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Blue Jays
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 17, 1991
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on May 17, 1991 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1991 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1991 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stieb |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Hough |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 30,095 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rocky Roe 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: (none) 3B: Derryl Cousins |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Devon White | Center Fielder |
| Roberto Alomar | Second Baseman |
| Joe Carter | Left Fielder |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Mark Whiten | Right Fielder |
| Glenallen Hill | DH |
| Pat Borders | Catcher |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Rene Gonzales | Shortstop |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Robin Ventura | Third Baseman |
| Matt Merullo | DH |
| Dan Pasqua | First Baseman |
| Ozzie Guillen | Shortstop |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Ron Karkovice | Catcher |
| Joey Cora | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 17, 1991
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Hough
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Hough
Alomar strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Hough
Carter hits a popup towards short. Guillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Stieb
Raines strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Stieb
Johnson hits a line drive towards first. Olerud reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Stieb
Ventura hits a line drive beyond short. Gonzales can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Stieb
There goes Ventura. The throw from Borders and he is safe. Ventura steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Stieb
Merullo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pasqua vs. Stieb
Pasqua hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ventura moves to third. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Guillen vs. Stieb
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Hough
Olerud strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Hough
Whiten hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Hough
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Stieb
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Karkovice vs. Stieb
Karkovice hits a popup beyond short. Gonzales can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cora vs. Stieb
Cora hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Karkovice moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Raines vs. Stieb
Raines hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Karkovice moves to third. Cora moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Stieb
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud fields it and throws to second for the out. Karkovice scores. Cora moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Ventura vs. Stieb
There goes Johnson. The throw from Borders and he is out, Gonzales applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Hough
Borders hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Hough
Sprague hits a line drive towards third. Ventura reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzales vs. Hough
Gonzales hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hough
White hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple. Gonzales goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Alomar vs. Hough
Alomar hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Karkovice fields it and tags White for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ventura vs. Stieb
Ventura hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Stieb
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pasqua vs. Stieb
Pasqua hits a fly ball into right center field, beyond the reach of White. Pasqua reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Stieb
Guillen hits a fly ball into right field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Hough
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Hough
Olerud hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Hough
Whiten takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Hough
Hill hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pasqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Stieb
Sosa hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Karkovice vs. Stieb
Karkovice strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Stieb
Cora hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Hough
Borders hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Hough
Sprague hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzales vs. Hough
Gonzales hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hough
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Stieb
Raines is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Stieb
Johnson bunts for a single. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Ventura vs. Stieb
Ventura bunts towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. Raines moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Merullo vs. Stieb
Merullo hits a popup towards short. Gonzales settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Pasqua vs. Stieb
Pasqua hits a line drive into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Hough
Cory Snyder now playing first base.
Alomar hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Hough
Carter hits a popup towards first. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Hough
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Stieb
Guillen hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Stieb
Sosa hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Karkovice vs. Stieb
Stieb fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Stieb. Sosa moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Karkovice vs. Stieb
There goes Sosa. The slide. Borders applies the tag. Sosa is out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Karkovice vs. Stieb
Karkovice hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Hough
Whiten hits a ball on the ground towards first. Snyder scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whiten for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Hough
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Hough
Borders hits a popup beyond first. Snyder can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Hough
Sprague hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Sprague reaches second base with a double. Borders goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzales vs. Hough
Gonzales hits a ball on the ground for a single. Sprague moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Hough
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Stieb
Cora takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Stieb
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cora moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Macdonald
Bob Macdonald now pitching. Frank Thomas pinch hits for Lance Johnson.
There's a wild pitch. Cora moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Macdonald
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Cora scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ventura vs. Macdonald
Ventura strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Timlin
Carlton Fisk pinch hits for Matt Merullo. Mike Timlin now pitching.
Fisk takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Timlin
Craig Grebeck pinch runs for Frank Thomas.
Snyder takes first base on ball four. Grebeck moves to third. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Guillen vs. Timlin
Guillen hits a popup towards short. Gonzales settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Pall
Craig Grebeck now playing third base. Robin Ventura now playing first base. Cory Snyder now playing right field. Sammy Sosa now playing center fie
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Pall
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Pall
Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whiten vs. Pall
Whiten hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ventura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whiten for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Timlin
Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Karkovice vs. Timlin
Karkovice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cora vs. Timlin
Cora hits a ball on the ground for a single. Karkovice moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Raines vs. Timlin
Raines takes first base on ball four. Karkovice moves to third. Cora moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Grebeck vs. Acker
Jim Acker now pitching.
Grebeck hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carter. Grebeck reaches second base with a double. Karkovice scores. Cora scores. Raines moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Ventura vs. Acker
Ventura is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Fisk vs. Acker
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Raines tags and scores. Grebeck tags and moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Snyder vs. Acker
Snyder strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Thigpen
Bobby Thigpen now pitching.
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Thigpen
Borders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Thigpen
Sprague takes first base on ball four. Borders moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Thigpen
Greg Myers pinch hits for Rene Gonzales.
Myers hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Thigpen
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Borders scores. Sprague moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Alomar vs. Thigpen
Alomar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carter vs. Thigpen
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1991 -- Toronto at Chicago (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
White D, cf 5 0 2 2 Raines T, lf 3 1 1 0
Alomar R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Johnson L, cf 3 0 1 1
Carter J, lf 5 0 0 0 Thomas F, ph 1 0 1 1
Olerud J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Grebeck C, pr-3b 1 0 1 2
Whiten M, rf 3 0 1 0 Ventura R, 3b-1b 3 0 1 0
Hill G, dh 4 0 0 0 Merullo M, dh 2 0 0 0
Borders P, c 4 2 2 0 Fisk C, ph 0 0 0 1
Sprague E, 3b 3 0 2 1 Pasqua D, 1b 3 0 2 0
Gonzales R, ss 3 1 2 0 Snyder C, 1b-rf 1 0 0 0
Myers G, ph 1 0 0 0 Guillen O, ss 4 0 0 0
Sosa S, rf-cf 4 0 1 0
Karkovice R, c 3 2 1 0
Cora J, 2b 3 2 2 0
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35 3 9 3 31 5 11 5
Toronto 001 000 101 -- 3
Chicago 010 000 13x -- 5
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb D 6.1 8 2 2 2 2
MacDonald R 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Timlin M (L) 0.2 1 3 3 4 0
Acker J 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hough C 7.0 7 2 2 1 4
Pall D (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Thigpen B (S) 1.0 2 1 1 2 1
E -- Stieb D
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Toronto 9, Chicago 12
2B -- Pasqua D, Sprague E, Grebeck C
3B -- White D
SB -- Ventura R
CS -- Johnson L, Sosa S
SH -- Ventura R
SF -- Fisk C
HBP -- by Stieb D (Raines T)
WP -- MacDonald R
T -- 3:09
A -- 30095
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