Saturday, April 22, 2017

85 Jays Pluck 3 from 05 ChiSox

Game #1
CHICAGO -- Jesse Barfield (4) banged out 3 hits including an 8th inning home run as Toronto bested Chicago 5-3, despite being outhit 11-8. Dave Stieb (2-2) pitched 8.1 innings, scattering the 11 hits, which included solo HRs by Jermaine Dye  (2) and Paul Konerko (6). Tom Henke (2) nailed down the final two outs. Lloyd Moseby doubled in 2 in a 3-run 4th for the Blue Jays.

Game #2
CHICAGO -- Willie Upshaw (2) blasted a 3-run homer off Jon Garland (2-3) to highlight a 5-run 1st inning for the Jays and they romped to a 9-5 win. Al Oliver (2) and Ernie Whitt (6) added solo shots in later innings as Toronto jumped to a 9-1 lead. Doyle Alexander (3-2) went 7.1 IP, yielding just the 1 run. Damaso Garcia had 3 hits from the
lead-off spot.

Game #3 (1st of DH)
TORONTO -- Garth Iorg (2) swatted an 8th inning PH, 2-run homer to lift Toronto to a 3-2 victory in the the lid-lifter of a double dipper at Skydome. All runs in this one came via the long ball with Barfield (5) launching a solo shot in the 1st. Dye (3) and Konerko (7) went yard again for the Sox. Chicago native Jim Clancy (3-0) stayed perfect with 8 IP of 5-hit ball. Bill Caudill (2) saved it. Neal Cotts (0-1) took the loss in relief.



Tadahito Iguchi


Game #4 (2nd of DH)
TORONTO -- Tadahito Iguchi drove in half of the White Sox runs in an 8-3 win with an IF out and a 3-run double. Jose Contreas (2-3) tossed 7.2 innings for the win on the mound. Bill Musselman (0-1) suffered the loss.

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