DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
09/04/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 3427 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (77-63) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 4
Toronto Blue Jays (78-61) 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 9 0
Victory Pushes Blue Jays Record to 78-61
Toronto Blue Jays starter Kevin Gross pitched effectively against the New York Mets at SkyDome. The right-hander spearheaded his team's 5-2 win. Gross got the win, improving to 8-4. He allowed 5 hits and walked 3 over 7 innings. Gross allowed 2 earned runs. The Blue Jays now own a record of 78-61.

The Blue Jays got a lift from right fielder Ellis Burks who had a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third inning off Jason Isringhausen. It was his 94th RBI of the season and put Toronto in front, 3-2.

"I really like what we did out there today," Burks said after the game.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Johnson CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .277 2 33
T. Tarasco LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .277 8 19
S. Sosa RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .259 41 104
P. Nevin SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .232 27 65
O. Saenz 1B 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .235 22 64
G. Colbrunn DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .247 19 61
B. Surhoff 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 18 55
E. Beltre 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .345 0 2
T. Pagnozzi C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .135 2 8
Totals 30 2 6 2 3 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Sosa (15, 1st Inning off K. Gross, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Tarasco , E. Beltre 2 , S. Sosa 2 , L. Johnson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Colbrunn , B. Surhoff
GIDP: T. Pagnozzi
Sac Fly: O. Saenz
Hit by Pitch: O. Saenz , G. Colbrunn
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Beltre (1)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Saenz (8) , T. Pagnozzi 3 (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Fernandez SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .333 3 12
D. Jeter 2B 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .319 19 59
   b-M. Gallego 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 1
W. Clark 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .260 26 84
R. Gant LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .244 38 92
   a-S. Mack LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 19 52
E. Burks RF 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 .282 35 94
D. Tartabull DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .219 31 79
H. Villanueva C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .214 31 74
D. Palmer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .206 27 72
B. McRae CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 2 3
Totals 33 5 9 3 2 7 18      
a - S. Mack substituted for R. Gant in the 8th
b - M. Gallego substituted for D. Jeter in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: B. McRae (1, 6th Inning off J. Isringhausen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jeter , H. Villanueva , B. McRae 4 , D. Palmer , E. Burks , W. Clark , D. Tartabull , T. Fernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jeter , H. Villanueva , D. Tartabull , T. Fernandez
Sac Fly: E. Burks 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Gant (37) , T. Fernandez (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gross-Fernandez-Clark, Villanueva-Jeter)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Isringhausen L (10-7) 6.0 7 5 4 2 6 0 113 72 3.43   
M. Sirotka 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 30 19 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Isringhausen 44
Batters Faced: J. Isringhausen 29, M. Sirotka 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Isringhausen 4-8, M. Sirotka 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Isringhausen 113-72, M. Sirotka 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Sirotka 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Gross W (8-4) 7.0 5 2 2 3 3 0 92 53 4.11   
D. Kiecker SV (6) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 32 17 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gross 59
Batters Faced: K. Gross 28, D. Kiecker 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gross 7-9, D. Kiecker 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gross 92-53, D. Kiecker 32-17
WP: D. Kiecker
Hit Batsmen: K. Gross , D. Kiecker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Gross
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 36469
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