DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
05/12/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 459 - MONDAY, MAY 12TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (17-21) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
Toronto Blue Jays (20-18) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 7 0
Blue Jays Stay Hot, Beat Orioles
Mark McGwire batted in 3 runs to lead Toronto to a win over Baltimore. The final score was 4-2. McGwire chipped in with 1 single and 1 home run. Toronto reliever Jim Corsi picked up the win, upping his record to 1-1. Ben McDonald took the loss. This win makes it 5 in a row for Toronto.

McGwire had a critical at-bat in the bottom of the first for Toronto, coming through with a 2-run home run to put Toronto in front, 2-0.

"I like our mindset right now," said Toronto manager Jose Mata.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .276 6 19
B. Spiers 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .259 1 13
K. Lofton CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257 3 18
M. Franco 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .193 2 18
K. Gruber 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .190 5 12
L. Mouton RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .235 2 12
M. Nokes C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .245 10 19
A. Espinoza SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190 0 9
J. Leyritz DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .135 0 2
Totals 32 2 7 2 2 4 11      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Lofton (8, 4th Inning off J. Corsi, 0 on, 1 out) B. Spiers (7, 8th Inning off F. Wills, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Damon (3, 8th Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Espinoza , L. Mouton , M. Franco 2 , J. Damon 3 , K. Lofton 2 , B. Spiers 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Franco , M. Nokes
GIDP: B. Spiers , K. Gruber
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Spiers-Espinoza-Franco, Espinoza-Spiers-Franco)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Johnson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .248 1 16
D. Jeter 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .290 6 24
W. Clark 1B 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .235 7 21
M. McGwire DH 3 2 2 3 1 1 0 .227 21 44
E. Burks RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .240 8 20
D. Palmer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 11 22
H. Villanueva C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 10 19
T. Fernandez SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .173 1 11
B. McRae LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .125 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4 3 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Clark 2 (12, 1st Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. McGwire (21, 1st Inning off B. McDonald, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. McGwire 5 , D. Jeter , E. Burks 2 , W. Clark 4
2-out RBI: , M. McGwire 2 , E. Burks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Palmer
GIDP: D. Palmer , E. Burks
Hit by Pitch: T. Fernandez
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Jeter-Fernandez-Clark, Fernandez-Jeter-Clark)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. McDonald L (2-5) 6.0 6 4 4 3 6 1 112 63 5.47   
C. Cary 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 6 6.75   
J. Tavarez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 47
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 27, C. Cary 3, J. Tavarez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 5-6, C. Cary 0-2, J. Tavarez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 112-63, C. Cary 7-6, J. Tavarez 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Cary 1-0
WP: B. McDonald
Hit Batsmen: B. McDonald
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Perez 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 5 3.42   
J. Corsi W (1-1) 3.2 4 1 1 1 3 0 50 30 3.56   
C. Brown H (4) 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 37 25 2.74   
F. Wills H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 5.93   
S. Shirley SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Perez 43
Batters Faced: M. Perez 2, J. Corsi 16, C. Brown 10, F. Wills 3, S. Shirley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Perez 1-0, J. Corsi 3-5, C. Brown 7-0, F. Wills 1-1, S. Shirley 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Perez 12-5, J. Corsi 50-30, C. Brown 37-25, F. Wills 6-4, S. Shirley 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Brown 1-0 , F. Wills 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark McGwire
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Roof closed, 72 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 35188
Special Notes: SP Melido Perez was injured while pitching.
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