DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/31/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1618 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Montreal Expos (81-54) 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 15 0
Toronto Blue Jays (76-59) 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 10 3
Expos Top Blue Jays in 12
The Montreal Expos wiggled past the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-6, at SkyDome. Montreal catcher Mike Sweeney earned player of the game honors. With the win, the Expos have a record of 81-54.

Sweeney's key contribution came in the top of the 12th when he sent a 0-1 fastball into left-center for a solo home run. It put the Expos ahead, 7-6.

"I like our resilience," said Sweeney.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Otero CF 6 1 1 1 1 0 5 .315 1 9
G. Jefferies LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .295 15 66
J. Kent 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .245 19 59
   a-C. Stynes PR, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .171 2 4
R. Mondesi RF 6 2 2 2 0 2 2 .254 37 107
M. Sweeney C 6 2 3 3 0 0 2 .281 20 61
J. Jaha 1B 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 .239 11 25
T. Fryman 3B 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .251 29 80
T. Hundley DH 6 0 1 0 0 0 5 .213 33 97
   b-A. Cole DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 2 20
J. Hernandez SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .220 18 50
Totals 49 7 15 7 3 6 21      
a - C. Stynes pinch ran for J. Kent in the 9th
b - A. Cole substituted for T. Hundley in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kent (32, 3rd Inning off J. Smiley, 0 on, 1 out) J. Jaha (5, 6th Inning off J. Corsi, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Hernandez (10, 2nd Inning off J. Smiley, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Stynes (4, 11th Inning off G. Jimenez, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Otero (3, 7th Inning off C. Brown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sweeney 2 (20, 1st Inning off J. Smiley, 1 on, 2 outs; 12th Inning off A. Osuna, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Mondesi (37, 7th Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sweeney 9 , G. Jefferies , R. Otero 3 , R. Mondesi 5 , J. Kent 3 , J. Jaha 2 , J. Hernandez 3 , T. Hundley , T. Fryman , C. Stynes 2
2-out RBI: M. Sweeney , R. Mondesi 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sweeney , R. Otero 4 , J. Jaha , T. Hundley
Sac Bunt: J. Hernandez
Sac Fly: G. Jefferies
Hit by Pitch: T. Fryman
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Fryman (20)
CS: R. Otero (8) , C. Stynes (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .320 19 59
   a-R. Kelly PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .327 3 7
   b-M. Gallego 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .133 0 1
W. Clark 1B 6 1 1 0 0 3 2 .262 25 82
R. Gant LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .249 38 92
E. Burks RF 5 0 1 2 0 2 1 .282 33 89
D. Tartabull DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .219 31 78
S. Mack CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .248 19 52
H. Villanueva C 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .211 29 69
D. Palmer 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .208 26 70
T. Fernandez SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .368 3 12
Totals 45 6 10 6 1 14 9      
a - R. Kelly pinch ran for D. Jeter in the 8th
b - M. Gallego substituted for R. Kelly in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Fernandez (5, 5th Inning off P. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs) E. Burks (17, 8th Inning off M. Jeffcoat, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Jeter (8, 5th Inning off P. Martinez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Gant 2 (38, 4th Inning off P. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off P. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jeter 4 , H. Villanueva , S. Mack , T. Fernandez 2 , R. Gant 8 , E. Burks 2 , W. Clark , M. Gallego
2-out RBI: D. Jeter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Mack , E. Burks , W. Clark
Sac Bunt: R. Gant
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Clark (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Smiley (2) , D. Palmer (7) , W. Clark (7)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Martinez 7.0 6 5 5 1 11 2 121 78 2.26   
M. Jeffcoat BS (3) 3.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 54 34 2.87   
D. Leiper W (5-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0.47   
D. Jones SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 7 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Martinez 55
Batters Faced: P. Martinez 28, M. Jeffcoat 15, D. Leiper 1, D. Jones 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Martinez 4-6, M. Jeffcoat 8-2, D. Leiper 0-1, D. Jones 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Martinez 121-78, M. Jeffcoat 54-34, D. Leiper 4-3, D. Jones 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Jeffcoat 1-1 , D. Leiper 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smiley 3.1 5 3 3 0 0 1 44 27 3.28   
J. Corsi 2.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 45 29 4.03   
C. Brown BS (5) 2.1 5 2 2 0 1 1 46 26 2.99   
G. Jimenez 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 32 19 0.79   
A. Osuna L (9-4) 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 1 32 23 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smiley 36
Batters Faced: J. Smiley 15, J. Corsi 12, C. Brown 12, G. Jimenez 9, A. Osuna 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smiley 6-4, J. Corsi 4-1, C. Brown 2-4, G. Jimenez 2-3, A. Osuna 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smiley 44-27, J. Corsi 45-29, C. Brown 46-26, G. Jimenez 32-19, A. Osuna 32-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Brown 1-1 , G. Jimenez 1-0 , A. Osuna 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Corsi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Sweeney
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Roof closed, 71 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 4:11
Attendance: 36554
Special Notes: SP John Smiley was injured while pitching.
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