DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/09/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 425 - FRIDAY, MAY 9TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (17-18) 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 6 8 0
Detroit Tigers (13-22) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 0
Multi-HR Game for McGwire in 6-3 Win
Toronto designated hitter Mark McGwire had a 4-RBI performance, which helped his team grab a 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. John Smiley, the winner, improved to 3-2. He held Detroit to 3 earned runs on 5 hits over 7 innings, while racking up 6 strikeouts. Earning his 2nd save of the year was Steve Shirley.

McGwire had a game-changing home run in the top of the seventh. On a full count fastball from Tim Belcher, he banged a 3-run home run to left, giving the Blue Jays a 6-3 lead. It was the 20th home run of the year for McGwire.

"We'll pop the top on a cold one and get back to work tomorrow," McGwire said.

The Tigers, now 13-22, have lost 4 in a row.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Johnson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 1 15
D. Jeter 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .296 5 22
W. Clark 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .232 7 20
M. McGwire DH 3 3 2 4 1 0 1 .223 20 41
E. Burks RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .222 8 16
D. Palmer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .226 10 20
H. Villanueva C 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .266 10 19
T. Fernandez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .161 1 11
B. McRae LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6 3 7 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. McGwire 2 (20, 6th Inning off T. Belcher, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off T. Belcher, 2 on, 2 outs) E. Burks (8, 6th Inning off T. Belcher, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. McGwire 8 , D. Jeter 2 , H. Villanueva , B. McRae , E. Burks 4 , W. Clark
2-out RBI: M. McGwire , H. Villanueva
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jeter , W. Clark , T. Fernandez
Sac Bunt: L. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: D. Jeter
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
PB: H. Villanueva
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brown CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .216 1 14
H. Battle 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .222 3 13
B. Grieve DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .252 4 21
S. Stewart LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .284 2 18
T. Martinez 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .252 9 30
R. Johnson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .202 1 5
B. Mayne C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 0 7
S. Halter SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .241 1 10
J. Barry RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 1 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Grieve (11, 1st Inning off J. Smiley, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Brown , B. Grieve 3 , S. Stewart , H. Battle 2 , T. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Johnson 2
Sac Fly: T. Martinez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Brown (4)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smiley W (3-2) 7.0 5 3 3 1 6 0 95 62 3.71   
C. Brown H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 2.79   
S. Shirley SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smiley 60
Batters Faced: J. Smiley 27, C. Brown 4, S. Shirley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smiley 7-8, C. Brown 2-1, S. Shirley 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smiley 95-62, C. Brown 12-9, S. Shirley 8-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Belcher L (4-3) 7.0 8 6 6 3 6 3 123 77 5.59   
S. Kline 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 16 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Belcher 40
Batters Faced: T. Belcher 32, S. Kline 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Belcher 9-6, S. Kline 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Belcher 123-77, S. Kline 24-16
WP: T. Belcher
Hit Batsmen: S. Kline
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark McGwire
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 33083
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