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Retrosheet Boxscore: Toronto Blue Jays 6, Texas Rangers 3

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Toronto Blue Jays 6, Texas Rangers 3

Day

Game Played on Monday, July 24, 1989 (N) at Arlington Stadium

TOR A    3  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 11  2
TEX A    2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  0
BATTING
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Felix cf                      5   1   1   0       0   2       3   0
Fernandez ss                  4   1   1   2       1   1       2   5
Gruber 3b                     5   1   1   1       0   0       0   3
Bell lf                       4   0   1   0       1   0       1   0
McGriff 1b                    3   1   1   1       2   0      12   1
Borders c                     4   0   2   0       0   1       7   3
Cabrera dh                    4   1   0   0       1   1       0   0
Lee 2b                        4   1   3   2       0   0       0   1
Lawless rf                    4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Stottlemyre p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Henke p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   6  11   6       5   6      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Fernandez-McGriff.
E: Gruber (19), Borders (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Lawless (1,off Guante).
HR: Fernandez (7,1st inning off Alvarez 1 on 0 out); Gruber (13,1st inning
off Alvarez 0 on 0 out); McGriff (26,3rd inning off Guante 0 on 0 out);
Lee (1,3rd inning off Guante 1 on 1 out).
SH: Borders (1,off Guante).
Team LOB: 10.
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Espy cf                       4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Fletcher ss                   3   1   0   0       1   0       2   2
Palmeiro 1b                   3   1   1   2       1   0      11   0
Sierra rf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Franco 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       3   6
Leach dh                      4   1   3   0       0   0       0   0
Incaviglia lf                 4   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
Buechele 3b                   3   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Sundberg c                    1   0   0   0       1   1       7   0
  Daugherty ph                1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Kreuter c                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Alvarez p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Guante p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Hall p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       31   3   6   2       3   6      27  12
BATTING - 
2B: Leach 2 (11,off Stottlemyre 2); Daugherty (2,off Henke).
HR: Palmeiro (6,1st inning off Stottlemyre 1 on 1 out).
GDP: Fletcher (8,off Stottlemyre).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Sierra (2,2nd base by Stottlemyre/Borders).
PITCHING
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Stottlemyre W(2-4)            7     4   3   2   3   4   1  25
Henke SV(8)                   2     2   0   0   0   2   0   9
Totals                        9     6   3   2   3   6   1  34

Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Alvarez L(0-1)                0     3   3   3   2   0   2   5
Guante                        3     3   3   3   2   4   2  14
Hall                          6     5   0   0   1   2   0  24
Totals                        9    11   6   6   5   6   4  43
Alvarez faced 5 batters in the 1st inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Guante 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Joe Brinkman
Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 33754
Starting Lineups:

   Toronto Blue Jays             Texas Rangers            
1. Felix               cf        Espy                cf
2. Fernandez           ss        Fletcher            ss
3. Gruber              3b        Palmeiro            1b
4. Bell                lf        Sierra              rf
5. McGriff             1b        Franco              2b
6. Borders             c         Leach               dh
7. Cabrera             dh        Incaviglia          lf
8. Lee                 2b        Buechele            3b
9. Lawless             rf        Sundberg            c
   Stottlemyre         p         Alvarez             p

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Felix singled to center; Debut game for Wilson
Alvarez; Fernandez homered to left [Felix scored]; Gruber
homered to center; Bell walked; McGriff walked [Bell to second];
GUANTE REPLACED ALVAREZ (PITCHING); Borders out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [McGriff to second, Bell to third];
Cabrera struck out; Debut game for Francisco Cabrera; Lee
flied to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Espy grounded out (second to first); Fletcher
walked; Palmeiro homered to right [Fletcher scored]; Sierra
singled to right; Franco lined to center; Sierra was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Lawless doubled to left; Felix struck out;
Fernandez walked; Gruber forced Fernandez (shortstop to second)
[Lawless to third]; Bell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Leach lined to center; Incaviglia struck out;
Buechele flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3,
Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McGriff homered to center; Borders struck out;
Cabrera walked; Lee homered to right [Cabrera scored]; Lawless
struck out; Felix grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg walked; Espy struck out; Fletcher grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Sundberg out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: HALL REPLACED GUANTE (PITCHING); Fernandez was
called out on strikes; Gruber grounded out (second to first);
Bell singled to left; McGriff walked [Bell to second]; Borders
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Rangers
2.

RANGERS 4TH: Palmeiro walked; Palmeiro was picked off first
(catcher to first); Sierra grounded out (shortstop to first);
Franco grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 6, Rangers 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Cabrera grounded out (third to first); Lee
singled to right; Lawless popped to right; Felix was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Leach doubled to left; Incaviglia popped to catcher
[Leach scored (error by Borders) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Buechele
struck out; Sundberg struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 6, Rangers 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Fernandez grounded out (second to first); Gruber
flied to center; Bell popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Espy grounded out (first unassisted); Fletcher
grounded out (shortstop to first); Palmeiro popped to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Rangers 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: McGriff popped to shortstop; Borders singled to
left; Cabrera flied to center; Lee singled to center [Borders to
second]; Lawless popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Sierra grounded out (first to pitcher); Franco
flied to center; Leach doubled to left; Incaviglia grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6,
Rangers 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: On a bunt Felix grounded out (pitcher to first);
Fernandez grounded out (second to first); Gruber popped to
catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: HENKE REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Buechele
reached on an error by Gruber; DAUGHERTY BATTED FOR SUNDBERG;
Daugherty doubled to center [Buechele to third]; Espy grounded
out (catcher to first); Fletcher grounded out (third to first);
Palmeiro lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 6,
Rangers 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: KREUTER REPLACED DAUGHERTY (PLAYING C ); Bell
grounded out (third to first); McGriff grounded out (second to
first); Borders singled to left; Cabrera forced Borders
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Sierra struck out; Franco grounded out (third to
first); Leach singled to center; Incaviglia struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Rangers 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Blue Jays        6  11   2   10
 Rangers          3   6   0    4
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