April 20, 1990 Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
DET 0 MIL 5
BOS 0 MIN 13
CAL 1 SEA 6
@OAK 1 TEX 6
NYY 5 TOR 17
KCR 6 PIT 9
@CHC 4
(7) HOU 4
@LAD 2 MON 2
@NYM 1 SDP 9
SFG 2 PHI 3
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 49,151

Friday, April 20, 1990, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:04

Royals

4-5

Lost 1

4th, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  4   2  0  0    6  9  1
Blue Jays       3  0  0   2  7  3   0  2  X   17 19  2

W: T Stottlemyre (1-2), L: B Saberhagen (1-1)

Blue Jays

7-4

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Perry DH                    4   2   1   0    1   0  .250  .690   22    0   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .263  .571   14    0   0   
  P Tabler 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .429    3    0   1   
G Brett 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .250  .603    9    4   1   2B
  R Palacios 1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    1   0   
B Jackson LF                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .314  .785   18    4   0   
  J Schulz LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
J Eisenreich RF               4   1   2   1    0   0  .222  .583   12    2   1   2B
K Stillwell SS                3   0   1   2    0   1  .345  .923   10    1   0   GDP
  S Jeltz PH-SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   1   
W Wilson CF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .435 1.152   19    5   0   
  G Thurman CF                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
F White 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .475   10    4   2   GDP
M Macfarlane C                4   0   2   0    0   0  .273  .728   14    2   0   2B

B Saberhagen P                                                           0   3
  L McWilliams P                                                         0   0
  L Aquino P                                                             0   0
  S Crawford P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   6   9   4    4   4              137   24   9

BATTING

2B: M Macfarlane (2, off T Stottlemyre); G Brett (1, off T Stottlemyre); J Eisenreich (3, off T Stottlemyre).

TB: G Brett 3; M Macfarlane 3; J Eisenreich 3; K Stillwell; K Seitzer; G Perry.

GIDP: K Stillwell (1); F White (1).

RBI: K Stillwell 2 (7); J Eisenreich (2); G Brett (3).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

E: F White (1).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                3   1   1   2    1   0  .295  .763   20    1   5   
  M Lee PH-SS                 2   1   1   0    0   0  .429  .896    4    1   1   
J Felix CF                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .343 1.138   16    2   0   HBP
K Gruber 3B                   4   2   2   2    0   1  .341 1.034    7    0   2   HR
  R Mulliniks PH-3B           1   0   1   1    1   0 1.000 2.500    8    0   1   2B
G Bell LF                     4   2   2   3    0   0  .273  .766   13    0   0   HR
  T Lawless LF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   10    1   0   
F McGriff 1B                  3   2   3   2    3   0  .270  .927   32   12   3   HR
J Olerud DH                   5   2   1   0    1   0  .200  .647   27    0   0   
G Myers C                     5   3   2   3    0   0  .286  .752   16    4   0   HR
  O Virgil C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
G Hill RF                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .267  .667   21    1   0   2B
N Liriano 2B                  4   2   3   3    0   1  .280  .877   21    2   4   HR,3B,SH

T Stottlemyre P                                                          2   0
  J Acker P                                                              0   0
  D Wells P                                                              1   0
  D Ward P                                                               0   2
Totals                       42  17  19  17    7   2              195   27  18

BATTING

2B: R Mulliniks (1, off S Crawford); G Hill (2, off L Aquino).

3B: N Liriano (1, off L McWilliams).

HR: K Gruber (3, off L Aquino; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); N Liriano (1, off S Crawford; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); G Myers (1, off L Aquino; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); F McGriff (3, off L McWilliams; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs); G Bell (3, off B Saberhagen; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out).

SH: N Liriano (1, off B Saberhagen).

HBP: J Felix (1, by L Aquino).

TB: N Liriano 8; F McGriff 6; G Myers 5; G Bell 5; K Gruber 5; G Hill 3; R Mulliniks 2; M Lee; T Fernandez; J Olerud; J Felix.

RBI: N Liriano 3 (3); G Myers 3 (5); G Bell 3 (10); T Fernandez 2 (7); F McGriff 2 (5); K Gruber 2 (10); J Felix (8); R Mulliniks (1).

