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Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals

1997-08-23 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 19249 · 81°F, night, dry · Wind 5 mph from CF · 3:04

Toronto Blue Jays defeated Kansas City Royals 6–5. Toronto Blue Jays put up 3 in the 4th. Marty Janzen earned the win and Paul Quantrill picked up the save. Chili Davis went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TOR	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	6	8
KCA	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	10

W: Marty Janzen L: Jamie Walker SV: Paul Quantrill

Umpires — HP: Drew Coble · 1B: Tim McClelland · 2B: Gary Cederstrom · 3B: Mark Johnson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Shannon Stewart	5	0	1	0	0	0
Mariano Duncan	5	1	2	1	0	1
Jose Cruz	5	1	0	0	0	2
Joe Carter	4	1	2	1	0	1
Carlos Delgado	4	0	0	1	0	0
Ed Sprague	3	1	0	0	1	0
Shawn Green	4	1	2	1	0	2
Benito Santiago	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tomas Perez	3	1	1	2	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bip Roberts	4	2	2	0	0	1
Johnny Damon	4	0	1	1	0	1
Jay Bell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Chili Davis	4	1	3	2	0	0
Dean Palmer	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jeff King	4	0	0	0	0	2
Yamil Benitez	4	0	2	0	0	2
Mike Sweeney	2	1	1	0	1	0
Jed Hansen	4	1	1	2	0	1
Larry Sutton	1	0	0	0	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luis Andujar	2.0	5	1	3
Marty Janzen	4.0	2	0	4
Tim Crabtree	1.0	1	0	1
Paul Quantrill	2.0	2	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Pittsley	4.0	5	1	4
Jamie Walker	2.0	3	0	1
Hector Carrasco	2.0	0	0	1
Jeff Montgomery	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Shannon Stewart: 9/L9LM
Mariano Duncan: S7/G56
Jose Cruz: E4/G4.1-3
Joe Carter: S8/L6MD.3-H(UR);1-3
Carlos Delgado: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H(UR)
Ed Sprague: 9/F9LS

Bot 1

Bip Roberts: S7/G56
Johnny Damon: K
Jay Bell: 8/F78S
Chili Davis: HR/F9LD.1-H
Dean Palmer: 63/G6

Top 2

Shawn Green: K
Benito Santiago: 63/G56
Tomas Perez: HP
Shannon Stewart: E5/G5.1-2
Mariano Duncan: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Bot 2

Jeff King: K
Yamil Benitez: K
Mike Sweeney: W
Jed Hansen: HR/F78XD.1-H
Bip Roberts: S9/G34
Johnny Damon: WP.1-2
Johnny Damon: S9/G34.2-H
Jay Bell: 54(1)/FO/G5

Top 3

Jose Cruz: K
Joe Carter: K
Carlos Delgado: 3/G3L

Bot 3

Chili Davis: S8/L8RS
Dean Palmer: K
Jeff King: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Top 4

Ed Sprague: W
Shawn Green: S7/G56.1-2
Benito Santiago: 9/F9LD.2-3
Tomas Perez: T9/L9LDW+.3-H;1-H
Shannon Stewart: 4/P4S
Mariano Duncan: S9/G34.3-H
Jose Cruz: K

Bot 4

Yamil Benitez: K
Mike Sweeney: S6/G6MD
Jed Hansen: K+CS2(24)/DP

Top 5

Joe Carter: S8/L6D
Carlos Delgado: 7/F7LM.1-2
Ed Sprague: 7/L7M
Shawn Green: S7/L7S.2-H
Benito Santiago: 6/P5D

Bot 5

Bip Roberts: 31/G34
Johnny Damon: 43/G34D
Jay Bell: 13/G13

Top 6

Tomas Perez: 7/F7M
Shannon Stewart: S5/G56
Mariano Duncan: K+SB2
Jose Cruz: 9/F89S

Bot 6

Chili Davis: 31/G3L
Dean Palmer: 9/F9LD
Jeff King: K

Top 7

Joe Carter: HP
Carlos Delgado: WP.1-2
Carlos Delgado: 2/P2F
Ed Sprague: WP.2-3
Ed Sprague: 3/P3DF
Shawn Green: K

Bot 7

Yamil Benitez: S5/G56S
Mike Sweeney: 9/F89M
Jed Hansen: 4/P3D
Bip Roberts: K

Top 8

Benito Santiago: 53/G5
Tomas Perez: 43/G4MD
Shannon Stewart: 13/G13

Bot 8

Johnny Damon: 9/F89S
Jay Bell: 63/G6MS
Chili Davis: S7/L7S
Dean Palmer: 46(1)/FO/G4

Top 9

Mariano Duncan: 9/F9M
Jose Cruz: 31/G3
Joe Carter: 4/L4MD

Bot 9

Jeff King: 6/P6D
Yamil Benitez: S9/G34
Larry Sutton: 8/F8RD
Jed Hansen: 43/G34D