DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
07/07/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1069 - MONDAY, JULY 7TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (51-38) 0 0 0 4 1 0 4 0 0 9 12 0
Toronto Blue Jays (48-42) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 0
Ishii Sensational for Mets
New York Mets starter Takehiro Ishii kept the Toronto Blue Jays hitters in check, leading his team to a comfortable 9-2 win. The winning continues for New York, with the latest making it 8 straight.

Ishii was effective against the Blue Jays, seldom allowing a hard-hit ball. The right-hander limited Toronto to just 2 runs on 4 hits over 9 innings.

Said losing manager Jose Mata: "Give the Mets credit. They took advantage of our mistakes."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 .304 21 46
   a-T. Tarasco PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 10 31
M. Ordonez RF, LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 10 33
G. Sheffield SS 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .268 22 53
S. Sosa CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .267 24 77
P. Nevin 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .238 20 70
O. Saenz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .191 7 26
B. Boone 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .183 12 37
C. Fielder 1B 3 2 1 2 0 2 0 .213 7 12
B. Surhoff C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .230 6 25
Totals 38 9 12 9 2 7 8      
a - T. Tarasco pinch hit for C. Floyd in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Nevin (13, 7th Inning off J. Corsi, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Floyd (23, 3rd Inning off J. Smiley, 0 on, 2 outs) G. Sheffield (12, 9th Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Surhoff (11, 3rd Inning off J. Smiley, 0 on, 1 out) B. Boone (11, 4th Inning off J. Smiley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Nevin (20, 4th Inning off J. Smiley, 0 on, 1 out) C. Floyd (21, 7th Inning off J. Smiley, 2 on, 0 outs) G. Sheffield (22, 4th Inning off J. Smiley, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Fielder (7, 4th Inning off J. Smiley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ordonez , P. Nevin 6 , C. Floyd 7 , G. Sheffield 6 , B. Surhoff 3 , B. Boone 2 , C. Fielder 4
2-out RBI: P. Nevin , C. Fielder
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ordonez , P. Nevin , O. Saenz , S. Sosa
Hit by Pitch: C. Fielder
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Floyd 2 (28) , G. Sheffield 2 (29)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .257 10 40
W. Clark 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .253 16 46
M. McGwire DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .194 35 71
E. Burks RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .247 15 41
J. Bell SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .164 2 9
L. Johnson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 2 40
D. Palmer 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 25 54
D. Bichette LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 6 14
D. Fletcher C 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .211 4 5
Totals 31 2 4 2 1 11 10      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Fletcher (10, 6th Inning off T. Ishii, 0 on, 0 outs) W. Clark 2 (23, 1st Inning off T. Ishii, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off T. Ishii, 1 on, 1 out) M. McGwire (8, 6th Inning off T. Ishii, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Fletcher 2 , W. Clark 4 , M. McGwire 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Burks , J. Bell
Hit by Pitch: D. Fletcher
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Burks (Surhoff at 3rd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Ishii W (5-2) 9.0 4 2 2 1 11 0 114 77 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ishii 81
Batters Faced: T. Ishii 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ishii 7-9
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ishii 114-77
Hit Batsmen: T. Ishii
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smiley L (5-7) 6.0 9 8 8 1 5 4 80 50 4.72   
J. Corsi 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 27 18 2.24   
C. Brown 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 7 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smiley 26
Batters Faced: J. Smiley 28, J. Corsi 9, C. Brown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smiley 5-7, J. Corsi 2-3, C. Brown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smiley 80-50, J. Corsi 27-18, C. Brown 18-7
Hit Batsmen: J. Smiley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takehiro Ishii
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 35942
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