   0
  M Gozzo P                                                              1   0
  D Ward P                                                               0   0
  D Wells P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   4   9   4    3   7              160   27  15

BATTING

2B: L Moseby (19, off G Gonzalez).

HBP: L Mazzilli (2, by G Gonzalez).

TB: L Moseby 3; F McGriff; N Liriano; E Whitt; M Wilson; G Bell; L Mazzilli; J Olerud.

GIDP: N Liriano (9).

RBI: N Liriano 2 (43); G Bell (88); L Moseby (37).

2-out RBI: N Liriano 2; L Moseby; G Bell.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Liriano-T Fernandez-F McGriff.

E: K Gruber (21).

BASERUNNING

SB: N Liriano (14, 2nd base off R Aguilera/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 Aguilera, W (7-9)            7     6   1   0    2   5   0   2.87   27  115-71   42·14·15    9· 6· 5· 0     66    -     0.70   0.14
G Gonzalez                     2     3   3   3    1   2   0   4.13   11   44-30   17· 5· 8    1· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     9   4   3    3   7   0          38  159-101  59·19·23   10·10· 7· 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 Flanagan, L (8-9)            4.1   6   6   6    2   0   3   4.02   21   57-39   24· 1·14   10· 6· 3· 0     25    -     0.78  -0.35
M Gozzo                        2.2   4   3   2    0   0   0   3.00   14   42-29   20· 2· 7    8· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.01
D Ward                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.53    3    6-5     3· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
D Wells                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.57    4   16-13    9· 1· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    11   9   8    2   1   3          42  121-86   56· 4·25   21·12· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Gozzo (1; B Harper); G Gonzalez (4; L Mazzilli).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 49,073.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   R Aguilera           P        M Flanagan           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-1  1--  6   18%  80% G Gagne         M Flanagan      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Newman Scores
   b 3   0  3-0  1-3  4   16%  80% M Wilson        R Aguilera      Line Drive Double Play: LF; Liriano out at Hm/LF-C; Moseby to 2B/Adv on E2
   b 3   2  3-0  -2-  2   -8%  72% G Bell          R Aguilera      Single to RF (Line Drive); Moseby Scores/unER
   t 4   0  1-3  ---  3    8%  82% G Larkin        M Flanagan      Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   t 4   0  1-3  --3  1    7%  89% C Castillo      M Flanagan      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Larkin Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  A Newman        Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   46%  G Gagne         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   45%  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   48%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  M Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          --- 10   48%  G Bell          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bell to 1B
          1--  3   46%  F McGriff       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Bell to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  E Whitt         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Bell out at Hm/LF-C; McGriff to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   54%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  1   60%  B Harper        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Puckett to 2B
   O      12-  1   60%  G Larkin        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Puckett to 3B; Harper to 2B
   RO     -23  1   60%  C Castillo      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Puckett Scores; Harper to 3B
   O      --3  2   57%  T Laudner       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Aguilera facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   59%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   61%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   62%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Flanagan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   60%  W Backman       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   62%  A Newman        Walk
   RR     1--  6   80%  G Gagne         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Newman Scores
          ---  4   81%  D Gladden       Walk
   O      1--  1   80%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   79%  B Harper        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Aguilera facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   75%  N Liriano       Walk
          1--      70%  L Moseby        Liriano Steals 2B; Liriano to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3  5   65%  " "             Single to P (Ground Ball); Liriano stays at 3B
   OO     1-3  4   80%  M Wilson        Line Drive Double Play: LF; Liriano out at Hm/LF-C; Moseby to 2B/Adv on E2
   R      -2-  2   72%  G Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive); Moseby Scores/unER
   O      1--  2   75%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Flanagan facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   82%  G Larkin        Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   RR     --3  1   89%  C Castillo      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Larkin Scores
   O      ---  4   89%  T Laudner       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   88%  W Backman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   88%  A Newman        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Rick Aguilera facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   89%  E Whitt         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   90%  T Fernandez     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   91%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mike Flanagan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   90%  G Gagne         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      ---  3   94%  D Gladden       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
                  Mauro Gozzo replaces Mike Flanagan pitching
          ---  2   95%  K Puckett       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   95%  B Harper        Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Puckett to 2B
   OO     12-  2   94%  G Larkin        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Rick Aguilera facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   95%  L Mazzilli      Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  2   96%  N Liriano       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  6   95%  L Moseby        Walk
          1--  1   94%  M Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Moseby to 3B
   O      1-3  3   96%  G Bell          Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mauro Gozzo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   96%  C Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Kent Hrbek pinch hits for Tim Laudner batting 8th
   O      ---  4   96%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  2   95%  W Backman       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Rick Aguilera facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   96%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   97%  E Whitt         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   97%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mauro Gozzo facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   98%  A Newman        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   98%  G Gagne         Single to 1B (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Newman to 2B
   R      12-  3   99%  D Gladden       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Newman Scores/No RBI; Gagne to 3B; Gladden to 2B
          -23  2   99%  K Puckett       Fielder's Choice ; Puckett to 1B
   R      123  3  100%  B Harper        Hit By Pitch; Gagne Scores; Gladden to 3B; Puckett to 2B
   RO     123  5  100%  G Larkin        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Gladden Scores/unER; Puckett to 3B
   O      1-3  6  100%  C Castillo      Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1-3  3  100%  K Hrbek         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 9, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-9, Rick Aguilera facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7  100%  K Gruber        Popfly: CF (Short CF)
          ---  2  100%  L Mazzilli      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  5  100%  N Liriano       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-1, Duane Ward facing 9-1-2
                  Duane Ward replaces Mauro Gozzo pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  W Backman       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  Chip Hale pinch hits for Al Newman batting 1st
   O      ---  1  100%  C Hale          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1  100%  G Gagne         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-9, German Gonzalez facing 1-2-3
                  German Gonzalez replaces Rick Aguilera pitching; Chip Hale moves to 3B
   O      ---  6  100%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  M Wilson        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  3  100%  G Bell          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-1, David Wells facing 3-4-5
                  David Wells replaces Duane Ward pitching; Ozzie Virgil replaces Ernie Whitt playing C batting 5th; John Olerud replaces Fred McGriff playing 1B batting 4th; Manuel Lee replaces Tony Fernandez playing SS batting 6th; Rob Ducey replaces George Bell playing LF batting 3rd; Glenallen Hill replaces Mookie Wilson playing RF batting 2nd
   O      ---  3  100%  D Gladden       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  Lenny Webster pinch hits for Brian Harper batting 5th
          ---  5  100%  L Webster       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3  100%  G Larkin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-9, German Gonzalez facing 4-5-6
                  Lenny Webster moves to C; John Moses replaces Kirby Puckett playing CF batting 4th
          ---  3  100%  J Olerud        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5  100%  O Virgil        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5  100%  M Lee           Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--  7  100%  K Gruber        Walk; Olerud to 2B
          12-  4  100%  L Mazzilli      Hit By Pitch; Olerud to 3B; Gruber to 2B
   RR     123  1  100%  N Liriano       Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Olerud Scores; Gruber Scores; Mazzilli to 3B
   R      1-3  3   99%  L Moseby        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Mazzilli Scores; Liriano to 3B
   O      -23  3  100%  G Hill          Strikeout Swinging
        3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 9, Blue Jays 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198909030

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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