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BOS  3
OAK  2
 CHW  6
BAL  4
 CLE 10
SEA  4
 ANA  7
@NYY  6
 MIN  4
@TBD  1
 DET  8
@TEX  7
 TOR  3
KCR  0
 PIT  9
@ARI  6
 CIN 10
CHC  9
 COL 11
MIL  6
 HOU  3
ATL  2
 LAD  4
MON  3
 SDP  5
@PHI  3
 SFG  7
NYM  3
 FLA  4
@STL  3
Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 26,173

 Tuesday, August 25, 1998, 7:08
Time of Game: 2:16
Royals
0
60-72
Lost 1
2nd, 13 GB
 
                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
W: Roger Clemens (16-6), L: Chris Haney (5-6)
 Blue Jays
3
67-65
Won 1
4th, 28½ GB

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .279  .772   18   13    4   0   
L Sutton LF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .233  .635   21   11    4   0   
J Offerman 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .312  .847   15   11    1   4   
D Palmer 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .284  .862   11    8    0   0   
T Pendleton DH                3   0   0   0    0   3  .246  .598   19   14    0   0   
J Conine 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .749   11    7    9   0   
J Dye RF                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .614    9    5    2   2   
S Fasano C                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .219  .679   12   11    2   0   
L Rivera SS                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .587   11    6    2   4   
  H Morris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .744    3    3    0   0   
  S Halter SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .594              0   0   

C Haney P                                                                     0   0
  R Bones P                                                                   0   1
  B Evans P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       30   0   3   0    0  18              130   89   24  11
Batting Events
TB: J Dye; D Palmer; L Sutton.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. J Offerman-L Rivera-J Conine; J Dye-J Conine.
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .743   16   10    0   0   
S Green RF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .275  .819   13    9    3   0   2B
J Canseco DH                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .236  .839   17    9    0   0   
C Delgado 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .971   22   14    6   0   HBP
J Cruz CF                     2   1   0   1    2   0  .260  .743   15    6    0   0   
T Fernandez 3B                3   1   1   0    0   0  .305  .802    9    7    0   1   GDP
D Fletcher C                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .745    6    4   18   0   HBP
C Grebeck 2B                  3   0   1   2    0   0  .267  .717   13    9    0   3   
A Gonzalez SS                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .249  .663    8    6    0   1   SH

R Clemens P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       26   3   6   0    3   2              119   74   27   5
Batting Events
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.

