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Texas Rangers @ Toronto Blue Jays
1997-09-06 · Day game · Rogers Centre · Att: 31232 · 83°F, sunny, dry · Wind 20 mph L to R · 2:36
Toronto Blue Jays defeated Texas Rangers 2–1. Pat Hentgen earned the win and Kelvim Escobar picked up the save. Juan Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Pat Hentgen L: John Burkett SV: Kelvim Escobar
Umpires — HP: Jim Joyce · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: John Hirschbeck · 3B: Fieldin Culbreth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tom Goodwin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rusty Greer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Lee Stevens | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Fernando Tatis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Domingo Cedeno | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marc Sagmoen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Benji Gil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Leyritz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Toronto Blue Jays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Crespo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Shawn Green | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Cruz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Delgado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Benito Santiago | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Butler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Evans | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tomas Perez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Shannon Stewart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Burkett | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Matt Whiteside | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Bailes | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Patterson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Toronto Blue Jays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pat Hentgen | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
 Kelvim Escobar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tom Goodwin: 63/G6M
- Ivan Rodriguez: 4/L34D
- Rusty Greer: 53/G56
Bot 1
- Felipe Crespo: 41/G34D
- Shawn Green: T9/F89XD/R65U1
- Jose Cruz: 8/SF/F8RXD.3-H
- Joe Carter: HP
- Carlos Delgado: K
Top 2
- Juan Gonzalez: K
- Lee Stevens: 7/L78D
- Fernando Tatis: 53/G5
Bot 2
- Benito Santiago: 8/F8RM
- Rich Butler: K
- Tom Evans: S9/L34D
- Tomas Perez: K
Top 3
- Domingo Cedeno: W
- Marc Sagmoen: K
- Benji Gil: K
- Tom Goodwin: 7/P6D
Bot 3
- Felipe Crespo: K
- Shawn Green: 8/F78D
- Jose Cruz: W
- Joe Carter: 4/P4M
Top 4
- Ivan Rodriguez: 9/F89D
- Rusty Greer: 43/G4
- Juan Gonzalez: D9/F8RS
- Lee Stevens: W
- Fernando Tatis: K
Bot 4
- Carlos Delgado: 8/F89D
- Benito Santiago: 4/P4D
- Rich Butler: 63/G6M
Top 5
- Domingo Cedeno: 5/P5DF
- Marc Sagmoen: 31/G34
- Benji Gil: K
Bot 5
- Tom Evans: HR/L7LD
- Tomas Perez: S4/G4M
- Felipe Crespo: 13/SH/BG13S.1-2
- Shawn Green: S7/L7S.2-3
- Jose Cruz: K
- Shannon Stewart: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 6
- Tom Goodwin: 9/F9S
- Ivan Rodriguez: S7/L7LM
- Rusty Greer: K+SB2/R6
- Juan Gonzalez: S6/G56D.2-3
- Lee Stevens: W.1-2
- Fernando Tatis: 43/G4
Bot 6
- Carlos Delgado: 3/G3
- Benito Santiago: 9/F9D
- Rich Butler: 7/L7D
Top 7
- Domingo Cedeno: 13/G13
- Marc Sagmoen: 9/F89M
- Benji Gil: S6/G6M
- Tom Goodwin: 43/G34D
Bot 7
- Tom Evans: 4/P4MD
- Tomas Perez: S5/BG5S
- Felipe Crespo: CS2(26)
- Felipe Crespo: S7/L7S
- Shawn Green: S7/G56.1-2
- Jose Cruz: 43/G4D
Top 8
- Ivan Rodriguez: 9/F9LD
- Rusty Greer: 53/G56
- Juan Gonzalez: HR/L78XD
- Lee Stevens: D7/F7LD
- Fernando Tatis: 53/G56
Bot 8
- Shannon Stewart: 53/G56
- Carlos Delgado: 7/F78D
- Benito Santiago: K
Top 9
- Domingo Cedeno: K
- Marc Sagmoen: K
- Jim Leyritz: K
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Rich Butler
- Jim Leyritz ejected by HP umpire Jim Joyce