April 22, 1990 Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
DET 2
(12) CLE 5
CHW 2 BOS 4
@MIL 2
(11) CAL 5
@MIN 2 SEA 5
@OAK 2 TEX 10
NYY 4 KCR 7
@TOR 1 PIT 3
@CHC 2 ATL 3
@CIN 1 LAD 2
HOU 0 NYM 5
MON 0 SFG 3
@SDP 1 PHI 5
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 49,056

Sunday, April 22, 1990, 1:30
Time of Game: 2:54

Royals

5-6

Won 1

5th, 3½ GB

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

W: T Gordon (1-0), L: J Cerutti (1-2)

Blue Jays

8-5

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Eisenreich RF               5   1   2   3    0   0  .273  .744   14    0   0   HR
K Seitzer 3B                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .255  .548   20    1   1   
G Brett 1B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .222  .530   13    4   1   
B Jackson LF                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .326  .848   19    2   0   HR
P Tabler DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .417   13    0   0   
W Wilson CF                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .433 1.100   13    4   0   2·SB,IW
F White 2B                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .129  .410   12    2   0   SF,GDP
B Boone C                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .304  .777   25   13   0   SB
S Jeltz SS                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .083   19    0   3   

T Gordon P                                                               1   1
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
  M Davis P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   7  11   7    3   3              148   27   6

BATTING

HR: B Jackson (1, off J Cerutti; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); J Eisenreich (1, off J Cerutti; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: F White (1, off P Kilgus).

IBB: W Wilson (1, by P Kilgus).

TB: J Eisenreich 5; B Jackson 5; B Boone 2; W Wilson 2; P Tabler; K Seitzer; G Brett.

GIDP: F White (2).

RBI: J Eisenreich 3 (5); B Jackson 2 (3); B Boone (5); F White (6).

2-out RBI: B Jackson 2; J Eisenreich 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Boone (1, 2nd base off F Wills/G Myers); W Wilson 2 (5, 2nd base off J Cerutti/G Myers, 2nd base off F Wills/G Myers).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                5   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .783   22    3   3   
M Wilson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .544   13    5   1   
K Gruber 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .853   18    1   3   
G Bell LF                     4   1   1   1    0   2  .264  .769   19    4   0   HR
F McGriff 1B                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .268  .932   19    8   0   
J Olerud DH                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .564   10    0   0   
  G Hill PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .600    6    0   0   
G Myers C                     3   0   1   0    0   2  .294  .754   10    3   2   
  P Borders PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .300 1.364    4    0   0   
M Lee 2B                      4   0   3   0    0   1  .476  .998   16    2   4   
J Felix RF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .357 1.138   23    1   0   

J Cerutti P                                                              0   1
  F Wills P                                                              0   0
  P Kilgus P                                                             0   0
  W Blair P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   1   6   1    4  13              160   27  14

BATTING

HR: G Bell (4, off T Gordon; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: G Bell 4; M Lee 3; G Myers; T Fernandez.

RBI: G Bell (12).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Cerutti-T Fernandez-F McGriff.

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
T Gordon, W (1-0)              7     5   1   1    2   9   1   0.75   28  116-75   39·11·24    8· 7· 2· 0     70    -     0.76   0.23
J Montgomery                   1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.00    3   14-9     3· 3· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
M Davis                        1     1   0   0    2   2   0   1.69    6   30-15    4· 1·10    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.24   0.00
Totals                         9     6   1   1    4  13   1          37  160-99   46·15·37   10· 8· 2· 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, L (1-2)             6     6   4   4    0   2   2   6.94   22   76-43   27· 8· 8    5·10· 5· 0     46    -     0.52  -0.19
F Wills                        1     3   2   2    1   1   0   8.59    7   29-14    7· 1· 6    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.63  -0.07
P Kilgus                       0.2   2   1   1    2   0   0   9.72    6   20-9     6· 1· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.12  -0.01
W Blair                        1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.93    4   15-11    8· 0· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          3-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    11   7   7    3   3   2          39  140-77   48·10·18   13·12· 8· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: T Gordon (2).

