DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
07/10/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1101 - THURSDAY, JULY 10TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (51-41) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 12 1
Toronto Blue Jays (51-42) 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 8 10 0
Blue Jays Beat Visiting Mets, 8-4
The Toronto Blue Jays relied on the hitting of designated hitter Mark McGwire to stop the New York Mets, 8-4. For the game, McGwire went 1 for 2 with a home run and 3 walks. He scored 2 runs. Curt Brown picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 4-3. Frank Castillo was tagged with the loss. Toronto has now won 3 in a row.

Ellis Burks had a key at-bat with one out in the bottom of the second for Toronto. With the bases loaded and the Blue Jays leading 4-3, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run.

In postgame comments to the Toronto Observer, Burks said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .313 23 51
M. Ordonez RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .229 10 33
G. Sheffield SS 5 1 2 0 0 3 3 .270 22 54
S. Sosa CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .274 25 79
P. Nevin 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .241 20 73
B. Boone 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .180 13 39
B. Surhoff C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .228 6 25
T. Tarasco DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .235 10 32
C. Fielder 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .217 7 12
Totals 38 4 12 4 2 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Fielder (3, 9th Inning off G. Jimenez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Floyd (23, 2nd Inning off J. Robinson, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Boone (13, 6th Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Ordonez , P. Nevin , T. Tarasco , C. Floyd 5 , S. Sosa , G. Sheffield 2 , B. Surhoff , B. Boone 4 , C. Fielder 3
2-out RBI: P. Nevin , C. Floyd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Sosa , B. Boone
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Floyd (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Surhoff (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Johnson CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .272 2 42
W. Clark 1B 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 .254 16 46
M. McGwire DH 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 .198 37 75
E. Burks RF 3 1 1 3 2 2 3 .250 16 46
J. Bell SS 5 0 3 2 0 1 5 .176 2 11
D. Jeter 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .248 10 40
D. Palmer 3B 4 0 0 0 1 4 2 .215 27 56
D. Bichette LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .283 7 18
D. Fletcher C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .205 4 5
Totals 34 8 10 7 9 12 22      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Johnson (13, 2nd Inning off F. Castillo, 1 on, 1 out) J. Bell (4, 2nd Inning off F. Castillo, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Burks (16, 1st Inning off F. Castillo, 1 on, 1 out) M. McGwire (37, 8th Inning off M. Mimbs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bichette , D. Fletcher , L. Johnson 3 , E. Burks 4 , J. Bell 4 , W. Clark , M. McGwire 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bichette , D. Palmer , J. Bell 2
Team LOB: 11
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Castillo L (9-8) 1.1 7 7 7 3 3 1 58 31 4.46   
J. Bullinger 3.1 1 0 0 5 3 0 78 41 5.79   
M. Mimbs 2.2 2 1 1 1 5 1 46 31 3.54   
M. Sirotka 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castillo 6
Batters Faced: F. Castillo 14, J. Bullinger 16, M. Mimbs 11, M. Sirotka 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castillo 0-1, J. Bullinger 1-6, M. Mimbs 1-2, M. Sirotka 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castillo 58-31, J. Bullinger 78-41, M. Mimbs 46-31, M. Sirotka 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bullinger 2-0 , M. Mimbs 1-0 , M. Sirotka 1-0
WP: M. Mimbs , M. Sirotka
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Robinson 1.2 5 3 3 0 1 1 46 28 4.02   
C. Brown W (4-3) 4.0 4 1 1 0 3 1 52 34 3.07   
G. Jimenez H (4) 2.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 33 20 2.54   
F. Wills 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 10 4.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Robinson 28
Batters Faced: J. Robinson 10, C. Brown 16, G. Jimenez 10, F. Wills 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Robinson 0-4, C. Brown 4-5, G. Jimenez 2-3, F. Wills 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Robinson 46-28, C. Brown 52-34, G. Jimenez 33-20, F. Wills 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Jimenez 1-0 , F. Wills 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark McGwire
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Roof closed, 74 degrees
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 35798
Special Notes: SP Jeff D. Robinson was injured while pitching.
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