MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
04/07/2039
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 671 - THURSDAY, APRIL 7TH , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (4-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Montreal Expos (5-2) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 X 5 5 0
Blue Jays Tagged with 5-0 Loss
Gabe Helmstetter never let Toronto get something going. The Montreal left-hander commanded his fastball in pitching the Expos to a 5-0 win. Mike Stevens earned the win after being summoned from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1.1 innings. His record is now 1-0. The loss drops Toronto to 4-4.

The Blue Jays had been locked in a 0-0 tie with the Expos going into the bottom of the sixth inning. That changed quickly when the 25-year old right fielder Steve Dowdle came to the plate. Dowdle hit a 3-run home run on a first pitch fastball from Toronto hurler Ndrèu Seseri. It was Dowdle's 3rd home run of the year.

"No time for flexing," said Helmstetter. "It's always one game at a time."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Swanberg 2B, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .300 2 5
J. Sivertsen 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .077 0 2
T. Bowley RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .133 0 0
D. Morris LF 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .227 2 3
   b-M. Ciulla PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-B. Peterson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
D. Alvarez DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .323 3 6
C. Ignas C 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .087 1 1
J. Kelman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .233 1 1
T. Aranda SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .409 1 3
   a-C. Chapman PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .316 0 1
J. Lopez CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .217 0 1
Totals 30 0 3 0 6 11 18      
a - C. Chapman pinch hit for T. Aranda in the 7th
b - M. Ciulla pinch hit for D. Morris in the 8th
c - B. Peterson substituted for M. Ciulla in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kelman (2, 2nd Inning off G. Helmstetter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Alvarez , J. Kelman 2 , C. Chapman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Bowley , C. Ignas , T. Aranda
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sivertsen (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Rose LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .300 2 2
J. Barber SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .448 2 6
J. Mastrangelo 2B 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .160 0 0
S. Dowdle CF 4 1 1 3 0 0 4 .414 3 11
N. Petite RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .231 0 6
A. del Valle 3B 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .148 0 2
B. Morris DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
C. Caldwell C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .150 0 2
E. Serna 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0
Totals 29 5 5 5 5 8 10      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Rose (2, 6th Inning off T. Briggs, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Dowdle (3, 6th Inning off N. Seseri, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Rose 2 , J. Barber , J. Mastrangelo , S. Dowdle 4 , N. Petite
2-out RBI: S. Dowdle , N. Petite
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Morris
Team LOB: 5
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Briggs L (0-2) 5.2 2 2 2 2 5 0 80 1.69   
N. Seseri 1.2 1 2 2 1 2 1 22 4.70   
J. Sandefur 0.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 21 6.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Briggs 60
Batters Faced: T. Briggs 21, N. Seseri 7, J. Sandefur 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Briggs 7-5, N. Seseri 2-1, J. Sandefur 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Briggs 80-51, N. Seseri 22-15, J. Sandefur 21-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Seseri 2-2 , J. Sandefur 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Helmstetter 5.0 1 0 0 4 5 0 89 4.82   
M. Stevens W (1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 0.00   
M. Johnson H (2) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 25 0.00   
M. Bova 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Helmstetter 66
Batters Faced: G. Helmstetter 20, M. Stevens 6, M. Johnson 7, M. Bova 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Helmstetter 5-5, M. Stevens 2-1, M. Johnson 0-3, M. Bova 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Helmstetter 89-50, M. Stevens 29-16, M. Johnson 25-16, M. Bova 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Johnson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gabe Helmstetter
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 52129
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