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Tuesday, August 25, 1998, 7:08
, SkyDome
Attendance: 26,173, Time of Game: 2:16
Royals
0
60-72
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Blue Jays
3
67-65
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Roger Clemens (16-6)
L: Chris Haney (5-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0
Blue Jays       1  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  X    3  6  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .279 .772 18 13 -0.093 0.88 0.000 -0.093 -0.9 4 0
Larry Sutton LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .233 .635 21 11 -0.042 0.91 0.032 -0.074 -0.3 4 0
Jose Offerman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .312 .847 15 11 -0.085 0.83 0.000 -0.085 -0.7 1 4
Dean Palmer 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .284 .862 11 8 -0.030 0.93 0.025 -0.055 -0.4 0 0
Terry Pendleton DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 .246 .598 19 14 -0.098 1.18 0.000 -0.098 -0.7
Jeff Conine 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .749 11 7 -0.061 0.77 0.000 -0.061 -0.6 9 0
Jermaine Dye RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .231 .614 9 5 -0.015 0.73 0.028 -0.043 -0.1 2 2
Sal Fasano C 3 0 0 0 0 3 .219 .679 12 11 -0.089 1.13 0.000 -0.089 -0.8 2 0
Luis Rivera SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .587 11 6 -0.040 0.76 0.000 -0.040 -0.3 2 4
   Hal Morris PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .313 .744 3 3 -0.020 0.65 0.000 -0.020 -0.3
   Shane Halter SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .594 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Chris Haney P 0 0
   Ricky Bones P 0 1
   Bart Evans P 0 0
Team Totals 30 0 3 0 0 18 .100 .200 130 89 -0.573 0.90 0.085 -0.658 -5.0 24 11
TB: J Dye; D Palmer; L Sutton.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Offerman-L Rivera-J Conine; J Dye-J Conine.
Outfield Assists: J Dye (D Fletcher at 1st base); J Dye (S Green at 2nd base).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Shannon Stewart LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .743 16 10 -0.091 0.73 0.000 -0.091 -1.6 0 0
Shawn Green RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .275 .819 13 9 -0.017 0.66 0.039 -0.056 -0.7 3 0 2B
Jose Canseco DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .236 .839 17 9 -0.012 0.59 0.019 -0.032 -0.3
Carlos Delgado 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .299 .971 22 14 0.018 0.81 0.055 -0.037 0.1 6 0 HBP
Jose Cruz CF 2 1 0 1 2 0 .260 .743 15 6 0.091 0.96 0.110 -0.019 1.1 0 0
Tony Fernandez 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .305 .802 9 7 -0.092 1.20 0.042 -0.135 -1.1 0 1 GDP
Darrin Fletcher C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .745 6 4 0.057 1.00 0.081 -0.023 1.0 18 0 HBP
Craig Grebeck 2B 3 0 1 2 0 0 .267 .717 13 9 0.008 1.04 0.055 -0.047 0.6 0 3
Alex Gonzalez SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .249 .663 8 6 -0.034 0.63 0.013 -0.048 -0.5 0 1 SH
Roger Clemens P 0 0
Team Totals 26 3 6 3 3 2 .231 .624 119 74 -0.072 0.83 0.414 -0.488 -1.5 27 5
2B: S Green (25, off C Haney).
SH: A Gonzalez (11, off R Bones).
HBP: D Fletcher (6, by C Haney); C Delgado (10, by C Haney).
TB: S Green 3; D Fletcher; A Gonzalez; T Fernandez; C Grebeck.
GIDP: T Fernandez (8).
RBI: C Grebeck 2 (18); J Cruz (32).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chris Haney, L (5-6) 6 5 3 3 3 0 0 7.17 25 97 57 39 2 16 7 13 6 0 47 0.081 0.95 0.5
Ricky Bones 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.60 4 11 8 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 -0.018 0.64 0.4
Bart Evans 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.04 3 11 9 5 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.008 0.11 0.6
Team Totals 8 6 3 3 3 2 0 3.38 32 119 74 48 5 21 10 15 7 0 47 3 2 0.071 0.90 1.5
C Haney faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Roger Clemens, W (16-6) 9 3 0 0 0 18 0 2.76 30 130 89 30 28 31 6 6 2 0 99 0.572 0.90 5.0
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 0 18 0 0.00 30 130 89 30 28 31 6 6 2 0 99 0.572 0.83 5.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Haney 2 (5; C Delgado, D Fletcher).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Larry Young.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 26,173.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 88° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Johnny Damon CF 1 Shannon Stewart LF
2 Larry Sutton LF 2 Shawn Green RF
3 Jose Offerman 2B 3 Jose Canseco DH
4 Dean Palmer 3B 4 Carlos Delgado 1B
5 Terry Pendleton DH 5 Jose Cruz CF
6 Jeff Conine 1B 6 Tony Fernandez 3B
7 Jermaine Dye RF 7 Darrin Fletcher C
8 Sal Fasano C 8 Craig Grebeck 2B
9 Luis Rivera SS 9 Alex Gonzalez SS
Chris Haney P Roger Clemens P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 1-0 1 123 2,(0-1)  OO TOR T. Fernandez C. Haney -12% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 123 4,(3-0)  R TOR J. Cruz C. Haney 8% 72% Walk; Green Scores; Canseco to 3B; Delgado to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  TOR C. Delgado C. Haney 6% 64% Hit By Pitch; Green to 3B; Canseco to 2B
b7 1-0 0 123 3,(1-1)  RR TOR C. Grebeck R. Bones 6% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Cruz Scores; Fernandez Scores; Fletcher to 2B
b7 1-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  TOR D. Fletcher C. Haney 5% 90% Hit By Pitch; Cruz to 3B; Fernandez to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Damon R. Clemens 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR L. Sutton R. Clemens 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Offerman R. Clemens 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Chris Haney facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR S. Stewart C. Haney -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR S. Green C. Haney 4% 57% Double to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  TOR J. Canseco C. Haney 2% 59% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  TOR C. Delgado C. Haney 6% 64% Hit By Pitch; Green to 3B; Canseco to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 4,(3-0)  R TOR J. Cruz C. Haney 8% 72% Walk; Green Scores; Canseco to 3B; Delgado to 2B
