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Toronto Blue Jays @ Philadelphia Phillies

1997-06-13 Β· Night game Β· Veterans Stadium Β· Att: 26799 Β· 77Β°F, night, wet Β· Wind 8 mph to CF Β· 3:06

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Toronto Blue Jays 4–3. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 7th. Wayne Gomes earned the win and Ricky Bottalico picked up the save. Robert Perez went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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TOR000110001310
PHI0000012147

W: Wayne Gomes   L: Paul Spoljaric   SV: Ricky Bottalico

Umpires β€” HP: Jerry Crawford Β· 1B: Mark Hirschbeck Β· 2B: Ron Barnes Β· 3B: Rich Rieker Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Toronto Blue Jays β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Otis Nixon401101
Orlando Merced311010
Joe Carter402000
Ed Sprague401101
Carlos Delgado401002
Benito Santiago401003
Alex Gonzalez300001
Carlos Garcia311000
Woody Williams201001
Paul Spoljaric100000
Shawn Green100001
Ruben Sierra100001
Robert Perez111100

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Rob Butler200010
Mickey Morandini410010
Darren Daulton311011
Scott Rolen210021
Rico Brogna402001
Gregg Jefferies402300
Mike Lieberthal400001
Kevin Stocker212010
Curt Schilling000000
Kevin Jordan100000
Ricky Otero200000
Derrick May100000

Toronto Blue Jays β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Woody Williams5.1343
Paul Spoljaric1.0210
Paul Quantrill0.0010
Dan Plesac1.2201

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Curt Schilling6.0618
Wayne Gomes1.0100
Jerry Spradlin0.2100
Erik Plantenberg0.0100
Ricky Bottalico1.1103

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Otis Nixon: K
  • Orlando Merced: 63/G6
  • Joe Carter: D9/L9LD/R4
  • Ed Sprague: 7/F7M

Bot 1

  • Rob Butler: 8/F8LD
  • Mickey Morandini: 7/F78D
  • Darren Daulton: K

Top 2

  • Carlos Delgado: K
  • Benito Santiago: K
  • Alex Gonzalez: K

Bot 2

  • Scott Rolen: 9/F9S
  • Rico Brogna: 63/G6MD
  • Gregg Jefferies: 3/G3

Top 3

  • Carlos Garcia: 43/G4M
  • Woody Williams: K
  • Otis Nixon: 2/BP2L

Bot 3

  • Mike Lieberthal: K
  • Kevin Stocker: S5/BG25
  • Curt Schilling: 53/SH/BG15S.1-2
  • Rob Butler: 8/F8LD

Top 4

  • Orlando Merced: S8/G6M/R6
  • Joe Carter: 7/F78M
  • Ed Sprague: D8/L89D/R42.1-H
  • Carlos Delgado: K
  • Benito Santiago: K

Bot 4

  • Mickey Morandini: 9/L89M
  • Darren Daulton: W
  • Scott Rolen: K
  • Rico Brogna: S9/G3+/R5.1-3
  • Gregg Jefferies: 8/F89M

Top 5

  • Alex Gonzalez: 31/G3
  • Carlos Garcia: D7/L7LD/R6
  • Woody Williams: S9/L9LS.2-3
  • Otis Nixon: 7/L7D/SF/R2.3-H
  • Orlando Merced: W.1-2
  • Joe Carter: 63/G6

Bot 5

  • Mike Lieberthal: 9/F9D
  • Kevin Stocker: W
  • Curt Schilling: 54/SH/BG15S.1-2
  • Rob Butler: W
  • Mickey Morandini: 3/G3

Top 6

  • Ed Sprague: K
  • Carlos Delgado: 31/G3
  • Benito Santiago: D9/L89D/R4
  • Alex Gonzalez: 9/L9S

Bot 6

  • Darren Daulton: 3/G3
  • Scott Rolen: W
  • Rico Brogna: S9/L89S/R6.1-3
  • Gregg Jefferies: S9/L9M/R6.3-H;1-2
  • Mike Lieberthal: 64(1)/FO/G6/R3.2-3;B-1
  • Kevin Stocker: HP.1-2
  • Kevin Jordan: 13/G13S

Top 7

  • Carlos Garcia: 63/G6
  • Paul Spoljaric: 53/G56
  • Otis Nixon: S7/G56/R4
  • Orlando Merced: 43/G4D

Bot 7

  • Ricky Otero: 1/BP23
  • Mickey Morandini: W
  • Darren Daulton: D9/G3L.1-3
  • Scott Rolen: W
  • Rico Brogna: K
  • Gregg Jefferies: S7/G56/R6.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(E7)
  • Mike Lieberthal: 8/F8RD

Top 8

  • Joe Carter: S9/G34/R4
  • Ed Sprague: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
  • Carlos Delgado: D7/G5L/R6
  • Benito Santiago: SB3
  • Benito Santiago: K

Bot 8

  • Kevin Stocker: T7/L7LD/R6
  • Derrick May: 2/P2R
  • Ricky Otero: WP.3-H(NR)
  • Ricky Otero: 43/G4
  • Mickey Morandini: 7/L7LM

Top 9

  • Shawn Green: K
  • Ruben Sierra: K
  • Robert Perez: HR/F78XD.B-H
  • Otis Nixon: 43/G4

Notes & reviews

  • Debut game for Wayne Gomes