DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/27/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 3695 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (47-114) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Baltimore Orioles (70-91) 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 X 7 12 1
Tigers Lose Again, 7-3, to Orioles
Baltimore left-hander Steve Avery pitched his team to victory over the Detroit Tigers at Memorial Stadium. The final score was 7-3. Julian Tavarez was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 10 of 18 save opportunities. Detroit, at 47-114, has lost 6 straight.

The Orioles got a big at-bat from right fielder Troy O'Leary. For the game, O'Leary was 1-4 with a home run and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fifth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 5th home run of the season gave Baltimore a 4-3 lead.

O'Leary told a Baltimore Chronicle reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brown CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .187 4 34
H. Battle 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .194 12 40
R. Johnson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .182 4 36
T. Martinez 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .239 32 100
S. Stewart LF 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 .264 8 40
S. Halter SS 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .194 10 55
A. Arias DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .274 3 28
B. Mayne C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .193 4 35
J. Orsulak RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .241 6 39
Totals 31 3 5 3 3 8 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Halter (10, 4th Inning off S. Avery, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Brown , S. Halter 5 , T. Martinez , J. Orsulak
2-out RBI: S. Halter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Martinez
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Johnson (4) , S. Halter (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Battle-Martinez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Spiers 2B 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .262 8 54
T. O'Leary RF 4 1 1 3 1 0 1 .179 5 19
K. Lofton CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .248 11 61
M. Franco 1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .239 10 69
J. Damon LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .259 13 51
K. Gruber 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .265 28 86
J. Leyritz C 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .204 3 17
A. Espinoza SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .207 3 40
E. Sprague Jr. DH 3 1 1 2 1 1 4 .157 22 55
Totals 34 7 12 7 7 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Leyritz (7, 2nd Inning off V. Eshelman, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Spiers (9, 8th Inning off E. Dessens, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. O'Leary (5, 5th Inning off V. Eshelman, 1 on, 0 outs) E. Sprague Jr. (22, 2nd Inning off V. Eshelman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Espinoza , M. Franco , J. Damon 3 , T. O'Leary 4 , E. Sprague Jr. 4 , K. Lofton , J. Leyritz 3 , B. Spiers 4
2-out RBI: A. Espinoza , E. Sprague Jr. , J. Leyritz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Damon , E. Sprague Jr. 2
GIDP: J. Leyritz
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Damon (34)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Gruber (14)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
V. Eshelman L (8-16) 5.1 6 4 4 6 5 2 118 63 4.80   
E. Dessens 1.2 5 3 3 1 1 0 42 22 2.98   
S. Kline 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 10 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Eshelman 39
Batters Faced: V. Eshelman 27, E. Dessens 10, S. Kline 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Eshelman 8-2, E. Dessens 1-2, S. Kline 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: V. Eshelman 118-63, E. Dessens 42-22, S. Kline 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Dessens 1-0 , S. Kline 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Avery W (14-10) 7.1 5 3 3 2 5 1 103 62 3.35   
J. Nelson 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 4.60   
J. Tavarez SV (10) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 13 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Avery 59
Batters Faced: S. Avery 28, J. Nelson 1, J. Tavarez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Avery 6-9, J. Nelson 0-0, J. Tavarez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Avery 103-62, J. Nelson 5-1, J. Tavarez 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nelson 1-0 , J. Tavarez 2-0
WP: S. Avery
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Avery
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 19 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 35492
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