DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
04/20/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
GAME ID: 224 - SUNDAY, APRIL 20TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (10-8) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 6 0
San Diego Padres (9-9) 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 X 5 8 1
Padres Solve Orioles, 5-2
San Diego Padres starter Doug Drabek turned in a top-notch performance against the Baltimore Orioles at Jack Murphy Stadium. The result was a win for the Padres, 5-2. Drabek got the win, improving to 3-0. He allowed 6 hits and walked 1 over 8 innings. Drabek allowed 2 earned runs. Robb Nen earned the save for San Diego, his 2nd of the year.

Tony Clark put San Diego in front, 2-0, when he took Ben McDonald downtown. His solo home run came with no one out in the bottom of the fourth. It was his 6th home run of the season.

"I felt we were ready to go," said San Diego manager Matt Dodds. "Our pregame was pretty good."

The win leaves San Diego with a record of 9-9.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 4 12
B. Spiers 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 5
K. Lofton CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284 2 10
M. Franco 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .243 2 11
K. Gruber 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .156 4 6
L. Mouton RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .196 1 5
M. Nokes C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .264 8 14
A. Espinoza SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .153 0 2
E. Sprague Jr. DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .125 3 6
Totals 34 2 6 2 1 7 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: E. Sprague Jr. (3, 5th Inning off D. Drabek, 0 on, 1 out) K. Gruber (4, 6th Inning off D. Drabek, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Mouton 2 , E. Sprague Jr. 4 , K. Lofton , K. Gruber 5
2-out RBI: K. Gruber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Espinoza , M. Nokes
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Frye 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .213 1 9
D. Magadan 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .256 0 2
   a-C. Quintana 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
M. Ramirez DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .250 5 9
T. Clark 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .255 6 13
J. Edmonds CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .255 1 5
J. Conine LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .171 3 8
E. Taubensee C 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .228 2 4
   b-M. Whiten RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 1 4
C. Grebeck SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 .250 2 7
D. Hamilton RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .093 0 2
   c-C. Devarez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5 3 7 20      
a - C. Quintana substituted for D. Magadan in the 8th
b - M. Whiten substituted for E. Taubensee in the 9th
c - C. Devarez substituted for D. Hamilton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Taubensee (4, 4th Inning off B. McDonald, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Clark (6, 4th Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Ramirez (5, 1st Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Clark 4 , M. Ramirez 4 , J. Edmonds , J. Frye , E. Taubensee 2 , C. Grebeck , J. Conine 2
2-out RBI: M. Ramirez , J. Frye
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Magadan , J. Frye
Sac Bunt: C. Grebeck
Hit by Pitch: M. Ramirez , E. Taubensee
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Magadan (1)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. McDonald L (2-2) 5.0 7 5 5 2 5 2 109 71 5.19   
J. Nelson 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 35 19 3.00   
T. Mathews 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 36
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 24, J. Nelson 10, T. Mathews 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 7-3, J. Nelson 0-4, T. Mathews 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 109-71, J. Nelson 35-19, T. Mathews 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nelson 1-1 , T. Mathews 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Nelson 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Drabek W (3-0) 8.0 6 2 2 1 6 2 110 77 2.59   
R. Nen SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Drabek 67
Batters Faced: D. Drabek 32, R. Nen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Drabek 13-5, R. Nen 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Drabek 110-77, R. Nen 15-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Doug Drabek
Ballpark: Jack Murphy Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 11:05 AM EST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 23045
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