April 22, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 7
@CAL 4 CHW 7
OAK 5
(10) KCR 13
BAL 1 CLE 11
@MIN 6 TOR 6
@NYY 4
(12) DET 5
@TEX 3 CIN 4
@ATL 0 PHI 2
MON 0 PIT 8
CHC 4 SDP 3
HOU 1 NYM 4
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 33,314

Friday, April 22, 1988, 7:39
Time of Game: 4:30

Blue Jays

8-7

Won 4

5th, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  3    6 15  1
Yankees         0  2  0   0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  1    4  6  2

W: D Wells (2-1), L: T Stoddard (1-1), S: T Henke (4)

Yankees

12-4

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                6   1   2   1    0   1  .242  .536   12    3   8   
L Moseby CF-LF                6   1   3   1    0   2  .340  .951   31    5   0   
R Leach DH                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .400 1.043   13    0   0   
  C Fielder PH                2   0   0   0    0   2  .111  .533    9    0   0   
  N Liriano PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .196  .485    4    0   0   SB
G Bell LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .400 1.223   15    2   0   
  L Thornton LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  J Beniquez PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .800    8    0   0   
  S Campusano PR-CF           1   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .493   11    0   0   
E Whitt C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .314  .768   17    2   0   
  P Borders PH-C              3   1   1   0    0   0  .407 1.037   12    5   0   
F McGriff 1B                  5   0   2   1    1   2  .326 1.036   24   14   0   
J Barfield RF                 6   0   2   0    0   1  .263  .699   21    2   0   
K Gruber 3B                   5   2   2   1    0   1  .295  .880   22    0   2   2B,SH
M Lee 2B                      5   0   1   0    1   1  .278  .649   21    2   4   

M Flanagan P                                                             0   3
  M Eichhorn P                                                           0   1
  D Wells P                                                              0   0
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       49   6  15   5    4  12              220   36  18

BATTING

2B: K Gruber (5, off R Rhoden).

SH: K Gruber (1, off R Rhoden).

TB: K Gruber 3; L Moseby 3; T Fernandez 2; J Barfield 2; F McGriff 2; M Lee; E Whitt; N Liriano; P Borders.

RBI: L Moseby (6); T Fernandez (7); N Liriano (4); F McGriff (7); K Gruber (9).

2-out RBI: L Moseby.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 6 for 23.

FIELDING

DP: 3. T Fernandez-M Lee-F McGriff; M Flanagan-T Fernandez-F McGriff; M Lee-T Fernandez-F McGriff.

E: L Moseby (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: N Liriano (3, 2nd base off T Stoddard/D Slaught).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   0   2   0    3   0  .426 1.131   34    1   0   CS
W Randolph 2B                 5   0   0   0    1   0  .182  .495   21    2   0   GDP
D Mattingly 1B                5   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .640   14    4   1   
J Clark DH                    3   1   0   0    2   1  .227  .779   22    0   0   
D Winfield RF                 3   1   1   0    2   1  .407 1.249   24    2   0   GDP
R Kelly CF                    3   1   1   2    0   2  .344  .802   15    7   0   2B,2·SH
M Pagliarulo 3B               4   0   0   1    0   0  .211  .820   15    1   2   SF
D Slaught C                   4   1   1   1    1   2  .422 1.182   21   13   1   HR
R Santana SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .696   22    2   1   GDP
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .465    7    0   0   

R Rhoden P                                                               2   0
  C Guante P                                                             0   0
  D Righetti P                                                           0   0
  T Stoddard P                                                           1   1
  L Guetterman P                                                         1   0
Totals                       35   4   6   4    9   7              195   36   6

BATTING

2B: R Kelly (3, off M Flanagan).

HR: D Slaught (3, off T Henke; 12th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: M Pagliarulo (2, off M Flanagan).

SH: R Kelly 2 (3, off M Eichhorn, off M Flanagan).

TB: D Slaught 4; R Henderson 2; R Kelly 2; D Winfield; R Santana.

GIDP: R Santana (3); D Winfield (3); W Randolph (2).

RBI: R Kelly 2 (3); M Pagliarulo (15); D Slaught (14).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Stoddard-R Santana.

E: R Henderson 2 (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Henderson (5, 2nd base by M Flanagan/E Whitt).

