DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
09/16/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 3575 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (68-83) 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 7 14 0
Toronto Blue Jays (90-61) 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 8 9 1
6 Straight Wins for Blue Jays
The Oakland Athletics got a sterling performance from left fielder David Justice, but the Blue Jays still prevailed, 8-7. Justice was named the player of the game in a losing cause. He belted 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Toronto starter Hipolito Pichardo was credited with the win after throwing 110 pitches over 6 innings. His record now stands at 20-8. Steve Shirley got the save, his 30th in 35 chances.

Joe Oliver aided the Toronto cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the second. For the game, the catcher was 2-4 with 2 singles.

"There were things that we could've improved upon," said Blue Jays manager Jose Mata, "but all in all, I'm satisfied with our performance."

The losing streak for Oakland has now reached 5 games.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .217 7 46
G. Pena 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .190 31 74
J. Olerud 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .245 21 74
J. Buhner RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .205 37 77
D. Justice LF 4 2 2 4 0 0 2 .196 13 32
   c-G. Vaughn PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .204 10 26
H. Perry 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .196 16 48
G. Kingsale CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .179 0 1
K. Manwaring C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .186 0 4
B. Gil SS 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .169 7 30
   a-M. Tucker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
   b-G. Litton SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 0 9
Totals 40 7 14 7 2 5 18      
a - M. Tucker pinch hit for B. Gil in the 7th
b - G. Litton substituted for M. Tucker in the 7th
c - G. Vaughn pinch hit for D. Justice in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Kingsale (3, 2nd Inning off H. Pichardo, 0 on, 2 outs) G. Pena (15, 3rd Inning off H. Pichardo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Henderson (7, 3rd Inning off H. Pichardo, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Justice 2 (13, 2nd Inning off H. Pichardo, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off R. Pena, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 5 , G. Kingsale 2 , H. Perry , B. Gil 2 , G. Pena 2 , J. Olerud 2 , D. Justice 8 , K. Manwaring , J. Buhner 2
2-out RBI: B. Gil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Pena 2 , D. Justice , K. Manwaring , G. Vaughn
Sac Bunt: G. Kingsale
Hit by Pitch: H. Perry
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Pena (24)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Womack 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .211 1 7
W. Clark 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .256 29 78
M. McGwire DH 3 1 2 3 1 1 0 .209 59 114
E. Burks RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .275 30 89
D. Bichette LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .254 12 34
J. Bell SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .201 8 32
S. Brosius 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 0 1
J. Oliver C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .231 0 1
C. Espy CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .385 0 4
Totals 31 8 9 8 4 4 16      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Brosius (1, 3rd Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 1 out) M. McGwire (13, 7th Inning off T. Borland, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Burks (3, 5th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. McGwire (59, 2nd Inning off B. Jones, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bichette 2 , S. Brosius 2 , J. Oliver 2 , E. Burks 3 , C. Espy , M. McGwire 6
2-out RBI: M. McGwire
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bell , W. Clark , C. Espy
Sac Bunt: J. Bell
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Womack (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bell (7)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones L (10-12) 5.0 7 8 8 4 3 1 88 52 4.54   
T. Borland 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 29 20 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 20
Batters Faced: B. Jones 25, T. Borland 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 5-6, T. Borland 7-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 88-52, T. Borland 29-20
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Pichardo W (20-8) 6.0 9 5 5 2 3 2 110 69 2.55   
R. Pena 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 30 19 4.12   
S. Shirley SV (30) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 15 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Pichardo 35
Batters Faced: H. Pichardo 30, R. Pena 8, S. Shirley 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Pichardo 7-8, R. Pena 1-1, S. Shirley 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: H. Pichardo 110-69, R. Pena 30-19, S. Shirley 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pena 1-1 , S. Shirley 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Pichardo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Justice
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 35992
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