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CLE  7
BAL  2

TOR 17
NYY  9

PIT  5
PHI  1

CIN  4
@SFG  0

CHC  6
@STL  1

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 45,185

Monday, April 11, 1988, 1:45
Time of Game: 4:15
Yankees
9
5-1
Lost 1
2nd, ½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         3  0  0   2  1  1   0  2  0    9 12  2
Blue Jays       6  0  3   0  0  3   1  4  X   17 20  1
W: D Wells (1-0), L: R Rhoden (1-1)
Blue Jays
17
4-3
Won 1
3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                5   4   5   1    0   0  .565 1.603   26    1   0   2·2B,4·SB
B Meacham 2B                  3   1   1   2    1   1  .250  .833   42    1   4   2B,SB,SF
D Mattingly 1B                5   1   1   2    0   0  .136  .382   14   10   2   
G Ward DH                     1   1   0   0    3   0  .250  .804   22    0   0   SH
D Winfield RF                 4   0   2   1    1   0  .550 1.533   27    2   0   2B,GDP
R Kelly CF                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .580   28    2   0   
M Pagliarulo 3B               4   0   0   0    0   2  .158  .818   17    1   0   HBP
D Slaught C                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .727 1.667   22    5   1   2B,SF,GDP
R Santana SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .118  .343   19    1   3   

R Rhoden P                                                               1   1
  T John P                                                               0   0
  L Guetterman P                                                         0   0
  T Stoddard P                                                           0   0
  C Guante P                                                             0   0
  C Hudson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   9  12   7    5   6              217   24  11
BATTING
2B: D Winfield (2, off M Flanagan); B Meacham (1, off M Flanagan); D Slaught (3, off M Flanagan); R Henderson 2 (5, off D Ward, off D Wells).
SF: B Meacham (1, off M Flanagan); D Slaught (1, off D Ward).
SH: G Ward (1, off M Flanagan).
HBP: M Pagliarulo (2, by D Wells).
TB: R Henderson 7; D Slaught 3; D Winfield 3; B Meacham 2; R Santana; D Mattingly.
GIDP: D Winfield (1); D Slaught (1).
RBI: D Mattingly 2 (4); B Meacham 2 (2); D Winfield (8); R Henderson (9); D Slaught (4).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 18.
FIELDING
DP: 1. D Mattingly-D Slaught-D Mattingly.
E: M Pagliarulo (1); R Santana (2).
BASERUNNING
SB: B Meacham (1, 2nd base off D Wells/E Whitt); R Henderson 4 (7, 3rd base off D Wells/E Whitt, 3rd base off M Flanagan/E Whitt, 2nd base off M Flanagan/E Whitt 2).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Liriano 2B                  5   1   1   1    1   1  .156  .426   23    1   3   SB,SF
L Moseby CF                   6   3   3   1    0   1  .417 1.273   25    2   0   SB,HBP
T Fernandez SS                4   1   0   1    1   0  .179  .452   20    1   3   HBP
G Bell LF                     4   2   3   2    2   0  .500 1.735   26    0   0   2·2B
E Whitt C                     5   2   2   3    1   0  .364  .800   22    7   0   
R Mulliniks 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .333         0   0   
  K Gruber 3B                 6   3   4   5    0   1  .438 1.376   18    0   1   2·HR,2B
J Barfield RF                 5   1   2   1    1   0  .346  .906   26    5   0   
F McGriff 1B                  3   2   1   0    3   1  .429 1.395   27   11   0   
R Leach DH                    6   2   4   2    0   0  .692 1.733   19    0   0   2·2B,GDP

M Flanagan P                                                             0   1
  D Ward P                                                               0   1
  D Wells P                                                              0   0
Totals                       44  17  20  16    9   4              206   27   9
BATTING
2B: K Gruber (2, off R Rhoden); R Leach 2 (4, off R Rhoden, off T Stoddard); G Bell 2 (5, off R Rhoden, off L Guetterman).
HR: K Gruber 2 (2, off C Guante, off C Hudson; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out).
SF: N Liriano (1, off R Rhoden).
HBP: T Fernandez (1, by C Guante); L Moseby (1, by T Stoddard).
TB: K Gruber 11; R Leach 6; G Bell 5; L Moseby 3; J Barfield 2; E Whitt 2; F McGriff; N Liriano.
GIDP: R Leach (1).
RBI: K Gruber 5 (6); E Whitt 3 (4); R Leach 2 (5); G Bell 2 (8); J Barfield (6); N Liriano (3); T Fernandez (3); L Moseby (5).
2-out RBI: G Bell 2; R Leach 2; T Fernandez.
Team LOB: 15.
With RISP: 10 for 23.
FIELDING
DP: 2. K Gruber-N Liriano-F McGriff; T Fernandez-F McGriff.
PB: E Whitt (2).
E: N Liriano (2).
BASERUNNING
SB: N Liriano (1, 2nd base off T Stoddard/D Slaught); L Moseby (3, 2nd base off C Hudson/D Slaught).

