April 28, 1993 Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 49,073

Wednesday, April 28, 1993, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:30

Royals

9-12

Won 2

5th, 5½ GB

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

W: M Gardner (2-1), L: S Brow (0-1), S: J Montgomery (6)

Blue Jays

12-9

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .298  .784   17    2   0   SH
W Joyner 1B                   4   1   2   1    1   0  .250  .719   26    6   1   2B,SB
G Brett DH                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .560    7    0   0   
F Jose RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .643   16    0   0   SB
C Gwynn LF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .316  .684   22    5   0   
B Mayne C                     2   1   0   0    2   0  .267  .638   15    9   0   IW
P Hiatt 3B                    3   0   0   1    1   0  .293  .816   17    1   3   
J Lind 2B                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .295  .710   11    2   1   
G Gagne SS                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .213  .595   16    1   1   

M Gardner P                                                              1   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
Totals                       33   5   7   4    5   3              147   27   6

BATTING

2B: W Joyner (7, off S Brow).

SH: B McRae (3, off T Castillo).

IBB: B Mayne (2, by M Eichhorn).

TB: W Joyner 3; J Lind; F Jose; B McRae; G Gagne; C Gwynn.

RBI: J Lind (9); W Joyner (3); P Hiatt (14); B McRae (8).

2-out RBI: W Joyner; J Lind; P Hiatt; B McRae.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: B Mayne (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Joyner (1, 3rd base off M Eichhorn/P Borders); F Jose (5, 2nd base off M Eichhorn/P Borders).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D White CF                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .409 1.014   17    1   0   SB
R Alomar 2B                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .296  .777   18    0   8   
P Molitor 1B                  4   0   3   1    0   1  .313  .840   15   16   1   2B
J Carter LF                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .293  .961   17    3   0   SF
J Olerud DH                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .417 1.111   14    0   0   
D Jackson RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .268  .730   14    0   0   
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .671   12    1   1   
P Borders C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .186  .459   15    3   0   
D Schofield SS                4   0   1   0    0   2  .226  .588   16    2   0   

S Brow P                                                                 1   4
  M Eichhorn P                                                           0   1
  T Castillo P                                                           0   1
Totals                       33   3   7   3    2   9              138   27  16

BATTING

2B: P Molitor (3, off M Gardner).

SF: J Carter (4, off M Gardner).

TB: P Molitor 4; R Alomar 2; D White; D Schofield.

RBI: R Alomar (8); P Molitor (13); J Carter (24).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: D White (4, 2nd base off M Gardner/B Mayne).

PO: R Alomar (1st base by J Montgomery).

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
M Gardner, W (2-1)             7     6   3   3    2   6   0   5.19   29  108-68   44·12·12    7·11· 3· 0     57    -     0.87   0.17
J Montgomery, S (6)            2     1   0   0    0   3   0   2.08    7   26-20   11· 5· 4    1· 3· 0· 0          1-1    1.91   0.16
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2   9   0          36  134-88   55·17·16    8·14· 3· 0          1-1

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
S Brow, L (0-1)                6     5   4   4    2   2   0   6.00   25  101-58   42· 7· 9   15· 5· 1· 0     46    -     0.96  -0.19
M Eichhorn                     2     2   1   1    2   1   0   4.60   10   29-15    9· 3· 3    5· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.47  -0.00
T Castillo                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.38    4   15-9     7· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.50   0.02
Totals                         9     7   5   5    5   3   0          39  145-82   58·10·14   22· 8· 1· 0           -

M Gardner faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Castillo (1).

IBB: M Eichhorn (2; B Mayne).

