Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 25, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 1997 at Skydome. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 13, Toronto Blue Jays 8

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 5 2 2 1
Rodriguez ss 5 2 3 3
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 3 3 3
Martinez E. dh 5 1 1 1
Buhner rf 3 2 0 0
Sorrento 1b 3 0 3 2
  Blowers ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Gates 3b 2 0 0 1
  Davis ph,3b 2 1 1 2
Wilson c 4 1 1 0
Tinsley lf 3 0 0 0
  Amaral ph,lf 2 1 2 0
Martinez D. p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy p 0 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 13 17 13
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 4 0 1 0
Garcia 2b 5 2 2 0
Merced rf 4 1 1 1
Carter 1b 5 1 1 0
Sprague 3b 3 1 0 1
Delgado dh 2 1 1 4
O'Brien c 4 0 0 0
Green lf 4 2 2 2
Gonzalez ss 4 0 2 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
  Crabtree p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Flener p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 10 8
Seattle 401 000 17013171
Toronto 500 101 0018100
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez   6.0 7 7 6 5 0
  Ayala  W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  McCarthy   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Sanders   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
5
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens   7.0 9 6 6 2 2
  Crabtree   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Plesac  L (0-2) 0.1 4 4 4 0 1
  Timlin   0.2 2 2 2 0 2
  Flener   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
13
13
3
5

  E–Griffey (1).  DP–Seattle 1, Toronto 1.  2B–Toronto Garcia (2,off Sanders).  HR–Seattle Griffey 3 (13,3rd inning off Clemens 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Clemens 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Timlin 0 on, 1 out); R Davis (4,8th inning off Plesac 1 on, 1 out); Rodriguez (3,8th inning off Timlin 2 on, 1 out), Toronto Delgado (4,1st inning off D Martinez 3 on, 1 out); Green 2 (4,4th inning off D Martinez 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off D Martinez 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Gates (1,off Clemens).  HBP–Wilson (1,by Clemens).  SB–Garcia (4,2nd base off D Martinez/Wilson); Nixon (8,2nd base off D Martinez/Wilson).  CS–Gonzalez (1,2nd base by D Martinez/Wilson); Nixon (3,3rd base by D Martinez/Wilson).  HBP–Clemens (1,Wilson).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–3:16.  A–31,215.
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