DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
08/11/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 1415 - MONDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Diamondbacks (62-57) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Baltimore Orioles (52-65) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 4 8 1
Orioles Squelch Diamondbacks Offense in Shutout Win
Bill Spiers knocked in 3 runs to help Baltimore beat Arizona, 4-0. Spiers produced 2 singles and 1 home run. Ben McDonald earned the win for Baltimore. He lasted 6 innings, allowing no earned runs on 3 hits, while striking out 6. With the win, he raised his record to 8-11. Julian Tavarez, credited with the save, is now 8 for 15 in save opportunities.

Lyle Mouton put Baltimore in front, 2-0, when he took Scott Sanders downtown. His solo home run came with one out in the bottom of the fifth. It was his 12th home run of the season.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Mouton said after the game.

Baltimore is now 52-65, Arizona 62-57.
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. DeShields 2B 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .257 6 32
T. Gwynn RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .308 5 47
M. Alou DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .283 24 75
B. Estalella C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .256 29 67
L. Blankenship CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .237 6 38
M. Grace 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .247 3 34
B. Huskey LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .184 10 29
R. Ventura 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .228 13 61
A. Ledesma SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .233 0 4
Totals 28 0 3 0 6 7 24      
BATTING
Total Bases: B. Huskey , D. DeShields , M. Grace
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Estalella , A. Ledesma , B. Huskey , L. Blankenship , M. Alou
GIDP: M. Alou
Sac Bunt: T. Gwynn
Hit by Pitch: A. Ledesma , B. Huskey
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. DeShields 2 (44)
CS: B. Huskey (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239 11 41
B. Spiers 2B 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .281 7 44
K. Lofton CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .253 8 50
M. Franco 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .226 6 48
K. Gruber 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 20 58
L. Mouton RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .220 12 40
M. Nokes C 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .227 23 57
M. Tejada SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .311 4 16
E. Sprague Jr. DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .152 17 39
Totals 30 4 8 4 1 11 7      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Sprague Jr. (9, 8th Inning off K. Escobar, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Mouton (12, 5th Inning off S. Sanders, 0 on, 1 out) B. Spiers (7, 1st Inning off S. Sanders, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Tejada 2 , L. Mouton 4 , E. Sprague Jr. 2 , K. Lofton , B. Spiers 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Franco , E. Sprague Jr.
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Tejada (2)
CS: K. Lofton (11)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Tejada (4)
Double Plays: 1 (McDonald-Spiers-Franco)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Sanders L (6-8) 7.1 6 3 3 0 9 2 97 66 4.34   
K. Escobar 0.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 18 13 3.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Sanders 63
Batters Faced: S. Sanders 26, K. Escobar 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Sanders 1-10, K. Escobar 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Sanders 97-66, K. Escobar 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Escobar 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. McDonald W (8-11) 6.0 3 0 0 5 6 0 106 55 5.32   
J. Tavarez SV (8) 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 43 22 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 67
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 26, J. Tavarez 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 5-5, J. Tavarez 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 106-55, J. Tavarez 43-22
WP: J. Tavarez
Hit Batsmen: B. McDonald , J. Tavarez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Spiers
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (88 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 18 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 35845
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