DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
07/19/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1161 - SATURDAY, JULY 19TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Diamondbacks (50-48) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
Toronto Blue Jays (54-44) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Fernandez, Diamondbacks Dispatch Blue Jays
Arizona starter Alex Fernandez pitched effectively against the Toronto Blue Jays at SkyDome. The right-hander led his team to a 2-1 win. Danny Patterson was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 22 of 26 save opportunities. Arizona is now 50-48, while Toronto is 54-44.

Fernandez, the winner, is now 3-2. In 8 innings of work, he gave up 1 earned run on 3 hits, while collecting 9 Ks. He essentially shut down the Toronto offense.

"I had a good game plan," said Fernandez. "I made my pitches." His manager concurred. "It was all there," Alen Maglajac said, "the velocity, the sharpness of his pitches."
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. DeShields 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .243 6 27
T. Gwynn RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .311 4 36
M. Alou DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .276 20 56
B. Estalella C 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .258 21 50
M. Greenwell LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .316 11 44
   a-C. Curtis LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 4 17
L. Blankenship CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .252 6 32
M. Grace 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .252 2 30
R. Ventura 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .233 10 51
M. Bordick SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .197 5 23
Totals 36 2 10 2 1 9 15      
a - C. Curtis substituted for M. Greenwell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Grace (8, 2nd Inning off J. Smiley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Estalella (21, 4th Inning off J. Smiley, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Estalella 4 , D. DeShields , M. Bordick , R. Ventura , M. Grace 3 , L. Blankenship 3 , M. Alou
2-out RBI: M. Grace
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Gwynn , D. DeShields , R. Ventura , M. Alou
GIDP: M. Bordick
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. DeShields (30) , M. Grace (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251 11 41
W. Clark 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .245 17 48
M. McGwire DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .194 37 76
E. Burks RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259 17 52
L. Johnson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 2 43
D. Palmer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 29 60
D. Bichette LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 7 18
J. Bell SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .156 2 11
D. Fletcher C 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .222 6 8
Totals 31 1 4 1 1 10 12      
BATTING
Triples: D. Jeter (7, 1st Inning off A. Fernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Fletcher (6, 3rd Inning off A. Fernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Bichette , D. Jeter 3 , D. Fletcher 4 , E. Burks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Burks
Hit by Pitch: W. Clark
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bell-Jeter-Clark)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Fernandez W (3-2) 8.0 3 1 1 1 9 1 101 65 3.13   
D. Patterson SV (22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 11 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fernandez 80
Batters Faced: A. Fernandez 29, D. Patterson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fernandez 9-6, D. Patterson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fernandez 101-65, D. Patterson 13-11
Hit Batsmen: A. Fernandez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smiley L (5-8) 6.0 8 2 2 0 7 1 95 65 4.64   
B. Clontz 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 9.00   
G. Jimenez 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 25 13 2.57   
C. Brown 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 9 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smiley 55
Batters Faced: J. Smiley 26, B. Clontz 1, G. Jimenez 7, C. Brown 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smiley 7-4, B. Clontz 1-0, G. Jimenez 2-1, C. Brown 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smiley 95-65, B. Clontz 5-4, G. Jimenez 25-13, C. Brown 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Clontz 1-0 , C. Brown 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Fernandez
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 23 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 36071
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