DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
09/12/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 3517 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (84-62) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 8 15 0
Montreal Expos (86-61) 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 10 3
Multi-HR Game for Clark in 8-4 Win
The Toronto Blue Jays relied on the hitting of first baseman Will Clark to stop the Montreal Expos, 8-4. For the game, Clark slugged 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. The Blue Jays bumped their record to 84-62 with this latest triumph.

The game was at a stalemate until second baseman Mike Gallego came to bat in the top of the ninth. Facing Montreal pitcher Dave Leiper, he hit a 2-2 sinker for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Toronto on top, 5-4.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Clark said. "We did a good job of that today."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Mack DH 5 1 2 0 1 1 5 .250 19 52
D. Jeter 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .321 22 68
   a-R. Kelly PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 3 7
   b-M. Gallego 2B 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .176 0 2
W. Clark 1B 5 3 3 4 0 1 5 .270 32 101
E. Burks RF 3 0 0 0 3 1 3 .277 35 95
R. Gant LF 5 1 1 0 1 0 5 .240 41 97
H. Villanueva C 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 .217 31 74
D. Palmer 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .213 28 74
B. McRae CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .308 2 5
T. Fernandez SS 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .318 3 14
Totals 42 8 15 7 7 7 36      
a - R. Kelly pinch ran for D. Jeter in the 6th
b - M. Gallego substituted for R. Kelly in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: B. McRae (1, 2nd Inning off M. Guthrie, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Clark 2 (32, 8th Inning off R. Bottalico, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off D. Leiper, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Jeter 2 , B. McRae 2 , D. Palmer 2 , S. Mack 2 , R. Gant , W. Clark 9 , T. Fernandez 3 , M. Gallego
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Villanueva 2 , B. McRae , D. Palmer , S. Mack , E. Burks
GIDP: D. Jeter , S. Mack
Sac Bunt: W. Clark
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Clark (8) , T. Fernandez (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Villanueva-Fernandez, Fernandez-Gallego-Clark)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cole CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .266 2 20
G. Jefferies RF 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .293 18 73
T. Hundley DH 3 0 0 1 1 2 3 .209 38 107
R. Mondesi LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .261 38 112
H. Morris 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .299 14 66
T. Fryman 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .254 30 81
M. Sweeney C 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .285 21 66
J. Kent 2B 4 1 3 1 0 1 2 .253 21 64
J. Hernandez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .225 22 59
Totals 34 4 10 3 6 10 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Kent (33, 5th Inning off M. Perez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Jefferies (18, 7th Inning off A. Osuna, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Jefferies 4 , M. Sweeney 2 , R. Mondesi 2 , J. Kent 4 , T. Fryman 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Jefferies , R. Mondesi , J. Hernandez , H. Morris
GIDP: M. Sweeney
Sac Fly: T. Hundley
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Mondesi (9)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Kent (15) , J. Hernandez (14) , H. Morris (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Hernandez-Kent-Morris, Fryman-Morris)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Perez 5.1 6 3 3 3 6 0 100 62 4.07   
A. Osuna 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 1 30 17 3.82   
T. Bolton W (1-1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 40 24 3.32   
D. Kiecker 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 6 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Perez 47
Batters Faced: M. Perez 24, A. Osuna 6, T. Bolton 8, D. Kiecker 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Perez 3-6, A. Osuna 1-0, T. Bolton 2-2, D. Kiecker 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Perez 100-62, A. Osuna 30-17, T. Bolton 40-24, D. Kiecker 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Osuna 1-0 , T. Bolton 1-0 , D. Kiecker 1-0
WP: M. Perez 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Guthrie 5.0 9 2 1 5 4 0 122 63 3.10   
R. Bottalico H (1) 2.1 2 1 1 2 3 1 45 30 3.94   
B. Munoz H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1.93   
M. Jeffcoat L (6-5), BS (4) 0.1 2 3 2 0 0 0 14 10 3.31   
D. Leiper 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 17 11 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Guthrie 42
Batters Faced: M. Guthrie 29, R. Bottalico 11, B. Munoz 2, M. Jeffcoat 4, D. Leiper 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Guthrie 7-2, R. Bottalico 3-1, B. Munoz 2-0, M. Jeffcoat 0-1, D. Leiper 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Guthrie 122-63, R. Bottalico 45-30, B. Munoz 3-3, M. Jeffcoat 14-10, D. Leiper 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Bottalico 1-0 , B. Munoz 1-0 , D. Leiper 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Will Clark
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 34854
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