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Toronto Blue Jays @ Philadelphia Phillies

1997-06-15 · Day game · Veterans Stadium · Att: 30516 · 75°F, sunny, dry · Wind 8 mph R to L · 2:40

Toronto Blue Jays defeated Philadelphia Phillies 11–1. Toronto Blue Jays put up 4 in the 1st. Pat Hentgen earned the win. Alex Gonzalez went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TOR	4	0	3	0	1	2	0	1	0	11	12
PHI	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6

W: Pat Hentgen L: Mark Leiter SV: (none)

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

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Otis Nixon	2	2	2	1	2	0
Orlando Merced	3	2	2	0	1	1
Joe Carter	4	1	1	2	0	1
Ed Sprague	4	1	1	1	0	0
Carlos Delgado	4	1	0	0	1	1
Charlie O'Brien	4	1	1	2	0	0
Alex Gonzalez	5	2	3	4	0	1
Carlos Garcia	5	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Hentgen	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jacob Brumfield	1	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Perez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Shawn Green	1	1	1	0	0	0
Tilson Brito	1	0	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ricky Otero	3	0	0	0	1	0
Kevin Sefcik	4	0	1	0	0	1
Rico Brogna	4	0	1	0	0	0
Scott Rolen	4	0	2	0	0	2
Derrick May	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gregg Jefferies	3	1	1	0	1	0
Kevin Jordan	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mark Parent	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ron Blazier	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rob Butler	1	0	0	1	0	0
Ruben Amaro	2	0	0	0	0	1

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pat Hentgen	9.0	6	2	6

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mark Leiter	2.0	6	2	1
Ron Blazier	3.0	2	0	1
Reggie Harris	2.0	2	2	3
Erik Plantenberg	2.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Otis Nixon: W
Orlando Merced: D7/L7S/R6.1-3
Joe Carter: D8/L8LXD/R6.3-H;2-H
Ed Sprague: E5/G5.2-3;B-1
Carlos Delgado: K
Charlie O'Brien: 3/P3
Alex Gonzalez: D7/L7LD/R6.3-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Carlos Garcia: 63/G6

Bot 1

Ricky Otero: 9/L89M
Kevin Sefcik: E3/G3.B-1
Rico Brogna: 43/G34.1-2
Scott Rolen: K

Top 2

Pat Hentgen: 43/G4
Otis Nixon: S4/G6M
Orlando Merced: SB2/R6U4
Orlando Merced: W
Joe Carter: 5/P23F
Ed Sprague: 5/L5

Bot 2

Derrick May: 5/P56
Gregg Jefferies: 9/L9LD
Kevin Jordan: 53/G5

Top 3

Carlos Delgado: E4/P3D.B-2
Charlie O'Brien: D7/L7LD.2-H(UR)
Alex Gonzalez: DGR/L9LD.2-H
Carlos Garcia: 3/P9LSF.2-3
Pat Hentgen: 6/L6
Otis Nixon: S8/G6M.3-H(UR)
Orlando Merced: K

Bot 3

Mark Parent: K
Ron Blazier: 43/G34D
Ricky Otero: 43/G34D

Top 4

Joe Carter: 3/P3
Ed Sprague: 7/L7M
Carlos Delgado: 31/G3

Bot 4

Kevin Sefcik: S4/G4MS
Rico Brogna: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Scott Rolen: S7/L78S/R4
Derrick May: 4/P34D

Top 5

Charlie O'Brien: 3/P23
Alex Gonzalez: HR/F7D.B-H
Carlos Garcia: 9/L89D
Pat Hentgen: 9/L9LS

Bot 5

Gregg Jefferies: S9/G3L/R4
Kevin Jordan: 4/P34
Mark Parent: SB2/R4
Mark Parent: E5/G5/R3.2-3;B-1
Rob Butler: 64(1)/FO/G6/R3.3-H(UR);B-1
Ricky Otero: W.1-2
Kevin Sefcik: K

Top 6

Otis Nixon: W
Orlando Merced: S9/L34D/R6.1-2
Joe Carter: K
Ed Sprague: D9/L9LM/R6.2-H;1-3
Carlos Delgado: I
Charlie O'Brien: 8/F8LXD/SF/R6.3-H
Alex Gonzalez: K

Bot 6

Rico Brogna: S9/G34D/R6
Scott Rolen: K
Derrick May: 54(1)/FO/G56.B-1
Gregg Jefferies: DI.1-2
Gregg Jefferies: 9/L9D

Top 7

Carlos Garcia: 53/G56
Pat Hentgen: K
Jacob Brumfield: 53/G5L

Bot 7

Kevin Jordan: S7/L78S/R6
Mark Parent: 64(1)/FO/G56.B-1
Ruben Amaro: K
Ricky Otero: 8/L8LD

Top 8

Robert Perez: 7/F78D
Shawn Green: D7/L7LD/R6
Tilson Brito: S7/L7M/R6.2-H
Carlos Delgado: 8/F8LS
Charlie O'Brien: 4/P34D

Bot 8

Kevin Sefcik: 63/G6D
Rico Brogna: 4/P89S
Scott Rolen: D7/G5L/R6
Derrick May: 2/P2RF

Top 9

Alex Gonzalez: 43/G4
Carlos Garcia: 53/G56
Pat Hentgen: 43/G4M

Bot 9

Gregg Jefferies: W
Kevin Jordan: 9/L9D/R4
Mark Parent: K
Ruben Amaro: 43/G34