PITCHING

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, L (1-1)              2.1   8   9   5    4   1   0   3.97   20   76-41   26· 2·13    7· 3· 5· 0     10    -     0.99  -0.61
T John                         0.2   1   0   0    2   0   0  15.43    5   20-10    5· 1· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          2-1    0.33  -0.03
L Guetterman                   1.2   1   0   0    2   1   0   3.38    7   27-12    5· 3· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.55   0.04
T Stoddard                     1     2   3   3    0   1   0  10.80    6   23-11    5· 3· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.72   0.00
C Guante                       1.1   3   1   1    0   0   1   3.18    8   29-20   14· 2· 4    3· 2· 1· 1          3-3    0.39  -0.12
C Hudson                       1     5   4   4    1   1   1   6.75   10   27-18    8· 4· 6    2· 2· 3· 1          0-0    0.04  -0.01
Totals                         8    20  17  13    9   4   2          56  202-112  63·15·34   19· 9·11· 2          8-4 
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                     4     8   5   5    1   2   0   5.40   21   99-62   40·10·12    5· 7· 6· 0     27    -     0.92  -0.19
D Ward                         1     1   2   1    3   1   0   1.80    8   38-19    9· 4· 6    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.50  -0.12
D Wells, W (1-0)               4     3   2   1    1   3   0   4.76   15   62-36   20· 9· 7    7· 2· 1· 0          2-1    0.65   0.10
Totals                         9    12   9   7    5   6   0          44  199-117  69·23·25   14·11· 7· 0          2-1 
T John faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.
D Ward faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: M Flanagan 2 (2).
WP: T John (1); D Wells (1).
IBB: None.
HBP: C Guante (1; T Fernandez); T Stoddard (1; L Moseby); D Wells (1; M Pagliarulo).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 4:15.
Attendance: 45,185.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: Wind 0mph, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   R Rhoden             P        M Flanagan           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  3-4  1-3  2   15%  80% R Leach         R Rhoden        Double to RF (Line Drive); Gruber Scores/unER; McGriff Scores/unER
   t 6   1  9-7  1-3  5   15%  85% D Winfield      D Wells         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 1   1  3-0  123  2   15%  51% E Whitt         R Rhoden        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Moseby Scores; Fernandez Scores/unER; Bell to 3B
   b 1   1  3-2  1-3  2   12%  63% K Gruber        R Rhoden        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bell Scores; Whitt to 3B
   t 1   1  0-2  -2-  9   -8%  22% D Winfield      M Flanagan      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Mattingly Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   46%  R Henderson     Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      44%  B Meacham       Henderson Steals 2B
          -2-      41%  " "             Henderson Steals 3B
                  Kelly Gruber replaces Rance Mulliniks playing 3B batting 6th
   R      --3  8   35%  " "             Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Henderson Scores
   R      -2-  1   28%  D Mattingly     Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Meacham Scores
   O      1--  2   29%  G Ward          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Mattingly to 2B
   R      -2-  9   22%  D Winfield      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Mattingly Scores
   O      -2-  8   23%  R Kelly         Flyball: RF; Winfield to 3B
   O      --3  2   26%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   24%  N Liriano       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   26%  L Moseby        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1   30%  T Fernandez     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Moseby to 2B
          12-  6   36%  G Bell          Walk; Moseby to 3B; Fernandez to 2B
   RR     123  2   51%  E Whitt         Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Moseby Scores; Fernandez Scores/unER; Bell to 3B
   R      1-3  2   63%  K Gruber        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bell Scores; Whitt to 3B
   RO     -23  5   64%  J Barfield      Groundout: SS-1B; Whitt Scores/unER; Gruber to 3B
          --3  5   65%  F McGriff       Walk
   RR     1-3  2   80%  R Leach         Double to RF (Line Drive); Gruber Scores/unER; McGriff Scores/unER
   O      -2-  5   79%  N Liriano       Groundout: 1B-P
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike Flanagan facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   75%  D Slaught       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  6   78%  R Santana       Flyball: CF
          1--  7   75%  R Henderson     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Slaught to 2B
   O      12-  4   79%  B Meacham       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   83%  D Mattingly     Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Rick Rhoden facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   82%  L Moseby        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  8   81%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   82%  G Bell          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  6   82%  E Whitt         Walk
   O      12-  4   80%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike Flanagan facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   77%  G Ward          Walk
   O      1--  4   80%  D Winfield      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  1   83%  R Kelly         Lineout: RF
   O      1--  6   85%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Rick Rhoden facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   86%  J Barfield      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   89%  F McGriff       Walk; Barfield to 2B
          12-  3   92%  R Leach         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Barfield to 3B; McGriff to 2B
   RO     123  3   91%  N Liriano       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Barfield Scores
   R      12-  5   95%  L Moseby        Single to CF (Ground Ball); McGriff Scores; Leach to 3B
                  Tommy John replaces Rick Rhoden pitching
   R      1-3      96%  T Fernandez     Wild Pitch; Leach Scores; Moseby to 2B
          -2-  5   97%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   96%  G Bell          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Moseby to 3B
   O      1-3  3   95%  E Whitt         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Blue Jays 9.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-9, Mike Flanagan facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   93%  D Slaught       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  7   94%  R Santana       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Slaught to 3B
