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June 5, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 4 8 0
Blue Jays 3 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 4 8 0
Blue Jays 3 8 0

Ed Sprague Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .264
OBP .250 .342
At Bats 3 201
Hits 0 53
• Singles 0 23
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 1 21
RBI’s 0 26

Billy Taylor Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 9
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SkyDome - June 5, 1997
Out
Billy Taylor
George Williams
Jason Giambi
Scott Spiezio
Dave Magadan
Scott Brosius
Damon Mashore
Jason McDonald
Matt Stairs
Ed Sprague

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 4 8 0 6
Toronto Blue Jays 3 8 0 10
Winning Pitcher Carlos Reyes
Losing Pitcher Pat Hentgen
Save Billy Taylor
Game Winning RBI Jose Canseco
Attendance 30,189
Time of Game 2 hours 57 minutes
Count: 0-1, 2 Outs
Count: 0-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Sprague hits a popup towards short. Brosius settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Billy Taylor now pitching. Carter strikes out.
Bottom 9 Mike Mohler now pitching. Merced hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 McDonald hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Magadan hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Paul Quantrill now pitching. Brosius hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Merced. Brosius reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brosius fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Brito takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jason Giambi now playing first base. Damon Mashore now playing left field. Matt Stairs now playing right field. Aaron Small now pitching. Santiago hits a line drive towards third. Magadan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Damon Mashore pinch runs for Mark McGwire. Canseco hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 McGwire hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Berroa moves to second.
Top 8 Berroa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McDonald hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Carlos Reyes now pitching. Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Buddy Groom now pitching. Delgado takes first base on ball four. Merced moves to second.
Bottom 7 Sprague strikes out.
Bottom 7 Carter hits a popup towards third. Magadan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dave Magadan now playing third base. Scott Brosius now playing shortstop. Merced hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Dave Magadan pinch hits for Rafael Bournigal. Magadan strikes out.
Top 7 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Brito takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giambi. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Santiago scores.
Bottom 6 Santiago hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Giambi. Santiago reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Garcia strikes out. Williams drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Garcia out.
Bottom 6 Delgado hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Sprague hits a line drive towards short. Bournigal reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Spiezio hits a popup towards third. Brito settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Canseco hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Nixon. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Nixon steals second.
Bottom 5 Merced hits a line drive into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Nixon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Brito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hentgen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McDonald strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Santiago hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bournigal hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Brosius hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Spiezio strikes out.
Bottom 3 Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Carter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Merced strikes out.
Bottom 3 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Canseco strikes out.
Top 3 McGwire hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. McGwire reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Berroa hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Giambi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merced throws the ball in to Gonzalez who tags Giambi trying to catch an extra base, for the out. McDonald scores.
Top 3 McDonald hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Merced. McDonald reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Brito hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hentgen spins and fires to second, with Gonzalez covering, and Spiezio is picked off.
Top 2 Bournigal hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Williams takes first base on ball four. Spiezio moves to second.
Top 2 Brosius hits a popup, foul, towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Spiezio takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Carter moves to third. Sprague moves to second.
Bottom 1 Delgado strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sprague takes first base on ball four. Carter moves to second.
Bottom 1 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to second for the out. Nixon scores.
Bottom 1 Merced hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nixon moves to third.
Bottom 1 Nixon takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brito fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Berroa takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Giambi moves to second.
Top 1 Giambi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.