2-out RBI: K Gruber 2; J Felix.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

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

E: N Liriano 2 (2).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Saberhagen, L (1-1)          4     7   6   5    3   1   1   4.67   22   87-54   40· 4·10    8· 5· 4· 1     24    -     0.61  -0.26
L McWilliams                   0.1   3   4   4    1   0   1  13.50    5   19-9     7· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 1          1-1    0.11  -0.03
L Aquino                       2.2   6   5   5    2   1   2   5.79   17   59-31   19· 3· 9    3· 7· 3· 0          1-1    0.01  -0.00
S Crawford                     1     3   2   2    1   0   1   7.20    7   29-17   11· 1· 5    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    19  17  16    7   2   5          51  194-111  77· 8·26   14·15·10· 2          2-2

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
T Stottlemyre, W (1-2)         6     7   4   4    3   3   0   5.52   26   87-52   32· 5·15   12· 5· 3· 0     42    -     0.51   0.20
J Acker                        1     2   2   0    0   1   0   1.59    6   21-13    7· 4· 2    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.00
D Wells                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.17    3   10-9     6· 2· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
D Ward                         1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   19-10    4· 4· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     9   6   4    4   4   0          39  137-84   49·15·20   19· 7· 5· 0           -

B Saberhagen faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: L Aquino (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: L Aquino (1; J Felix).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 49,151.

Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. G Perry              DH    1. T Fernandez          SS 
2. K Seitzer            3B    2. J Felix              CF 
3. G Brett              1B    3. K Gruber             3B 
4. B Jackson            LF    4. G Bell               LF 
5. J Eisenreich         RF    5. F McGriff            1B 
6. K Stillwell          SS    6. J Olerud             DH 
7. W Wilson             CF    7. G Myers              C  
8. F White              2B    8. G Hill               RF 
9. M Macfarlane         C     9. N Liriano            2B 

