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Retrosheet Boxscore: Toronto Blue Jays 5, Minnesota Twins 2

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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Minnesota Twins 2

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Game Played on Thursday, July 16, 1987 (D) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

TOR A    1  0  0    1  2  0    0  1  0  -   5 12  2
MIN A    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
BATTING
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Fernandez ss                  4   1   1   1       1   2       3   3
Moseby cf                     3   2   0   0       2   1       2   0
Barfield rf                   5   0   4   1       0   1       2   0
Bell lf                       4   0   2   1       1   0       0   0
Whitt c                       5   0   2   1       0   0       8   0
Upshaw 1b                     5   0   2   0       0   0       9   0
McGriff dh                    2   2   1   1       2   1       0   0
Iorg 2b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Gruber 3b                     3   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Key p                         0   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  Eichhorn p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Musselman p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Henke p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   5  12   5       6   5      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Iorg-Upshaw, Iorg-Fernandez-Upshaw.
E: Upshaw 2 (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Bell (15,off Blyleven); Barfield (13,off Blyleven).
HR: McGriff (9,4th inning off Blyleven 0 on 1 out).
HBP: Gruber (4,by Blyleven).
GDP: Iorg (5,off Blyleven); Bell 2 (12,off Blyleven,off Atherton); Whitt (10,off
Blyleven).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Moseby (19,2nd base off Blyleven/Butera); Fernandez (24,2nd base off Blyleven/Butera).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gladden lf                    4   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
  Bush ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Lombardozzi 2b                3   0   2   2       1   1       4   4
Puckett dh                    4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Gaetti 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Hrbek 1b                      4   0   2   0       0   2      11   3
Brunansky rf                  3   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
Davidson cf                   3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Smalley ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Gagne ss                      3   0   1   0       0   1       1   6
  Larkin ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Butera c                      2   1   1   0       0   0       4   1
  Laudner ph                  0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Blyleven p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
  Schatzeder p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Atherton p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   2   8   2       3   7      27  17
FIELDING - 
DP: 4. Gaetti-Hrbek, Gaetti-Lombardozzi-Hrbek, Hrbek-Gagne-Hrbek, Gagne-Lombardozzi-Hrbek.
BATTING - 
2B: Lombardozzi (8,off Key).
3B: Lombardozzi (3,off Key).
SH: Butera (1,off Key).
GDP: Gagne (2,off Key).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Key W(10-6)                   6     6   2   2   2   3   0  25
Eichhorn                      2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8
Musselman                     0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Henke SV(18)                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Totals                        9     8   2   2   3   7   0  37
Eichhorn faced 2 batters in the 9th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Musselman 2-0; Henke 3-0.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Blyleven L(8-7)               7.2  10   5   5   6   5   1  37
Schatzeder                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Atherton                      1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9    12   5   5   6   5   1  42
HBP: Blyleven (6,Gruber).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Schatzeder 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Jim McKean
Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 34334
Starting Lineups:

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins          
1. Fernandez           ss        Gladden             lf
2. Moseby              cf        Lombardozzi         2b
3. Barfield            rf        Puckett             dh
4. Bell                lf        Gaetti              3b
5. Whitt               c         Hrbek               1b
6. Upshaw              1b        Brunansky           rf
7. McGriff             dh        Davidson            cf
8. Iorg                2b        Gagne               ss
9. Gruber              3b        Butera              c
   Key                 p         Blyleven            p

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Fernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Moseby walked; Barfield struck out while Moseby stole second;
Bell doubled [Moseby scored]; Whitt grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Gladden flied out to right; Lombardozzi walked;
Puckett struck out; Gaetti grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Upshaw singled to left; McGriff walked [Upshaw to
second]; Iorg grounded into a double play (third to first)
[McGriff to second, Upshaw out at third]; Gruber grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hrbek struck out; Brunansky grounded out (pitcher to
first); Davidson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Blue Jays 1, Twins 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Fernandez struck out; Moseby was called out on
strikes; Barfield singled to right; Bell walked [Barfield to
second]; Whitt grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Gagne singled to center; Butera out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Gagne to second]; Gladden reached on
a fielder's choice [Gagne out at third (pitcher to shortstop)];
Gladden safe on a pick-off error by Upshaw [Gladden to second];
Lombardozzi tripled to center [Gladden scored]; Puckett popped
to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Twins 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Upshaw grounded out (shortstop to first); McGriff
homered to center; Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gruber grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Gaetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Hrbek
singled to right; Brunansky lined into a double play (second to
first) [Hrbek out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Twins 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Fernandez walked; Fernandez stole second; Moseby
walked; Barfield singled to right [Fernandez scored, Moseby to
second]; Bell grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Moseby to third, Barfield out at second]; Whitt singled
to left [Moseby scored]; Upshaw singled to right [Whitt to
second]; McGriff struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4,
Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Davidson reached on an error by Upshaw [Davidson to
first]; Gagne grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Davidson out at second]; Butera singled to left;
Gladden singled to left [Butera to second]; Lombardozzi doubled
to center [Butera scored, Gladden to third]; Puckett lined to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Twins 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Iorg flied out to right; Gruber lined to left;
Fernandez struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Gaetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Hrbek was
called out on strikes; Brunansky walked; Davidson forced
Brunansky (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
4, Twins 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Moseby grounded out (first to pitcher); Barfield
doubled to right; Bell singled to right [Barfield to third];
Whitt grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Bell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Twins
2.

TWINS 7TH: EICHHORN REPLACED KEY (PITCHING); Gagne struck out;
Butera grounded out (pitcher to first); Gladden struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Twins 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Upshaw flied out to right; McGriff walked; Iorg
lined to second; Gruber was hit by a pitch [McGriff to second];
Fernandez singled to center [McGriff scored, Gruber to second];
SCHATZEDER REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Moseby forced Fernandez
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Twins
2.

TWINS 8TH: Lombardozzi struck out; Puckett flied out to center;
Gaetti grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 5, Twins 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: ATHERTON REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Barfield
singled to center; Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Barfield out at second]; Whitt singled to
left; Upshaw flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
5, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Hrbek singled to second; Brunansky singled to right
[Hrbek to second]; MUSSELMAN REPLACED EICHHORN (PITCHING);
SMALLEY BATTED FOR DAVIDSON; Smalley popped to first in foul
territory; LARKIN BATTED FOR GAGNE; Larkin flied out to right;
LAUDNER BATTED FOR BUTERA; Laudner walked [Hrbek to third,
Brunansky to second]; HENKE REPLACED MUSSELMAN (PITCHING); BUSH
BATTED FOR GLADDEN; Bush was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Twins 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Blue Jays        5  12   2   10
 Twins            2   8   0    8
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