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Welcome to the ballpark, have we got a great early season match up for you tonight. The Undefeated Blue Jays will take on the Rangers who at 4 and 2 are currently tied for first in the West...

Tonight's lineups looks like this:

Rangers
McDowell - CF
Harrah - 2B
O'Brian - 1B
Parrish - DH
Ward - LF
Slaught - C
Tolleson - 3B
Wilkerson - SS
Wright - RF

And Burt Hooton is on the mound.

he will be counter by Jim Clancy and the Blue Jay lineup of:

Fernandez - SS
Moseby - CF
Bell - LF
Upshaw - 1B
Barfield - RF
Whitt - C
Mulliniks - 3B
Garcia - 2B
Oliver - DH


Clancy is ready to go...

Sinking fastball...
McDowell swings...
Raps a hard ground ball
right at Fernandez...
He snares it easily, throws to first...
Out by a step
One down for Texas
Toby Harrah is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to
the plate for Texas

Harrah swings and lifts one toward center
Moseby drifts over slowly...
He is under it now...
And makes the easy catch...
And there's two away

Fly ball to right
Barfield is under it
This should do it...
He makes the grab

After one-half inning
It's Texas nothing, the
Blue Jays coming up

Fly ball to right
Wright is under it
He grabs it for the out

Moseby takes a cut at the slider...
There's a line drive...
Going over the head of Oddibe McDowell
My word! Look at that ball go!!

That's a home run!!

And that left the yard in a hurry
Hooton can't believe it
Homer number 3 for Lloyd Moseby this year
To go with his 7 RBI's

It's popped in the air
It'll be the first baseman,
O'Brien, making the play
That is the second out here
in the bottom of the 1st
Wilkerson comes in to kibitz with Hooton
While we have a moment,
let me set the outfield distances for you
It's 318 feet down the line in left
399 feet to left-center
408 feet to straight-away center field
Then over in right-center
it's 385 feet from home plate
and 314 feet to the right field foul pole

Breaking ball, in on the hands
Upshaw swings at...
Pounds the ball into the ground
It's a one bouncer into the hole
Tolleson ranging over stabs it
Strong throw to first...
GOT HIM!!!
Upshaw is out by an eyelash
What a play!
We've played through the first inning
here at EXHIBITION STADIUM
So far...
Toronto on top 1 to 0

Parrish pops one straight up
And it will be Whitt making the play
One down for Texas
Gary Ward is in the on-deck circle
ready to make his way to
the plate for Texas

Curveball...
Ward swings at it...
Hits a high fly to deep center
Moseby bolting after it...
It is carrying all the way to the fence
Moseby jumps for it...
IT CAROMS OFF THE fence!!
Ward heading for second...
Here's the strong throw
It's on the money...
Garcia blocks it in front of him...
Ward is safe!
That will be scored a double

There's a high foul pop behind the plate
Whitt goes back to the screen
No play, it goes into the seats
Just missed the screen
. . . Slaught back in the box
And here comes the next pitch
Slaught rips one on the ground
It's a 'daisy cutter' to Fernandez
Tony fields it cleanly
Looks Ward back to second
Now fires it over to first...
Easy out
That's the second out of the inning

It's in on the wrists
Wayne tried to hold up
Now it appears he will be awarded first...
Yes, Clancy walks him

A slider by Clancy
Wilkerson gets good wood on it...
Moseby back-pedals quickly...
Up with his glove...
Out!
That retires the side...
Wilkerson fails to come
through in the clutch
For Texas, No runs, one hit, no
errors and 2 men left on base

Caught looking... Barfield
goes down on strikes
And looks bad doing it to start
off the bottom of the 2nd
It is time to check our EXHIBITION
STADIUM scoreboard
for a review of today's games
Ken, what's going on around the league?
Well, Tony, currently...

