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Texas Rangers @ Toronto Blue Jays

1988-09-01 · Night game · Exhibition Stadium · Att: 30294 · 77°F, night, dry · Wind 13 mph to RF · 2:38

Toronto Blue Jays defeated Texas Rangers 5–1. Toronto Blue Jays put up 3 in the 4th. Jimmy Key earned the win. Ernie Whitt went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
TOR	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0		5	7

W: Jimmy Key L: Charlie Hough SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe Brinkman · 1B: Terry Cooney · 2B: Tim Welke · 3B: Durwood Merrill · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Oddibe McDowell	4	1	1	0	0	2
Scott Fletcher	4	0	1	1	0	2
Ruben Sierra	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pete O'Brien	4	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Buechele	3	0	1	0	1	1
Mike Stanley	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jeff Kunkel	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Brower	3	0	1	0	0	1
Geno Petralli	2	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Sundberg	2	0	0	0	0	0
Curt Wilkerson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Cecil Espy	1	0	1	0	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Fernandez	4	0	0	0	0	2
Lloyd Moseby	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ernie Whitt	4	2	2	1	0	0
George Bell	4	1	1	1	0	0
Fred McGriff	3	1	0	0	1	1
Jesse Barfield	3	1	2	1	1	1
Rick Leach	3	0	1	1	1	0
Kelly Gruber	2	0	1	0	1	0
Manuel Lee	3	0	0	0	0	1

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Hough	5.1	6	4	3
Craig McMurtry	1.2	0	0	2
Cecilio Guante	1.0	1	0	1

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jimmy Key	8.0	6	2	5
Tom Henke	1.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Oddibe McDowell: 43
Scott Fletcher: K
Ruben Sierra: 53

Bot 1

Tony Fernandez: K
Lloyd Moseby: 43
Ernie Whitt: 43

Top 2

Pete O'Brien: 9
Steve Buechele: K
Mike Stanley: W
Jeff Kunkel: 54(1)/FO

Bot 2

George Bell: 43
Fred McGriff: 7
Jesse Barfield: K

Top 3

Bob Brower: 43
Geno Petralli: 8
Oddibe McDowell: D7/G5
Scott Fletcher: SB3
Scott Fletcher: S5/G56.3-H
Ruben Sierra: 9

Bot 3

Rick Leach: 6
Kelly Gruber: W
Manuel Lee: SB2
Manuel Lee: 8
Tony Fernandez: 53

Top 4

Pete O'Brien: 3/G
Steve Buechele: 9
Mike Stanley: S8/G6M
Jeff Kunkel: 8

Bot 4

Lloyd Moseby: 43
Ernie Whitt: HR/9
George Bell: 7
Fred McGriff: W
Jesse Barfield: SB2
Jesse Barfield: W
Rick Leach: S9/L9.2-H;1-H(E9);B-2
Kelly Gruber: S7/L7.2X3(765)

Top 5

Bob Brower: K
Geno Petralli: S8/F78
Oddibe McDowell: K
Scott Fletcher: K

Bot 5

Manuel Lee: 8
Tony Fernandez: K
Lloyd Moseby: 5

Top 6

Ruben Sierra: 63
Pete O'Brien: 9
Steve Buechele: W
Mike Stanley: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Ernie Whitt: D8/L89D
George Bell: D7/L7LD.2-H
Fred McGriff: 63.2-3
Jesse Barfield: S7/L7.3-H
Rick Leach: W.1-2
Kelly Gruber: 4
Manuel Lee: K

Top 7

Jeff Kunkel: 9
Bob Brower: S9/G4
Jim Sundberg: WP.1-2
Jim Sundberg: 53
Oddibe McDowell: HP
Scott Fletcher: 4

Bot 7

Tony Fernandez: 7
Lloyd Moseby: K
Ernie Whitt: 43

Top 8

Ruben Sierra: 7
Pete O'Brien: 31
Steve Buechele: D8/F89D
Mike Stanley: 9

Bot 8

George Bell: 53
Fred McGriff: K
Jesse Barfield: S7/G56
Rick Leach: SB2
Rick Leach: 4

Top 9

Curt Wilkerson: K23
Cecil Espy: S8/L4M
Jim Sundberg: 9
Oddibe McDowell: DI.1-2
Oddibe McDowell: K

Notes & reviews

Rick Leach overran 3B
Blue Jays Fernandez ejected by HP umpire Brinkman for arguing balls and strikes after he flew out; he threw bat which landed near umpire

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