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Blue Jays Game Summary
The Boston Red Sox squeaked out a win over the Minnesota Twins, 5 to 4, on August 15, 1997.
Game Info
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Knoblauch 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
D. Hocking SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .600 |
P. Molitor DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Steinbach C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Lawton RF-CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
M. Cordova LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
S. Stahoviak 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.000 |
R. Coomer 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
R. Becker CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
R. Kelly PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Brede PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 39 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Garciaparra SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
J. Valentin 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
M. Vaughn 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .750 |
M. Benjamin PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
R. Jefferson DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
W. Cordero LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
T. O'Leary RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.250 |
S. Hatteberg C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Bragg CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
J. Frye 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
Batting
2B: S. Stahoviak
3B: D. Hocking
RBI: B. Brede, C. Knoblauch, S. Stahoviak
Baserunning
SB: C. Knoblauch 3
Batting
2B: T. O'Leary 2, M. Vaughn
3B: J. Valentin
RBI: R. Jefferson, T. O'Leary 3, M. Vaughn
Baserunning
SB: J. Valentin
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Rodriguez | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.76 |
G. Swindell | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 |
M. Trombley | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
E. Guardado (L) | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Gordon | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.57 |
B. Henry | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Corsi | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
K. Lacy (W) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Knoblauch 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
D. Hocking SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .600 |
P. Molitor DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Steinbach C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Lawton RF-CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
M. Cordova LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
S. Stahoviak 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.000 |
R. Coomer 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
R. Becker CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
R. Kelly PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Brede PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 39 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Batting
2B: S. Stahoviak
3B: D. Hocking
RBI: B. Brede, C. Knoblauch, S. Stahoviak
Baserunning
SB: C. Knoblauch 3
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Rodriguez | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.76 |
G. Swindell | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 |
M. Trombley | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
E. Guardado (L) | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Garciaparra SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
J. Valentin 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
M. Vaughn 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .750 |
M. Benjamin PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
R. Jefferson DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
W. Cordero LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
T. O'Leary RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.250 |
S. Hatteberg C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Bragg CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
J. Frye 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
Batting
2B: T. O'Leary 2, M. Vaughn
3B: J. Valentin
RBI: R. Jefferson, T. O'Leary 3, M. Vaughn
Baserunning
SB: J. Valentin
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Gordon | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.57 |
B. Henry | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Corsi | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
K. Lacy (W) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
