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Blue Jays Game Summary
The Toronto Blue Jays squeaked out a win over the Kansas City Royals, 2 to 1, on July 25, 1997.
Game Info
July 25, 1997
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Goodwin CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
J. Damon LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
J. Bell SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
C. Davis DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
J. King 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
J. Offerman 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .667 | .750 | .667 |
M. Sweeney C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 | .750 | .750 |
Y. Benitez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
D. Howard 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
B. Roberts PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Nixon CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
O. Merced RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .750 | .000 |
J. Carter LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
C. Delgado 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
E. Sprague 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
S. Green DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Santiago C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
C. Garcia 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
A. Gonzalez SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Batting
2B: Y. Benitez
RBI: J. King
Baserunning
SB: D. Howard
Batting
2B: C. Garcia
HR: A. Gonzalez
RBI: J. Carter, A. Gonzalez
Baserunning
SB: C. Garcia, O. Merced
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Rusch (L) | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2.57 |
J. Walker | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
M. Perez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Person (W) | 6.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.42 |
D. Plesac | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
P. Quantrill | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
K. Escobar (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Goodwin CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
J. Damon LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
J. Bell SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
C. Davis DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
J. King 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
J. Offerman 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .667 | .750 | .667 |
M. Sweeney C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 | .750 | .750 |
Y. Benitez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
D. Howard 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
B. Roberts PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Batting
2B: Y. Benitez
RBI: J. King
Baserunning
SB: D. Howard
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Rusch (L) | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2.57 |
J. Walker | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
M. Perez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Nixon CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
O. Merced RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .750 | .000 |
J. Carter LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
C. Delgado 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
E. Sprague 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
S. Green DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Santiago C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
C. Garcia 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
A. Gonzalez SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Batting
2B: C. Garcia
HR: A. Gonzalez
RBI: J. Carter, A. Gonzalez
Baserunning
SB: C. Garcia, O. Merced
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Person (W) | 6.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.42 |
D. Plesac | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
P. Quantrill | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
K. Escobar (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
