DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT NEW YORK METS
04/28/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 303 - MONDAY, APRIL 28TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (13-12) 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 4 0
New York Mets (14-12) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Palmer Slugs Blue Jays to 4-0 Win
The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Mets, 4-0, in United League action at Shea Stadium. Dean Palmer received player of the game honors. The 9-year veteran hit 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Hipolito Pichardo earned the win for Toronto. He lasted 7.2 innings, allowing no earned runs on 4 hits, while striking out 3. With the win, he raised his record to 3-2. Toronto has a mark of 13-12 after the win.

Toronto took a 4-0 lead on Palmer's 9th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which he hit off Frank Castillo in the top of the sixth, propelled Toronto to the win.

"We made a couple of mistakes," said New York skipper Michael Kritikos, "and it cost us."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .314 4 17
W. Clark 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 7 15
M. McGwire DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .220 13 24
E. Burks RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .202 6 11
P. Plantier LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .205 6 11
D. Palmer 3B 3 2 2 4 1 1 1 .253 9 18
L. Johnson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .247 1 7
D. Fletcher C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .063 0 0
T. Fernandez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .129 0 4
Totals 32 4 4 4 3 9 11      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Jeter (3, 1st Inning off F. Castillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Palmer 2 (9, 5th Inning off F. Castillo, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off F. Castillo, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jeter 2 , D. Palmer 8 , L. Johnson
2-out RBI: D. Palmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Fletcher 2 , E. Burks
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .298 5 12
M. Ordonez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 1 7
G. Sheffield SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 9 21
S. Sosa CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .299 6 18
P. Nevin 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .243 8 18
G. Colbrunn 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .232 3 8
O. Saenz DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .173 1 10
B. Boone 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .136 5 15
B. Surhoff C 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .296 4 13
Totals 32 0 5 0 2 3 14      
BATTING
Total Bases: G. Colbrunn 2 , S. Sosa , B. Surhoff 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Nevin , C. Floyd , G. Sheffield , B. Boone 2
Hit by Pitch: O. Saenz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Sosa (11) , B. Surhoff 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Sosa (3)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Pichardo W (3-2) 7.2 4 0 0 1 3 0 112 72 1.99   
S. Shirley 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 11 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Pichardo 73
Batters Faced: H. Pichardo 29, S. Shirley 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Pichardo 6-14, S. Shirley 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Pichardo 112-72, S. Shirley 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Shirley 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Pichardo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Castillo L (2-4) 8.1 4 4 4 3 9 2 122 74 4.13   
T. Ishii 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castillo 65
Batters Faced: F. Castillo 33, T. Ishii 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castillo 6-10, T. Ishii 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castillo 122-74, T. Ishii 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Ishii 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dean Palmer
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 35599
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