PO: J Montgomery (0; R Alomar, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 49,073.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. B McRae              CF    1. D White              CF 
2. W Joyner             1B    2. R Alomar             2B 
3. G Brett              DH    3. P Molitor            1B 
4. F Jose               RF    4. J Carter             LF 
5. C Gwynn              LF    5. J Olerud             DH 
6. B Mayne              C     6. D Jackson            RF 
7. P Hiatt              3B    7. E Sprague            3B 
8. J Lind               2B    8. P Borders            C  
9. G Gagne              SS    9. D Schofield          SS 

   M Gardner            P        S Brow               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  1-1  12-  3   25%  74% B McRae         S Brow          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lind Scores; Gagne Scores/Adv on throw/No RBI; McRae to 3B
   t 5   2  1-0  -2-  4   12%  46% J Lind          S Brow          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mayne Scores
   b 8   0  5-2  -2-  5   -9%  75% P Molitor       J Montgomery    Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Alomar Scores
   t 5   2  1-3  --3  2    9%  82% W Joyner        S Brow          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); McRae Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  1   -8%  37% P Molitor       M Gardner       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Alomar to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Brow facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   46%  W Joyner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   45%  G Brett         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gardner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   47%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   45%  R Alomar        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1   37%  P Molitor       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Alomar to 3B
   RO     -23  4   37%  J Carter        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Alomar Scores; Molitor to 3B
          --3  6   36%  J Olerud        Walk
   O      1-3  2   40%  D Jackson       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Jackson to 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Brow facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   37%  F Jose          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  7   36%  C Gwynn         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   35%  B Mayne         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Gardner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   37%  E Sprague       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   38%  P Borders       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   39%  D Schofield     Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Brow facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   36%  P Hiatt         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   34%  J Lind          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  7   33%  G Gagne         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Gardner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   35%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   37%  R Alomar        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   38%  P Molitor       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Brow facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   35%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   38%  W Joyner        Walk
   O      1--  1   35%  G Brett         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      1--  8   32%  F Jose          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Gardner facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   34%  J Carter        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  2   35%  J Olerud        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   37%  D Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Brow facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   42%  C Gwynn         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   37%  B Mayne         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Mayne to 1B
   O      1--  5   34%  P Hiatt         Groundout: P-1B; Mayne to 2B
   R      -2-  4   46%  J Lind          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mayne Scores
          1--  3   49%  G Gagne         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lind to 2B
   RR     12-  3   74%  B McRae         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lind Scores; Gagne Scores/Adv on throw/No RBI; McRae to 3B
   R      --3  2   82%  W Joyner        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); McRae Scores
   O      -2-  2   80%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Gardner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   83%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   85%  P Borders       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   83%  D Schofield     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   86%  D White         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Scott Brow facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   85%  F Jose          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   84%  C Gwynn         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   84%  B Mayne         Walk
   O      1--  4   83%  P Hiatt         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Gardner facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   86%  R Alomar        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   83%  P Molitor       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   86%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B; Molitor to 2B
   O      -2-  5   89%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mark Eichhorn facing 8-9-1
                  Mark Eichhorn replaces Scott Brow pitching
   O      ---  2   88%  J Lind          Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   87%  G Gagne         Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   87%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Gardner facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   90%  D Jackson       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3   91%  E Sprague       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  5   90%  P Borders       Walk
   O      1--  5   93%  D Schofield     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mark Eichhorn facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   94%  W Joyner        Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   93%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
          1--  1   94%  F Jose          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Joyner to 2B
   O      12-  6   93%  C Gwynn         Strikeout Swinging, Joyner Steals 3B, Jose Steals 2B
          -23  4   93%  B Mayne         Intentional Walk
   R      123  4   96%  P Hiatt         Walk; Joyner Scores; Jose to 3B; Mayne to 2B
   O      123  2   95%  J Lind          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 5, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Mark Gardner facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   92%  D White         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--      91%  R Alomar        White Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   86%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); White Scores
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Mark Gardner pitching
          1--      84%  P Molitor       Alomar Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Alomar to 2B
   R      -2-  5   75%  " "             Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Alomar Scores
   O      1--  5   82%  J Carter        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  1   87%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Molitor to 2B
   O      -2-  7   92%  D Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Tony Castillo facing 9-1-2
                  Tony Castillo replaces Mark Eichhorn pitching
          ---  5   93%  G Gagne         Walk
   O      1--  1   93%  B McRae         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Gagne to 2B
          -2-      94%  W Joyner        Wild Pitch; Gagne to 3B
   O      --3  7   92%  " "             Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      --3  2   90%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Jeff Montgomery facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   95%  E Sprague       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   98%  P Borders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  D Schofield     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Blue Jays 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199304280

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