MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
10/21/1998
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 8737 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Toronto Blue Jays 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0
Toronto Wins at Home to Take 2-1 Lead in CS
The Toronto Blue Jays got a strong performance from pitcher Jaret Wright, who stymied the Seattle offense en route to a 3-0 win in Game 3 of the Championship Series today. The Mariners could never get a bead on the right-handed Wright, who threw 5 innings of shutout ball. The Blue Jays now hold a 2-1 advantage in the best-of-7 series.

Charles Johnson, the Toronto catcher, contributed a 3-run home run in the bottom of the second inning to make the score 3-0, Blue Jays. For the game, Johnson went 1 for 3 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

Johnson called the win "a collective effort."

Game 4 is scheduled for tomorrow in Toronto. Slated to start are Jamie Moyer for the Seattle Mariners and Hideki Irabu for the the Toronto Blue Jays.
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .153 0 2
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .409 2 8
K. Griffey Jr CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .448 5 15
E. Martinez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .242 2 8
A. Martin LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .354 4 15
T. Martinez DH 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .349 3 8
K. Young 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .234 3 10
J. Herrera RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 0 6
D. Wilson C 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .322 0 5
Totals 35 0 10 0 0 11 14      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Martinez (3, 4th Inning off J. Wright, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 2 , A. Martin , D. Wilson 2 , O. Vizquel , T. Martinez 4 , E. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Young 2 , K. Griffey Jr
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Alomar (1) , E. Martinez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Mussina
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Burnitz DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .256 5 15
B. Giles LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .444 4 10
O. Cabrera SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 0 5
T. Nixon RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 9
M. Barrett 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .164 1 4
   a-W. Delgado 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
M. Grace 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 0 7
C. Johnson C 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 .283 4 13
B. Boone 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .151 1 4
B. Jordan CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 2 7
Totals 27 3 3 3 3 3 7      
a - W. Delgado substituted for M. Barrett in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Johnson (4, 2nd Inning off M. Mussina, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Jordan 2 , C. Johnson 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Burnitz , O. Cabrera
Team LOB: 3
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Mussina L (1-1) 7.0 2 3 3 2 3 1 103 67 3.97   
J. Mesa 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 8 3.97   
K. Mercker 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mussina 62
Batters Faced: M. Mussina 25, J. Mesa 4, K. Mercker 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mussina 12-6, J. Mesa 0-2, K. Mercker 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mussina 103-67, J. Mesa 18-8, K. Mercker 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Mercker 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Wright W (1-1) 5.1 7 0 0 0 6 0 93 63 5.40   
B. Keyser H (2) 1.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 27 16 12.86   
M. Valdes H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 8 0.00   
J. Rocker SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 7 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wright 60
Batters Faced: J. Wright 22, B. Keyser 7, M. Valdes 3, J. Rocker 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wright 4-5, B. Keyser 0-2, M. Valdes 1-1, J. Rocker 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wright 93-63, B. Keyser 27-16, M. Valdes 14-8, J. Rocker 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Keyser 1-0 , M. Valdes 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jaret Wright
Ballpark: Skydome
Weather: Roof closed, 65 degrees
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 49631
Special Notes: RP Brian Keyser was injured while pitching.
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