Top 1

• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Leibrandt
  
  Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gruber vs. Leibrandt
  
  Gruber hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Quirk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moseby vs. Leibrandt
  
  Moseby strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Johnson
  
  Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Seitzer vs. Johnson
  
  Seitzer strikes out. The ball gets by DeWillis. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Tartabull vs. Johnson
  
  Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. Wilson scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bosley vs. Johnson
  
  Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Leibrandt
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Barfield vs. Leibrandt
  
  Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Upshaw vs. Leibrandt
  
  Upshaw hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Johnson
  
  White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. White reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jackson vs. Johnson
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Balboni vs. Johnson
  
  Balboni hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. White scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Quirk vs. Johnson
  
  Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Jackson moves to third. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Salazar vs. Johnson
  
  Salazar hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Quirk moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wilson vs. Johnson
  
  Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Quirk moves to third. Salazar moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Seitzer vs. Johnson
  
  Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Quirk scores. Salazar moves to third. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Tartabull vs. Johnson
  
  Tartabull hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Salazar scores. Seitzer goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bosley vs. Cerutti
  
  John Cerutti now pitching.
  
  Bosley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barfield. Bosley reaches second base with a double. Tartabull moves to third. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  White vs. Cerutti
  
  White hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fielder vs. Leibrandt
  
  Fielder hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sharperson vs. Leibrandt
  
  Sharperson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DeWillis vs. Leibrandt
  
  DeWillis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Quirk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Leibrandt
  
  Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Cerutti
  
  Jackson strikes out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Balboni vs. Cerutti
  
  Balboni takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Quirk vs. Cerutti
  
  Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gruber vs. Leibrandt
  
  Gruber hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moseby vs. Leibrandt
  
  Moseby bunts towards third. Seitzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Leibrandt
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Salazar vs. Cerutti
  
  Salazar hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Cerutti
  
  Wilson strikes out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Seitzer vs. Cerutti
  
  Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barfield vs. Leibrandt
  
  Juan Beniquez now playing center field.
  
  Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Upshaw vs. Leibrandt
  
  Upshaw hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fielder vs. Leibrandt
  
  Fielder strikes out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sharperson vs. Leibrandt
  
  There's a wild pitch. Upshaw moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sharperson vs. Leibrandt
  
  Sharperson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tartabull vs. Cerutti
  
  Tartabull hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bosley vs. Cerutti
  
  Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Cerutti
  
  White hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DeWillis vs. Leibrandt
  
  DeWillis strikes out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Leibrandt
  
  Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gruber vs. Leibrandt
  
  Gruber hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Moseby vs. Leibrandt
  
  Moseby hits a popup towards short. Salazar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Cerutti
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Balboni vs. Cerutti
  
  Balboni hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Quirk vs. Cerutti
  
  Quirk hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Salazar vs. Cerutti
  
  Salazar hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Leibrandt
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Barfield vs. Leibrandt
  
  Barfield hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Upshaw vs. Leibrandt
  
  Upshaw hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fielder vs. Leibrandt
  
  Fielder hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Fielder reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Barfield moves to third. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Sharperson vs. Leibrandt
  
  Sharperson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Barfield scores. Fielder moves to third. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Iorg vs. Leibrandt
  
  Garth Iorg pinch hits for Jeff DeWillis.
  
  Iorg hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Fielder scores. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fernandez vs. Leibrandt
  
  Fernandez takes first base on ball four. Iorg moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mulliniks vs. Farr
  
  Steve Farr now pitching. Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Kelly Gruber.
  
  Mulliniks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Eichhorn
  
  Mark Eichhorn now pitching. Rance Mulliniks now playing third base. Ernie Whitt now catching. Garth Iorg now playing second base.
  
  Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Seitzer vs. Eichhorn
  
  Seitzer hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moseby. Seitzer moves to second. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Tartabull vs. Eichhorn
  
  Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops it up and throws to first, with Eichhorn covering, for the out. Seitzer moves to third. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bosley vs. Eichhorn
  
  Bosley is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  White vs. Eichhorn
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moseby vs. Farr
  
  Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Farr
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Farr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barfield vs. Farr
  
  Barfield hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Upshaw vs. Farr
  
  Upshaw hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Eichhorn
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eichhorn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Balboni vs. Eichhorn
  
  Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Quirk vs. Eichhorn
  
  Quirk strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leach vs. Farr
  
  Rick Leach pinch hits for Cecil Fielder. Kevin Seitzer now playing first base. Bill Pecota now playing third base.
  
  Leach takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Whitt vs. Gleaton
  
  Jerry Gleaton now pitching.
  
  Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Iorg vs. Gleaton
  
  Iorg hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/5/1987 -- Toronto at Kansas City (N)

  Toronto            AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Fernandez T, ss       3  0  1  0   Wilson W, cf          3  1  2  0   
Gruber K, 3b          3  0  0  0   Beniquez J, cf        1  0  0  0   
Mulliniks R, ph-3b    1  0  0  0   Seitzer K, 3b-1b      4  1  1  1   
Moseby L, cf          4  0  1  0   Tartabull D, rf       4  0  1  3   
Bell G, lf            4  1  2  0   Bosley T, dh          3  0  1  0   
Barfield J, rf        4  1  2  0   White F, 2b           4  1  1  0   
Upshaw W, 1b          4  0  1  0   Jackson B, lf         4  1  1  0   
Fielder C, dh         3  2  2  2   Balboni S, 1b         3  0  1  1   
Leach R, ph           0  0  0  0   Pecota B, 3b          0  0  0  0   
Sharperson M, 2b      3  0  0  1   Quirk J, c            4  1  1  0   
Whitt E, c            1  0  0  0   Salazar A, ss         3  1  1  1   
DeWillis J, c         2  0  0  0                                      
Iorg G, ph-2b         2  0  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4 10  4                        33  6 10  6

Toronto          001 000 300 --  4
Kansas City      150 000 00x --  6

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson J (L)         1.2  7  6  5  0  1
Cerutti J             4.1  2  0  0  1  2
Eichhorn M            2.0  1  0  0  1  1

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Leibrandt C (W)       6.2  9  4  4  1  3
Farr S*               1.1  1  0  0  1  0
Gleaton J (S)         1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- DeWillis J, Moseby L
DP -- Toronto 1, Kansas City 3
LOB -- Toronto 5, Kansas City 5
2B -- White F, Bosley T, Fielder C
HR -- Fielder C
SB -- Wilson W
WP -- Leibrandt C
T -- 2:29
A -- 19245

    

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