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Oakland Athletics @ Toronto Blue Jays
2001-08-15 · Night game · Rogers Centre · Att: 23135 · 82°F, sunny · Wind 16 mph R to L · 2:40
Toronto Blue Jays defeated Oakland Athletics 5–2. Toronto Blue Jays put up 2 in the 4th. Kelvim Escobar earned the win and Billy Koch picked up the save. Alex Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
W: Kelvim Escobar L: Barry Zito SV: Billy Koch
Umpires — HP: John Shulock · 1B: Jim Reynolds · 2B: Jeff Nelson · 3B: Mike Everitt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Damon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeremy Giambi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Giambi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Jermaine Dye | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Terrence Long | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Chavez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ramon Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Menechino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 F. P. Santangelo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Gonzalez | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Shannon Stewart | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Carlos Delgado | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Raul Mondesi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Fullmer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Homer Bush | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alberto Castillo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Frye | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barry Zito | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
 Luis Vizcaino | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gil Heredia | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kelvim Escobar | 7.2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
 Dan Plesac | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Quantrill | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Koch | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Johnny Damon: 43/G4S-
- Jeremy Giambi: K/C
- Jason Giambi: K/C
Bot 1
- Jose Cruz: 8/F8LD
- Alex Gonzalez: D/L89D+
- Shannon Stewart: SB3
- Shannon Stewart: W
- Carlos Delgado: 7/SF/F7M.3-H
- Raul Mondesi: 13/G15
Top 2
- Jermaine Dye: K
- Terrence Long: W
- Miguel Tejada: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 2
- Brad Fullmer: 9/F9D
- Homer Bush: 4/L4
- Alberto Castillo: 6/P6D
Top 3
- Eric Chavez: 7/F78XD+
- Ramon Hernandez: 4/L4D-
- Frank Menechino: W
- Johnny Damon: 7/P78S
Bot 3
- Jeff Frye: 3/FL/P3DF
- Jose Cruz: 9/FL/F9LMF
- Alex Gonzalez: S/G6
- Shannon Stewart: 53/G5
Top 4
- Jeremy Giambi: 3/G3
- Jason Giambi: 43/G4
- Jermaine Dye: 3/P3
Bot 4
- Carlos Delgado: E4/G4
- Raul Mondesi: E3/TH2/G3.1-3;B-2
- Brad Fullmer: S7/L7S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
- Homer Bush: 53/G56S.1-2
- Alberto Castillo: 5/P56S
- Jeff Frye: 63/G56
Top 5
- Terrence Long: 43/G34
- Miguel Tejada: S/G5S
- Eric Chavez: 64(1)/FO/G6
- Ramon Hernandez: 7/L7S
Bot 5
- Jose Cruz: K
- Alex Gonzalez: K
- Shannon Stewart: S9/L89S
- Carlos Delgado: SB2
- Carlos Delgado: W
- Raul Mondesi: 5/L56
Top 6
- Frank Menechino: 53/G56S
- Johnny Damon: 4/P34D
- Jeremy Giambi: 31/G3
Bot 6
- Brad Fullmer: S8/L4MD
- Homer Bush: 2/FL
- Alberto Castillo: K+CS2(26)/DP/C
Top 7
- Jason Giambi: K
- Jermaine Dye: 53/G
- Terrence Long: S7
- Miguel Tejada: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 7
- Jeff Frye: D7
- Jose Cruz: 3/G3-.2-3
- Alex Gonzalez: HR/F78XD+.3-H
- Shannon Stewart: 9/F9S
- Carlos Delgado: 43/G4
Top 8
- Eric Chavez: 8/F89XD+
- Ramon Hernandez: 63/G56
- Frank Menechino: W
- Johnny Damon: S9/L34.1-2
- Jeremy Giambi: 3/L34+
Bot 8
- Raul Mondesi: 8/F8RXD
- Brad Fullmer: 7/F7M
- Homer Bush: S/G56
- Alberto Castillo: 8/F8RXD
Top 9
- Jason Giambi: K
- Jermaine Dye: S8/L4MD
- Terrence Long: K/C
- Miguel Tejada: D9/F9D+.1-H
- Eric Chavez: S9/L9S.2-H
- F. P. Santangelo: 43/G4