DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
07/12/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1123 - SATURDAY, JULY 12TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Detroit Tigers (31-63) 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 12 2
Toronto Blue Jays (53-42) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 6 11 2
Blue Jays Walk It Off for 53rd Win of Season
Despite a great performance by Detroit second baseman Alex Arias, the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tigers by the score of 6-5 at SkyDome. Arias went 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI. The winner was David West in relief. His record improves to 2-0. Elmer Dessens took the loss. Detroit has now lost 4 straight.

An important at-bat for the Blue Jays came in the bottom of the tenth, when third baseman Dean Palmer stroked a solo home run. That made the score 6-5 in favor of Toronto. For the day, Palmer was 2 for 5 with a home run, while scoring 2 runs.

"This is a resilient bunch," said Toronto manager Jose Mata.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brown CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .181 2 22
   a-S. Stewart PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 3 24
J. Orsulak RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218 3 25
R. Johnson 3B 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 .205 2 23
B. Grieve DH 5 0 2 2 0 3 0 .258 12 50
H. Battle SS 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .197 7 26
J. Barry LF, CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .189 2 15
A. Arias 2B 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .360 2 21
B. Mayne C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .200 1 16
S. Halter 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .173 5 28
Totals 41 5 12 5 1 8 14      
a - S. Stewart pinch hit for A. Brown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Johnson (11, 7th Inning off G. Jimenez, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Grieve (28, 1st Inning off J. Smiley, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Barry (12, 4th Inning off J. Smiley, 1 on, 1 out) A. Arias (8, 8th Inning off G. Jimenez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Johnson 2 , B. Grieve 3 , J. Barry 3 , H. Battle 3 , A. Arias 4 , J. Orsulak
2-out RBI: , B. Grieve 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Halter 2 , J. Barry
GIDP: R. Johnson , S. Halter 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: H. Battle (14) , B. Mayne (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Arias-Halter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .250 10 40
W. Clark 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .251 17 48
M. McGwire DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .199 37 76
E. Burks RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .253 16 46
L. Johnson CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .268 2 43
D. Palmer 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .221 29 60
D. Bichette LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 7 18
T. Womack 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .184 1 5
D. Fletcher C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .216 4 5
Totals 40 6 11 6 2 4 19      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Jeter (16, 9th Inning off R. Beltran, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Womack (2, 7th Inning off K. Gross, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Womack (1, 5th Inning off K. Gross, 1 on, 1 out) D. Palmer (29, 10th Inning off E. Dessens, 0 on, 1 out) W. Clark (17, 8th Inning off K. Gross, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jeter 3 , T. Womack 7 , D. Palmer 5 , D. Fletcher , L. Johnson , E. Burks , W. Clark 4 , M. McGwire
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Womack , D. Fletcher , E. Burks
GIDP: D. Palmer
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Smiley (1) , D. Palmer (9)
Double Plays: 3 (Palmer-Womack-Clark, Jeter-Womack-Clark, Womack-Jeter-Clark)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Gross 7.0 8 4 4 1 2 2 91 59 7.56   
R. Beltran BS (6) 1.1 2 1 0 0 2 0 20 16 2.70   
E. Dessens L (2-2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 27 17 2.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gross 46
Batters Faced: K. Gross 29, R. Beltran 8, E. Dessens 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gross 9-9, R. Beltran 1-1, E. Dessens 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gross 91-59, R. Beltran 20-16, E. Dessens 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Dessens 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smiley 5.2 9 4 3 1 5 0 96 59 4.72   
G. Jimenez 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 32 23 2.66   
D. West W (2-0) 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 16 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smiley 41
Batters Faced: J. Smiley 26, G. Jimenez 8, D. West 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smiley 6-3, G. Jimenez 5-0, D. West 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smiley 96-59, G. Jimenez 32-23, D. West 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Jimenez 2-0 , D. West 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Arias
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Roof closed, 72 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 35930
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