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Toronto Blue Jays @ Oakland Athletics

1997-09-10 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 4764 · 70°F, night, dry · Wind 12 mph to RF · 2:13

Oakland Athletics defeated Toronto Blue Jays 3–2. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 3rd. T.J. Mathews earned the win.

Line score

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

W: T.J. Mathews L: Dan Plesac SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tim Welke · 1B: Ken Kaiser · 2B: Joe Brinkman · 3B: Derryl Cousins · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Shannon Stewart	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mariano Duncan	4	0	1	2	0	1
Jose Cruz	4	0	0	0	0	3
Joe Carter	4	0	0	0	0	1
Carlos Delgado	3	0	0	0	0	1
Shawn Green	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Evans	3	0	1	0	0	1
Sandy Martinez	2	1	0	0	1	1
Tomas Perez	2	0	0	0	0	1
Rich Butler	1	0	0	0	0	0

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jason McDonald	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dave Magadan	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ben Grieve	4	0	0	0	0	1
Matt Stairs	2	0	0	0	2	0
Jason Giambi	4	0	1	0	0	1
Scott Spiezio	3	0	0	0	1	0
Brent Mayne	3	1	1	0	0	1
Mark Bellhorn	2	0	1	0	0	1
Miguel Tejada	3	1	2	1	0	1
Brian Lesher	1	0	1	1	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Woody Williams	8.0	4	3	6
Dan Plesac	0.2	1	1	0
Paul Quantrill	0.0	1	0	0

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Oquist	8.1	2	1	10
T. J. Mathews	0.2	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Shannon Stewart: 8/F8LD
Mariano Duncan: 53/G5
Jose Cruz: K

Bot 1

Jason McDonald: 9/P9S
Dave Magadan: 7/P7LS
Ben Grieve: K

Top 2

Joe Carter: K
Carlos Delgado: K
Shawn Green: 3/G3L

Bot 2

Matt Stairs: W
Jason Giambi: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Scott Spiezio: 3/G3L

Top 3

Tom Evans: S8/L8RM
Sandy Martinez: K
Tomas Perez: 43/G34.1-2
Shannon Stewart: 63/G6

Bot 3

Brent Mayne: S8/L8RM
Mark Bellhorn: 24/SH/BG2L.1-2
Miguel Tejada: T9/L9D.2-H
Jason McDonald: WP.3-H
Jason McDonald: 43/BG34S
Dave Magadan: 8/P8LS

Top 4

Mariano Duncan: K
Jose Cruz: K
Joe Carter: 7/F7LM

Bot 4

Ben Grieve: 7/F7LM
Matt Stairs: W
Jason Giambi: CS2(263)
Jason Giambi: K

Top 5

Carlos Delgado: 4/P4MD
Shawn Green: K23
Tom Evans: K

Bot 5

Scott Spiezio: 8/F8RD
Brent Mayne: K
Mark Bellhorn: S9/L9LM
Miguel Tejada: S8/L8RM.1-2
Jason McDonald: W.2-3;1-2
Dave Magadan: K

Top 6

Sandy Martinez: 6/P5DF
Tomas Perez: K
Shannon Stewart: 53/G5L

Bot 6

Ben Grieve: 5/P5L
Matt Stairs: 7/F78M
Jason Giambi: 4/P4D

Top 7

Mariano Duncan: 3/P34S
Jose Cruz: K
Joe Carter: 3/P23F

Bot 7

Scott Spiezio: 8/F8LD
Brent Mayne: 6/P6D
Mark Bellhorn: K

Top 8

Carlos Delgado: 6/P6MD
Shawn Green: 43/G4
Tom Evans: 53/G5

Bot 8

Miguel Tejada: K
Jason McDonald: 8/F8RD
Dave Magadan: 43/G34

Top 9

Sandy Martinez: W
Rich Butler: 5/P7LSF/R4
Shannon Stewart: D9/L9LD/R4.1-3
Mariano Duncan: S9/G4/R3.3-H;2-H
Jose Cruz: 43/G4.1-2
Joe Carter: 63/G6

Bot 9

Ben Grieve: 43/G4M
Matt Stairs: 8/P8LS
Jason Giambi: S9/L9M/R6.B-2(E9)
Scott Spiezio: IW
Brian Lesher: S7/L7M.2-H;1-2