DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
09/29/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 3157 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (94-69) 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 9 9 0
Toronto Blue Jays (95-68) 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 3 1 10 16 1
Blue Jays Topple Mets with Late Rally
The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Mets, 10-9. Earning player of the game honors was third baseman Phil Nevin, who was 4 for 5 with 2 home runs and a double. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice. The Blue Jays bumped their record to 95-68 with this latest triumph.

Joe Oliver chipped in for Toronto with a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth. For the game, the catcher had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Oliver told the Toronto Observer. "It's as simple as that."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .298 43 103
M. Ordonez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 20 63
G. Sheffield SS 3 3 1 0 2 1 2 .278 36 95
S. Sosa CF 5 2 2 2 0 0 5 .267 52 141
P. Nevin 3B 5 2 4 6 0 0 2 .255 39 130
G. Colbrunn 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .248 15 63
B. Boone 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .202 27 72
T. Tarasco DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 18 60
B. Surhoff C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .226 9 44
Totals 37 9 9 9 4 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Nevin (20, 9th Inning off S. Shirley, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Sosa (18, 9th Inning off S. Shirley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Nevin 2 (39, 5th Inning off F. Wills, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off G. Jimenez, 2 on, 2 outs) S. Sosa (52, 1st Inning off J. Grahe, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Boone (27, 8th Inning off G. Jimenez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Nevin 11 , C. Floyd , S. Sosa 6 , G. Sheffield , B. Boone 4
2-out RBI: , P. Nevin 3 , S. Sosa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Nevin , C. Floyd , G. Colbrunn 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Ordonez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Nevin (7) , C. Floyd (49) , G. Sheffield 2 (64)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .260 23 72
W. Clark 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .257 29 81
M. McGwire DH 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 .223 66 126
E. Burks RF 5 1 2 3 0 3 3 .273 33 102
D. Bichette LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .239 12 35
J. Bell SS 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .218 10 41
D. Palmer 3B 5 2 2 2 0 1 4 .202 44 100
J. Oliver C 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .253 2 6
D. Jackson CF 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 .230 11 36
Totals 40 10 16 10 3 10 22      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Burks (26, 8th Inning off T. Jones, 3 on, 1 out) D. Jackson (8, 4th Inning off T. Glavine, 0 on, 2 outs) M. McGwire (16, 5th Inning off T. Glavine, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Palmer (1, 2nd Inning off T. Glavine, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Jeter (23, 6th Inning off T. Glavine, 0 on, 1 out) D. Palmer (44, 5th Inning off T. Glavine, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Oliver (2, 9th Inning off T. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jeter 6 , D. Palmer 7 , J. Oliver 5 , E. Burks 3 , J. Bell 2 , W. Clark 2 , D. Jackson 2 , M. McGwire 3
2-out RBI: D. Jeter , D. Palmer , J. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bichette , D. Palmer , J. Oliver , W. Clark
Hit by Pitch: D. Jackson
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: W. Clark (14)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Glavine 5.1 11 6 6 1 7 2 107 73 3.02   
J. Cabrera 1.2 1 1 1 1 3 0 34 19 5.40   
T. Jones L (7-3), BS (3) 1.0 4 3 3 1 0 1 23 15 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Glavine 28
Batters Faced: T. Glavine 28, J. Cabrera 8, T. Jones 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Glavine 2-7, J. Cabrera 0-2, T. Jones 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Glavine 107-73, J. Cabrera 34-19, T. Jones 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Jones 1-1
WP: T. Glavine
Hit Batsmen: J. Cabrera
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Grahe 2.2 4 2 2 0 2 1 39 27 4.96   
F. Wills 3.1 1 3 3 3 5 1 57 31 4.20   
C. Brown H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 3.89   
G. Jimenez BS (5) 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 2 18 9 3.29   
J. Corsi 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 3.05   
S. Shirley W (4-3), BS (6) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18 13 2.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Grahe 40
Batters Faced: J. Grahe 13, F. Wills 15, C. Brown 1, G. Jimenez 5, J. Corsi 3, S. Shirley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Grahe 2-4, F. Wills 2-3, C. Brown 0-1, G. Jimenez 0-2, J. Corsi 3-0, S. Shirley 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Grahe 39-27, F. Wills 57-31, C. Brown 6-4, G. Jimenez 18-9, J. Corsi 12-8, S. Shirley 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Wills 2-0 , C. Brown 1-0 , G. Jimenez 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Grahe
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Nevin
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 36791
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