DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT NEW YORK METS
08/29/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1596 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (54-80) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
New York Mets (73-61) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Orioles Raise Rally Flag, Beat New York, 2-1
The Orioles had to overcome a fine performance from New York pitcher Takehiro Ishii to grab a 2-1 win at Shea Stadium. Ishii allowed 2 earned runs over 7 innings. The winner was Russ Springer in relief. His record improves to 3-4. Takehiro Ishii took the loss. Baltimore is now riding a 3-game win streak.

In the top of the eighth inning with one out, Baltimore second baseman John Wehner hit a run-scoring single. It made the score 2-1, Orioles. For the day, Wehner was 1 for 4.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said New York manager Michael Kritikos. "The effort was great."
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .275 12 63
J. Wehner 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .188 0 7
K. Lofton CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .220 4 39
L. Mouton RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .233 24 71
L. Gomez 3B 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 .235 32 70
M. Nokes DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .165 9 26
M. Franco 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .162 3 14
P. Meares SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .204 8 37
N. Matoba C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .135 2 15
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Matoba 2 (8, 3rd Inning off T. Ishii, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off T. Ishii, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Matoba 4 , L. Mouton , M. Franco , J. Wehner , K. Lofton , L. Gomez
2-out RBI: L. Gomez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Nokes , J. Damon 3
Sac Bunt: J. Damon , P. Meares
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Lofton (35)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gomez-Wehner-Franco)
OF assists: 1 (Damon (Sosa at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Johnson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 2 28
C. Floyd LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .255 39 90
G. Sheffield SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .241 34 80
S. Sosa RF 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .259 39 99
O. Saenz 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .236 21 62
P. Nevin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 25 62
G. Colbrunn DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 19 60
B. Surhoff C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 17 53
B. Boone 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 18 49
Totals 29 1 4 1 1 7 4      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Sosa (13, 1st Inning off B. McDonald, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Boone , O. Saenz , S. Sosa 2 , G. Sheffield
2-out RBI: S. Sosa
GIDP: O. Saenz
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: O. Saenz (7)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. McDonald 6.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 73 48 5.83   
R. Springer W (3-4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 8.63   
R. McDowell SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 10 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 64
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 22, R. Springer 5, R. McDowell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 7-5, R. Springer 4-1, R. McDowell 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 73-48, R. Springer 14-9, R. McDowell 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Springer 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Ishii L (7-11) 7.0 4 2 2 1 9 0 102 69 3.77   
M. Sirotka 2.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 26 18 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ishii 69
Batters Faced: T. Ishii 27, M. Sirotka 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ishii 3-9, M. Sirotka 6-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ishii 102-69, M. Sirotka 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Sirotka 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takehiro Ishii
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Rain (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 36545
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