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Retrosheet Boxscore: Toronto Blue Jays 7, Texas Rangers 0

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Toronto Blue Jays 7, Texas Rangers 0

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, August 8, 1989 (N) at SkyDome

TEX A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
TOR A    0  1  2    3  0  0    1  0  x  -   7  9  0
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Espy cf                       2   0   0   0       2   1       2   0
Palmeiro 1b                   4   0   0   0       0   1       7   1
Sierra rf                     3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Leach ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Baines dh                     4   0   3   0       0   0       0   0
Franco 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   3
Incaviglia lf                 3   0   0   0       0   2       5   0
Buechele 3b                   3   0   0   0       0   0       0   5
Sundberg c                    2   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
  Daugherty ph                0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Stanley c                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Kunkel ss                     3   0   1   0       0   1       0   1
Witt p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Hall p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Rogers p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   0   5   0       3   5      24  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Buechele-Franco-Palmeiro.
BATTING - 
2B: Kunkel (16,off Gozzo).
GDP: Franco (19,off Gozzo).
Team LOB: 5.
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Fernandez ss                  4   0   1   0       1   2       2   3
Felix rf                      4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Gruber 3b                     3   1   1   1       0   1       2   2
Bell dh                       4   0   1   1       0   1       0   0
McGriff 1b                    2   2   1   1       2   0       9   1
Whitt c                       4   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
Moseby cf                     3   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
Wilson lf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Liriano 2b                    3   2   3   4       1   0       2   1
Gozzo p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Ward p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   7   9   7       5   6      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Fernandez-McGriff, McGriff.
PB: Whitt (8).
BATTING - 
2B: Wilson (3,off Witt); Gruber (19,off Hall).
HR: McGriff (30,2nd inning off Witt 0 on 1 out); Liriano (3,4th inning off
Witt 2 on 2 out).
SF: Gruber (5,off Witt).
GDP: McGriff (9,off Hall).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Liriano 2 (13,2nd base off Witt/Sundberg,3rd base off Witt/Sundberg); Fernandez
(11,2nd base off Witt/Sundberg).
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Witt L(9-10)                  4.2   5   6   6   3   5   2  22
Hall                          2.1   4   1   1   1   1   0  11
Rogers                        1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4
Totals                        8     9   7   7   5   6   2  37
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hall 1-0.
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Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gozzo W(1-0)                  8     3   0   0   3   4   0  28
Ward                          1     2   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9     5   0   0   3   5   0  32

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Steve Palermo
Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 48689
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 Toronto Blue Jays        
1. Espy                cf        Fernandez           ss
2. Palmeiro            1b        Felix               rf
3. Sierra              rf        Gruber              3b
4. Baines              dh        Bell                dh
5. Franco              2b        McGriff             1b
6. Incaviglia          lf        Whitt               c
7. Buechele            3b        Moseby              cf
8. Sundberg            c         Wilson              lf
9. Kunkel              ss        Liriano             2b
   Witt                p         Gozzo               p

RANGERS 1ST: Espy grounded out (second to first); Debut game
for Mauro Gozzo; Palmeiro popped to left; Sierra grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Fernandez struck out; Felix popped to left;
Gruber flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue
Jays 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Baines singled to center; Franco popped to second;
Incaviglia flied to right; Buechele forced Baines (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Bell popped to center; McGriff homered to left;
Whitt flied to left; Moseby grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Kunkel
struck out; Espy walked; Palmeiro popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Wilson doubled to right; Liriano singled to
center [Wilson scored]; Liriano stole second; Fernandez walked;
Felix struck out; Liriano stole third and Fernandez stole
second; Gruber out on a sacrifice fly to left [Liriano scored];
Bell struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Sierra popped to second; Baines singled to second;
Franco grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Baines
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: McGriff walked; Whitt grounded out (second to
first) [McGriff to second]; Moseby walked; Wilson grounded out
(first to pitcher) [McGriff to third, Moseby to second]; Liriano
homered to right [McGriff scored, Moseby scored]; Fernandez was
called out on strikes; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue
Jays 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Incaviglia struck out; Buechele grounded out (third
to first); Sundberg flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 0, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Felix singled to center; Gruber struck out; Bell
grounded out (third to first) [Felix to second]; HALL REPLACED
WITT (PITCHING); McGriff walked; Whitt grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); ball deflected off Drew Hall's bare hand to
Julio Franco; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Kunkel grounded out (shortstop to first); Espy
walked; Palmeiro lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Espy out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays
6.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Moseby flied to left; Wilson grounded out (third
to first); Liriano singled to left; Fernandez singled to right
[Liriano to third]; Felix forced Fernandez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Sierra flied to left; Baines grounded out (pitcher
to first); Franco flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Gruber doubled to left; Bell singled to center
[Gruber scored]; McGriff grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Bell out at second]; Whitt struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 7.

RANGERS 8TH: Incaviglia struck out; Buechele grounded out (third
to first); DAUGHERTY BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; Daugherty walked;
Kunkel doubled to left [Daugherty to third]; Espy struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 7.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: ROGERS REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); STANLEY REPLACED
DAUGHERTY (PLAYING C ); Moseby flied to center; Wilson flied to
left; Liriano walked; Fernandez grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Blue Jays 7.

RANGERS 9TH: WARD REPLACED GOZZO (PITCHING); Palmeiro struck
out; LEACH BATTED FOR SIERRA; Leach singled to left; Whitt
allowed a passed ball [Leach out at third (third
unassisted)]; Rick Leach overslid 3B; Baines singled to
center; Franco flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Blue Jays 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers          0   5   0    5
 Blue Jays        7   9   0    6
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