DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
05/14/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 483 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (17-23) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 0
Toronto Blue Jays (22-18) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 X 6 10 0
7 Straight Wins for Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays starter John Smiley turned in a top-notch performance against the Baltimore Orioles at SkyDome. The result was a win for the Blue Jays, 6-2. Frank Wills saved it for Toronto. The winning continues for Toronto, with the latest making it 7 straight.

Tony Fernandez came through for Toronto in the bottom of the seventh. With two out, Fernandez victimized Jose DeLeon with a solo home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put Toronto on top, 2-1.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Fernandez told the Toronto Observer.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Spiers 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .250 1 13
T. O'Leary RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .224 1 4
K. Lofton CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252 3 19
M. Franco 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 2 18
J. Damon LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .268 6 19
K. Gruber 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .188 5 12
M. Nokes DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .239 10 19
J. Leyritz C 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .159 0 2
A. Espinoza SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .197 0 10
Totals 32 2 6 2 1 11 8      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Espinoza (5, 5th Inning off J. Smiley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. O'Leary (1, 9th Inning off F. Wills, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Espinoza 2 , T. O'Leary 3 , K. Lofton , J. Leyritz , M. Nokes , K. Gruber
2-out RBI: A. Espinoza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Damon , B. Spiers
GIDP: M. Nokes
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Lofton (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Espinoza-Spiers-Franco)
OF assists: 1 (Lofton (Burks at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Johnson CF 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 .254 1 18
D. Jeter 2B 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 .274 6 24
W. Clark 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .244 7 21
M. McGwire DH 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .224 22 45
E. Burks RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .237 8 21
D. Palmer 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .215 11 22
H. Villanueva C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 10 19
T. Fernandez SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .180 2 13
B. McRae LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 6 6 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Burks (7, 8th Inning off J. DeLeon, 2 on, 0 outs) W. Clark (13, 8th Inning off J. DeLeon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. McGwire (22, 6th Inning off J. DeLeon, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Fernandez (2, 7th Inning off J. DeLeon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. McGwire 4 , H. Villanueva , B. McRae , L. Johnson 2 , E. Burks 2 , W. Clark 3 , T. Fernandez 5
2-out RBI: M. McGwire , L. Johnson , T. Fernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Jeter 2 , L. Johnson
GIDP: H. Villanueva
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Clark-Fernandez-Clark)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. DeLeon L (0-5) 7.1 8 5 5 5 8 2 119 74 6.61   
T. Mathews 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 13 8 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. DeLeon 45
Batters Faced: J. DeLeon 34, T. Mathews 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. DeLeon 8-5, T. Mathews 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. DeLeon 119-74, T. Mathews 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mathews 3-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smiley W (4-2) 7.1 5 1 1 0 9 0 101 67 3.39   
F. Wills SV (1) 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 23 14 5.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smiley 73
Batters Faced: J. Smiley 26, F. Wills 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smiley 5-7, F. Wills 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smiley 101-67, F. Wills 23-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Smiley
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 35422
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