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Series
Results
PIT
@BAL		4
5
PIT
@BAL		3
2
BAL
@PIT		8
4
BAL
@PIT		9
6
BAL
@PIT		1
7
PIT
@BAL		4
0
PIT
@BAL		4
1
Thursday, October 11, 1979
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 53,739, Time of Game: 3:13
Pirates
3
 at Orioles
2
W: Don Robinson (2-0)
L: Don Stanhouse (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    3 11  2
Orioles         0  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  6  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Omar Moreno CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .182 .523 -0.165 1.73 0.035 -0.201 -1.3 1 0
Tim Foli SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .594 -0.117 1.04 0.022 -0.139 -1.0 0 5
Dave Parker RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .935 -0.064 0.86 0.014 -0.078 -0.5 1 1
Willie Stargell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .350 1.335 -0.037 0.94 0.038 -0.075 -0.2 12 0
John Milner LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .083 .298 0.001 1.24 0.057 -0.056 0.2 3 0
   Bill Robinson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .444 0.082 2.33 0.082 0.000 0.4
   Matt Alexander PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.141 3.44 0.000 -0.141 -0.6 0 0 CS
Bill Madlock 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .263 .785 0.111 1.25 0.198 -0.088 1.1 0 4 CS
Ed Ott C 3 1 1 1 0 1 .250 .485 -0.072 1.45 0.031 -0.104 -0.8 6 0 SF
Phil Garner 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 .500 1.405 0.080 1.39 0.089 -0.009 0.5 4 6 IW
Bert Blyleven P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 -0.078 1.06 0.000 -0.078 -0.8 0 0 GDP
   Mike Easler PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 0.046 2.92 0.046 0.000 0.3
   Don Robinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Manny Sanguillen PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 1.000 0.360 4.47 0.360 0.000 1.1
   Kent Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 3 11 3 3 4 .333 .712 0.006 1.44 0.972 -0.969 -1.6 27 17
SF: E Ott (1, off J Palmer).
IBB: P Garner (2, by J Palmer).
TB: B Madlock 2; B Robinson; D Parker; W Stargell; P Garner; E Ott; T Foli; M Sanguillen; O Moreno; J Milner.
GIDP: B Blyleven (1).
RBI: M Sanguillen (1); B Madlock (3); E Ott (1).
2-out RBI: M Sanguillen.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 3. T Foli-P Garner-B Madlock-P Garner; D Parker-E Ott; B Madlock-P Garner-W Stargell.
E: D Parker (1); T Foli (2).
Outfield Assists: D Parker (E Murray at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: M Alexander (1, 2nd base by D Stanhouse/R Dempsey); B Madlock (1, 2nd base by J Palmer/R Dempsey).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Bumbry CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .590 -0.192 1.57 0.000 -0.192 -1.2 5 0
Mark Belanger SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .258 0.017 0.68 0.049 -0.032 0.1 1 2
   Terry Crowley PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 1.167 0.042 2.89 0.042 0.000 0.3
   Tippy Martinez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Don Stanhouse P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ken Singleton RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .348 .819 -0.101 2.02 0.063 -0.164 -0.8 1 0
Eddie Murray 1B 3 1 3 2 1 0 .529 1.621 0.392 1.73 0.392 0.000 2.8 10 2 HR,2B
Doug DeCinces 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .742 -0.007 1.88 0.091 -0.098 -0.3 0 6
John Lowenstein LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .154 .697 -0.291 1.75 0.076 -0.367 -1.6 1 0
Billy Smith 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .282 -0.222 1.65 0.000 -0.222 -1.6 3 0 GDP
Rick Dempsey C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .294 .780 -0.034 1.52 0.070 -0.104 0.2 4 2
Jim Palmer P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.089 1.67 0.000 -0.089 -0.7 1 1
   Pat Kelly PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .364 1.098 0.055 2.01 0.055 0.000 0.4
   Kiko Garcia SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .607 -0.066 2.66 0.000 -0.066 -0.2 1 0
Team Totals 32 2 6 2 5 5 .188 .610 -0.496 1.70 0.838 -1.334 -2.6 27 13
2B: E Murray (1, off B Blyleven).
HR: E Murray (2, off B Blyleven; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: E Murray 7; K Singleton; R Dempsey; J Lowenstein.
GIDP: B Smith (2).