Baltimore and Cleveland have yet to score
Milwaukee is in front of Detroit 3 to 0
Burris comfortably ahead for Milwaukee
Boston and Kansas City are scoreless
Minnesota is edging California 1 to 0
Oakland leads Seattle 3 to 2
And here in Toronto Toronto ahead 1 to 0

Whitt sends a routine ground ball to first
O'Brien takes it on one hop
Flips it to Hooton
Easy out
Two gone for Toronto

Ball four is the call
Hooton can't believe the call
And barks at the home plate umpire
The ump points out at Hooton
Mulliniks takes first base

Mulliniks sneaks away from the base
Mulliniks holding close to the bag
Hooton watching him closely

Garcia laces a hit into the outfield
George Wright picks it up
Fires it to the infield
Garcia holds with a single

Lined to second
Tough chance for Harrah
He makes a nice play on it
Score It: 4
That's all for the Blue Jays
After 2 full innings,
they lead by 1

Routine grounder to second
Garcia scoops it up
Over to first for the out
One up, one down

Sinker, down at the knees...
Swung on...
McDowell hits a Baltimore chop...
Past the infield into right for a single!
That was a difficult ball to handle

McDowell takes a walking lead
McDowell has stolen 3 bases
in 3 attempts in 1985
The runner can't seem to get a good lead

Harrah sends a scorcher to short
Fernandez takes it on one hop
Fires to Garcia for one
Back to Upshaw for the double play!
After 2 and a half innings
Toronto on top 1 to 0

It's a drive into deep center
McDowell goes to the warning track
He jumps...
Just out of his reach!
Oddibe is after it
Fernandez is around second
Safe at third!
Nice inning opener!

Sharp breaking curve down and out
Moseby lashes at it...
Hammers a fly to the alley in right-center
That will score Fernandez...
Moseby trots into second with a double...
McDowell plays it back in

Fastball... down and away...
NO! It's called a strike
And Bell is outta there
The crowd is showering the home plate ump
with a barrage of "blind" barbs
One away in the bottom of
the 3rd for Toronto

Flyball to right
it's caught
Moseby might have a chance to move up...
Wright makes the catch...
Moseby is tagging up at second...
He'll move up to third as the
throw comes into second

Barfield swings and misses
Strike three
Barfield didn't have a good
cut at that pitch
That's all for the Blue Jays
After 3 innings in Toronto this afternoon,
Toronto ahead 2 to 0

O'Brien drives one into right
Jesse Barfield sprints over
to make the play
One up, one down for Texas

And Parrish will sit down...
strike three called
Two down
Clancy retires two in a row

The pitch is just inside and Ward holds up
Whitt points down at the first base umpire
He went around
That is strike three!
That wraps up the inning for Texas
So After 3 and a half innings
Toronto has 2 runs, 4 hits and no errors
While Texas has no runs,
2 hits and no errors
Texas has left 2 stranded
Toronto has failed to bring home 3

Whitt rips one to center
He hit it right on the nose...
McDowell is off to the races...
He is coming fast...
He dives...

OUT!
Nice play by Oddibe McDowell
That's one away

Hard ground ball to first
Hooton takes the flip from O'Brien
Score It: 3-1
Two up, two down for the Blue Jays
We're in the bottom of the 4th

There's a fly ball to George Wright
Wright circles under it...
This one would end the inning...
He makes the play
1-2-3, nothing across...

Don pops it up
And Garcia makes the play
One out
Due up next is Wayne Tolleson

Tolleson swings very late
He pops it foul
Whitt gives chase
Here comes Mulliniks
They are both at the rail...
Whitt makes the play
Two up, two down

Wilkerson cuts on a curve
that misses in the dirt
That ball is trapped nicely by Whitt
Wilkerson was badly fooled by
Clancy's big breaking curve
STRIKE THREE!
Curtis was a little overanxious
Three down for Texas
After 4 and a half innings,
Toronto on top 2 to 0
Say, Ken, get me what Freddie Patek has
That pizza he's chomping on in
the next booth looks mighty good!

Oliver skies one very high
The ball drifts a bit
Slaught calls for it
Puts it away!
One out
The Blue Jays have a 2 run lead


Fernandez rips one right on the nose
This one is going to be trouble,
no doubt about it
Wright is chasing it down...
Fernandez is around second...
George finds the handle...
He fires it to Tolleson...
Fernandez slides as the ball arrives...
SAFE!
Man alive... 2 triples on
the afternoon for Tony Fernandez!

