April 17, 1990 Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 7
@CAL 5
(12) CHW 2
BOS 1 NYY 4
@DET 1 KCR 4
CLE 2 MIN 6
@SEA 5 TEX 6
MIL 2 TOR 8
BAL 2 CIN 2
SDP 1 HOU 5
ATL 3 MON 2
PHI 1 CHC 8
@NYM 6
(13) PIT 7
STL 2 LAD 10
@SFG 5

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 38,212

Tuesday, April 17, 1990, 7:37
Time of Game: 2:36

Orioles

2-5

Lost 3

7th, 3 GB

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

W: M Flanagan (2-0), L: J Ballard (0-2)

Blue Jays

6-3

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Jefferson RF-CF             3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .154   11    2   0   
P Bradley LF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .594   12    1   0   2B,2·GDP
C Ripken SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .877   15    2   5   
M Tettleton C                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .596   16    5   0   2B
R Milligan 1B                 1   0   0   0    3   0  .333  .842   27    9   2   
M Devereaux CF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .310    5    3   0   
  J Orsulak PH-RF             2   0   0   1    0   0  .214  .553    3    0   0   
C Worthington 3B              3   0   1   0    1   1  .192  .481   13    0   1   CS
B Melvin DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .353 1.036   11    0   0   
B Ripken 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .118  .368   12    0   3   

J Ballard P                                                              1   0
  B Holton P                                                             1   2
Totals                       31   2   6   2    5   1              125   24  13

BATTING

2B: P Bradley (2, off M Flanagan); M Tettleton (2, off J Acker).

TB: M Tettleton 2; P Bradley 2; B Ripken; C Worthington; C Ripken; B Melvin.

GIDP: P Bradley 2 (2).

RBI: M Tettleton (1); J Orsulak (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Ripken-C Ripken-R Milligan.

BASERUNNING

CS: C Worthington (1, 3rd base by M Flanagan/P Borders).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                4   0   1   2    1   1  .306  .776   17    4   6   2B
M Wilson DH                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .569   17    0   0   2B,GDP
K Gruber 3B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .333 1.011   11    3   0   HR
G Bell LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .687   14    3   0   
F McGriff 1B                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .200  .733   17   10   0   IW
G Hill RF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .500   11    2   0   
P Borders C                   2   2   2   1    0   0  .300 1.300    4    0   1   HR,2B
  G Myers PH-C                2   1   1   1    0   0  .263  .634    4    1   0   
M Lee 2B                      4   1   1   1    0   1  .417  .879   13    3   5   
J Felix CF                    3   1   2   2    1   0  .357 1.224   15    1   0   HR

M Flanagan P                                                             0   1
  J Acker P                                                              0   0
  D Wells P                                                              0   0
  D Ward P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   8  11   8    4   3              123   27  13

BATTING

2B: P Borders (1, off J Ballard); T Fernandez (2, off B Holton); M Wilson (3, off J Ballard).

HR: K Gruber (2, off J Ballard; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); P Borders (2, off J Ballard; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); J Felix (2, off J Ballard; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

IBB: F McGriff (1, by B Holton).

TB: P Borders 6; K Gruber 5; J Felix 5; T Fernandez 2; M Wilson 2; M Lee; G Myers; G Hill.

GIDP: M Wilson (1).

RBI: J Felix 2 (7); T Fernandez 2 (4); P Borders (2); K Gruber (7); G Myers (2); M Lee (3).

2-out RBI: J Felix 2; T Fernandez 2; M Lee; G Myers.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Lee-T Fernandez-F McGriff 2.

E: K Gruber (1).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Ballard, L (0-2)             5     5   4   4    1   2   3   5.59   20   59-36   25· 5· 6    8· 8· 1· 0     42    -     0.66  -0.18
B Holton                       3     6   4   4    3   1   0  11.57   18   64-37   22· 5·10    6· 3· 5· 0          1-0    0.52   0.03
Totals                         8    11   8   8    4   3   3          38  123-73   47·10·16   14·11· 6· 0          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 Flanagan, W (2-0)            5     4   1   1    3   0   0   1.80   20   67-42   27· 1·14    9· 7· 1· 0     52    -     1.14   0.24
J Acker                        1     1   1   0    1   0   0   1.93    6   26-13   10· 0· 3    3· 1· 1· 0          1-1    2.18  -0.03
D Wells, H (1)                 2     1   0   0    1   0   0   1.35    7   21-10    8· 0· 2    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.66   0.15
D Ward                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   10-7     3· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     6   2   1    5   1   0          36  124-72   48· 2·22   16·11· 3· 0          1-1

J Ballard faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
M Flanagan faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Holton (1; F McGriff).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 38,212.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. S Jefferson          RF    1. T Fernandez          SS 
2. P Bradley            LF    2. M Wilson             DH 
3. C Ripken             SS    3. K Gruber             3B 
4. M Tettleton          C     4. G Bell               LF 
5. R Milligan           1B    5. F McGriff            1B 
6. M Devereaux          CF    6. G Hill               RF 
7. C Worthington        3B    7. P Borders            C  
8. B Melvin             DH    8. M Lee                2B 
9. B Ripken             2B    9. J Felix              CF 

