DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/18/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1164 - SATURDAY, JULY 18TH, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (53-44) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 0
Oakland Athletics (49-48) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Blue Jays Bridle Athletics, 3-2
Toronto Blue Jays starter Teddy Higuera pitched a strong game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum, leading the Blue Jays to a 3-2 win. Higuera got the win, improving to 11-6. He allowed 5 hits and walked 3 over 6.1 innings. Higuera allowed 2 earned runs. Jeff Keener got the save, his 22nd in 24 chances.

Toronto grabbed control in the top of the seventh. With one out and runners on 1st and 2nd, Mike Greenwell delivered a run-scoring single, to make it 3-2 in favor of the Blue Jays.

After the game, Toronto manager Jose Mata applauded the team's effort. "They busted their tails out there," he said.

The second-place Blue Jays improved to 53-44.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORES OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Greenwell 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .268 10 49
E. Burks LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 .273 18 58
C. Ripken Jr. SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .235 20 50
L. Sheets DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .249 10 30
B. Horner 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .251 23 64
B. Roberts CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .271 3 13
   a-G. Pettis CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 3 18
K. Seitzer 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 4 32
   b-W. Randolph 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 0 6
B. Harper C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .243 3 31
R. Deer RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .167 1 2
Totals 36 3 9 3 0 6 15      
a - G. Pettis substituted for B. Roberts in the 8th
b - W. Randolph substituted for K. Seitzer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Horner (9, 4th Inning off J. Navarro, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Burks (4, 1st Inning off J. Navarro, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Roberts (3, 2nd Inning off J. Navarro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Burks 3 , B. Roberts 4 , M. Greenwell , R. Deer 2 , B. Horner 3 , B. Harper 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Seitzer , C. Ripken Jr. 2
Hit by Pitch: E. Burks
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ripken Jr.-Seitzer-Greenwell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kruk 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 14 41
R. Sandberg 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .288 19 55
K. Gruber 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .259 13 60
J. Canseco RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .185 21 56
D. White CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .227 14 46
B. Santiago C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .242 13 38
G. Matthews DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .249 5 27
J. Oquendo SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .210 6 28
D. Green LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .190 13 36
Totals 31 2 7 2 3 11 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Canseco (21, 4th Inning off T. Higuera, 0 on, 1 out) R. Sandberg (19, 1st Inning off T. Higuera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Matthews , B. Santiago , D. White , J. Canseco 4 , K. Gruber , R. Sandberg 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Santiago , J. Oquendo
GIDP: D. Green
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. White (52)
CS: D. White (12) , R. Sandberg (10)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORES OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Higuera W (11-6) 6.1 5 2 2 3 9 2 96 61 4.08   
B. Clark H (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 3.56   
F. Wills H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3 4.82   
J. Keener SV (22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Higuera 61
Batters Faced: T. Higuera 26, B. Clark 3, F. Wills 1, J. Keener 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Higuera 6-3, B. Clark 1-1, F. Wills 0-0, J. Keener 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Higuera 96-61, B. Clark 11-6, F. Wills 7-3, J. Keener 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Clark 1-0 , F. Wills 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Navarro L (7-6) 7.1 9 3 3 0 5 1 114 72 4.04   
B. Holton 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 13 3.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Navarro 53
Batters Faced: J. Navarro 32, B. Holton 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Navarro 6-11, B. Holton 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Navarro 114-72, B. Holton 15-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Holton 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Navarro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Teddy Higuera
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 16 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM EST
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 34965
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