RBI: E Murray 2 (7).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Murray-M Belanger-B Smith; E Murray-J Palmer.
E: D DeCinces (3).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven 6 5 2 2 2 1 1 1.80 24 53 0.096 1.27 1.1
Don Robinson, W (2-0) 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 0.00 10 0 0 0.196 2.44 1.0
Kent Tekulve, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.45 3 0 0 0.203 2.66 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 5 5 1 2.00 37 53 0 0 0.495 1.44 2.6

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Palmer 7 8 2 2 2 3 0 2.81 28 54 0.185 1.21 1.6
Tippy Martinez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.026 1.64 0.1
Don Stanhouse, L (1-2) 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6.75 5 1 0 -0.215 2.46 -0.1
Team Totals 9 11 3 3 3 4 0 3.00 37 54 1 0 -0.004 1.70 1.6
T Martinez faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Palmer (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Palmer (1; P Garner).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jim McKean, LF - Paul Runge, RF - Jerry Neudecker.
Time of Game: 3:13.
Attendance: 53,739.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Baltimore Orioles
1 Omar Moreno CF 1 Al Bumbry CF
2 Tim Foli SS 2 Mark Belanger SS
3 Dave Parker RF 3 Ken Singleton RF
4 Willie Stargell 1B 4 Eddie Murray 1B
5 John Milner LF 5 Doug DeCinces 3B
6 Bill Madlock 3B 6 John Lowenstein LF
7 Ed Ott C 7 Billy Smith 2B
8 Phil Garner 2B 8 Rick Dempsey C
9 Bert Blyleven P 9 Jim Palmer P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 2-2 2 12- 5,(1-2)  R PIT M. Sanguillen D. Stanhouse 36% 84% Single to RF; Ott Scores; Garner to 3B
b8 2-2 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO BAL J. Lowenstein D. Robinson 21% 45% Double Play: Groundout: SS-2B-3B-2B; Lowenstein to 1B
b6 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  R BAL E. Murray B. Blyleven -21% 33% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Singleton Scores
b6 2-2 1 --3 3,(0-2)  OO BAL J. Lowenstein B. Blyleven 16% 50% Line Drive Double Play: RF-C
t9 2-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Madlock D. Stanhouse -14% 44% Alexander Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  PIT O. Moreno J. Palmer 4% 54% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO PIT T. Foli J. Palmer -7% 46% Double Play: Foul Flyball: 1B-P
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT D. Parker J. Palmer -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 7,(1-2)  O BAL A. Bumbry B. Blyleven 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O BAL M. Belanger B. Blyleven 2% 49% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL K. Singleton B. Blyleven 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT W. Stargell J. Palmer 4% 54% Single to RF
t2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Milner J. Palmer 6% 59% Single to CF; Stargell to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- 4,(2-1)  R PIT B. Madlock J. Palmer 12% 72% Single (CF-RF); Stargell Scores; Milner to 3B
t2 1-0 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  RO PIT E. Ott J. Palmer -2% 70% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Milner Scores
t2 2-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT P. Garner J. Palmer -3% 67% Madlock Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t2 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT P. Garner J. Palmer -1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R BAL E. Murray B. Blyleven -10% 56% Home Run (Deep RF)
b2 1-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BAL D. DeCinces B. Blyleven 3% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BAL J. Lowenstein B. Blyleven -3% 56% Walk
b2 1-2 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O BAL B. Smith B. Blyleven 3% 59% Lineout: 2B
b2 1-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  BAL R. Dempsey B. Blyleven -3% 56% Single to SS; Lowenstein to 3B
b2 1-2 2 1-3 4,(0-2)  O BAL J. Palmer B. Blyleven 5% 61% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 9-1-2
t3 2-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Blyleven J. Palmer -2% 59% Lineout: CF
t3 2-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT O. Moreno J. Palmer -2% 57% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT T. Foli J. Palmer 1% 59% Single to RF
t3 2-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  PIT D. Parker J. Palmer 1% 60% Wild Pitch; Foli to 2B
t3 2-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT D. Parker J. Palmer -3% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b3 1-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BAL A. Bumbry B. Blyleven 3% 59% Flyball: LF
b3 1-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  BAL M. Belanger B. Blyleven -5% 54% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Belanger to 2B
b3 1-2 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O BAL K. Singleton B. Blyleven 4% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B; Belanger to 3B
b3 1-2 2 --3 4,(3-0)  BAL E. Murray B. Blyleven -2% 56% Walk
b3 1-2 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  O BAL D. DeCinces B. Blyleven 6% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 4-5-6