PITCHING

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
M Flanagan                     7     4   3   2    7   2   0   3.00   28  113-59   30· 4·25    9· 6· 4· 0     54    -     0.83  -0.04
M Eichhorn                     1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   1.42    5   16-7     3· 1· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.36  -0.03
D Wells, W (2-1)               2.2   0   0   0    1   3   0   2.57    9   39-22    8· 7· 7    4· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.88   0.46
T Henke, S (4)                 1     2   1   1    0   1   1   1.04    5   23-18   14· 3· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.04
Totals                        12     6   4   3    9   7   1          47  191-106  55·15·36   16·11· 4· 0          1-0

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Rhoden                       6     5   1   1    1   6   0   5.64   24   95-57   33· 9·15    6· 6· 5· 0     63    -     1.12   0.11
C Guante, H (3)                1     1   1   1    0   2   0   3.46    4   16-11    5· 5· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          2-0    2.58   0.16
D Righetti, BS (2)             2     4   1   1    1   3   0   2.89   11   47-28   17· 3· 8    2· 2· 3· 0          1-1    3.74  -0.14
T Stoddard, L (1-1)            2     3   3   3    2   1   0   6.30   10   36-19   15· 1· 3    2· 2· 3· 0          0-0    2.37  -0.13
L Guetterman                   1     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    5   20-10    6· 2· 2    3· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.76  -0.06
Totals                        12    15   6   6    4  12   0          54  214-125  76·20·29   14·11·13· 0          5-3

R Rhoden faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
C Guante faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
T Stoddard faced 3 batters in the 12th inning.

Balks: D Wells (1); D Righetti (1).

WP: D Wells (2); D Righetti (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Terry Cooney.

Time of Game: 4:30.

Attendance: 33,314.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             New York Yankees                     
1. T Fernandez          SS    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. L Moseby             CF    2. W Randolph           2B 
3. R Leach              DH    3. D Mattingly          1B 
4. G Bell               LF    4. J Clark              DH 
5. E Whitt              C     5. D Winfield           RF 
6. F McGriff            1B    6. R Kelly              CF 
7. J Barfield           RF    7. M Pagliarulo         3B 
8. K Gruber             3B    8. D Slaught            C  
9. M Lee                2B    9. R Santana            SS 

