DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
08/23/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 1543 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (74-54) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 9 0
Colorado Rockies (60-68) 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 11 0
Rockies Drop Blue Jays with Late Score
The Colorado Rockies defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-5. Earning player of the game honors was third baseman Bill R Mueller, who was 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. The win was credited to Brett Gideon in relief. His record improves to 3-5. Frank Wills took the loss. Colorado is now riding a 3-game win streak.

Damion Easley struck a blow for the Rockies in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a 2-run home run. It put his team ahead, 7-5. For the game, Easley was 1-3 with a home run, a walk, and was hit by a pitch, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

"We take it day by day here," said Mueller, "and today was a good one for us."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .260 18 55
W. Clark 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .256 26 68
M. McGwire DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .217 54 103
E. Burks RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .285 27 80
D. Pasqua LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .204 4 16
D. Palmer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 38 79
D. Fletcher C 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .266 12 18
J. Bell SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .171 5 20
D. Jackson CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .248 7 25
Totals 33 5 9 5 5 3 16      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Burks (22, 3rd Inning off J. Russell, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Jackson (6, 6th Inning off J. Russell, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Jeter (18, 3rd Inning off J. Russell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jeter 5 , D. Fletcher , E. Burks 3 , J. Bell , W. Clark , D. Jackson 3
2-out RBI: D. Jeter , W. Clark , D. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Burks , D. Pasqua 2 , D. Jackson , M. McGwire
GIDP: D. Pasqua
Sac Bunt: D. Jeter , J. Bell
Hit by Pitch: D. Fletcher
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jeter-Bell-Clark)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Helton 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .262 24 60
J. Gonzalez LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .278 39 87
B. Mueller 3B 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 .224 5 17
B. Hamelin DH 4 0 0 1 1 2 2 .205 19 51
D. Dellucci RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .234 4 15
D. Easley 2B 3 1 1 3 1 0 3 .203 20 58
S. Gibralter CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .233 19 61
C. Hale SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .225 7 35
B. Banks C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .192 11 38
Totals 35 7 11 7 6 8 23      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Helton (21, 4th Inning off J. Grahe, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Mueller (12, 1st Inning off J. Grahe, 2 on, 0 outs) C. Hale (12, 2nd Inning off J. Grahe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Dellucci (2, 9th Inning off F. Wills, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Mueller (5, 7th Inning off J. Corsi, 0 on, 1 out) D. Easley (20, 9th Inning off F. Wills, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Helton 3 , D. Dellucci 4 , S. Gibralter , B. Mueller 8 , D. Easley 4 , C. Hale 2
2-out RBI: S. Gibralter , D. Easley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Gibralter 2 , J. Gonzalez 3
GIDP: T. Helton
Hit by Pitch: D. Easley
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Easley (19)
CS: S. Gibralter (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hale-Easley-Helton)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Grahe 3.2 6 3 3 2 4 0 77 46 2.45   
J. Corsi 3.1 3 2 2 1 2 1 52 29 2.78   
F. Wills L (8-6) 1.2 2 2 2 3 2 1 39 22 4.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Grahe 37
Batters Faced: J. Grahe 19, J. Corsi 13, F. Wills 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Grahe 4-2, J. Corsi 3-4, F. Wills 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Grahe 77-46, J. Corsi 52-29, F. Wills 39-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Corsi 1-0
WP: J. Corsi , F. Wills 2
Hit Batsmen: J. Grahe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Russell 7.0 7 5 5 5 1 1 126 73 7.99   
B. Gideon W (3-5), BS (2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 13 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Russell 39
Batters Faced: J. Russell 34, B. Gideon 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Russell 9-11, B. Gideon 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Russell 126-73, B. Gideon 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Gideon 1-1
WP: J. Russell
Hit Batsmen: J. Russell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill R Mueller
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 32256
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