DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/28/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 3707 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (47-115) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 0
Baltimore Orioles (71-91) 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 X 5 6 0
Loss Extends Detroit Losing Streak
The Baltimore Orioles got a rather unremarkable outing from starting pitcher Ben McDonald, but it was good enough for the club to take a 5-3 decision over the Detroit Tigers. This loss makes it 7 in a row for Detroit.

Johnny Damon, who is tied for 3rd in the UL in triples with 8, aided the Baltimore cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the pinch hitter was 1 for 1.

"We'll keep playing hard and let the chips fall where they may," said Baltimore manager Daniel Ward.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brown CF 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 .189 4 36
H. Battle 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .196 12 40
R. Johnson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .182 4 36
   a-J. Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 4 12
T. Martinez 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .237 32 100
B. Grieve DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .234 21 70
B. Mayne C 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .192 4 36
J. Barry RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .187 2 19
J. Orsulak LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .242 6 39
S. Halter SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .195 10 55
Totals 32 3 8 3 7 6 21      
a - J. Herrera pinch hit for R. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Brown (24, 9th Inning off R. McDowell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Brown 3 , R. Johnson , S. Halter , J. Barry , H. Battle 2 , J. Orsulak
2-out RBI: B. Mayne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Barry , T. Martinez 2
GIDP: B. Mayne
Sac Bunt: B. Mayne
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Spiers 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262 8 54
L. Mouton RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 16 54
K. Lofton CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 11 61
M. Franco 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .239 10 69
K. Gruber 3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .265 28 86
   a-J. Damon PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .260 13 52
   b-M. Tejada 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 5 18
M. Nokes C 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .228 33 87
T. O'Leary LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .177 5 19
A. Espinoza SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .208 3 41
E. Sprague Jr. DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .156 22 55
Totals 30 5 6 4 1 6 5      
a - J. Damon pinch hit for K. Gruber in the 7th
b - M. Tejada substituted for J. Damon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Spiers (29, 6th Inning off F. Lira, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Nokes (11, 7th Inning off F. Lira, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Espinoza , M. Franco , K. Lofton , B. Spiers 2 , M. Nokes 2 , J. Damon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Mouton
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Gruber (15) , J. Damon (35)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Spiers-Espinoza-Franco)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Lira L (5-20) 8.0 6 5 5 1 6 0 105 67 4.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Lira 55
Batters Faced: F. Lira 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Lira 13-5
Pitches - Strikes: F. Lira 105-67
Balk: F. Lira
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. McDonald 6.1 4 2 2 5 5 0 93 49 5.27   
J. Tavarez 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 17 10 3.52   
J. Nelson W (5-2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 13 4.44   
R. McDowell 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 3 3.17   
T. Mathews SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 2.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 57
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 26, J. Tavarez 3, J. Nelson 6, R. McDowell 2, T. Mathews 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 5-7, J. Tavarez 0-0, J. Nelson 2-2, R. McDowell 0-0, T. Mathews 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 93-49, J. Tavarez 17-10, J. Nelson 22-13, R. McDowell 8-3, T. Mathews 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Tavarez 1-1 , J. Nelson 3-0 , T. Mathews 1-0
WP: J. Tavarez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben McDonald
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 35064
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