DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
COLORADO ROCKIES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
05/18/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
COLORADO ROCKIES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 530 - SUNDAY, MAY 18TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Rockies (25-20) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0
Toronto Blue Jays (24-20) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 X 4 5 0
Blue Jays Score Late, Upend Rockies, 4-2
Toronto Blue Jays starter Hipolito Pichardo was in a rhythm all game. He led his team to a win over the Colorado Rockies, 4-2. In 8 innings, Pichardo surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 0. He allowed 2 runs. The save was credited to Steve Shirley, his 5th.

Toronto took a 4-2 lead on Mark McGwire's 26th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Colorado pitcher Brett Gideon in the bottom of the eighth.

"Nothing fazes Hipolito," said Toronto manager Jose Mata.

With the win, Toronto has a record of 24-20. Colorado falls to 25-20.
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Helton 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .314 9 24
J. Gonzalez LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .293 21 44
D. Young RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247 8 27
B. Hamelin DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .241 6 23
D. Easley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .217 9 25
S. Gibralter CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .247 4 23
K. Lockhart 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .201 2 9
C. Hale SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 2 14
T. Pratt C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .182 1 5
Totals 34 2 7 1 0 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Hamelin (9, 6th Inning off H. Pichardo, 1 on, 1 out) C. Hale (5, 7th Inning off H. Pichardo, 0 on, 1 out) J. Gonzalez (8, 3rd Inning off H. Pichardo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Helton , B. Hamelin 3 , T. Pratt , C. Hale 2 , J. Gonzalez 3
2-out RBI: J. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Helton , S. Gibralter , K. Lockhart , D. Young
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Easley (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Jose LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .200 1 1
D. Jeter 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 6 25
W. Clark 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .231 8 24
M. McGwire DH 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 .233 26 50
R. Kelly RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .429 0 0
H. Villanueva C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .237 10 20
D. Jackson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 0 4
T. Lovullo 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .091 0 1
T. Fernandez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .173 2 13
Totals 28 4 5 4 5 4 11      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Jackson (3, 2nd Inning off B. Barnes, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. McGwire (26, 8th Inning off B. Gideon, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. McGwire 4 , H. Villanueva , F. Jose , R. Kelly , D. Jackson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jeter , T. Lovullo , R. Kelly
Sac Bunt: R. Kelly
Team LOB: 6
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Barnes 5.1 4 2 2 4 3 0 103 55 3.90   
T. Fossas L (1-3) 1.2 0 1 1 1 1 0 29 18 5.59   
B. Gideon 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 19 14 1.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Barnes 51
Batters Faced: B. Barnes 24, T. Fossas 6, B. Gideon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Barnes 7-6, T. Fossas 2-2, B. Gideon 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Barnes 103-55, T. Fossas 29-18, B. Gideon 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fossas 1-0 , B. Gideon 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Pichardo W (5-3) 8.0 7 2 2 0 6 0 105 72 2.36   
S. Shirley SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 7 2.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Pichardo 66
Batters Faced: H. Pichardo 31, S. Shirley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Pichardo 9-9, S. Shirley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Pichardo 105-72, S. Shirley 10-7
WP: H. Pichardo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hipolito Pichardo
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Roof closed, 69 degrees
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 35384
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