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BALTIMORE ORIOLES @ NEW YORK METS
06/17/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP Frank Castillo
Pitching: RHP Frank Castillo
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
Johnny Damon steals 2nd base
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 80.0 MPH)
Johnny Damon to third
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 93.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Matt Franco to second
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Matt Franco to third
Kelly Gruber to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 2 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
New York Mets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jose DeLeon
Pitching: RHP Jose DeLeon
Batting: LHB Cliff Floyd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tony Tarasco 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Sheffield 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 360 ft
Batting: RHB Sammy Sosa 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 2 - New York 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP Frank Castillo
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 78M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Ed Sprague Jr. to second
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 2 - New York 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
New York Mets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jose DeLeon
Batting: RHB Phil Nevin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Greg Colbrunn 0-0: Ball
Phil Nevin is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 394 ft
Batting: RHB Bret Boone 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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Olmedo Saenz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 78M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB B.J. Surhoff 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 2 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP Frank Castillo
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Flyball, 56D, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 2 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
New York Mets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jose DeLeon
Batting: LHB Cliff Floyd 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tony Tarasco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Bunt missed!
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Sheffield 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
Cliff Floyd steals 2nd base
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Cliff Floyd to third
Batting: RHB Sammy Sosa 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: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 2 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP Frank Castillo
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 56.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 107.5 MPH), Distance : 372 ft
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 3 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
New York Mets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jose DeLeon
Batting: RHB Phil Nevin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Greg Colbrunn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bret Boone 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 3 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP Frank Castillo
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Bill Spiers to third
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bill Spiers scores
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on base; Baltimore 4 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
New York Mets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jose DeLeon
Batting: RHB Olmedo Saenz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB B.J. Surhoff 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Cliff Floyd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 4 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP Frank Castillo
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 4 - New York 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
New York Mets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jose DeLeon
Batting: LHB Tony Tarasco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Sheffield 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Sammy Sosa 0-0: Called Strike
Gary Sheffield steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
Gary Sheffield steals 3rd base
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Phil Nevin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 4 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP Frank Castillo
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter safe!
Ed Sprague Jr. to second
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-4
Ed Sprague Jr. to third
Johnny Damon to second
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Ed Sprague Jr. scores
Johnny Damon to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Kenny Lofton to second
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LMF, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 6 - New York 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
New York Mets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jose DeLeon
Batting: RHB Greg Colbrunn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bret Boone 0-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Greg Colbrunn to second
Batting: RHB Olmedo Saenz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB B.J. Surhoff 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 65.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 6 - New York 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP Frank Castillo
Pitching: LHP Mike Sirotka
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 6 - New York 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
New York Mets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jose DeLeon
Batting: LHB Cliff Floyd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 112.5 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Roger McDowell
Batting: LHB Tony Tarasco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 96.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Gary Sheffield 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Sammy Sosa 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Phil Nevin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 6 - New York 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Mets : LHP Mike Sirotka
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Bunt missed!
2-2: Strikes out swinging wild pitch, reaches first!
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Ball
Kenny Lofton steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Kenny Lofton to third
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 6 - New York 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
New York Mets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Roger McDowell
Batting: RHB Greg Colbrunn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bret Boone 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Olmedo Saenz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 6 - New York 4
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