May 8, 1990 Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 6
BAL 0 MIL 7
DET 5 MIN 6
CLE 5 OAK 5
NYY 0 SEA 2
BOS 1 KCR 10
@TEX 5 CHW 4
@TOR 1 CHC 10
ATL 8
(11) HOU 3
PHI 2
(10) MON 9
LAD 1 NYM 4
SFG 1 PIT 10
SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 41,101

Tuesday, May 8, 1990, 7:36
Time of Game: 3:06

White Sox

14-9

Won 1

2nd, 4½ GB

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

W: G Hibbard (3-2), L: J Cerutti (1-5), S: B Thigpen (7)

Blue Jays

16-12

Lost 1

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sosa RF                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .280  .750   18    1   0   SB
L Johnson CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .616   10    1   0   
I Calderon LF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .286  .816   11    3   0   2B
R Kittle DH                   4   2   2   3    0   0  .282  .835    7    0   0   2·HR
C Fisk C                      2   0   0   0    1   1  .288  .692   10    7   1   HBP
C Martinez 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .210  .571    9    9   2   
C Grebeck 3B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .292    9    0   3   GDP
  S Lyons PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .433    5    0   0   
  R Ventura 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .123  .534         0   0   
S Fletcher 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .553    9    3   1   
O Guillen SS                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .325  .770   14    1   3   CS

G Hibbard P                                                              2   0
  B Jones P                                                              0   0
  S Radinsky P                                                           0   0
  B Thigpen P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   4   7   4    3   2              102   27  10

BATTING

2B: I Calderon (8, off J Acker).

HR: R Kittle 2 (4, 2 off J Cerutti; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: C Fisk (1, by J Cerutti).

TB: R Kittle 8; I Calderon 2; S Sosa 2; O Guillen; C Martinez.

GIDP: C Grebeck (1).

RBI: R Kittle 3 (13); S Sosa (11).

2-out RBI: R Kittle 2; S Sosa.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

PB: C Fisk (3).

E: S Fletcher (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Sosa (5, 2nd base off J Cerutti/P Borders).

CS: O Guillen (2, 2nd base by J Cerutti/P Borders).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                5   0   1   0    0   1  .296  .797   16    2   4   
M Wilson CF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .497   17    2   0   
K Gruber 3B                   5   0   3   0    0   0  .352 1.092   17    0   1   2B
G Bell LF                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .245  .726   15    4   0   
F McGriff 1B                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .319 1.070   18   10   0   
G Hill RF                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .266  .783    5    3   0   
  J Felix PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .315  .970    3    0   0   
J Olerud DH                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .265  .852   21    0   0   2B
P Borders C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .327 1.032    8    1   1   
  R Mulliniks PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .385 1.082    3    0   0   
  C Diaz C                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
M Lee 2B                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .646   13    4   7   
  N Liriano PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .573    5    0   0   

J Cerutti P                                                              0   0
  J Acker P                                                              0   0
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   1   9   1    2   8              141   27  13

BATTING

2B: K Gruber (8, off G Hibbard); J Olerud (3, off G Hibbard).

TB: K Gruber 4; G Bell 2; J Olerud 2; T Fernandez; P Borders; G Hill.

RBI: J Olerud (10).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Lee-T Fernandez-F McGriff.

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Hibbard, W (3-2)             7     7   1   1    1   6   0   3.19   29  107-74   38·18·18   12· 5· 5· 0     64    -     1.14   0.33
B Jones                        0     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.79    2    3-3     2· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.61  -0.14
S Radinsky                     0     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.93    1    6-2     1· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.28  -0.13
B Thigpen, S (7)               2     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.93    7   25-17    8· 1· 8    2· 2· 1· 0          3-0    2.58   0.36
Totals                         9     9   1   1    2   8   0          39  141-96   49·19·28   16· 7· 6· 0          5-0

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 (1-5)             7     6   4   4    3   0   2   4.91   29   80-51   38· 2·11   12· 5· 7· 1     46    -     0.62  -0.10
J Acker                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.06    4    7-7     5· 0· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.38   0.02
T Henke                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.21    3   10-8     6· 2· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     7   4   4    3   2   2          36   97-66   49· 4·13   12· 9· 8· 1           -

B Jones faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
S Radinsky faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: J Cerutti (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Cerutti (1; C Fisk).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 41,101.

