DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
10/24/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 3196 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Toronto Blue Jays 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 0
Home Loss Shrinks Blue Jays' Series Lead to 3-2
The Kansas City Royals have closed some of the gap between themselves and the series-leading Toronto Blue Jays, winning 4-3 at SkyDome today. Royals right-hander Bobby J. Jones was named player of the game after he threw 8 innings of 5-hit ball. The win cuts the deficit facing the Royals to 3-2 in the best-of-7 World Series.

It could have been a different outcome for Kansas City, had it not been for Roberto Alomar, the six-time All-Star . Alomar contributed a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put Kansas City up, 3-2.

Alomar attributed the win to "a well-rounded effort by the whole team."

Game 6 is set to be played Sunday, October 26th, 1997 at Royals Stadium. Slated to start are Melido Perez for Toronto and Denny Neagle for Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .275 3 6
R. Sanders RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .276 4 8
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .317 2 12
K. Kiyohara 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 1 4
T. Eusebio C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .216 1 3
A. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .242 4 8
R. Milligan DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286 1 5
B. Larkin SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .236 1 5
R. Lankford LF 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .295 4 7
Totals 33 4 8 4 1 13 7      
BATTING
Triples: T. Naehring (1, 5th Inning off J. Smiley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (3, 5th Inning off J. Smiley, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Sanders (4, 4th Inning off J. Smiley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 4 , R. Sanders 6 , T. Eusebio , T. Naehring 4 , R. Lankford
2-out RBI: R. Alomar , T. Naehring
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jones , K. Kiyohara , R. Sanders
GIDP: T. Naehring
Sac Bunt: K. Kiyohara
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .254 2 7
W. Clark 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .242 3 7
M. McGwire DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .206 5 9
E. Burks RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .234 1 5
D. Fletcher C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .140 3 7
J. Bell SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .222 4 11
D. Palmer 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 9 16
D. Bichette LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 3 6
D. Jackson CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 4 11
Totals 32 3 5 3 0 8 4      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Clark (1, 6th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Jeter (1, 8th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Bichette (3, 3rd Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Fletcher (3, 4th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bichette 4 , D. Jeter 3 , D. Fletcher 4 , W. Clark 2 , M. McGwire
2-out RBI: D. Fletcher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fletcher
Hit by Pitch: E. Burks
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jeter-Bell-Clark)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones W (2-2) 8.0 5 3 3 0 6 2 103 68 4.08   
A. Benitez SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 66
Batters Faced: B. Jones 30, A. Benitez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 8-10, A. Benitez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 103-68, A. Benitez 13-9
Hit Batsmen: B. Jones
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smiley L (2-1) 7.0 8 4 4 1 9 2 113 78 3.38   
F. Wills 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 27 19 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smiley 53
Batters Faced: J. Smiley 29, F. Wills 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smiley 7-4, F. Wills 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smiley 113-78, F. Wills 27-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby J. Jones
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Roof closed, 65 degrees
Start Time: 8:05 PM EST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 50140
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