DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
08/28/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1606 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
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Toronto Blue Jays (69-65) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 0
Detroit Tigers (55-79) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Blue Jays Stun Tigers, 2-0
Toronto left-hander Pat Combs was in fine form, shutting out the Detroit Tigers, 2-0. Matt Mantei notched his 16th save in 17 chances. Toronto is now 69-65.

Derek Jeter was vital part of the Toronto win. He was 1-4 with a home run. In the top of the eighth with one out, Jeter hit a solo home run. It made the score 1-0, in favor of the Blue Jays.

"It was a solid team effort and we'll try to keep this momentum going," Combs told reporters after the game.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .292 20 49
M. Greenwell DH 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .213 5 9
B. Mueller 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .246 7 26
O. Kindelán 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .245 32 82
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .248 11 33
M. Nokes C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .238 26 44
G. Vaughn LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 3 8
   a-D. Hosey CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190 5 14
D. Jackson CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .223 10 28
A. Gonzalez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .248 10 24
Totals 34 2 7 2 2 8 15      
a - D. Hosey substituted for G. Vaughn in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Greenwell (4, 8th Inning off B. Clontz, 0 on, 1 out) D. Hosey (11, 9th Inning off B. Clontz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Jeter (20, 8th Inning off F. Lira, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Mueller , D. Jeter 4 , B. Gilkey , G. Vaughn , M. Greenwell 3 , D. Hosey 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Herrera CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 4 18
S. Stewart LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 7 49
W. Cordero 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .238 17 64
B. Grieve RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .295 22 85
G. Colbrunn 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .278 6 32
R. Petagine DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .221 8 28
C. Gomez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249 7 44
A. Gonzalez SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .196 10 52
B. Mayne C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .211 1 11
Totals 30 0 4 0 4 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Cordero (23, 1st Inning off P. Combs, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Grieve , S. Stewart , R. Petagine , W. Cordero 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Grieve 2 , B. Mayne
Sac Bunt: C. Gomez
Team LOB: 8
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Combs 6.1 3 0 0 4 3 0 120 74 3.80   
M. Draper W (2-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 11 6.62   
M. Mantei SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 8 1.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Combs 66
Batters Faced: P. Combs 26, M. Draper 6, M. Mantei 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Combs 10-6, M. Draper 3-2, M. Mantei 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Combs 120-74, M. Draper 19-11, M. Mantei 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Draper 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Lira L (5-16) 7.1 4 1 1 2 6 1 99 68 5.97   
B. Clontz 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 19 13 3.51   
D. Graves 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 6 4.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Lira 70
Batters Faced: F. Lira 28, B. Clontz 6, D. Graves 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Lira 8-8, B. Clontz 0-2, D. Graves 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Lira 99-68, B. Clontz 19-13, D. Graves 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Graves 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pat Combs
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 17 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 34291
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