Milwaukee Trying To Stay Alive. Take 2 of 3 from Jays

 GAME 1:

GWRBI-Yount, R

Game MVP:Joey Meyer

County Stadium    (01-27-2024 08:24:42)       Time 3:10, 74ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 8 MPH In from LF  Night Game

Aug 29, 1988                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1988 Toronto 64-67            0 0 1   0 1 1   0 0 0      3  8  0
1988 Milwaukee 74-60          2 0 1   0 3 0   0 1 -      7 10  2

Recap

Mil 1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Mil      Robin Yount doubled scoring Leonard to take the lead.  Tor  0 Mil 1.

Mil      Joey Meyer singled scoring Yount.  Tor  0 Mil 2.

Tor 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Tor      Nelson Liriano hit a grounder scoring 1.  Tor  1 Mil 2.

Tor      Tony Fernandez singled, hit streak now 18.

Mil 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.

Mil      Jeffrey Leonard hit a solo HR(11).  Tor  1 Mil 3.

Tor 5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks.

Tor      Tony Fernandez singled scoring Gruber.  Tor  2 Mil 3.

Mil 5th: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits.

Mil      Joey Meyer singled scoring 2.  Tor  2 Mil 5.

Mil      B.J. Surhoff hit a grounder scoring 1.  Tor  2 Mil 6.

Tor 6th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

Tor      Ernie Whitt hit a solo HR(13).  Tor  3 Mil 6.

Mil 8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Mil      Dale Sveum singled scoring Felder.  Tor  3 Mil 7.

Tor  Tony Fernandez: 3 for 5.

Mil  Jeffrey Leonard: 2 for 4, HR, 2 runs.

Mil  Joey Meyer: 3 for 4, double, 3 RBI.

Mil  Tom Filer pitched 7.1 innings to earn the win: 3 earned runs, 7 hits, 3 BB, 3 K. He goes to 4-9 on the season.

Tor  Jim Clancy pitched poorly for 4 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 8 hits, 5 BB, 3 K. He drops to 7-12 on the season.

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GAME 2:

GWRBI-Leonard

Game MVP:Teddy Higuera

County Stadium    (01-27-2024 08:31:25)       Time 3:15, 79ø, Wind: 4 MPH Out to RCF  Night Game

Aug 30, 1988                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1988 Toronto 64-68            0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  2  3
1988 Milwaukee 75-60          0 0 2   1 1 0   2 0 -      6  9  0

Recap

Mil 3rd: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

Mil      Jeffrey Leonard doubled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Tor  0 Mil 2.

Mil 4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.

Mil      Bill Schroeder singled scoring Young.  Tor  0 Mil 3.

Mil 5th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

Mil      Robin Yount hit a grounder scoring 1.  Tor  0 Mil 4.

Mil 7th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits, and an error.

Mil      Jeffrey Leonard hit a grounder scoring 1.  Tor  0 Mil 5.

Mil      Robin Yount singled scoring Sveum.  Tor  0 Mil 6.

Tor  Sal Butera: 1 for 3, 2 errors.

Mil  Teddy Higuera threw a shutout: 2 hits, 2 BB, 13 K. He's 16-6 on the year.

Tor  Jeff Musselman pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 3 earned runs, 8 hits, 0 BB, 5 K. He's now 4-2 on the season.

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GAME 3:

GWRBI-Mulliniks

Game MVP:Mike Flanagan

County Stadium    (01-27-2024 08:38:11)       Time 2:54, 76ø, Wind: 1 MPH Left to Right  Day Game

Aug 31, 1988                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1988 Toronto 65-68            0 0 4   0 0 0   0 0 0      4  8  1

1988 Milwaukee 75-61          0 0 0   0 1 0   0 0 0      1  4  0

Recap

Tor 3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits.

Tor      Rance Mulliniks doubled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Tor  2 Mil 0.

Tor      George Bell hit a 2 run HR(14).  Tor  4 Mil 0.

Mil 5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Mil      Dale Sveum singled scoring Meyer.  Tor  4 Mil 1.

Mil 6th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

Tor  Mike Flanagan pitched a great 8 innings for the win: 1 earned run, 4 hits, 4 BB, 4 K. He's 11-12 on the year.

Tor  Tom Henke pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 22nd save of the season.

Mil  Don August pitched 7.2 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 8 hits, 1 BB, 4 K. He's 9-5 on the year.