DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
06/13/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 807 - FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (34-34) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 0
Baltimore Orioles (31-36) 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 X 5 11 0
Orioles Turn Back Toronto, 5-3
Toronto right fielder Ellis Burks was sensational. He went 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, but it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Baltimore beat the Blue Jays, 5-3. Burks was named the player of the game despite the loss. Roger McDowell converted his 8th save in 12 tries. The Orioles raised their record to 31-36.

In the bottom of the fifth, Baltimore second baseman Miguel Tejada had a productive at-bat. With a runner on 1st and one out, Tejada stroked a 2-run home run to left. It made the score 3-2, Baltimore. For the game, he was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Tejada said after the game.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265 8 33
W. Clark 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .236 10 33
M. McGwire DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .198 29 59
E. Burks RF 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .242 12 32
M. Simms LF 3 0 0 1 0 2 6 .255 4 11
D. Palmer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .200 19 38
H. Villanueva C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .195 11 25
T. Fernandez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .177 2 15
D. Jackson CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .271 3 12
Totals 32 3 7 3 4 8 17      
BATTING
Home Runs: E. Burks (12, 4th Inning off S. Avery, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Jackson (3, 8th Inning off S. Avery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jeter , D. Palmer , E. Burks 6 , D. Jackson 4 , T. Fernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Palmer 2
Sac Fly: M. Simms
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Burks (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Fernandez-Jeter-Clark, Jeter-Fernandez-Clark)
PB: H. Villanueva
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .264 10 31
M. Tejada 2B 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .348 3 12
K. Lofton CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .236 5 31
M. Franco 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .205 4 30
K. Gruber 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 .212 10 24
L. Mouton RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .220 5 24
M. Nokes C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .214 13 32
A. Espinoza SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .209 1 17
E. Sprague Jr. DH 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .164 11 22
Totals 33 5 11 5 2 4 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Tejada (6, 3rd Inning off J. Robinson, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Tejada (3, 5th Inning off J. Robinson, 1 on, 1 out) K. Lofton (5, 5th Inning off J. Robinson, 0 on, 1 out) K. Gruber (10, 5th Inning off J. Robinson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Espinoza , M. Tejada 6 , M. Franco 2 , J. Damon , E. Sprague Jr. 2 , K. Lofton 4 , M. Nokes , K. Gruber 4
2-out RBI: K. Gruber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Gruber 2
GIDP: A. Espinoza , J. Damon
Team LOB: 6
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Robinson L (5-3) 4.2 8 5 5 2 2 3 86 54 3.48   
J. Corsi 3.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 43 32 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Robinson 28
Batters Faced: J. Robinson 23, J. Corsi 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Robinson 8-3, J. Corsi 7-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Robinson 86-54, J. Corsi 43-32
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Avery W (5-3) 7.0 4 3 3 3 4 2 120 67 3.65   
J. Tavarez H (3) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 7 2.81   
R. McDowell SV (8) 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 30 19 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Avery 58
Batters Faced: S. Avery 27, J. Tavarez 3, R. McDowell 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Avery 7-9, J. Tavarez 0-0, R. McDowell 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Avery 120-67, J. Tavarez 12-7, R. McDowell 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. McDowell 2-0
WP: S. Avery
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ellis Burks
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 35821
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