Swung on...
And Moseby got a little piece of it
But Slaught held on to the
tip, strike three
That's the second out of the inning
Time to check the scoreboard

Cleveland is on top of Baltimore 2 to 0
Milwaukee is in front of Detroit 3 to 0
Burris comfortably ahead for Milwaukee
Kansas City leads Boston 1 to 0
Minnesota is in front of California 3 to 0
Viola comfortably ahead for Minnesota
Oakland is giving it to Seattle 10 to 5
Owen has hit his 1st homerun for Seattle

Grounded into the hole
O'Brien can't come up with it
BASE HIT!
Fernandez scores from third!

And Upshaw will sit down...
strike three called
Toronto is out of here in
the bottom of the 5th
This game is coming to you from
EXHIBITION STADIUM in Toronto
After 5 innings
Toronto has 3 runs, 6 hits and no errors
While Texas has no runs,
2 hits and no errors

There's a ground ball into the hole
Mulliniks and Fernandez converge on it
It's picked by Mulliniks
who fires to first
OUT is the call
Close play!!
One gone for Texas

Good slider, inside part of the plate
McDowell gets the bat on it...
Slams a sharp grounder to the right side
Garcia grabs it...
Throws to first...
OUT!
Two out, nobody on
Toronto leads 3 to 0

There's a towering fly ball hit by Harrah
Moseby sprints over, and makes the catch
We're in the middle of the 6th
Toronto still leads 3-0

Long fly to center
McDowell has a long run...
He's there and hauls it in
Barfield is retired on a fairly deep fly
Toronto with one away
Hooton steps off the mound as
he waits for Ernie Whitt to
come to the plate

Smashed to first
O'Brien flips to Hooton covering
Score It: 3-1
Two down
Slaught asks for a new ball
He calls time and trots out to the mound
A conference going on between
Slaught and Hooton

Chasing the outside fastball,
Mulliniks swings
Hit in the air to short center...
Falling in for a single

Mulliniks inches away from first base
Mulliniks does not get a good lead

Drilled deep to center field
McDowell takes off after it
It's in there for extra bases!
Garcia running hard out of the box
McDowell corrals the ball
Garcia coasts into second
He's got a double
Mulliniks takes third

There'll be a pitching change
Burt Hooton is walking slowly
to the dugout
Dave Rozema will come on here
in the bottom of the 6th
Rozema has pitched 4 innings in 2 games
He has a 0-0 record
to go along with a 9.00 ERA

He hits a tough grounder to second
Harrah grabs it
Over to first
In time!
Score It: 4-3
That retires the side
Toronto with a 3 run lead
It's Toronto 3
and Texas still looking
to score their first run

Checked swing by O'Brien
Called ball four
Whitt motions down to the
third base umpire
He gives the "safe" sign
with no hesitation
Pete walks to lead it off

Swing and a miss
Strike three
Parrish goes down on strikes
While we wait for Gary Ward
to get a new bat
Let's check the scoreboard

Baltimore is beating Cleveland 6 to 2
Milwaukee and Detroit are deadlocked at 3
Cocanower and Terrell currently dueling
Kansas City leads Boston 1 to 0
Minnesota with the lead over
California 3 to 0
Viola comfortably ahead for Minnesota
Oakland is comfortably ahead
of Seattle 11 to 5
And in our contest Toronto ahead 3 to 0
OK, let's see if Texas can get
back in this ballgame
Currently down by 3

Ward drives the ball to center
for extra bases
Wayne Terwilliger is giving
the green light...
The throw is cut off...
And that allows the run to score
Double for Ward

There is going to be a change in pitchers
Jim Clancy will hit the showers
Bill Caudill will be coming on in relief
We are in the top of the 7th
here at EXHIBITION STADIUM
Toronto ahead 3 to 1

Swung on...
Broken bat ground ball to second
Picked up by Garcia
Over to first...
Just in time to get Slaught
Ward advances easily
Two away

Tolleson swings...
And hits nothing but air!
Strike three!
Boy, whatta aggitatin' curve ball!
That ends the inning
After 6 and a half innings,
Toronto leads by 2

It's time for the 7th inning stretch!

