DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
04/25/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 268 - FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (12-10) 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 3 8 7 0
Montreal Expos (15-8) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 6 1
Expos Stumble, Lose to Blue Jays
Getting a good performance from second baseman Derek Jeter, the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Montreal Expos, 8-3. Jeter went 3-5 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3 for the Blue Jays. Jeff D. Robinson got the win, improving to 1-1. He held the Expos to 3 earned runs on 6 hits over 7 innings, while striking out 4 and walking 3. With the win, Toronto pushes its record to 12-10.

Jeter provided the big break for the Blue Jays in the top of the fourth inning. With the bases empty, he hit a solo home run, helping Toronto to get the win.

"We maximized our offense today," said Toronto skipper Jose Mata. "That makes everyone's life easier."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 5 2 3 3 0 2 0 .322 4 17
W. Clark 1B 5 0 0 0 0 5 3 .253 7 15
M. McGwire DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .253 13 24
E. Burks RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .216 6 11
P. Plantier LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .209 5 10
D. Palmer 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .253 7 14
H. Villanueva C 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .284 6 10
L. Johnson CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .257 1 7
T. Fernandez SS 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .145 0 4
Totals 34 8 7 8 4 13 8      
BATTING
Triples: D. Jeter (2, 6th Inning off J. Lieber, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. McGwire (13, 6th Inning off J. Lieber, 1 on, 1 out) D. Jeter (4, 4th Inning off J. Lieber, 0 on, 0 outs) P. Plantier (5, 5th Inning off J. Lieber, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Palmer (7, 7th Inning off J. Lieber, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. McGwire 4 , D. Jeter 8 , P. Plantier 4 , D. Palmer 4 , L. Johnson
2-out RBI: D. Jeter , T. Fernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Johnson , W. Clark
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Johnson (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Otero CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .223 0 4
G. Jefferies RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .184 1 5
M. Williams 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .244 8 17
R. Mondesi LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .191 6 14
H. Morris DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .313 3 12
J. Kent 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 4 11
L. Gomez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .294 6 12
J. Hernandez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .303 5 11
S. Servais C 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 0 1
Totals 32 3 6 3 3 4 12      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Servais (3, 7th Inning off J. Robinson, 0 on, 1 out) G. Jefferies (3, 6th Inning off J. Robinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Morris (3, 6th Inning off J. Robinson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Kent , S. Servais 2 , H. Morris 5 , M. Williams , G. Jefferies 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Servais , G. Jefferies
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Williams (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hernandez (6)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Robinson W (1-1) 7.0 6 3 3 3 4 1 96 56 5.10   
R. Pena SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Robinson 54
Batters Faced: J. Robinson 29, R. Pena 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Robinson 11-5, R. Pena 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Robinson 96-56, R. Pena 19-15
WP: J. Robinson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lieber L (1-2) 7.0 6 5 5 1 7 4 97 66 3.24   
E. Correa 2.0 1 3 0 3 6 0 43 26 1.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lieber 51
Batters Faced: J. Lieber 27, E. Correa 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lieber 5-8, E. Correa 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lieber 97-66, E. Correa 43-26
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Derek Jeter
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 30867
Special Notes: Will Clark ties the UL regular season game record for strikeouts with 5.
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