DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/11/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 449 - SUNDAY, MAY 11TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (19-18) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 8 1
Detroit Tigers (13-24) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0
Tigers Fall to Robinson and Blue Jays, 4-2
The Toronto Blue Jays picked up a win at Tiger Stadium, knocking off the Detroit Tigers, 4-2. Starting pitcher Jeff D. Robinson played a key role in the triumph. Steve Shirley got the save, the 3rd for him this season. The 4th-place Blue Jays have won 4 consecutive games.

Robinson, now 3-1, scattered 3 hits over 8 innings for the Blue Jays.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Robinson told the Toronto Observer.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Johnson CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .256 1 16
D. Jeter 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .291 6 24
W. Clark 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .228 7 21
M. McGwire DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .217 20 41
E. Burks RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .232 8 19
D. Palmer 3B 4 1 2 2 0 2 2 .229 11 22
H. Villanueva C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 10 19
T. Fernandez SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .174 1 11
B. McRae LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .167 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4 3 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Johnson (2, 9th Inning off E. Dessens, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Palmer (11, 6th Inning off F. Lira, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jeter , D. Palmer 5 , L. Johnson 3 , E. Burks , T. Fernandez 2
2-out RBI: D. Palmer , L. Johnson , E. Burks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jeter , D. Palmer , W. Clark
GIDP: D. Jeter
Hit by Pitch: D. Jeter
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Robinson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Fernandez-Jeter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brown CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .227 1 14
B. Mayne C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 0 7
B. Grieve DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .244 4 21
S. Stewart LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .289 2 19
T. Martinez 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .260 9 30
H. Battle 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 3 13
R. Johnson 3B 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 .210 1 8
S. Halter SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 1 10
J. Orsulak RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .147 1 6
Totals 30 2 5 2 0 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Stewart (10, 9th Inning off S. Shirley, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Martinez (8, 5th Inning off J. Robinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Brown , B. Grieve , S. Stewart 2 , T. Martinez 2 , J. Orsulak
2-out RBI: S. Stewart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Grieve , T. Martinez
Sac Fly: R. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: T. Martinez
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Orsulak (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Battle-Martinez)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Robinson W (3-1) 8.0 3 1 1 0 5 0 99 65 3.71   
S. Shirley SV (3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 11 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Robinson 77
Batters Faced: J. Robinson 27, S. Shirley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Robinson 9-9, S. Shirley 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Robinson 99-65, S. Shirley 20-11
Hit Batsmen: J. Robinson
Balk: S. Shirley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Lira L (1-4) 8.1 7 4 4 3 7 1 123 76 5.91   
E. Dessens 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Lira 57
Batters Faced: F. Lira 35, E. Dessens 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Lira 7-10, E. Dessens 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Lira 123-76, E. Dessens 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Dessens 1-1
WP: F. Lira
Hit Batsmen: F. Lira
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff D. Robinson
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 33347
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