Weather: 70° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. S Sosa               RF    1. T Fernandez          SS 
2. L Johnson            CF    2. M Wilson             CF 
3. I Calderon           LF    3. K Gruber             3B 
4. R Kittle             DH    4. G Bell               LF 
5. C Fisk               C     5. F McGriff            1B 
6. C Martinez           1B    6. G Hill               RF 
7. C Grebeck            3B    7. J Olerud             DH 
8. S Fletcher           2B    8. P Borders            C  
9. O Guillen            SS    9. M Lee                2B 

   G Hibbard            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--  2   18%  66% R Kittle        J Cerutti       Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Calderon Scores
   b 4   0  3-0  1--  8  -13%  61% J Olerud        G Hibbard       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Hill Scores
   b 8   0  4-1  12-  6  -13%  64% F McGriff       S Radinsky      Walk; Gruber to 3B; Bell to 2B
   b 8   0  4-1  123  3   11%  76% J Felix         B Thigpen       Strikeout Looking
   b 8   1  4-1  123  6   11%  86% J Olerud        B Thigpen       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, John Cerutti facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   46%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   47%  I Calderon      Walk
   RR     1--  2   66%  R Kittle        Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Calderon Scores
          ---  2   67%  C Fisk          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   65%  C Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Hibbard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   67%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   69%  M Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   68%  K Gruber        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   66%  G Bell          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gruber to 2B
          12-  5   62%  F McGriff       Walk; Gruber to 3B; Bell to 2B
   O      123  1   70%  G Hill          Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Cerutti facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   73%  C Grebeck       Walk
   O      1--  4   70%  S Fletcher      Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  3   68%  O Guillen       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   66%  S Sosa          Guillen Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Hibbard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   68%  J Olerud        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   66%  P Borders       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   69%  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   67%  T Fernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Borders to 2B
   O      12-  3   71%  M Wilson        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Cerutti facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   69%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   68%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   67%  I Calderon      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Hibbard facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   70%  K Gruber        Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   72%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   73%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Cerutti facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   81%  R Kittle        Home Run
   O      ---  1   80%  C Fisk          Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   82%  C Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  1   78%  C Grebeck       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Greg Hibbard facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   74%  G Hill          Single to SS (Line Drive)
   R      1--  8   61%  J Olerud        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Hill Scores
   O      -2-  3   67%  P Borders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   71%  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Olerud to 3B; Lee out at 1B/C-1B
   O      --3  2   75%  T Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Cerutti facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   73%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  4   72%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   73%  S Sosa          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  2   71%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Greg Hibbard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   74%  M Wilson        Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
          ---  7   69%  K Gruber        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      -2-  3   74%  G Bell          Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-  1   78%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Cerutti facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   76%  I Calderon      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   75%  R Kittle        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  4   76%  C Fisk          Walk
   O      1--  3   74%  C Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Greg Hibbard facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   78%  G Hill          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   80%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   82%  P Borders       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Cerutti facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   80%  C Grebeck       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  1   79%  S Fletcher      Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
          ---  3   80%  O Guillen       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      81%  S Sosa          Balk; Guillen to 2B
   R      -2-  6   88%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Guillen Scores
          1--      89%  L Johnson       Sosa Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   87%  " "             Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Greg Hibbard facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   90%  M Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   92%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   93%  M Wilson        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jim Acker facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Acker replaces John Cerutti pitching
          ---  1   95%  I Calderon      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   94%  R Kittle        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  3   92%  C Fisk          Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1   91%  C Martinez      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Barry Jones facing 3-4-5
                  Barry Jones replaces Greg Hibbard pitching
          ---  1   86%  K Gruber        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  2   77%  G Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gruber to 2B
                  Scott Radinsky replaces Barry Jones pitching
          12-  6   64%  F McGriff       Walk; Gruber to 3B; Bell to 2B
                  Bobby Thigpen replaces Scott Radinsky pitching; Junior Felix pinch hits for Glenallen Hill batting 6th
   O      123  3   76%  J Felix         Strikeout Looking
   O      123  6   86%  J Olerud        Strikeout Swinging
                  Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Pat Borders batting 8th
   O      123  3   97%  R Mulliniks     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 4, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tom Henke facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Henke replaces Jim Acker pitching; Carlos Diaz replaces Rance Mulliniks playing C batting 8th; Junior Felix moves to RF; Steve Lyons pinch hits for Craig Grebeck batting 7th
   O      ---  5   96%  S Lyons         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   96%  S Fletcher      Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   96%  O Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Bobby Thigpen facing 9-1-2
                  Robin Ventura replaces Steve Lyons playing 3B batting 7th; Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Manuel Lee batting 9th
          ---  5   90%  N Liriano       Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Liriano to 2B
   O      -2-  2   95%  T Fernandez     Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  4   98%  M Wilson        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      -2-  2  100%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Blue Jays 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199005080

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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