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Blue Jays
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 9, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on August 9, 1988 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Candelaria |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 30,089 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Drew Coble 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Tim McClelland |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Manuel Lee | Second Baseman |
| Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Cecil Fielder | DH |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Sal Butera | Catcher |
| Rob Ducey | Center Fielder |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Don Mattingly | First Baseman |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| Jack Clark | DH |
| Don Slaught | Catcher |
| Gary Ward | Center Fielder |
| Luis Aguayo | Third Baseman |
| Randy Velarde | Second Baseman |
| Rafael Santana | Shortstop |
| Lou Piniella | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 9, 1988
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Candelaria
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Candelaria
Lee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Gruber vs. Candelaria
Gruber hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Candelaria
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Barfield vs. Candelaria
Barfield hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aguayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Flanagan
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mattingly vs. Flanagan
Mattingly hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Flanagan
Winfield takes first base on ball four. Mattingly moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Flanagan
Clark takes first base on ball four. Mattingly moves to third. Winfield moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Slaught vs. Flanagan
Slaught strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Flanagan
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Candelaria
Fielder strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Candelaria
McGriff hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Butera vs. Candelaria
Butera hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mattingly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ducey vs. Candelaria
Ducey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Aguayo vs. Flanagan
Aguayo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Velarde vs. Flanagan
The umpire calls a balk on Flanagan Aguayo moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Velarde vs. Flanagan
Velarde hits a line drive towards third. Gruber reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Santana vs. Flanagan
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Santana for the out. Aguayo moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Flanagan
Henderson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Mattingly vs. Flanagan
Flanagan fires to first and has Henderson trapped. There's the throw to Fernandez who tags Henderson for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Candelaria
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Velarde fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Candelaria
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Candelaria
Gruber hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Velarde settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Candelaria
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Barfield vs. Candelaria
Barfield hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mattingly vs. Flanagan
Mattingly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Flanagan
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flanagan fields it and throws to first for the out. Mattingly moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Flanagan
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Slaught vs. Flanagan
Slaught hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Mattingly scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Flanagan
Ward strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Candelaria
Fielder hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Candelaria
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Butera vs. Candelaria
Butera hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mattingly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Aguayo vs. Flanagan
Aguayo strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Velarde vs. Flanagan
Velarde hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Flanagan covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Flanagan
Santana hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell throws the ball in to Lee who tags Santana, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ducey vs. Candelaria
Ducey hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Candelaria
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Candelaria
Lee hits a line drive into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Candelaria
Gruber hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Winfield who is chasing the ball. Gruber reaches third base with a triple. Ducey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Candelaria
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Velarde settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Flanagan
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flanagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mattingly vs. Flanagan
Mattingly hits a fly ball into center field. Ducey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Flanagan
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Candelaria
Barfield hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Candelaria
Fielder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Barfield moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Candelaria
The umpire calls a balk on Candelaria Barfield moves to third. Fielder moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
McGriff vs. Candelaria
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Butera vs. Candelaria
Butera hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson who is chasing the ball. Butera reaches third base with a triple. Barfield scores. Fielder scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Ducey vs. Candelaria
Ducey bunts towards third. Aguayo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Butera scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Shields
Steve Shields now pitching.
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. Ducey goes all the way around to score. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Shields
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Velarde scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Shields
Gruber hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Shields
There goes Gruber. The throw from Slaught and he is safe. Gruber steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Shields
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Flanagan
Ernie Whitt now catching.
Clark hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Flanagan
Slaught hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Ward
Duane Ward now pitching. Claudell Washington pinch hits for Gary Ward.
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aguayo vs. Ward
Aguayo hits a line drive into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Velarde vs. Ward
Velarde hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Ward
There's a wild pitch. Velarde moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Santana vs. Ward
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Shields
Claudell Washington now playing center field.
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Shields
Fielder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Guetterman
Lee Guetterman now pitching.
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Ward
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mattingly vs. Ward
Mattingly hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Ward
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gruber. Henderson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Ward
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Slaught vs. Ward
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Guetterman
Whitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ducey vs. Guetterman
Ducey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Velarde scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Guetterman
There's a wild pitch. Whitt moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Fernandez vs. Guetterman
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Guetterman
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Ward
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aguayo vs. Ward
Aguayo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Velarde vs. Ward
Velarde hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Ward covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Guante
Cecilio Guante now pitching.
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aguayo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Guante
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Velarde scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Guante
Barfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Guante
Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Cecil Fielder.
Mulliniks takes first base on ball four. Barfield moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Guante
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guante fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Barfield trying to get to home. Santana throws to Slaught who tags Barfield for the out. Mulliniks moves to second. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Ward
Lou Thornton now playing left field. Ken Phelps pinch hits for Rafael Santana.
Phelps strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Ward
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mattingly vs. Ward
Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1988 -- Toronto at New York (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Fernandez T, ss 5 1 3 1 Henderson R, lf 4 0 2 0
Lee M, 2b 5 0 1 1 Mattingly D, 1b 5 1 2 0
Gruber K, 3b 5 0 2 1 Winfield D, rf 3 0 0 0
Bell G, lf 5 0 1 0 Clark J, dh 3 1 1 1
Thornton L, lf 0 0 0 0 Slaught D, c 4 1 2 2
Barfield J, rf 4 1 1 0 Ward G, cf 2 0 0 0
Fielder C, dh 4 1 2 0 Washington C, ph-cf 2 0 0 0
Mulliniks R, ph 0 0 0 0 Aguayo L, 3b 4 0 1 0
McGriff F, 1b 5 0 2 0 Velarde R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Butera S, c 3 1 1 2 Santana R, ss 3 0 1 0
Whitt E, c 1 0 1 0 Phelps K, ph 1 0 0 0
Ducey R, cf 4 2 2 1
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41 6 16 6 35 3 10 3
Toronto 000 015 000 -- 6
New York 001 002 000 -- 3
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan M (W)* 5.0 7 3 3 2 4
Ward D (S) 4.0 3 0 0 0 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria J (L) 5.1 11 5 5 0 5
Shields S 1.0 3 1 1 0 2
Guetterman L 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Guante C 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Gruber K
DP -- Toronto 1, New York 1
LOB -- Toronto 10, New York 8
2B -- Fernandez T
3B -- Gruber K, Butera S
HR -- Clark J, Slaught D
SB -- Gruber K
CS -- Henderson R
HBP -- by Flanagan M (Henderson R)
WP -- Ward D, Guetterman L
Balk -- Flanagan M, Candelaria J
T -- 3:14
A -- 30089
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