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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1

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Kansas City Royals 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, May 12, 1987 (N) at Exhibition Stadium

KC  A    2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  0
TOR A    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Salazar ss                    5   1   1   0       0   0       2   5
Seitzer lf                    3   1   2   0       2   0       1   0
Beniquez rf                   4   0   1   1       1   1       2   0
Tartabull dh                  3   0   1   1       1   1       0   0
White 2b                      5   0   1   0       0   2       1   4
Balboni 1b                    5   0   0   0       0   3      13   0
B. Jackson cf                 4   0   0   0       0   3       1   0
Pecota 3b                     4   1   4   1       0   0       1   3
Owen c                        1   0   1   0       0   0       6   0
Black p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Quisenberry p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       34   3  11   3       4  10      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. White-Salazar-Balboni, Quisenberry-Salazar-Balboni.
BATTING - 
2B: Salazar (5,off Cerutti); Beniquez (4,off Cerutti).
HR: Pecota (2,2nd inning off Cerutti 0 on 1 out).
SH: Owen 3 (3,off Nunez 2,off Eichhorn).
SF: Tartabull (2,off Cerutti).
Team LOB: 12.
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Fernandez ss                  3   1   0   0       1   2       1   3
Gruber 3b                     4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Upshaw 1b                     4   0   1   0       0   1       5   1
Bell lf                       4   0   1   1       0   1       0   0
Barfield rf                   4   0   2   0       0   0       2   1
Fielder dh                    3   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Leach ph,dh                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Ducey cf                      2   0   0   0       1   0       4   0
Iorg 2b                       3   0   0   0       0   0       3   1
DeWillis c                    3   0   0   0       0   1      11   0
Cerutti p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nunez p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Eichhorn p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Henke p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   1   6   1       2   6      27   7
BATTING - 
2B: Gruber (4,off Black).
GDP: Fielder (4,off Black); Leach (1,off Quisenberry).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Black W(2-0)                  8     5   1   1   2   6   0  30
Quisenberry SV(3)             1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     6   1   1   2   6   0  33
WP: Black (2).
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cerutti L(1-1)                2.1   5   3   3   2   1   1  14
Nunez                         3.1   4   0   0   1   4   0  15
Eichhorn                      2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9
Henke                         1.1   0   0   0   0   3   0   4
Totals                        9    11   3   3   4  10   1  42
WP: Cerutti (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Nunez 2-0; Eichhorn 2-0; Henke 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Tim McClelland
Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 30034
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Toronto Blue Jays        
1. Salazar             ss        Fernandez           ss
2. Seitzer             lf        Gruber              3b
3. Beniquez            rf        Upshaw              1b
4. Tartabull           dh        Bell                lf
5. White               2b        Barfield            rf
6. Balboni             1b        Fielder             dh
7. B. Jackson          cf        Ducey               cf
8. Pecota              3b        Iorg                2b
9. Owen                c         DeWillis            c
   Black               p         Cerutti             p

ROYALS 1ST: Salazar doubled to left; Seitzer walked; Beniquez
doubled to right [Salazar scored, Seitzer to third]; Tartabull
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Seitzer scored]; Cerutti threw a
wild pitch [Beniquez to third]; White struck out; Balboni popped
to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Fernandez grounded out (third to first); Gruber
struck out; Upshaw grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 2ND: B. Jackson flied out to right; Pecota homered to
left; Owen singled to left; Salazar popped to first; Seitzer
forced Owen (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Bell grounded out (third to first); Barfield
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fielder grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Beniquez flied out to center; Tartabull walked;
White singled to left [Tartabull to second]; NUNEZ REPLACED
CERUTTI (PITCHING); Balboni struck out; B. Jackson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ducey popped to third in foul territory; Iorg
grounded out (third to first); DeWillis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Pecota singled to left; Owen out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Pecota to second]; Salazar flied out to
right; Seitzer singled to second [Pecota to third]; Beniquez
forced Seitzer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Royals 3, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fernandez walked; Gruber flied out to center;
Upshaw grounded out (second to first) [Fernandez to second];
Bell singled to center [Fernandez scored]; Barfield grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Tartabull singled to right; White struck out;
Balboni made an out to shortstop; B. Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Fielder singled to right; Ducey flied out to
left; Iorg flied out to right; DeWillis forced Fielder
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue
Jays 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Pecota singled to center; Owen out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Pecota to second]; Salazar flied out to
center; Seitzer walked; EICHHORN REPLACED NUNEZ (PITCHING);
Beniquez walked [Pecota to third, Seitzer to second]; Tartabull
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays
1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Fernandez struck out; Gruber grounded out (second
to first); Upshaw singled to right; Bell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 7TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Balboni
struck out; B. Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Barfield singled to center; Fielder grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Barfield out at
second]; Ducey walked; Black threw a wild pitch [Ducey to
second]; Iorg flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
3, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Pecota singled to left; Owen reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Pecota to second]; On a bunt Salazar
forced Pecota (pitcher to third) [Owen to second]; Seitzer
singled to right [Owen out at home (right to catcher), Salazar
to second]; HENKE REPLACED EICHHORN (PITCHING); Beniquez struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: DeWillis grounded out (shortstop to first);
Fernandez struck out; Gruber doubled to left; Upshaw struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Tartabull struck out; White grounded out (second to
first); Balboni struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED BLACK (PITCHING); Bell
grounded out (first unassisted); Barfield singled to right;
LEACH BATTED FOR FIELDER; Leach grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Barfield out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Blue Jays 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           3  11   0   12
 Blue Jays        1   6   0    5
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