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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2

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Kansas City Royals 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2

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Game Played on Thursday, April 6, 1989 (N) at Royals Stadium

TOR A    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 10  1
KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  1  x  -   3  4  1
BATTING
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Moseby cf                     5   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Gruber 3b                     5   0   3   0       0   0       1   7
Fernandez ss                  4   0   0   0       0   0       4   3
Bell lf                       4   1   1   0       0   1       1   0
McGriff 1b                    4   1   2   0       0   1      11   1
Barfield rf                   4   0   1   1       0   1       0   0
Whitt c                       4   0   1   1       0   1       1   0
Mulliniks dh                  4   0   0   0       0   3       0   0
Lee 2b                        2   0   0   0       1   1       3   4
  Liriano ph                  1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Flanagan p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Ward p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Castillo p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stottlemyre p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   2  10   2       1   9      24  18
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Lee-Fernandez-McGriff, Gruber-Lee-McGriff, Fernandez-Lee.
E: Whitt (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Barfield (2,off Saberhagen).
3B: Whitt (1,off Saberhagen).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Gruber (1,2nd base by Saberhagen/Boone).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilson cf                     2   1   0   0       1   0       2   0
Seitzer 3b                    1   0   0   0       2   0       1   1
Brett 1b                      2   0   0   1       1   0       6   1
Tartabull rf                  2   0   1   0       2   1       2   0
Tabler dh                     2   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Eisenreich pr,dh            1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Jackson lf                    3   1   0   0       0   0       3   0
Boone c                       3   0   2   0       0   0       6   1
  Palacios pr,c               0   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
White 2b                      2   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Stillwell ph,ss             0   0   0   1       0   0       0   1
Pecota ss                     1   0   0   0       1   0       1   2
  Buckner ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wellman 2b                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Saberhagen p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Montgomery p                0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Farr p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       20   3   4   2       8   1      27   9
FIELDING - 
E: Seitzer (1).
BATTING - 
SH: Wilson (1,off Flanagan); Seitzer (1,off Castillo).
SF: Brett (1,off Flanagan); Stillwell (1,off Ward).
GDP: Brett (1,off Flanagan); Tabler (1,off Flanagan).
IBB: Brett (1,by Castillo).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Jackson (2,2nd base off Ward/Whitt).
CS: Tartabull (1,2nd base by Flanagan/Whitt).
PITCHING
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Flanagan                      5.2   3   1   1   4   0   0  21
Ward L(0-1)                   1.1   1   2   1   2   1   0   7
Castillo                      0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2
Stottlemyre                   0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   2
Totals                        8     4   3   2   8   1   0  32
Ward faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
IBB: Castillo (1,Brett).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Ward 2-0; Castillo 1-0; Stottlemyre 2-1.
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Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Saberhagen                    6     8   2   2   1   5   0  26
Montgomery W(1-0)             2     1   0   0   0   2   0   8
Farr SV(1)                    1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4
Totals                        9    10   2   2   1   9   0  38

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Ken Kaiser
Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 18883
Starting Lineups:

   Toronto Blue Jays             Kansas City Royals       
1. Moseby              cf        Wilson              cf
2. Gruber              3b        Seitzer             3b
3. Fernandez           ss        Brett               1b
4. Bell                lf        Tartabull           rf
5. McGriff             1b        Tabler              dh
6. Barfield            rf        Jackson             lf
7. Whitt               c         Boone               c
8. Mulliniks           dh        White               2b
9. Lee                 2b        Pecota              ss
   Flanagan            p         Saberhagen          p

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Moseby singled to center; Gruber singled to right
[Moseby to second]; Fernandez flied to left; Bell forced Gruber
(shortstop to second) [Bell to first]; McGriff struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Seitzer
walked; Brett grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Seitzer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Barfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitt
flied out to left; Mulliniks grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Tartabull singled to center; Tabler grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Tartabull out at
second]; Jackson flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Lee walked; Moseby flied to left; Gruber flied to
right; Fernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Boone singled to right; White grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Boone to second]; Pecota grounded out (third to
first); Wilson lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bell singled to center; McGriff singled to right
[Bell to second]; Barfield doubled to center [Bell scored,
McGriff to third]; Whitt popped to third; Mulliniks struck
out; on strike three Boone made unsuccessful pickoff throw to
3B; Lee struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Seitzer grounded out (second to first); Brett popped
to third; Tartabull walked; Tartabull was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Moseby flied to center; Gruber singled to center;
Gruber was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Fernandez lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Tabler grounded out (third to first); Jackson
grounded out (third to first); Boone grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); McGriff
singled to right; Barfield struck out; Whitt tripled to right
[McGriff scored]; Mulliniks struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Blue Jays 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: White singled to center; Pecota walked [White to
second]; Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [White
to third, Pecota to second]; Seitzer walked; Brett out on a
sacrifice fly to left [White scored]; WARD REPLACED FLANAGAN
(PITCHING); Tartabull struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED SABERHAGEN (PITCHING); Lee
grounded out (first unassisted); Moseby grounded out (pitcher to
first); Gruber singled to right; Fernandez reached on an error
by Seitzer [Gruber to third, Fernandez to second]; Bell struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Tabler walked; EISENREICH RAN FOR TABLER; Jackson
forced Eisenreich (third to second); Jackson stole second; Boone
singled to left [Jackson to third]; PALACIOS RAN FOR BOONE;
STILLWELL BATTED FOR WHITE; Stillwell hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Jackson scored]; BUCKNER BATTED FOR PECOTA; Buckner
forced Palacios (second to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Blue Jays 2, Royals 2.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: EISENREICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WELLMAN
REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING 2B); STILLWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
SS); PALACIOS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); McGriff grounded out
(first to pitcher); Barfield flied to right; Whitt was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Wilson walked; CASTILLO REPLACED WARD (PITCHING);
Seitzer out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Wilson to
second]; Brett was walked intentionally; STOTTLEMYRE REPLACED
CASTILLO (PITCHING); Tartabull walked [Wilson scored (error by
Whitt) (unearned), Brett to third, Tartabull to second];
Eisenreich lined into a double play (shortstop to second)
[Tartabull out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Royals 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: FARR REPLACED MONTGOMERY (PITCHING); Mulliniks
struck out; LIRIANO BATTED FOR LEE; On a bunt Liriano singled to
second; Nelson Liriano collided with Brad Wellman trying to
make putout at 1B; Moseby was called out on strikes; Gruber
forced Liriano (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Blue Jays 2, Royals 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Blue Jays        2  10   1    9
 Royals           3   4   1    5
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