Blue Jays @ Athletics
August 17, 1998

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Bottom 9 R H E
Blue Jays 4 8 0
Athletics 2 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Blue Jays 4 8 0
Athletics 2 6 0

Matt Stairs Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .314
OBP .500 .393
At Bats 3 379
Hits 1 119
• Singles 1 71
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 1 46
RBI’s 0 84

Dan Plesac Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 1
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - August 17, 1998
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Strikeout
Dan Plesac
Darrin Fletcher
Carlos Delgado
Craig Grebeck
Tony Fernandez
Alex Gonzalez
Shannon Stewart
Jose Cruz
Shawn Green
Matt Stairs
Ryan Christenson
Rickey Henderson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Toronto Blue Jays 4 8 0 8
Oakland Athletics 2 6 0 11
Winning Pitcher Kelvim Escobar
Losing Pitcher Tom Candiotti
Save Dan Plesac
Game Winning RBI Jose Canseco
Attendance 9,761
Time of Game 3 hours 10 minutes
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Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Ryan Christenson pinch runs for Jason Giambi. Stairs strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dan Plesac now pitching. Giambi takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to third.
Bottom 9 There goes Henderson. The throw from Fletcher and he is safe. Henderson steals second.
Bottom 9 Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Jason McDonald pinch hits for A.J. Hinch. McDonald hits a popup into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Canseco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Buddy Groom now pitching. Green hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Stewart strikes out.
Top 9 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Paul Quantrill now pitching. Sprague hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Grieve strikes out.
Top 8 Grebeck strikes out.
Top 8 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Fernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Stairs hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Steve Sinclair now pitching. Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Roberts takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Henderson. The throw from Fletcher and he is safe. Henderson steals second.
Bottom 7 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Craig Grebeck now playing second base. Hinch hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Tim Worrell now pitching. Canseco strikes out.
Top 7 Mark Holzemer now pitching. Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Tejada hits a popup into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sprague hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Spiezio hits a line drive into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 6 Crespo hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fletcher for the out.
Bottom 5 Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stairs strikes out.
Bottom 5 Giambi hits a line drive into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Delgado hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Canseco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a line drive towards third. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hinch hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Spiezio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Green hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Grieve hits a line drive into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado fields the ball and throws to Escobar covering. Safe. Giambi moves to second.
Bottom 3 Giambi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Crespo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Crespo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Candiotti covering, for the out.
Top 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it and throws to second for the out. Cruz moves to third.
Top 3 Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second.
Top 3 Cruz bunts in front of the plate. Hinch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Delgado strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hinch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Tejada hits a popup into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sprague hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Canseco hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Green hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Stewart. The throw from Hinch and he is safe. Stewart steals second.
Top 2 Stewart is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Spiezio strikes out.
Bottom 1 Grieve strikes out.
Bottom 1 Stairs takes first base on ball four. Roberts moves to third. Giambi moves to second.
Bottom 1 Giambi takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Roberts. The throw from Fletcher and he is safe. Roberts steals second.
Bottom 1 Roberts takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Crespo hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Fernandez moves to second.
Top 1 Fernandez hits a line drive beyond short. Tejada can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Delgado scores. Cruz moves to third.
Top 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Green scores. Delgado moves to third.
Top 1 Delgado takes first base on ball four. Green moves to second.
Top 1 Canseco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Stewart hits a popup towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.