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Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays
1997-04-14 · Night game · Rogers Centre · Att: 25642 · dome · 2:15
Kansas City Royals defeated Toronto Blue Jays 3–2. Glendon Rusch earned the win and Hipolito Pichardo picked up the save. Jay Bell went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
W: Glendon Rusch L: Paul Quantrill SV: Hipolito Pichardo
Umpires — HP: Chuck Meriwether · 1B: Jim Evans · 2B: Larry McCoy · 3B: Terry Craft · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Damon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tom Goodwin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jay Bell | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff King | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chili Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Paquette | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jermaine Dye | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Macfarlane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David Howard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bip Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Otis Nixon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Garcia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Merced | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Carter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Sprague | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Juan Samuel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Perez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Carlos Delgado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Shannon Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Glendon Rusch | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Brian Bevil | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jamie Walker | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hipolito Pichardo | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Toronto Blue Jays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Williams | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Paul Quantrill | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dan Plesac | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Andujar | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Johnny Damon: W
- Tom Goodwin: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M
- Jay Bell: HR/F78XD
- Jeff King: K
Bot 1
- Otis Nixon: 43/G4
- Carlos Garcia: 4/P34D
- Orlando Merced: 3/G3
Top 2
- Chili Davis: 9/F89M
- Craig Paquette: D7/G5L/R65
- Jermaine Dye: 3/P3F
- Mike Macfarlane: 6/P6MS
Bot 2
- Joe Carter: 63/G6M
- Ed Sprague: 43/G4M
- Juan Samuel: S8/L89M
- Robert Perez: D7/L7LS.1-3
- Charlie O'Brien: W
- Alex Gonzalez: K
Top 3
- David Howard: K
- Johnny Damon: K
- Tom Goodwin: K
Bot 3
- Otis Nixon: 13/BG23
- Carlos Garcia: 63/G6
- Orlando Merced: K
Top 4
- Jay Bell: 8/F89M
- Jeff King: S8/L8RM
- Chili Davis: 8/F89D
- Craig Paquette: 8/F8LM
Bot 4
- Joe Carter: S8/L8LS
- Ed Sprague: D7/G5L.1-3
- Juan Samuel: 63/G6.3-H
- Robert Perez: 8/F78M
- Charlie O'Brien: 4/P4
Top 5
- Jermaine Dye: 8/F8LD
- Mike Macfarlane: 7/F78M
- David Howard: K
Bot 5
- Alex Gonzalez: 9/F9LS
- Otis Nixon: 9/F9M
- Carlos Garcia: S8/L8LS
- Orlando Merced: W.1-2
- Joe Carter: S8/L8LM.2-H;1-2
- Ed Sprague: 7/F7M
Top 6
- Johnny Damon: 6/L6M
- Tom Goodwin: 7/F7M
- Jay Bell: HR/F7LD
- Jeff King: 13/BG/2L
Bot 6
- Juan Samuel: K
- Robert Perez: 8/F8RD
- Charlie O'Brien: D7/L7LM
- Alex Gonzalez: K
Top 7
- Chili Davis: 63/G6M
- Craig Paquette: 8/F8LM
- Jermaine Dye: 63/G6
Bot 7
- Otis Nixon: 63/G6M
- Carlos Garcia: 8/F8RM
- Orlando Merced: 8/F8RM
Top 8
- Mike Macfarlane: K
- David Howard: 63/G6M
- Johnny Damon: S7/L7S/R64
- Bip Roberts: S8/L78M.1-H
- Jay Bell: 9/F9LD
Bot 8
- Joe Carter: K
- Ed Sprague: 6/L6
- Carlos Delgado: 2/P2RF
Top 9
- Jeff King: W
- Chili Davis: 9/F89M
- Craig Paquette: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Bot 9
- Shannon Stewart: 7/F7LD
- Charlie O'Brien: K
- Alex Gonzalez: W
- Otis Nixon: 46(1)/FO/G4M