b1 1-0 1 123 2,(0-1)  OO TOR T. Fernandez C. Haney -12% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR D. Palmer R. Clemens 3% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Pendleton R. Clemens 2% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Conine R. Clemens 1% 65% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Chris Haney facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  TOR D. Fletcher C. Haney 3% 68% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b2 1-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TOR C. Grebeck C. Haney -3% 65% Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
b2 1-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO TOR A. Gonzalez C. Haney -5% 61% Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Dye R. Clemens 3% 63% Flyball: RF
t3 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR S. Fasano R. Clemens 2% 65% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR L. Rivera R. Clemens 1% 66% Foul Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Chris Haney facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR S. Stewart C. Haney -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR S. Green C. Haney -2% 63% Lineout: LF (Short LF Line)
b3 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O TOR J. Canseco C. Haney -1% 62% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
t4 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Damon R. Clemens 3% 65% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR L. Sutton R. Clemens -3% 61% Single to 2B (Line Drive)
t4 0-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Offerman R. Clemens 4% 65% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR D. Palmer R. Clemens 3% 68% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Chris Haney facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O TOR C. Delgado C. Haney -2% 66% Flyball: LF
b4 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR J. Cruz C. Haney -2% 64% Flyball: CF
b4 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR T. Fernandez C. Haney -1% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 --- 11,(3-2)  O KCR T. Pendleton R. Clemens 3% 66% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Conine R. Clemens 2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Dye R. Clemens 2% 70% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Chris Haney facing 7-8-9
b5 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR D. Fletcher C. Haney -2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O TOR C. Grebeck C. Haney -2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR A. Gonzalez C. Haney 1% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b5 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TOR S. Stewart C. Haney -2% 65% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
t6 0-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR S. Fasano R. Clemens 4% 69% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR L. Rivera R. Clemens 3% 72% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Damon R. Clemens 2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Chris Haney facing 2-3-4
b6 1-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TOR S. Green C. Haney -2% 71% Single to CF (Line Drive); Green out at 2B/RF-SS
b6 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR J. Canseco C. Haney -2% 69% Flyball: CF
b6 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR C. Delgado C. Haney -1% 68% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Blue Jays' Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
t7 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR L. Sutton R. Clemens 5% 73% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Offerman R. Clemens 3% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR D. Palmer R. Clemens -2% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 0-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Pendleton R. Clemens 5% 78% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Chris Haney facing 5-6-7
b7 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  TOR J. Cruz C. Haney 3% 81% Walk
b7 1-0 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  TOR T. Fernandez C. Haney 4% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive); Cruz to 2B
b7 1-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  TOR D. Fletcher C. Haney 5% 90% Hit By Pitch; Cruz to 3B; Fernandez to 2B
Ricky Bones replaces Chris Haney pitching
b7 1-0 0 123 3,(1-1)  RR TOR C. Grebeck R. Bones 6% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Cruz Scores; Fernandez Scores; Fletcher to 2B
b7 3-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O TOR A. Gonzalez R. Bones 0% 96% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Fletcher to 3B; Grebeck to 2B
b7 3-0 1 -23 2,(1-0)  O TOR S. Stewart R. Bones -2% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
b7 3-0 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O TOR S. Green R. Bones -2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Blue Jays' Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
t8 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Conine R. Clemens 3% 95% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t8 0-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Dye R. Clemens -3% 92% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t8 0-3 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O KCR S. Fasano R. Clemens 3% 95% Strikeout Swinging
Hal Morris pinch hits for Luis Rivera (SS) batting 9th
t8 0-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR H. Morris R. Clemens 2% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Bart Evans facing 3-4-5
Bart Evans replaces Ricky Bones pitching
Shane Halter replaces Hal Morris (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b8 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR J. Canseco B. Evans -0% 97% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b8 3-0 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O TOR C. Delgado B. Evans -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR J. Cruz B. Evans -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Blue Jays' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
t9 0-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR J. Damon R. Clemens 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t9 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR L. Sutton R. Clemens 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 0-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Offerman R. Clemens 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3.

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