Slider, outside...
Fernandez reaches for it...
Gets some wood on it
It's rolling towards Tolleson...
He scoops it up smoothly
Firing to O'Brien in one motion...
Close play...
SAFE!... by a whisker
O'Brien is arguing the call
But to no avail
That's a single for Fernandez

Fernandez sneaks away from the base
Throw to first... SAFE!...
Close play...
Now Fernandez is staying closer

It's a rainbow shot toward center
McDowell reaches up
Makes the catch!
Didn't have to move an inch
One down for Toronto
George Bell is still in the on-deck circle
and Willie Upshaw is looking
for a bat in the dugout

Grounded towards the sack
O'Brien takes it to the bag himself
Score It: 3
That's two away

There's a routine pop by Upshaw
Wilkerson moves under it and
makes the routine catch
That is the third out for Toronto here
in the last of the seventh
The attendance has just been
announced at 27064

Wilkerson swings and it's
a drive to right-center
Moseby is after it, but he
won't catch this one
It one hops off the wall
Moseby bobbles it a second
That's enough for Wilkerson
He's heading for third
The throw is not in time.. .
Curtis Wilkerson slides in safely!
BOOM!
A nice start here in the top
of the 8th for Texas
Triple for Wilkerson, 1 on the year
No error on the play

Bobby Jones is swinging a bat
He'll come up to hit for George Wright

Bobby Jones hits a medium deep fly ball
Jesse Barfield lines up his
throw to the plate
He makes the catch
Appears to lose his balance
and his throw goes wide
Jones gets an RBI on the sac fly
Toronto gets the first out
here late in this contest

Inside slider, on the fists...
Swung on...
It's a high bounding ball...
Through the infield into
center by McDowell
That's 2 hits for McDowell this game

McDowell studies Caudill intently...
Now he's walking away from the base
McDowell breaks for second on the slider
The peg...
SAFE, as McDowell slides around the tag
Give him a stolen base

Lined hard to third
Mulliniks leaps
He makes a nice play on it
He throws to Garcia
OUT!
Double Play!
Score It: 5-4
And that will do it for Texas
Texas' defensive changes are...
Jones will bat 9th and play RF
Bannister will bat 2nd and play 2B

Grounded down the line
O'Brien to Rozema covering first
Score It: 3-1

Slider, inside...
Swung on...
Whitt rocks this one...
He got all of it...
It's going... Going...
GONE!
Man, he really crunched it!
Rozema looks dejected on the mound

Bobby Valentine is visiting the mound...
He decides to let Rozema pitch to Whitt
Rance Mulliniks swings
There it goes, way back
towards right-center
Jones looks up
Kiss that one good bye!!
A long, long home run for Mulliniks

Pop-up
Slaught throws away the mask
He makes the catch
Two men gone, nobody on
Toronto leads by 3

Slow ground ball
Wilkerson is charging it
HE DROPS IT!
That's an error
That's error number 1 of
the game for Texas

LINE DRIVE
O'Brien jumps
He snares it for the out!
Score It: 3
That's all for the Blue Jays
in the bottom of the 8th
They get 2 runs
After 8 innings, Toronto on top 5 to 2
Bobby Cox will be bringing
in a relief pitcher
Tom Henke has been called from the bullpen
A few warm up tosses and
we'll be set to go

Breaking ball...
It darts down and out
as O'Brien swings way over it
He was fooled completely
Whitt loses it momentarily,
but now finds the handle and tags
Pete as he was heading for the dugout
One away
While we wait for the next batter
Let's see what's happening in other games
These scores are final...
Baltimore nipped Cleveland 10 to 9
Detroit edged out Milwaukee 4 to 3
Cooper has hit his 2nd homerun
for Milwaukee
Boston gets an easy win over
Kansas City 7 to 1
Jackson takes the loss, his
record drops to 0-1
Clemens the winner, he's now 1-0
Minnesota cuffed California 3 to 0
Oakland gets an easy win
over Seattle 11 to 5
Codiroli the winner, he's now 1-2
Swift takes the loss, his
record drops to 0-2

Comebacker, right to Henke
Over to Upshaw for the easy out
Two gone for Texas
Time is running out for them

Ward hits a three hopper
towards Tony Fernandez
Fernandez scoops it and fires
it to first for the out
And that will do it for Texas
Toronto wins 5 to 2
Clancy gets credit for the win
Henke notches the save
Hooton takes the loss
The hitting star for Toronto
was Lloyd Moseby
He was 2 for 4 with a homerun
And that wraps things up
So long from Toronto.