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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
June 16, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on June 16, 1978 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 16, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 16, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Underwood |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dock Ellis |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Steve Palermo 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Dave Phillips |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Upshaw | Left Fielder |
Bob Bailor | Center Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Rico Carty | DH |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Tom Hutton | Right Fielder |
Dave McKay | Second Baseman |
Tim Johnson | Shortstop |
Alan Ashby | Catcher |
Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Jim Sundberg | DH |
Richie Zisk | Left Fielder |
Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
John Ellis | Catcher |
Kurt Bevacqua | First Baseman |
Sandy Alomar | Second Baseman |
Bobby Thompson | Center Fielder |
Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
June 16, 1978
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Ellis
Upshaw strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Ellis
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris misplays the ball. That's an error on Campaneris. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Ellis
Howell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bailor moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carty vs. Ellis
Carty hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Ellis
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Underwood
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Underwood
Campaneris bunts towards the mound. Underwood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Underwood
Sundberg bunts towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sundberg for the out. Harrah moves to third. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zisk vs. Underwood
Zisk is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bonds vs. Underwood
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Underwood. Harrah scores. Campaneris moves to third. Zisk moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ellis vs. Underwood
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bevacqua vs. Underwood
Bevacqua is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Ellis
Hutton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Ellis
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ellis
There goes McKay. The throw from Ellis and he is safe. McKay steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Ellis
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Ellis
Ashby is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Underwood
Alomar strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Underwood
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Underwood
Harrah hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Ellis
Upshaw 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, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Ellis
Bailor hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Ellis
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Ellis
Carty hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Ellis
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Underwood
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Underwood
Sundberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Underwood
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutton vs. Ellis
Hutton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Ellis
McKay strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ellis
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Underwood
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Underwood
Ellis hits a line drive towards the mound. Underwood reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Underwood
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Ellis
Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Ellis
Upshaw strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Ellis
Bailor hits a popup towards first. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Underwood
Alomar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bailor. Alomar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Underwood
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Underwood
There's a wild pitch. Alomar moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrah vs. Underwood
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campaneris vs. Underwood
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Ellis
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Ellis
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Ellis
Mayberry is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hutton vs. Ellis
Hutton 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
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Underwood
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Underwood
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Underwood
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Underwood
Ellis strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Ellis
McKay strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ellis
Johnson strikes out. Ellis drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Johnson out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Ellis
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bevacqua scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Underwood
Bevacqua hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Underwood
Alomar is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Underwood
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKay scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Ellis
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Ellis
Bailor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Ellis
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Underwood
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Hutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Underwood
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Underwood
There's a wild pitch. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Underwood
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Underwood
Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. Sundberg moves to third. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bonds vs. Underwood
Bonds is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ellis vs. Underwood
Ellis hits a fly ball towards center. Bailor catches it and throws to first to double up Bonds. Sundberg tags and scores. Zisk tags and moves to third. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Ellis
Jim Sundberg now catching. Dock Ellis now pitching. Mike Hargrove now playing first base.
Carty hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Carty reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Ellis
Otto Velez pinch runs for Rico Carty.
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. Velez scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hutton vs. Ellis
Luis Gomez pinch runs for John Mayberry.
Hutton bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gomez moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McKay vs. Ellis
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Harrah. Gomez scores. Hutton moves to third. McKay moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ault vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching. Doug Ault pinch hits for Tim Johnson.
Ault is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ashby vs. Lindblad
Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hutton scores. McKay scores. Ault moves to third. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Upshaw vs. Lindblad
Upshaw hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bailor vs. Lindblad
Bailor is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howell vs. Lindblad
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove fields the ball and throws to Lindblad covering. Safe. Ault scores. Ashby moves to third. Bailor moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ewing vs. Cleveland
Reggie Cleveland now pitching. Sam Ewing pinch hits for Otto Velez.
The umpire calls a balk on Cleveland Ashby scores. Bailor moves to third. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ewing vs. Cleveland
Ewing strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gomez vs. Cleveland
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gomez for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Willis
Luis Gomez now playing shortstop. Doug Ault now playing first base. Mike Willis now pitching.
Hargrove hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McKay reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Willis
Alomar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ault settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Willis
Thompson hits a line drive towards the mound. Willis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/16/1978, game 1 -- Toronto at Texas (N) Toronto AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Upshaw W, lf 5 0 0 0 Harrah T, 3b 4 1 1 0 Bailor B, cf 3 0 0 0 Campaneris B, ss 4 1 2 0 Howell R, 3b 5 1 3 1 Sundberg J, dh-c 2 1 0 0 Carty R, dh 4 1 2 2 Zisk R, lf 3 0 1 1 Velez O, pr 0 1 0 0 Bonds B, rf 3 0 1 0 Ewing S, ph 1 0 0 0 Ellis J, c 3 0 0 1 Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 1 1 Ellis D, p-p 0 0 0 0 Gomez L, pr-ss 1 1 0 0 Lindblad P, p 0 0 0 0 Hutton T, rf 3 1 0 0 Cleveland R, p 0 0 0 0 McKay D, 2b 4 1 2 1 Bevacqua K, 1b 3 0 0 0 Johnson T, ss 3 0 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 1 0 0 0 Ault D, ph-1b 0 1 0 0 Alomar S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Ashby A, c 4 1 1 2 Thompson B, cf 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 8 9 7 31 3 6 2 Toronto 002 000 006 -- 8 Texas 100 000 020 -- 3 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Underwood T (W) 8.0 6 3 2 3 7 Willis M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Ellis D (L)* 8.0 7 6 6 1 8 Lindblad P 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 Cleveland R 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 4 batters in 9th E -- Campaneris B, Underwood T, Harrah T DP -- Toronto 1, Texas 1 LOB -- Toronto 6, Texas 6 2B -- Alomar S, Carty R, Mayberry J HR -- Carty R SB -- McKay D SH -- Sundberg J, Hutton T SF -- Ellis J HBP -- by Ellis D (Mayberry J) WP -- Underwood T 2 Balk -- Cleveland R T -- 2:29 A -- 0
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