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Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays
1997-07-25 · Night game · Rogers Centre · Att: 31308 · 72°F, night, dry · Wind 7 mph to LF · 2:40
Toronto Blue Jays defeated Kansas City Royals 2–1. Robert Person earned the win and Kelvim Escobar picked up the save. Alex Gonzalez went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
W: Robert Person L: Glendon Rusch SV: Kelvim Escobar
Umpires — HP: Jim Evans · 1B: Chuck Meriwether · 2B: Terry Craft · 3B: Ted Barrett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tom Goodwin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Johnny Damon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jay Bell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Chili Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jeff King | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Offerman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yamil Benitez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David Howard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bip Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Otis Nixon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Merced | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Joe Carter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Delgado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Sprague | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Shawn Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Benito Santiago | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Garcia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Glendon Rusch | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
 Jamie Walker | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Perez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Person | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
 Dan Plesac | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Quantrill | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Kelvim Escobar | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tom Goodwin: W
- Johnny Damon: 6/P6D/DP.1X1(63)
- Jay Bell: S7/L5D
- Chili Davis: W.1-2
- Jeff King: S7/L6D.2-H;1-2
- Jose Offerman: K
Bot 1
- Otis Nixon: 13/BG13S
- Orlando Merced: W
- Joe Carter: 3/P34
- Carlos Delgado: SB2
- Carlos Delgado: 8/F8LM
Top 2
- Mike Sweeney: S9/G34
- Yamil Benitez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
- David Howard: S8/L8RS
- Tom Goodwin: SB2
- Tom Goodwin: K
Bot 2
- Ed Sprague: S7/L78S
- Shawn Green: K
- Benito Santiago: 64(1)3/GDP/G6D
Top 3
- Johnny Damon: K
- Jay Bell: 3/P3SF
- Chili Davis: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Carlos Garcia: D8/L89D
- Alex Gonzalez: SB3
- Alex Gonzalez: K
- Otis Nixon: 43/G4S
- Orlando Merced: W
- Joe Carter: S8/G6M.3-H;1-2
- Carlos Delgado: K
Top 4
- Jeff King: 63/G6D
- Jose Offerman: W
- Mike Sweeney: S7/L7S.1-2
- Yamil Benitez: K
- David Howard: 5/P5F
Bot 4
- Ed Sprague: 5/L5
- Shawn Green: 13/G13
- Benito Santiago: K
Top 5
- Tom Goodwin: 8/L78M
- Johnny Damon: 43/G4
- Jay Bell: 8/F89M
Bot 5
- Carlos Garcia: 2/P2F
- Alex Gonzalez: HR/F78XD
- Otis Nixon: 63/G6
- Orlando Merced: 31/G3
Top 6
- Chili Davis: 53/G5
- Jeff King: 8/F8LD
- Jose Offerman: S4/G4MD
- Mike Sweeney: K
Bot 6
- Joe Carter: 7/F7LM
- Carlos Delgado: K
- Ed Sprague: 63/G6D
Top 7
- Yamil Benitez: D9/L89M
- David Howard: 1/BP23
- Tom Goodwin: 6/P6D
- Johnny Damon: S4/G4S.2-3
- Jay Bell: 9/F9D
Bot 7
- Shawn Green: 6/P6D
- Benito Santiago: S4/G4MD
- Carlos Garcia: 6(1)/FO/G6M
- Alex Gonzalez: 6/L6
Top 8
- Chili Davis: 63/G6MD
- Jeff King: 4/P4D
- Jose Offerman: S6/G6D
- Mike Sweeney: S9/L9S.1-3
- Yamil Benitez: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Otis Nixon: 3/L3
- Orlando Merced: W
- Joe Carter: 8/F78S
- Carlos Delgado: 7/F7LM
Top 9
- Bip Roberts: W
- Tom Goodwin: K
- Johnny Damon: 43/G34.1-2
- Jay Bell: W
- Chili Davis: K