Blue Jays @ Royals
August 22, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Blue Jays 5 10 2
Royals 3 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Blue Jays 5 10 2
Royals 3 8 0

Yamil Benitez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .278
OBP .000 .307
At Bats 0 97
Hits 0 27
• Singles 0 16
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 17

Kelvim Escobar Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 9
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Kauffman Stadium - August 22, 1997
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Strikeout
Kelvim Escobar
Charlie O'Brien
Carlos Delgado
Mariano Duncan
Ed Sprague
Tomas Perez
Jose Cruz
Shannon Stewart
Shawn Green
Yamil Benitez
Mike Sweeney

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Toronto Blue Jays 5 10 2 5
Kansas City Royals 3 8 0 6
Winning Pitcher Roger Clemens
Losing Pitcher Jose Rosado
Save Kelvim Escobar
Game Winning RBI Jose Cruz
Attendance 29,604
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
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Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Yamil Benitez pinch hits for Shane Halter. Benitez strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Sweeney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Sweeney reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Dye strikes out.
Bottom 9 Kelvim Escobar now pitching. King hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stewart hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out.
Top 9 Shane Halter now playing second base. O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Paul Quantrill now pitching. Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell moves to third.
Bottom 8 Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green. Bell reaches second base with a double. Damon scores.
Bottom 8 Damon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Damon reaches third base with a triple. Roberts scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan misplays the ball. That's an error on Duncan. Sutton scores. Roberts moves to second.
Bottom 8 Larry Sutton pinch hits for Jed Hansen. Sutton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Sutton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sprague hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gregg Olson now pitching. Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Olson covering, for the out.
Top 8 Carter hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Cruz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Duncan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 King hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Stewart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Green strikes out.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Damon moves to second.
Bottom 6 Damon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Roberts strikes out.
Top 6 Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Delgado hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hansen strikes out.
Bottom 5 Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Duncan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Stewart moves to second.
Top 5 Stewart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 King hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Green strikes out.
Top 4 Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Delgado strikes out.
Bottom 3 Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Clemens, and towards Perez, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Roberts hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Green who is chasing the ball. Roberts reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Hansen hits a line drive into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Duncan strikes out.
Top 3 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rosado fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Dye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 King strikes out.
Bottom 2 Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a line drive into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Sprague hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Delgado hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Duncan scores.
Top 1 Carter hits a popup towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stewart tags and scores. Duncan tags and moves to second.
Top 1 Duncan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stewart moves to third.
Top 1 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hansen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.