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BALTIMORE ORIOLES @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
05/06/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Todd Van Poppel
Pitching: RHP Todd Van Poppel
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Oakland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Pitching: RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: RHB Rickey Henderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Olerud 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Buhner 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Oakland 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Todd Van Poppel
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 90.0 MPH), Distance : 339 ft
Batting: LHB Troy O'Leary 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 1 - Oakland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: RHB Greg Vaughn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LMF, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB David Justice 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Benito Santiago 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herbert Perry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 1 - Oakland 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Todd Van Poppel
Batting: RHB Miguel Tejada 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bill Spiers to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Oakland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: SHB Devon White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Benji Gil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Rickey Henderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Oakland 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Todd Van Poppel
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Troy O'Leary 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Oakland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: LHB John Olerud 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Buhner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Greg Vaughn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB David Justice 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Oakland 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Todd Van Poppel
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Miguel Tejada 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Oakland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: RHB Benito Santiago 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 78M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herbert Perry 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Benito Santiago to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: SHB Devon White 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Herbert Perry to second
Batting: RHB Benji Gil 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 97.5 MPH)
Benito Santiago scores
Herbert Perry to third
Devon White to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Rickey Henderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Devon White steals 3rd base
Benji Gil to second
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB John Olerud 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Devon White scores
Benji Gil to third
Rickey Henderson to second
Batting: RHB Jay Buhner 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 90.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Greg Vaughn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB David Justice 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Oakland 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Todd Van Poppel
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Kelly Gruber to third
Kelly Gruber scores
Batting: LHB Troy O'Leary 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Oakland 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: RHB Benito Santiago 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 34, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herbert Perry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Devon White 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: RHB Benji Gil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rickey Henderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Baltimore 3 - Oakland 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Todd Van Poppel
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 78M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Ed Sprague Jr. to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Pitching: LHP Kirk Rueter
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Ed Sprague Jr. scores
Johnny Damon to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 4 - Oakland 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Pitching: RHP Julian Tavarez
Now at SS: Alvaro Espinoza
Batting: LHB John Olerud 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jay Buhner 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 59.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Greg Vaughn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 53.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB David Justice 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.6 MPH) (infield hit)
John Olerud to second
Batting: RHB Benito Santiago 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 4 - Oakland 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : LHP Kirk Rueter
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Kelly Gruber to second
Batting: LHB Troy O'Leary 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 58.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Kelly Gruber to third
Lyle Mouton to second
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 95.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 4 - Oakland 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Julian Tavarez
Batting: RHB Herbert Perry 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 114.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Devon White 0-0: Intentional Walk
Pitching: RHP Jeff Nelson
Batting: RHB Benji Gil 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rickey Henderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 103.8 MPH)
Herbert Perry to third
Devon White to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB John Olerud 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Grounds out, U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 89.4 MPH)
Devon White to third
Batting: RHB Jay Buhner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 4 - Oakland 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : LHP Kirk Rueter
Pitching: RHP Jason Bere
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 93.8 MPH), Distance : 405 ft
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 9S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 58.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Oakland 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jeff Nelson
Pitching: RHP Roger McDowell
Batting: RHB Greg Vaughn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB David Justice 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Benito Santiago 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herbert Perry 0-0: Called Strike
Benito Santiago steals 2nd base
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Oakland 5
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