DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
05/13/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 471 - TUESDAY, MAY 13TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (17-22) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Toronto Blue Jays (21-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Blue Jays Edge Orioles, 1-0
The Blue Jays had to overcome a fine effort from Baltimore pitcher David Wells to grab a narrow 1-0 win at SkyDome. Wells went 7 innings and allowed no earned runs. Toronto reliever German Jimenez picked up the win, upping his record to 3-3. Jeff Nelson shouldered the loss. This win makes it 6 in a row for Toronto.

Coming to the plate with one out in the bottom of the tenth inning, Toronto center fielder Darrin Jackson had a chance to be the hero. Facing Baltimore pitcher Jeff Nelson with a runner on 3rd, Jackson hit a walk-off run-scoring single.

"We didn't score," said losing manager Daniel Ward. "That was the problem."
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .273 6 19
B. Spiers 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257 1 13
K. Lofton CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .252 3 18
M. Franco 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .195 2 18
K. Gruber 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .186 5 12
L. Mouton RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .235 2 12
M. Nokes DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 10 19
A. Espinoza SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .194 0 9
J. Leyritz C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .146 0 2
Totals 35 0 6 0 4 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Leyritz (1, 3rd Inning off H. Pichardo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Espinoza , L. Mouton , M. Franco , J. Damon , J. Leyritz 2 , B. Spiers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Leyritz , B. Spiers , K. Gruber
Hit by Pitch: K. Gruber
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Damon (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Leyritz (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Wells-Espinoza-Franco)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Jose LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 1 1
D. Jeter 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 6 24
W. Clark 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .237 7 21
M. McGwire DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .222 21 44
E. Burks RF 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 .235 8 20
D. Palmer 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .218 11 22
D. Jackson CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .227 0 4
T. Fernandez SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .170 1 11
D. Fletcher C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .077 0 0
Totals 29 1 2 1 5 10 8      
BATTING
Total Bases: W. Clark , D. Jackson
GIDP: D. Fletcher
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Burks (1)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Wells 7.0 1 0 0 4 8 0 106 64 4.03   
J. Tavarez 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 16 2.38   
J. Nelson L (2-1) 0.1 1 1 0 1 1 0 15 7 5.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wells 79
Batters Faced: D. Wells 25, J. Tavarez 6, J. Nelson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wells 4-8, J. Tavarez 2-3, J. Nelson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wells 106-64, J. Tavarez 26-16, J. Nelson 15-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Pichardo 7.1 5 0 0 3 6 0 113 71 2.37   
G. Jimenez W (3-3) 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 32 22 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Pichardo 71
Batters Faced: H. Pichardo 30, G. Jimenez 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Pichardo 7-8, G. Jimenez 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Pichardo 113-71, G. Jimenez 32-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Jimenez 2-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Pichardo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Wells
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Roof closed, 66 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 35064
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