DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/29/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1270 - TUESDAY, JULY 29TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (46-59) 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 4 10 9 1
Oakland Athletics (47-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 5
Espinoza Helps Baltimore Cruise to 10-3 Win
Orioles second baseman Alvaro Espinoza put his stamp on his team's 10-3 win over the Oakland Athletics. Espinoza was 2 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 6 for Baltimore in the contest. Jose DeLeon was the winner. Over 9 innings, he allowed 3 runs on 5 hits, with 5 walks and 9 strikeouts. The Orioles improved to 46-59.

Baltimore used the timely hitting of Kelly Gruber to capture the win. The third baseman stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the fourth inning to put the Orioles on top, 1-0. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but he made it count.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Gruber.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Spiers 2B 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .283 5 30
   a-P. Meares PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 0 1
T. O'Leary RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .195 3 11
K. Lofton CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .251 8 48
M. Franco 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 6 45
J. Damon LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .252 11 39
M. Nokes C 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .226 22 53
K. Gruber 3B 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .237 19 55
A. Espinoza SS, 2B 5 2 2 6 0 0 2 .213 3 31
E. Sprague Jr. DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .140 17 35
Totals 41 10 9 9 4 5 17      
a - P. Meares pinch hit for B. Spiers in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Espinoza (10, 6th Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Damon (19, 2nd Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Gruber (15, 4th Inning off B. Jones, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Espinoza (3, 9th Inning off W. VanLandingham, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Espinoza 6 , J. Damon 3 , E. Sprague Jr. , K. Lofton , M. Nokes 2 , K. Gruber 2
2-out RBI: , A. Espinoza 2 , K. Lofton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Espinoza , M. Franco 2 , E. Sprague Jr. 2 , K. Gruber
Hit by Pitch: E. Sprague Jr.
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: A. Espinoza (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 .221 5 32
G. Pena 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .197 26 54
J. Olerud 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .239 13 42
J. Buhner RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .195 27 54
D. Justice LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .180 4 14
B. Santiago C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .199 15 34
H. Perry 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .191 11 32
D. White CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .194 12 32
B. Gil SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .174 4 22
Totals 33 3 5 3 5 9 17      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. White (12, 9th Inning off J. DeLeon, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , J. Olerud , B. Santiago , D. White 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Pena 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. White (28)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gil 2 (15) , G. Pena 2 (12) , J. Olerud (6)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. DeLeon W (4-11) 9.0 5 3 3 5 9 1 135 83 5.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. DeLeon 69
Batters Faced: J. DeLeon 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. DeLeon 8-10
Pitches - Strikes: J. DeLeon 135-83
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones L (7-7) 8.2 7 8 3 4 5 0 137 90 3.47   
W. VanLandingham 0.1 2 2 0 0 0 1 11 7 4.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 49
Batters Faced: B. Jones 42, W. VanLandingham 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 11-10, W. VanLandingham 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 137-90, W. VanLandingham 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. VanLandingham 2-2
Hit Batsmen: B. Jones
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alvaro Espinoza
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM EST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 34785
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