DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/25/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 3671 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Montreal Expos (104-55) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 0
Baltimore Orioles (68-91) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 2
Gruber Delivers Clutch At-Bat for Baltimore in Walk-Off Win
The Memorial Stadium faithful were treated to an exciting walk-off win.

Baltimore got a strong outing from David Wells as the Orioles defeated the Montreal Expos, 3-2, at Memorial Stadium. Baltimore reliever T J Mathews picked up the win, upping his record to 2-1. Dave Leiper absorbed the loss.

The game was at a stalemate until third baseman Kelly Gruber came to bat in the bottom of the 11th. Facing Montreal pitcher Bobby Munoz, he hit a 1-0 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Baltimore on top, 3-2.

"What an ending!" said a jubilant Gruber.

The 5th-place Orioles now have a win-loss record of 68-91.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jaha DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .241 9 22
G. Jefferies RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .272 19 66
J. Kent 2B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .251 28 85
M. Williams 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .261 48 127
R. Mondesi LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .218 24 82
L. Gomez 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .230 25 63
J. Hernandez SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .216 23 65
B. Hunter CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 7 14
   a-S. Casey PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 3 16
   b-M. Benard CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 4 22
S. Servais C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 4 8
   c-M. Sweeney PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 22 62
Totals 38 2 6 2 2 11 16      
a - S. Casey pinch hit for B. Hunter in the 7th
b - M. Benard substituted for S. Casey in the 7th
c - M. Sweeney pinch hit for S. Servais in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Gomez (25, 9th Inning off R. McDowell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Jefferies , J. Jaha 2 , J. Hernandez , L. Gomez 4 , S. Casey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Williams , R. Mondesi , J. Jaha
Sac Fly: M. Williams
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Jaha (7)
CS: G. Jefferies (12) , J. Jaha (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Spiers 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .261 8 54
T. O'Leary RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .178 4 16
   a-L. Mouton PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 16 54
K. Lofton CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247 11 60
M. Franco 1B 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 .238 10 69
J. Damon LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .255 13 51
M. Nokes C 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .227 33 85
K. Gruber 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .266 28 85
M. Tejada SS 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .274 5 18
E. Sprague Jr. DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .157 21 53
Totals 38 3 7 3 5 13 13      
a - L. Mouton pinch hit for T. O'Leary in the 10th

BATTING
Triples: J. Damon (8, 11th Inning off D. Leiper, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Tejada (5, 5th Inning off C. Nabholz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Tejada 5 , J. Damon 3 , T. O'Leary , B. Spiers 2 , K. Gruber
2-out RBI: T. O'Leary
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. O'Leary , K. Lofton
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Tejada (7) , M. Nokes (11)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Nabholz 6.1 4 2 2 3 7 1 114 72 3.24   
M. Jeffcoat 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 37 25 2.95   
D. Leiper L (4-3) 2.1 1 1 1 0 3 0 25 18 4.37   
B. Munoz 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 2.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Nabholz 61
Batters Faced: C. Nabholz 26, M. Jeffcoat 7, D. Leiper 8, B. Munoz 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Nabholz 6-6, M. Jeffcoat 1-1, D. Leiper 1-3, B. Munoz 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Nabholz 114-72, M. Jeffcoat 37-25, D. Leiper 25-18, B. Munoz 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Jeffcoat 1-0 , D. Leiper 1-0 , B. Munoz 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Wells 6.1 3 1 0 2 5 0 102 59 4.12   
J. Tavarez H (10) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 22 3.56   
R. McDowell BS (7) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 30 17 2.98   
T. Mathews W (2-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 12 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wells 68
Batters Faced: D. Wells 25, J. Tavarez 7, R. McDowell 5, T. Mathews 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wells 6-7, J. Tavarez 0-3, R. McDowell 0-2, T. Mathews 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wells 102-59, J. Tavarez 31-22, R. McDowell 30-17, T. Mathews 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Tavarez 1-0 , T. Mathews 1-0
WP: D. Wells
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Wells
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 35526
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