   R      --3      94%  R Henderson     Balk; Slaught Scores
          ---  2   92%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      92%  B Meacham       Henderson Steals 2B
          -2-      91%  " "             Balk; Henderson to 3B
   RO     --3  5   91%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Henderson Scores
   O      ---  4   92%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Blue Jays 9.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-5, Tommy John facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   93%  K Gruber        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  5   94%  J Barfield      Walk; Gruber to 2B
                  Lee Guetterman replaces Tommy John pitching
          12-  6   96%  F McGriff       Walk; Gruber to 3B; Barfield to 2B
   OO     123  2   92%  R Leach         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-C-1B; Barfield to 3B; McGriff to 2B
          -23  4   92%  N Liriano       Walk
   O      123  4   90%  L Moseby        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 5, Blue Jays 9.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-9, Duane Ward facing 4-5-6
                  Duane Ward replaces Mike Flanagan pitching
          ---  6   87%  G Ward          Walk
          1--  7   82%  D Winfield      Walk; Ward to 2B
   O      12-  6   87%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
          12-  3   82%  M Pagliarulo    Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Ward to 3B; Winfield to 2B
   RO     123  3   85%  D Slaught       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Ward Scores/unER
   O      12-  1   89%  R Santana       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-6, Lee Guetterman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   88%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF
          ---  5   90%  G Bell          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   89%  E Whitt         Groundout: 2B-1B; Bell to 3B
                  Tim Stoddard replaces Lee Guetterman pitching
   O      --3  5   87%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 9.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 6-9, Duane Ward facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   81%  R Henderson     Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
          -2-  6   76%  B Meacham       Walk
                  David Wells replaces Duane Ward pitching
          12-      71%  D Mattingly     Henderson Steals 3B; Meacham Steals 2B
   RO     -23  2   74%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Henderson Scores; Meacham to 3B
          --3  4   70%  G Ward          Walk
   OO     1-3  5   85%  D Winfield      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Blue Jays 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-7, Tim Stoddard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   84%  J Barfield      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   83%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   84%  R Leach         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  5   85%  N Liriano       Single to P (Ground Ball); Leach to 3B
          1-3      86%  L Moseby        Liriano Steals 2B
          -23  3   86%  " "             Hit By Pitch
                  Cecilio Guante replaces Tim Stoddard pitching
   R      123  1   92%  T Fernandez     Hit By Pitch; Leach Scores; Liriano to 3B; Moseby to 2B
   RR     123  2   98%  G Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Liriano Scores; Moseby Scores; Fernandez to 3B
   O      1-3  5   97%  E Whitt         Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Blue Jays 12.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 7-12, David Wells facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   98%  R Kelly         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   97%  M Pagliarulo    Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  5   99%  D Slaught       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Blue Jays 12.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 12-7, Cecilio Guante facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  2   99%  K Gruber        Home Run
          ---  6  100%  J Barfield      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   99%  F McGriff       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--  7   99%  R Leach         Groundout: 2B-1B; Barfield to 2B
   O      -2-  1   99%  N Liriano       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Blue Jays 13.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 7-13, David Wells facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   99%  R Santana       Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   R      1--  6   97%  R Henderson     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Santana Scores
   O      -2-  5   98%  B Meacham       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Henderson to 3B
   O      --3  3   99%  D Mattingly     Foul Flyball: C
   R      --3      99%  G Ward          Passed Ball; Henderson Scores/unER
   O      ---  4   99%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Blue Jays 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 13-9, Charles Hudson facing 2-3-4
                  Charles Hudson replaces Cecilio Guante pitching
          ---  5   99%  L Moseby        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   99%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      99%  G Bell          Moseby Steals 2B
          -2-  6   99%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  3  100%  E Whitt         Single to RF (Line Drive); Moseby Scores; Bell to 3B
   RRR    1-3  1  100%  K Gruber        Home Run; Bell Scores; Whitt Scores
          ---  3  100%  J Barfield      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--  2  100%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Barfield to 2B
          12-  1  100%  R Leach         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Barfield to 3B; McGriff to 2B
   O      123  3  100%  N Liriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  2  100%  L Moseby        Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 9, Blue Jays 17.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 9-17, David Wells facing 5-6-7
          ---  2  100%  D Winfield      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--     100%  R Kelly         Wild Pitch; Winfield to 2B
   O      -2-  6  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5  100%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4  100%  D Slaught       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Blue Jays 17.

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