DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
09/02/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 3012 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (80-57) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 0
Montreal Expos (89-50) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 4 7 1
Expos Double Up Toronto, 4-2
The Montreal Expos got a good effort from starter Chris Nabholz in defeating the Toronto Blue Jays at Olympic Stadium. The final score was 4-2. Montreal is now 89-50, 7½ games up in the United League East Division.

The Expos got a big at-bat from second baseman Jeff Kent. For the game, Kent was 1-2 with a home run and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fourth, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 27th home run of the season gave Montreal a 2-0 lead.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Kent told the Montreal Herald.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .260 19 62
W. Clark 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .250 26 70
M. McGwire DH 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .210 55 104
E. Burks RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .282 27 82
D. Bichette LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .234 10 28
D. Palmer 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .217 39 86
   a-T. Womack PR, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 1 5
J. Bell SS, 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .197 7 28
J. Oliver C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 0 0
D. Jackson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 8 30
Totals 32 2 4 2 6 8 18      
a - T. Womack pinch ran for D. Palmer in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Bell (7, 7th Inning off C. Nabholz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Burks , J. Bell 5 , M. McGwire
2-out RBI: J. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bichette , D. Palmer , J. Oliver , J. Bell , W. Clark
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jaha DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .255 9 22
G. Jefferies RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .266 16 49
J. Kent 2B 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .265 27 76
M. Williams 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .265 41 109
R. Mondesi LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .223 22 75
M. Sweeney C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 19 53
L. Gomez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .232 22 48
J. Hernandez SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .234 23 61
B. Hunter CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .254 6 13
Totals 27 4 7 4 1 8 2      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Jefferies (18, 4th Inning off J. Smiley, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Kent (27, 4th Inning off J. Smiley, 1 on, 1 out) M. Williams (41, 6th Inning off J. Smiley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Mondesi , J. Kent 4 , J. Jaha , J. Hernandez , L. Gomez , M. Williams 4 , G. Jefferies 2
2-out RBI: M. Williams
Hit by Pitch: J. Kent
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Mondesi (11) , J. Kent (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hernandez (25)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smiley L (8-11) 6.0 5 4 4 1 7 2 99 62 4.56   
G. Jimenez 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 12 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smiley 52
Batters Faced: J. Smiley 23, G. Jimenez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smiley 3-6, G. Jimenez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smiley 99-62, G. Jimenez 18-12
Hit Batsmen: J. Smiley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Nabholz W (11-7) 7.0 3 2 2 5 6 1 129 83 3.44   
E. Correa H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 6 3.09   
M. Jeffcoat SV (16) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 14 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nabholz 64
Batters Faced: C. Nabholz 30, E. Correa 2, M. Jeffcoat 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nabholz 7-8, E. Correa 0-0, M. Jeffcoat 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nabholz 129-83, E. Correa 11-6, M. Jeffcoat 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Correa 1-0 , M. Jeffcoat 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Nabholz
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 32827
Special Notes: SP Ed Correa was injured while pitching.
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