Pitching Stats

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
C Haney, L (5-6)               6     5   3   3    3   0   0   7.17   25   97-57   39· 2·16    7·13· 6· 0     47    -     0.95   0.08
R Bones                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.60    4   11-8     4· 2· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          3-2    0.64  -0.02
B Evans                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.04    3   11-9     5· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     6   3   3    3   2   0          32  119-74   48· 5·21   10·15· 7· 0          3-2
C Haney faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
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
R Clemens, W (16-6)            9     3   0   0    0  18   0   2.76   30  130-89   30·28·31    6· 6· 2· 0     99    -     0.90   0.57
Totals                         9     3   0   0    0  18   0          30  130-89   30·28·31    6· 6· 2· 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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 52% 0-0 KCR J. Damon R. Clemens Strikeout Swinging
t1 1 --- O 5,(3-1)  2% 54% 0-0 KCR L. Sutton R. Clemens Flyball: RF
t1 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 55% 0-0 KCR J. Offerman R. Clemens 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 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 53% 0-0 TOR S. Stewart C. Haney Flyball: CF
b1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  4% 57% 0-0 TOR S. Green C. Haney Double to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b1 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  2% 58% 0-0 TOR J. Canseco C. Haney Walk
b1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  6% 64% 0-0 TOR C. Delgado C. Haney Hit By Pitch; Green to 3B; Canseco to 2B
b1 1 123 R 4,(3-0)  8% 72% 0-0 TOR J. Cruz C. Haney Walk; Green Scores; Canseco to 3B; Delgado to 2B
b1 1 123 OO 2,(0-1)  -12% 60% 1-0 TOR T. Fernandez C. Haney 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 --- O 6,(2-2)  2% 62% 0-1 KCR D. Palmer R. Clemens Strikeout Swinging
t2 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 64% 0-1 KCR T. Pendleton R. Clemens Strikeout Swinging
t2 2 --- O 6,(3-2)  1% 65% 0-1 KCR J. Conine R. Clemens 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 0 --- 3,(0-2)  3% 68% 1-0 TOR D. Fletcher C. Haney Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b2 0 1-- O 5,(2-2)  -3% 65% 1-0 TOR C. Grebeck C. Haney Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
b2 1 1-- OO 4,(2-1)  -5% 61% 1-0 TOR A. Gonzalez C. Haney 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 --- O 2,(1-0)  3% 63% 0-1 KCR J. Dye R. Clemens Flyball: RF
t3 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  2% 65% 0-1 KCR S. Fasano R. Clemens Strikeout Looking
t3 2 --- O 6,(3-2)  1% 66% 0-1 KCR L. Rivera R. Clemens 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 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  -2% 64% 1-0 TOR S. Stewart C. Haney Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 63% 1-0 TOR S. Green C. Haney Lineout: LF (Short LF Line)
b3 2 --- O 6,(3-2)  -1% 62% 1-0 TOR J. Canseco C. Haney 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 --- O 5,(2-2)  3% 65% 0-1 KCR J. Damon R. Clemens Strikeout Swinging
t4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  -3% 61% 0-1 KCR L. Sutton R. Clemens Single to 2B (Line Drive)
t4 1 1-- O 3,(0-2)  4% 65% 0-1 KCR J. Offerman R. Clemens Strikeout Looking
t4 2 1-- O 3,(0-2)  3% 68% 0-1 KCR D. Palmer R. Clemens 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 0 --- O 7,(3-2)  -2% 66% 1-0 TOR C. Delgado C. Haney Flyball: LF
b4 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 64% 1-0 TOR J. Cruz C. Haney Flyball: CF
b4 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 63% 1-0 TOR T. Fernandez C. Haney 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 --- O 11,(3-2)  3% 66% 0-1 KCR T. Pendleton R. Clemens Strikeout Swinging
t5 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 69% 0-1 KCR J. Conine R. Clemens Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 70% 0-1 KCR J. Dye R. Clemens 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 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 68% 1-0 TOR D. Fletcher C. Haney Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1 --- O 5,(1-2)  -2% 66% 1-0 TOR C. Grebeck C. Haney Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  1% 68% 1-0 TOR A. Gonzalez C. Haney Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b5 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -3% 65% 1-0 TOR S. Stewart C. Haney 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 --- O 5,(1-2)  4% 69% 0-1 KCR S. Fasano R. Clemens Strikeout Looking
t6 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  3% 71% 0-1 KCR L. Rivera R. Clemens Strikeout Looking
t6 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  2% 73% 0-1 KCR J. Damon R. Clemens 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 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -2% 71% 1-0 TOR S. Green C. Haney Single to CF (Line Drive); Green out at 2B/RF-SS
b6 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 69% 1-0 TOR J. Canseco C. Haney Flyball: CF
b6 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 68% 1-0 TOR C. Delgado C. Haney 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 --- O 6,(3-2)  5% 73% 0-1 KCR L. Sutton R. Clemens Strikeout Looking
t7 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  3% 76% 0-1 KCR J. Offerman R. Clemens Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2 --- 2,(1-0)  -2% 73% 0-1 KCR D. Palmer R. Clemens Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  5% 78% 0-1 KCR T. Pendleton R. Clemens 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 0 --- 7,(3-2)  3% 81% 1-0 TOR J. Cruz C. Haney Walk
b7 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  4% 85% 1-0 TOR T. Fernandez C. Haney Single to CF (Line Drive); Cruz to 2B
b7 0 12- 1,(0-0)  5% 90% 1-0 TOR D. Fletcher C. Haney Hit By Pitch; Cruz to 3B; Fernandez to 2B
Ricky Bones replaces Chris Haney pitching
b7 0 123 RR 3,(1-1)  6% 96% 1-0 TOR C. Grebeck R. Bones Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Cruz Scores; Fernandez Scores; Fletcher to 2B
b7 0 12- O 2,(0-1)  0% 96% 3-0 TOR A. Gonzalez R. Bones Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Fletcher to 3B; Grebeck to 2B
b7 1 -23 O 2,(1-0)  -2% 94% 3-0 TOR S. Stewart R. Bones Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
b7 2 -23 O 4,(1-2)  -2% 92% 3-0 TOR S. Green R. Bones 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 --- O 4,(1-2)  3% 95% 0-3 KCR J. Conine R. Clemens Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t8 1 --- 2,(1-0)  -3% 92% 0-3 KCR J. Dye R. Clemens Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t8 1 1-- O 4,(0-2)  3% 95% 0-3 KCR S. Fasano R. Clemens Strikeout Swinging
Hal Morris pinch hits for Luis Rivera (SS) batting 9th
t8 2 1-- O 3,(0-2)  2% 97% 0-3 KCR H. Morris R. Clemens 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 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 97% 3-0 TOR J. Canseco B. Evans Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b8 1 --- O 6,(1-2)  -0% 96% 3-0 TOR C. Delgado B. Evans Strikeout Swinging
b8 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 96% 3-0 TOR J. Cruz B. Evans 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 --- O 6,(2-2)  2% 98% 0-3 KCR J. Damon R. Clemens Strikeout Swinging
t9 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 100% 0-3 KCR L. Sutton R. Clemens Strikeout Looking
t9 2 --- O 6,(3-2)  0% 100% 0-3 KCR J. Offerman R. Clemens Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 3.

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