   J Ballard            P        M Flanagan           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  4-0  12-  6  -13%  71% M Tettleton     J Acker         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Bradley Scores; Ripken to 3B
   b 5   2  0-2  -2-  3   12%  92% J Felix         J Ballard       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Borders Scores
   b 3   0  0-0  ---  1   11%  67% P Borders       J Ballard       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 4   1  0-1  ---  2   11%  77% K Gruber        J Ballard       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 5   0  2-0  12-  1   10%  73% B Ripken        M Flanagan      Worthington Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Melvin to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  S Jefferson     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   54%  P Bradley       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   55%  C Ripken        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Ballard facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  T Fernandez     Walk
   OO     1--  2   51%  M Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  M Tettleton     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  8   50%  R Milligan      Walk
   O      1--  2   53%  M Devereaux     Lineout: 2B
          1--  1   51%  C Worthington   Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Milligan to 2B
   O      12-  2   55%  B Melvin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Ballard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  G Bell          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   51%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   50%  G Hill          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   46%  B Ripken        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   50%  S Jefferson     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   OO     1--  3   56%  P Bradley       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Ballard facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  1   67%  P Borders       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   65%  M Lee           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   63%  J Felix         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   62%  T Fernandez     Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Flanagan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   65%  C Ripken        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   67%  M Tettleton     Popfly: RF (Short RF)
          ---  9   66%  R Milligan      Walk
   O      1--  3   69%  M Devereaux     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeff Ballard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   66%  M Wilson        Flyball: CF
   R      ---  2   77%  K Gruber        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   76%  G Bell          Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   75%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Flanagan facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   70%  C Worthington   Walk
          1--  2   63%  B Melvin        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Worthington to 2B
   O      12-      73%  B Ripken        Worthington Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Melvin to 2B
   O      -2-  2   77%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Melvin to 3B
   O      --3  2   81%  S Jefferson     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Ballard facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   80%  G Hill          Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
          ---  3   83%  P Borders       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   80%  M Lee           Groundout: SS-1B
   RR     -2-  3   92%  J Felix         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Borders Scores
   O      ---  3   92%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Flanagan facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   88%  P Bradley       Double to RF (Fly Ball)
                  Jim Acker replaces Mike Flanagan pitching
          -2-  5   84%  C Ripken        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   R      12-  6   71%  M Tettleton     Double to RF (Ground Ball); Bradley Scores; Ripken to 3B
          -23  6   65%  R Milligan      Walk
                  Joe Orsulak pinch hits for Mike Devereaux batting 6th
   RO     123  2   69%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Ripken Scores/unER; Tettleton to 3B; Orsulak to 1B
   O      1-3  4   78%  C Worthington   Popfly: SS
   O      1-3  3   85%  B Melvin        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jeff Ballard facing 2-3-4
                  Stan Jefferson moves to CF; Joe Orsulak moves to RF
          ---  4   88%  M Wilson        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Brian Holton replaces Jeff Ballard pitching
          -2-  3   92%  K Gruber        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Wilson to 3B
   O      1-3  4   90%  G Bell          Fielder's Choice P; Wilson out at Hm/P-3B-C; Gruber to 3B; Bell to 2B
          -23  4   90%  F McGriff       Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   86%  G Hill          Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
                  Greg Myers pinch hits for Pat Borders batting 7th
   O      123  1   82%  G Myers         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, David Wells facing 9-1-2
                  David Wells replaces Jim Acker pitching; Greg Myers moves to C
   O      ---  5   85%  B Ripken        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   81%  S Jefferson     Walk
   OO     1--  2   89%  P Bradley       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Brian Holton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   88%  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   89%  J Felix         Walk
   O      1--  5   88%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B; Felix to 2B
   O      -2-  1   86%  M Wilson        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, David Wells facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   80%  C Ripken        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   86%  M Tettleton     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  4   90%  R Milligan      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  1   94%  J Orsulak       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Brian Holton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   93%  K Gruber        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  4   93%  G Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   93%  F McGriff       Walk
          1--  2   94%  G Hill          Single to CF (Line Drive); McGriff to 3B
   R      1-3  3   97%  G Myers         Single to CF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores; Hill to 2B
   R      12-  4   99%  M Lee           Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Hill Scores; Myers to 2B
          12-  3   99%  J Felix         Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Myers to 3B; Lee to 2B
   RR     123  1  100%  T Fernandez     Double to RF (Line Drive); Myers Scores; Lee Scores; Felix to 3B
   O      -23  5  100%  M Wilson        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-8, Duane Ward facing 7-8-9
                  Duane Ward replaces David Wells pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  C Worthington   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  B Melvin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  B Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199004170

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