   M Flanagan           P        R Rhoden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  3-2  1-3  4   32%  48% L Moseby        D Righetti      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Gruber Scores; Lee to 2B
   t11   1  3-3  12-  1  -22%  37% T Fernandez     T Stoddard      Line Drive Double Play: P-SS
   t 9   1  3-2  1-3  4  -21%  16% T Fernandez     D Righetti      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   t 9   1  3-2  1--  4   20%  37% M Lee           D Righetti      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gruber to 3B
   t12   0  3-3  -2-  4   19%  87% N Liriano       T Stoddard      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Moseby Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   46%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   45%  R Leach         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   45%  W Randolph      Walk
   O      1--  4   48%  D Mattingly     Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   50%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Rhoden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  G Bell          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   46%  E Whitt         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   47%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   45%  J Barfield      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   41%  D Winfield      Walk
   R      1--  1   26%  R Kelly         Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Winfield Scores; Kelly to 3B/Adv on E8
   RO     --3  3   26%  M Pagliarulo    Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Kelly Scores/unER
          ---  4   25%  D Slaught       Walk
   OO     1--  6   28%  R Santana       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Rhoden facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   35%  K Gruber        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   33%  M Lee           Groundout: 1B-P; Gruber to 3B
   R      --3  2   40%  T Fernandez     Single to LF (Line Drive); Gruber Scores; Fernandez to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-  6   36%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   33%  R Leach         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   29%  R Henderson     Walk
   OO     1--  2   36%  W Randolph      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   37%  D Mattingly     Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 2.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Rhoden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   34%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   32%  E Whitt         Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   31%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Flanagan facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   28%  J Clark         Walk
   OO     1--  4   35%  D Winfield      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   36%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 2.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Rhoden facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   41%  J Barfield      Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   38%  K Gruber        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Barfield to 2B
   O      -2-  5   33%  M Lee           Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1   29%  T Fernandez     Flyball: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Flanagan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   31%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   32%  D Slaught       Flyball: LF
          ---  6   31%  R Santana       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   29%  R Henderson     Walk; Santana to 2B
   O      12-  6   33%  W Randolph      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Rhoden facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   30%  L Moseby        Lineout: P
   O      ---  4   27%  R Leach         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   25%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Flanagan facing 3-4-5
                  Lou Thornton replaces George Bell playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---  2   27%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   25%  J Clark         Walk
          1--  4   19%  D Winfield      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Clark to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   16%  R Kelly         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Clark Scores; Winfield to 2B
   O      -2-  2   18%  M Pagliarulo    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Rick Rhoden facing 5-6-7
          ---  9   24%  E Whitt         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  6   33%  F McGriff       Walk; Whitt to 2B
                  Cecilio Guante replaces Rick Rhoden pitching
   O      12-  5   24%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   17%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   11%  M Lee           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Flanagan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   12%  D Slaught       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   12%  R Santana       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  3   12%  R Henderson     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      13%  W Randolph      Henderson Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Cecilio Guante facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   20%  T Fernandez     Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
                  Dave Righetti replaces Cecilio Guante pitching
          1--      22%  L Moseby        Wild Pitch; Fernandez to 2B
          -2-  7   35%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Fernandez to 3B
                  Cecil Fielder pinch hits for Rick Leach batting 3rd
   O      1-3  5   23%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
                  Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Lou Thornton batting 4th
   R      1-3      29%  J Beniquez      Balk; Moseby to 2B; Fernandez Scores
          -2-  6   34%  " "             Walk
                  Pat Borders pinch hits for Ernie Whitt batting 5th; Sil Campusano pinch runs for Juan Beniquez batting 4th
   O      12-  1   23%  P Borders       Lineout: CF
   O      12-  4   13%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mark Eichhorn facing 2-3-4
                  Mark Eichhorn replaces Mike Flanagan pitching; Pat Borders moves to C; Lloyd Moseby moves to LF; Sil Campusano moves to CF
   O      ---  1   14%  W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   15%  D Mattingly     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   16%  J Clark         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Righetti facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3    9%  J Barfield      Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  5   17%  K Gruber        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  4   37%  M Lee           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gruber to 3B
   O      1-3  4   16%  T Fernandez     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   R      1-3  4   48%  L Moseby        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Gruber Scores; Lee to 2B
   O      12-  4   37%  C Fielder       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Mark Eichhorn facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   29%  D Winfield      Walk
   O      1--  2   30%  R Kelly         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Winfield to 2B
                  David Wells replaces Mark Eichhorn pitching
   O      -2-  3   39%  M Pagliarulo    Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          -2-      38%  D Slaught       Wild Pitch; Winfield to 3B
   O      --3  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 3.

Top of the 10th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, Tim Stoddard facing 4-5-6
                  Tim Stoddard replaces Dave Righetti pitching
   O      ---  6   44%  S Campusano     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   40%  P Borders       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   37%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, David Wells facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   42%  R Santana       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   37%  R Henderson     Walk
          1--      30%  W Randolph      Balk; Henderson to 2B
   O      -2-  4   39%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  2   50%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 3.

Top of the 11th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, Tim Stoddard facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   58%  J Barfield      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   50%  K Gruber        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          1--  5   58%  M Lee           Walk; Barfield to 2B
   OO     12-  1   37%  T Fernandez     Line Drive Double Play: P-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, David Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   42%  J Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   47%  D Winfield      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Yankees 3.

Top of the 12th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, Tim Stoddard facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   67%  L Moseby        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Moseby to 2B/Adv on E7
                  Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Cecil Fielder batting 3rd
   R      -2-  4   87%  N Liriano       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Moseby Scores
          1--      89%  S Campusano     Liriano Steals 2B
          -2-  4   90%  " "             Walk
                  Lee Guetterman replaces Tim Stoddard pitching
          12-  6   94%  P Borders       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Liriano to 3B; Campusano to 2B
   R      123  2   97%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Liriano Scores; Campusano to 3B; Borders to 2B
   O      123  6   96%  J Barfield      Groundout: C unassisted/Forceout at Hm; Borders to 3B; McGriff to 2B
   RO     123  4   97%  K Gruber        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Borders Scores; Barfield to 2B
   O      12-  2   96%  M Lee           Lineout: P
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 12th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-6, Tom Henke facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Henke replaces David Wells pitching
   O      ---  5   98%  M Pagliarulo    Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   R      ---  1   96%  D Slaught       Home Run (Fly Ball)
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Rafael Santana batting 9th
   O      ---  7   99%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   96%  R Henderson     Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2  100%  W Randolph      Flyball: LF
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 4.

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