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OAKLAND ATHLETICS @ BALTIMORE ORIOLES
04/04/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Pitching: RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: RHB Rickey Henderson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Olerud 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jay Buhner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB David Justice 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Oakland 0 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Jason Bere
Pitching: RHP Jason Bere
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3, EV 103.8 MPH)
Johnny Damon scores
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bill Spiers to second
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Oakland 0 - Baltimore 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Benito Santiago 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herbert Perry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Devon White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Oakland 0 - Baltimore 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Jason Bere
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 376 ft
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Oakland 0 - Baltimore 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: RHB Greg Litton 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rickey Henderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Olerud 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Oakland 0 - Baltimore 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Jason Bere
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Oakland 0 - Baltimore 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: RHB Jay Buhner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB David Justice 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
David Justice steals 2nd base
Batter strikes out.
Batting: RHB Benito Santiago 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Oakland 0 - Baltimore 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Jason Bere
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Grounds out, U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Oakland 0 - Baltimore 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: RHB Herbert Perry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Devon White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Greg Litton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rickey Henderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Oakland 0 - Baltimore 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP Jason Bere
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 382 ft
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Pitching: LHP Kirk Rueter
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bill Spiers to third
Bill Spiers scores
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 384 ft
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Oakland 0 - Baltimore 7
TOP OF THE 6TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: LHB John Olerud 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jay Buhner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB David Justice 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 6S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Oakland 0 - Baltimore 7
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : LHP Kirk Rueter
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7LS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Oakland 0 - Baltimore 7
TOP OF THE 7TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Pinch Hitting: RHB Benji Gil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Benito Santiago 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Craig Paquette 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.9 MPH)
Benji Gil to second
Batting: SHB Devon White 0-0: Ball
Benji Gil steals 3rd, throwing error, E2
Benji Gil scores
Craig Paquette to third
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 109.4 MPH)
Craig Paquette scores
Batting: RHB Greg Litton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 0 left on base; Oakland 2 - Baltimore 7
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : LHP Kirk Rueter
Now at 2B: Benji Gil
Now at 3B: Craig Paquette
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Oakland 2 - Baltimore 7
TOP OF THE 8TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: RHB Rickey Henderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Olerud 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Buhner 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 98.8 MPH), Distance : 404 ft
Batting: LHB David Justice 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Oakland 3 - Baltimore 7
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : LHP Kirk Rueter
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Don August
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Oakland 3 - Baltimore 7
TOP OF THE 9TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: RHB Benji Gil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Benito Santiago 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Craig Paquette 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Oakland 3 - Baltimore 7
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