   B Saberhagen         P        T Stottlemyre        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  1   21%  79% G Bell          B Saberhagen    Home Run; Fernandez Scores; Gruber Scores
   t 2   1  3-0  1--  2    5%  82% K Stillwell     T Stottlemyre   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   t 4   1  3-0  ---  2   -4%  80% G Brett         T Stottlemyre   Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 4   1  0-3  -23  7    4%  94% T Fernandez     B Saberhagen    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Myers Scores/unER; Hill Scores; Fernandez out at 2B/RF-1B-2B-SS
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  8    3%  58% T Fernandez     B Saberhagen    Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  G Perry         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   54%  K Seitzer       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-P (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, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   58%  T Fernandez     Walk
   O      1--  1   55%  J Felix         Flyball: LF
          1--  1   58%  K Gruber        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Fernandez to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   79%  G Bell          Home Run; Fernandez Scores; Gruber Scores
          ---  4   81%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   79%  J Olerud        Lineout: LF
   O      1--  4   78%  G Myers         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   80%  B Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   78%  J Eisenreich    Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   OO     1--  2   82%  K Stillwell     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
   O      --- 10   81%  G Hill          Flyball: CF
          ---  5   82%  N Liriano       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   81%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   80%  J Felix         Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   82%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   83%  F White         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   81%  M Macfarlane    Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  3   84%  G Perry         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   83%  K Gruber        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   82%  G Bell          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  7   83%  F McGriff       Walk
   O      1--  7   81%  J Olerud        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   84%  K Seitzer       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   80%  G Brett         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   83%  B Jackson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      -2-  3   86%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   88%  G Myers         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Deep 2B); Myers to 1B
          1--  1   90%  G Hill          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Myers to 2B
   O      12-  1   90%  N Liriano       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Myers to 3B; Hill to 2B
   RRO    -23  7   94%  T Fernandez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Myers Scores/unER; Hill Scores; Fernandez out at 2B/RF-1B-2B-SS
          ---  4   94%  J Felix         Walk
   O      1--  3   94%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Todd Stottlemyre facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   95%  K Stillwell     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   94%  W Wilson        Walk
   O      1--  2   95%  F White         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   96%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   97%  G Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Larry McWilliams replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
   RR     1--  5   99%  F McGriff       Home Run; Bell Scores
          ---  6   99%  J Olerud        Walk
          1--  1   99%  G Myers         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Olerud to 2B
   O      12-  5   99%  G Hill          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   RR     12-  2  100%  N Liriano       Triple to CF (Line Drive); Olerud Scores; Myers Scores
                  Luis Aquino replaces Larry McWilliams pitching
   O      --3  2  100%  T Fernandez     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   R      --3  4  100%  J Felix         Single to RF (Line Drive); Liriano Scores
   RR     1--  2  100%  K Gruber        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Felix Scores
   O      ---  2  100%  G Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 12.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-12, Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Lawless replaces George Bell playing LF batting 4th
          ---  4  100%  G Perry         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Perry to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-  2  100%  K Seitzer       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   R      -2-  2  100%  G Brett         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Perry Scores
          1--  5  100%  B Jackson       Walk; Brett to 2B
   R      12-  4  100%  J Eisenreich    Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Brett Scores; Jackson to 3B
   RR     -23  3   99%  K Stillwell     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Jackson Scores; Eisenreich Scores
          1--  9   99%  W Wilson        Walk; Stillwell to 2B
   OO     12-  2  100%  F White         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 12.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 12-4, Luis Aquino facing 5-6-7
          ---  4  100%  F McGriff       Walk
          1--  5  100%  J Olerud        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McGriff to 2B
   RRR    12-  1  100%  G Myers         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); McGriff Scores; Olerud Scores
          ---  4  100%  G Hill          Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5  100%  N Liriano       Strikeout Swinging
                  Manuel Lee pinch hits for Tony Fernandez batting 1st
   O      -2-  3  100%  M Lee           Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hill to 3B
          --3  3  100%  J Felix         Hit By Pitch
                  Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Kelly Gruber batting 3rd
          1-3  6  100%  R Mulliniks     Walk; Felix to 2B
   O      123  4  100%  T Lawless       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 15.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-15, Jim Acker facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Acker replaces Todd Stottlemyre pitching; Rance Mulliniks moves to 3B; Manuel Lee moves to SS
          ---  4  100%  M Macfarlane    Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3  100%  G Perry         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
          1--  3  100%  K Seitzer       Single to LF (Line Drive); Perry to 2B
   RR     12-  3  100%  G Brett         Fielder's Choice SS; Perry Scores/Adv on E4/unER; Seitzer Scores/No RBI/unER; Brett to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  B Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3  100%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 15.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 15-6, Luis Aquino facing 5-6-7
                  Rey Palacios replaces George Brett playing 1B batting 3rd; Pat Tabler replaces Kevin Seitzer playing 3B batting 2nd; Jeff Schulz replaces Bo Jackson playing LF batting 4th
          ---  6  100%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  100%  J Olerud        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          1--     100%  G Myers         Wild Pitch; McGriff to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      -2-  1  100%  G Hill          Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 15.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-15, David Wells facing 6-7-8
                  David Wells replaces Jim Acker pitching; Ozzie Virgil replaces Greg Myers playing C batting 7th; Steve Jeltz pinch hits for Kurt Stillwell batting 6th
   O      ---  2  100%  S Jeltz         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4  100%  W Wilson        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  F White         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 15.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 15-6, Steve Crawford facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Crawford replaces Luis Aquino pitching; Steve Jeltz moves to SS; Gary Thurman replaces Willie Wilson playing CF batting 7th
   R      ---  8  100%  N Liriano       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  1  100%  M Lee           Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  3  100%  J Felix         Flyball: LF
   R      1--  2  100%  R Mulliniks     Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Lee Scores
   O      -2-  6  100%  T Lawless       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          -2-  6  100%  F McGriff       Walk
   O      12-  3  100%  J Olerud        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 17.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-17, Duane Ward facing 9-1-2
                  Duane Ward replaces David Wells pitching
   O      ---  6  100%  M Macfarlane    Flyball: CF
          ---  6  100%  G Perry         Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  P Tabler        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Perry to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  R Palacios      Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 17.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199004200

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