DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT NEW YORK METS
05/01/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 339 - THURSDAY, MAY 1ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (14-14) 0 1 3 3 0 0 2 0 2 11 11 0
New York Mets (16-13) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 7 1
Blue Jays Pull Back to .500 With Win Over Mets
Spirited fans at Shea Stadium greeted the New York Mets for their clash with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto starter Melido Perez had a strong outing against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 11-5 win. With the loss, New York falls to 16-13.

With two out in the top of the third, Lance Johnson put Toronto in front, 3-0, with a 2-run single. The Blue Jays went on to win the ballgame.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Toronto skipper Jose Mata.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 5 1 1 0 1 1 3 .296 4 18
W. Clark 1B 5 1 1 1 1 2 3 .239 7 17
M. McGwire DH 5 1 1 0 1 2 3 .210 14 25
E. Burks LF 3 2 0 0 2 1 1 .191 6 11
D. Pasqua RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .333 0 0
D. Palmer 3B 4 1 0 0 0 3 7 .245 9 19
H. Villanueva C 3 1 1 1 2 1 4 .273 7 12
L. Johnson CF 5 1 3 4 0 0 3 .258 1 13
T. Fernandez SS 4 1 2 4 0 1 4 .144 1 9
Totals 38 11 11 10 8 12 30      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Villanueva (2, 7th Inning off M. Mimbs, 0 on, 0 outs) W. Clark (7, 7th Inning off M. Mimbs, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Fernandez (1, 9th Inning off J. Bullinger, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. McGwire , D. Jeter , H. Villanueva 2 , L. Johnson 3 , W. Clark 2 , D. Pasqua 2 , T. Fernandez 5
2-out RBI: H. Villanueva , L. Johnson 2 , W. Clark , T. Fernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McGwire , D. Jeter 2 , E. Burks , W. Clark , D. Pasqua , T. Fernandez
Sac Fly: T. Fernandez
Hit by Pitch: D. Palmer , E. Burks
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fernandez-Jeter-Clark)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .310 7 16
M. Ordonez RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237 1 10
G. Sheffield SS 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .252 10 25
S. Sosa CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 7 19
P. Nevin 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .243 8 18
G. Colbrunn 1B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .234 3 9
B. Boone 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .141 5 15
B. Surhoff C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .292 4 14
T. Tarasco DH 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .242 2 7
Totals 33 5 7 5 1 9 8      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Ordonez (6, 8th Inning off J. Corsi, 1 on, 1 out) G. Sheffield (3, 8th Inning off J. Corsi, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Floyd (7, 6th Inning off M. Perez, 1 on, 1 out) G. Sheffield (10, 4th Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ordonez 2 , P. Nevin , T. Tarasco , C. Floyd 4 , G. Colbrunn , G. Sheffield 6
2-out RBI: G. Sheffield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Nevin , B. Surhoff
GIDP: B. Boone
Hit by Pitch: G. Colbrunn
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ordonez (2)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Perez W (3-2) 7.0 3 3 3 1 8 2 95 61 3.07   
J. Corsi 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 23 19 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Perez 66
Batters Faced: M. Perez 26, J. Corsi 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Perez 7-6, J. Corsi 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Perez 95-61, J. Corsi 23-19
Hit Batsmen: M. Perez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Aybar L (2-1) 3.2 5 7 6 5 5 0 96 52 4.82   
M. Mimbs 3.2 4 2 2 2 6 0 66 40 3.09   
J. Bullinger 1.2 2 2 2 1 1 1 35 21 7.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Aybar 23
Batters Faced: M. Aybar 24, M. Mimbs 17, J. Bullinger 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Aybar 3-3, M. Mimbs 1-4, J. Bullinger 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Aybar 96-52, M. Mimbs 66-40, J. Bullinger 35-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mimbs 3-3 , J. Bullinger 1-0
WP: J. Bullinger
Hit Batsmen: M. Aybar 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Melido Perez
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 35551
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