DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
10/05/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 3175 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Toronto Blue Jays 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 3 6 1
Almost There: Toronto On Cusp of DS Triumph After 3-2 Win
The Toronto Blue Jays moved to within one game of the League Championship today, downing the visiting Montreal Expos at SkyDome by a score of 3-2. Blue Jays left-hander John Smiley was named player of the game after a strong outing in which he threw 8 innings of 5-hit ball. The win gives the Blue Jays a 3-1 advantage in the best-of-7 Division Series.

The Expos had few good swings against Smiley, the left-hander, who threw 106 pitches over 8 innings. He allowed just 2 runs on 5 hits.

"We have been clicking right from the start of this series, so our mission statement at the moment is just don't tinker with anything," Toronto manager Jose Mata told reporters.

Game 5 is set to be played tomorrow at SkyDome. The scheduled starters for the game are Pat Hentgen for the Montreal Expos and Hipolito Pichardo for the the Toronto Blue Jays.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jaha DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
G. Jefferies RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 1 2
J. Kent 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
M. Williams 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .438 1 3
R. Mondesi LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .400 0 0
M. Sweeney C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .077 0 2
L. Gomez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .067 0 0
J. Hernandez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 1
B. Hunter CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2 1 8 9      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Mondesi (2, 7th Inning off J. Smiley, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Kent (1, 6th Inning off J. Smiley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Williams (1, 4th Inning off J. Smiley, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Mondesi 3 , J. Kent 3 , M. Williams 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hernandez , M. Williams
GIDP: R. Mondesi
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Mondesi (1) , G. Jefferies (2)
CS: R. Mondesi (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Nabholz
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .231 0 1
W. Clark 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .067 0 0
M. McGwire DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .267 2 2
E. Burks RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 1 4
J. Bell SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .200 2 3
D. Bichette LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .077 0 0
D. Palmer 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .143 1 1
J. Oliver C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286 0 0
D. Jackson CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3 2 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Bichette (1, 4th Inning off C. Nabholz, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Jeter (1, 1st Inning off C. Nabholz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Palmer (1, 7th Inning off C. Nabholz, 0 on, 0 outs) M. McGwire (2, 8th Inning off E. Correa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bichette 2 , D. Jeter 3 , D. Palmer 4 , E. Burks , M. McGwire 4
2-out RBI: E. Burks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bichette , D. Palmer , M. McGwire
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Smiley
Double Plays: 1 (Palmer-Jeter-Clark)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Nabholz 7.0 5 2 2 2 7 1 111 69 2.57   
E. Correa L (0-2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12 8 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nabholz 64
Batters Faced: C. Nabholz 29, E. Correa 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nabholz 6-8, E. Correa 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nabholz 111-69, E. Correa 12-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smiley W (1-0) 8.0 5 2 1 1 7 1 106 72 1.13   
S. Shirley SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smiley 72
Batters Faced: J. Smiley 29, S. Shirley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smiley 6-9, S. Shirley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smiley 106-72, S. Shirley 13-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Smiley
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Roof closed, 65 degrees
Start Time: 8:05 PM EST
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 49987
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