DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
04/17/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 187 - THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (4-11) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 7 0
Toronto Blue Jays (8-7) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 X 6 8 2
Blue Jays Double Up Detroit, 6-3
The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Detroit Tigers, 6-3, at SkyDome today. Leading the charge for Toronto was designated hitter Mark McGwire. He hit 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Hipolito Pichardo was the winning pitcher. Over 7.1 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts. Detroit, at 4-11, is off to a poor start in 1997.

With runs few and far between, the Blue Jays had to seize their opportunities when they came. One of the most important chances for Toronto came in the bottom of the fourth inning, when second baseman Derek Jeter delivered a run-scoring single. The single was hit off Tim Belcher and made the score 3-1, Blue Jays. Jeter went 1 for 4.

"We put it together today and came out with the win," McGwire said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Herrera CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 2
T. Martinez 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .339 6 18
B. Grieve DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .226 1 8
H. Battle 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .241 2 4
R. Johnson 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .154 1 5
J. Orsulak LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .048 0 0
J. Barry RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .182 0 0
B. Haselman C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
S. Halter SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .227 0 1
Totals 32 3 7 3 2 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Johnson (1, 9th Inning off C. Brown, 1 on, 0 outs) H. Battle (5, 9th Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Martinez (6, 1st Inning off H. Pichardo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Johnson 3 , S. Halter , J. Barry , H. Battle 2 , T. Martinez 4 , J. Orsulak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Johnson , B. Haselman
Sac Fly: H. Battle
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Herrera 2 (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Battle-Halter-Martinez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .279 3 13
W. Clark 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .300 6 13
M. McGwire DH 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .214 9 16
E. Burks RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .238 5 8
P. Plantier LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .255 4 7
D. Palmer 3B 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .226 4 7
H. Villanueva C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 3 6
L. Johnson CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .302 1 7
T. Fernandez SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .154 0 3
Totals 31 6 8 6 4 6 9      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Palmer (4, 8th Inning off M. Brandenburg, 1 on, 1 out) M. McGwire 2 (9, 1st Inning off T. Belcher, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off T. Belcher, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jeter , D. Palmer 4 , L. Johnson 3 , W. Clark , M. McGwire 8
2-out RBI: D. Jeter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Clark
GIDP: T. Fernandez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Jeter (3) , L. Johnson (3)
OF assists: 1 (Burks (Barry at home))
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Belcher L (1-2) 5.1 7 4 4 3 4 2 109 70 6.52   
M. Brandenburg 2.2 1 2 2 1 2 1 37 22 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Belcher 39
Batters Faced: T. Belcher 26, M. Brandenburg 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Belcher 8-4, M. Brandenburg 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Belcher 109-70, M. Brandenburg 37-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Brandenburg 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Pichardo W (2-1) 7.1 5 2 1 2 6 1 118 76 1.80   
C. Brown SV (2) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 25 18 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Pichardo 66
Batters Faced: H. Pichardo 28, C. Brown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Pichardo 8-5, C. Brown 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Pichardo 118-76, C. Brown 25-18
WP: H. Pichardo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark McGwire
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Roof closed, 67 degrees
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 34590
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