DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/02/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1312 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (48-60) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 6 14 0
Toronto Blue Jays (61-49) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 0
Orioles Solve Blue Jays, 6-2
The Baltimore Orioles racked up a win at SkyDome, bumping off the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-2. Dwight Gooden, who started for Baltimore, pitched effectively for his team. With the win, Baltimore has a record of 48-60. Toronto falls to 61-49.

One important at-bat came with runners on 1st and 3rd in the top of the sixth inning. Facing Toronto hurler Melido Perez, Matt Franco drew a walk. The Orioles went on to win.

"I felt good up there," said Franco. "I saw the ball well."
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .250 11 39
B. Spiers 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .285 6 35
K. Lofton CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .259 8 50
M. Franco 1B 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 .219 6 46
K. Gruber 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .239 20 56
L. Mouton RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .212 9 33
M. Nokes C 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .232 23 55
A. Espinoza SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .211 3 31
E. Sprague Jr. DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .142 17 37
Totals 39 6 14 6 2 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Sprague Jr. (6, 9th Inning off C. Brown, 1 on, 0 outs) B. Spiers 2 (19, 6th Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off C. Brown, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Nokes (23, 7th Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Gruber (20, 5th Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Espinoza 2 , E. Sprague Jr. 3 , K. Lofton 3 , B. Spiers 4 , M. Nokes 5 , K. Gruber 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Mouton , M. Nokes
GIDP: E. Sprague Jr.
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Gruber (11)
CS: K. Lofton (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .258 13 44
W. Clark 1B 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 .246 22 56
M. McGwire DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .196 42 83
E. Burks RF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .263 22 61
D. Bichette LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .231 8 24
D. Palmer 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .214 30 64
D. Fletcher C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .239 10 14
B. McRae CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .184 0 0
J. Bell SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .146 2 14
Totals 34 2 8 2 3 7 24      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Jeter (18, 1st Inning off D. Gooden, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Bell (5, 3rd Inning off D. Gooden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. McGwire (1, 6th Inning off D. Gooden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Palmer (30, 4th Inning off D. Gooden, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jeter 4 , D. Palmer 4 , D. Fletcher , E. Burks , J. Bell 2 , M. McGwire 3
2-out RBI: D. Palmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bichette , D. Palmer , D. Fletcher , M. McGwire 2
Sac Fly: W. Clark
Hit by Pitch: E. Burks
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Palmer-Jeter-Clark)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Gooden W (8-7) 7.0 5 1 1 1 4 1 95 56 2.76   
J. Tavarez H (7) 1.1 2 1 1 2 3 0 33 18 2.81   
J. Nelson 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gooden 66
Batters Faced: D. Gooden 28, J. Tavarez 8, J. Nelson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gooden 4-13, J. Tavarez 0-1, J. Nelson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gooden 95-56, J. Tavarez 33-18, J. Nelson 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nelson 2-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Gooden
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Perez L (9-10) 7.0 9 2 2 1 5 2 96 64 4.05   
C. Brown 1.1 5 4 4 1 1 0 25 18 3.41   
F. Wills 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Perez 55
Batters Faced: M. Perez 29, C. Brown 10, F. Wills 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Perez 7-7, C. Brown 2-1, F. Wills 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Perez 96-64, C. Brown 25-18, F. Wills 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Wills 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dwight Gooden
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Roof closed, 77 degrees
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 35653
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