DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
06/09/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 763 - MONDAY, JUNE 9TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Padres (26-37) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Baltimore Orioles (29-34) 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 X 6 10 2
Orioles Throttle Padres, 6-1
Baltimore turned a good effort from starter Ben McDonald into a win over the San Diego Padres at Memorial Stadium. The final score was 6-1. McDonald picked up the win for Baltimore, going 5 innings. He gave up 1 run on 2 hits. He now sports a record of 6-5. Baltimore goes to 29-34, San Diego to 26-37.

The Orioles got a big at-bat from designated hitter Ed Sprague Jr., who in the bottom of the fifth hit a 2-run home run. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Orioles on top, 3-1.

"We did a lot of things right," said McDonald.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Roberts LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 1
C. Quintana 3B 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .249 3 18
G. Berroa RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .239 1 7
M. Bellhorn 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .232 2 7
M. Ramirez DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .227 19 38
T. Clark 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 13 27
M. Whiten CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .228 6 18
E. Taubensee C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .223 7 26
M. Lee SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .159 0 1
Totals 30 1 2 1 6 13 17      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Clark (8, 2nd Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Clark 2 , M. Bellhorn
2-out RBI: M. Bellhorn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ramirez , E. Taubensee 2
GIDP: M. Ramirez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Ramirez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Clark (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Bellhorn-Lee-Clark)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Spiers 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .289 4 25
T. O'Leary RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .207 3 6
K. Lofton CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .233 4 30
M. Franco 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .200 4 30
J. Damon LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .272 10 31
M. Nokes C 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .204 11 25
K. Gruber 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .213 9 22
A. Espinoza SS 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .212 1 17
E. Sprague Jr. DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .154 11 22
Totals 34 6 10 6 2 8 10      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Franco (5, 7th Inning off D. Veres, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Damon (10, 6th Inning off C. Finley, 1 on, 1 out) E. Sprague Jr. (11, 5th Inning off C. Finley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Espinoza 3 , M. Franco 3 , J. Damon 4 , E. Sprague Jr. 4 , B. Spiers , K. Gruber 2
2-out RBI: A. Espinoza , M. Franco , E. Sprague Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Damon , E. Sprague Jr.
GIDP: T. O'Leary
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Lofton (16)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Espinoza (9) , B. McDonald (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Espinoza-Spiers-Franco)
PB: M. Nokes
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Finley L (2-2) 6.0 8 5 5 2 7 2 108 64 4.30   
D. Veres 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 21 16 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Finley 41
Batters Faced: C. Finley 28, D. Veres 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Finley 4-7, D. Veres 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Finley 108-64, D. Veres 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Veres 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. McDonald W (6-5) 5.0 2 1 0 5 8 0 106 59 4.50   
T. Mathews H (1) 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 28 19 3.55   
H. Fajardo 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 26 15 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 64
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 23, T. Mathews 8, H. Fajardo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 3-4, T. Mathews 3-2, H. Fajardo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 106-59, T. Mathews 28-19, H. Fajardo 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mathews 1-0 , H. Fajardo 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben McDonald
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 35881
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