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May 30, 1997

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Blue Jays 7 11 1
Athletics 12 14 2
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Blue Jays 7 11 1
Athletics 12 14 2

Ed Sprague Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .279
OBP 1.000 .353
At Bats 3 183
Hits 3 51
• Singles 3 22
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 1 18
RBI’s 0 25

Mike Mohler Season Stats

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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - May 30, 1997
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Strikeout
Mike Mohler
George Williams
Mark McGwire
Scott Spiezio
Scott Brosius
Rafael Bournigal
Pat Lennon
Damon Mashore
Matt Stairs
Ed Sprague
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs
Count: 2-2, 1 Out

Sprague strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Carter hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Merced hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Mike Mohler now pitching. Nixon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Brosius hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Paul Quantrill now pitching. Spiezio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Stairs hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 McGwire hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Canseco hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 Lennon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Mashore moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mashore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Carlos Garcia now playing second base. Bournigal strikes out.
Top 8 Shawn Green pinch hits for Tilson Brito. Green strikes out.
Top 8 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Santiago moves to third.
Top 8 Santiago hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lennon. Santiago reaches second base with a double. Carter scores. Sprague goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Sierra strikes out.
Top 8 Delgado hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carter moves to third.
Top 8 Sprague hits a popup beyond second. Spiezio can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Carter moves to second.
Top 8 Aaron Small now pitching. Matt Stairs now playing right field. Carter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Brosius hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Spiezio hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Berroa tags and scores.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Berroa moves to third.
Bottom 7 Berroa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carter. Berroa reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Tim Crabtree now pitching. McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Merced hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gonzalez tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Brito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Pat Lennon now playing left field. Rafael Bournigal now playing shortstop. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prieto juggles the ball. That's an error on Prieto. Gonzalez moves to third.
Bottom 6 Pat Lennon pinch runs for Jason Giambi. Canseco hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Giambi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bournigal scores. Mashore moves to third.
Bottom 6 Rafael Bournigal pinch runs for Dave Magadan. Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gonzalez. Berroa scores. Spiezio scores. Bournigal moves to second.
Bottom 6 Dave Magadan pinch hits for Scott Sheldon. Magadan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops it up and throws to first, with Hentgen covering, for the out. Berroa moves to third. Spiezio moves to second.
Bottom 6 Spiezio is hit by the pitch. Berroa moves to second.
Bottom 6 Berroa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Santiago strikes out.
Top 6 Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sheldon fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sheldon. Sierra moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Delgado hits a popup into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sprague hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Canseco takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Giambi hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Merced. Giambi reaches second base with a double. Brosius scores.
Bottom 5 Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. Brosius moves to third.
Bottom 5 Sheldon bunts towards first. Delgado scoops it up and throws to first, with Brito covering, for the out. Brosius moves to second.
Bottom 5 Brosius hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it and throws to second for the out. Brito moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brito moves to second.
Top 5 Brito strikes out.
Bottom 4 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 4 Spiezio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nixon who is chasing the ball. Spiezio reaches third base with a triple. Giambi scores. Berroa goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Berroa takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Giambi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Merced. Giambi reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sheldon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Santiago strikes out.
Top 4 Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carter scores. Sprague moves to third. Delgado moves to second.
Top 4 Delgado is hit by the pitch. Carter moves to third. Sprague moves to second.
Top 4 Sprague takes first base on ball four. Carter moves to second.
Top 4 Carter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Mashore strikes out.
Bottom 3 Sheldon strikes out. Santiago drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Sheldon out. There goes Brosius. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 3 Brosius hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Merced. Brosius reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Top 3 Merced hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Nixon hits a line drive into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brito strikes out. Williams drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Brito out.
Bottom 2 Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Berroa strikes out.
Bottom 2 McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sheldon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Santiago hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Canseco strikes out.
Bottom 1 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Delgado hits a fly ball into right field. Berroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sprague hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carter moves to second.
Top 1 Carter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Merced hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sheldon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Nixon strikes out.