IBB: P Kilgus (1; W Wilson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - (none), 3B - Vic Voltaggio.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 49,056.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. J Eisenreich         RF    1. T Fernandez          SS 
2. K Seitzer            3B    2. M Wilson             CF 
3. G Brett              1B    3. K Gruber             3B 
4. B Jackson            LF    4. G Bell               LF 
5. P Tabler             DH    5. F McGriff            1B 
6. W Wilson             CF    6. J Olerud             DH 
7. F White              2B    7. G Myers              C  
8. B Boone              C     8. M Lee                2B 
9. S Jeltz              SS    9. J Felix              RF 

   T Gordon             P        J Cerutti            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  4   18%  66% B Jackson       J Cerutti       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Seitzer Scores
   t 7   2  1-4  123  3    7%  97% J Eisenreich    F Wills         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Wilson Scores; Boone Scores; Jeltz to 2B
   t 3   0  0-3  ---  1    6%  86% J Eisenreich    J Cerutti       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   b 6   1  4-0  ---  2   -6%  87% G Bell          T Gordon        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 2   1  0-2  -2-  4    4%  76% B Boone         J Cerutti       Single to CF (Line Drive); Wilson Scores; Boone out at 2B/CF-C-SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Cerutti facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   50%  K Seitzer       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   47%  G Brett         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   RR     1--  4   66%  B Jackson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Seitzer Scores
   O      ---  6   65%  P Tabler        Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   67%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   69%  M Wilson        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   70%  K Gruber        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Cerutti facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   73%  W Wilson        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   70%  F White         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--      71%  B Boone         Wilson Steals 2B
   RO     -2-  4   76%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Wilson Scores; Boone out at 2B/CF-C-SS
   O      ---  6   75%  S Jeltz         Popfly: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Gordon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   77%  G Bell          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   79%  F McGriff       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   79%  J Olerud        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Cerutti facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  1   86%  J Eisenreich    Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   85%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   84%  G Brett         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   84%  B Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   86%  G Myers         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   84%  M Lee           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  7   80%  J Felix         Walk; Lee to 2B
   O      12-  5   84%  T Fernandez     Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      12-  5   88%  M Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, John Cerutti facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   87%  P Tabler        Flyball: CF
          ---  4   88%  W Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   86%  F White         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Gordon facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   88%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   89%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   88%  F McGriff       Walk
   O      1--  4   90%  J Olerud        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, John Cerutti facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   89%  B Boone         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   88%  S Jeltz         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   88%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   90%  G Myers         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   88%  M Lee           Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   90%  J Felix         Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Lee to 2B
          -2-  4   88%  T Fernandez     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Lee to 3B
   O      1-3  2   92%  M Wilson        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, John Cerutti facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   91%  K Seitzer       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   91%  G Brett         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  6   90%  B Jackson       Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Gordon facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   92%  K Gruber        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   R      ---  2   87%  G Bell          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   88%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   89%  J Olerud        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Frank Wills facing 5-6-7
                  Frank Wills replaces John Cerutti pitching
          ---  2   91%  P Tabler        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   89%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   88%  F White         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          1--      89%  B Boone         Wilson Steals 2B
          -2-  6   89%  " "             Single to 2B (Line Drive); Wilson to 3B
          1-3      90%  S Jeltz         Boone Steals 2B
          -23  5   90%  " "             Walk
   RR     123  3   97%  J Eisenreich    Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Wilson Scores; Boone Scores; Jeltz to 2B
   O      12-  7   96%  K Seitzer       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   94%  G Myers         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   96%  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   97%  J Felix         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   98%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Paul Kilgus facing 3-4-5
                  Paul Kilgus replaces Frank Wills pitching
          ---  3   99%  G Brett         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   99%  B Jackson       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Brett to 3B
   O      1-3  4   99%  P Tabler        Fielder's Choice 3B; Jackson out at 3B/3B-C-SS-3B; Tabler to 2B
          -23  4   99%  W Wilson        Intentional Walk
   RO     123  1   99%  F White         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Brett Scores
          12-  5   99%  B Boone         Walk; Tabler to 3B; Wilson to 2B
                  Willie Blair replaces Paul Kilgus pitching
   O      123  2   99%  S Jeltz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 7, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-7, Jeff Montgomery facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Tom Gordon pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  M Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  K Gruber        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5  100%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7  100%  J Eisenreich    Lineout: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  4  100%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-7, Mark Davis facing 5-6-7
                  Mark Davis replaces Jeff Montgomery pitching
          ---  7   99%  F McGriff       Walk
                  Glenallen Hill pinch hits for John Olerud batting 6th
   O      1--  6  100%  G Hill          Strikeout Looking
                  Pat Borders pinch hits for Greg Myers batting 7th
          1--  4   99%  P Borders       Walk; McGriff to 2B
          12-  3   98%  M Lee           Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); McGriff to 3B; Borders to 2B
   O      123  5   99%  J Felix         Strikeout Looking
   O      123  5  100%  T Fernandez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 7, Blue Jays 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199004220

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