DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
07/08/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1080 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (51-39) 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 1
Toronto Blue Jays (49-42) 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 7 6 1
Mets Lose, 7-5, at SkyDome
Blue Jays left fielder Dante Bichette put his stamp on his team's 7-5 win over the New York Mets. Bichette was 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for Toronto in the contest. Toronto starter Melido Perez was credited with the win after throwing 102 pitches over 5 innings. His record now stands at 8-7. The Blue Jays improve their record to 49-42 with the win over New York.

Bichette had a big at-bat with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning, when he drew a walk, driving in 1 run. The Blue Jays went on to win.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Bichette.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .306 21 48
T. Tarasco RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .235 10 32
G. Sheffield SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .268 22 54
S. Sosa CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .266 24 77
P. Nevin 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .238 20 70
O. Saenz DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .188 7 26
B. Boone 2B 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 .181 12 38
B. Surhoff C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 6 25
C. Fielder 1B 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 .210 7 12
Totals 31 5 5 5 2 12 4      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Floyd (24, 5th Inning off M. Perez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Floyd (5, 3rd Inning off M. Perez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Nevin , C. Floyd 5 , S. Sosa , G. Sheffield
Sac Fly: T. Tarasco
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Nevin (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Floyd (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .254 10 40
W. Clark 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .252 16 46
M. McGwire DH 5 1 1 1 0 3 1 .194 35 72
E. Burks RF 1 2 1 1 3 0 0 .249 15 42
J. Bell SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .156 2 9
L. Johnson CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .270 2 41
D. Palmer 3B 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 .213 25 54
D. Bichette LF 3 1 1 4 1 0 2 .308 7 18
D. Fletcher C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .204 4 5
Totals 30 7 6 7 8 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Clark (24, 1st Inning off J. Isringhausen, 0 on, 1 out) M. McGwire (9, 2nd Inning off J. Isringhausen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Johnson (5, 5th Inning off J. Isringhausen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Bichette (7, 2nd Inning off J. Isringhausen, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bichette 4 , L. Johnson 4 , E. Burks , W. Clark 2 , M. McGwire 2
2-out RBI: D. Bichette , L. Johnson , E. Burks , M. McGwire
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bichette , D. Fletcher , J. Bell
Hit by Pitch: L. Johnson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Jeter (11) , L. Johnson (6)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Fletcher (4)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Isringhausen L (6-6) 4.2 5 6 6 5 5 1 107 64 5.63   
P. Abbott 3.1 1 1 1 3 4 0 59 34 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Isringhausen 30
Batters Faced: J. Isringhausen 25, P. Abbott 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Isringhausen 4-5, P. Abbott 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Isringhausen 107-64, P. Abbott 59-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Abbott 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Isringhausen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Perez W (8-7) 5.0 5 5 4 2 7 0 102 60 4.12   
F. Wills H (3) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 40 24 4.17   
S. Shirley SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 8 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Perez 44
Batters Faced: M. Perez 22, F. Wills 9, S. Shirley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Perez 3-5, F. Wills 5-1, S. Shirley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Perez 102-60, F. Wills 40-24, S. Shirley 14-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dante Bichette
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 35807
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