t4 2-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT W. Stargell J. Palmer -2% 60% Flyball: LF
t4 2-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Milner J. Palmer -2% 58% Popfly: 1B
t4 2-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT B. Madlock J. Palmer -1% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
b4 1-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BAL J. Lowenstein B. Blyleven -5% 52% Single to 2B
b4 1-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO BAL B. Smith B. Blyleven 10% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b4 1-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BAL R. Dempsey B. Blyleven 1% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 7-8-9
t5 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT E. Ott J. Palmer -2% 62% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t5 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT P. Garner J. Palmer 3% 64% Single to CF
t5 2-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT B. Blyleven J. Palmer -6% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 1B-SS-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
b5 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BAL J. Palmer B. Blyleven 3% 62% Flyball: LF
b5 1-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BAL A. Bumbry B. Blyleven 2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O BAL M. Belanger B. Blyleven 2% 66% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
t6 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT O. Moreno J. Palmer -3% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT T. Foli J. Palmer -2% 62% Flyball: CF
t6 2-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT D. Parker J. Palmer 1% 63% Single to CF
t6 2-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O PIT W. Stargell J. Palmer -3% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
b6 1-2 0 --- 4,(0-2)  BAL K. Singleton B. Blyleven -6% 54% Single to LF
b6 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  R BAL E. Murray B. Blyleven -21% 33% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Singleton Scores
b6 2-2 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BAL D. DeCinces B. Blyleven 1% 34% Groundout: SS-1B; Murray to 3B
b6 2-2 1 --3 3,(0-2)  OO BAL J. Lowenstein B. Blyleven 16% 50% Line Drive Double Play: RF-C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 2.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 5-6-7
t7 2-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Milner J. Palmer -4% 46% Flyball: CF
t7 2-2 1 --- 4,(0-2)  PIT B. Madlock J. Palmer 7% 53% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Madlock to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
t7 2-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT E. Ott J. Palmer -6% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT P. Garner J. Palmer 1% 49% Intentional Walk
Mike Easler pinch hits for Bert Blyleven (P) batting 9th
t7 2-2 2 12- 7,(3-2)  PIT M. Easler J. Palmer 5% 53% Walk; Madlock to 3B; Garner to 2B
t7 2-2 2 123 3,(0-2)  O PIT O. Moreno J. Palmer -12% 41% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 7-8-9
Don Robinson replaces Mike Easler (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BAL B. Smith D. Robinson 4% 45% Popfly: 1B
b7 2-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BAL R. Dempsey D. Robinson -4% 41% Walk
Pat Kelly pinch hits for Jim Palmer (P) batting 9th
b7 2-2 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  BAL P. Kelly D. Robinson -6% 35% Walk; Dempsey to 2B
b7 2-2 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O BAL A. Bumbry D. Robinson 7% 43% Strikeout Swinging
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Mark Belanger (SS) batting 2nd
b7 2-2 2 12- 8,(3-2)  BAL T. Crowley D. Robinson -4% 38% Walk; Dempsey to 3B; Kelly to 2B
b7 2-2 2 123 3,(0-2)  O BAL K. Singleton D. Robinson 12% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 2.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Orioles' Tippy Martinez facing 2-3-4
Tippy Martinez replaces Terry Crowley (PH) pitching and batting 2nd
Kiko Garcia replaces Pat Kelly (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t8 2-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT T. Foli T. Martinez -5% 45% Flyball: RF
t8 2-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT D. Parker T. Martinez -3% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT W. Stargell T. Martinez -3% 39% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Pirates' Don Robinson facing 4-5-6
b8 2-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BAL E. Murray D. Robinson -6% 33% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
b8 2-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  BAL D. DeCinces D. Robinson -9% 24% Fielder's Choice P/Bunt; Murray to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch); DeCinces to 1B
b8 2-2 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO BAL J. Lowenstein D. Robinson 21% 45% Double Play: Groundout: SS-2B-3B-2B; Lowenstein to 1B
b8 2-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BAL B. Smith D. Robinson 5% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Orioles 2.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Orioles' Tippy Martinez facing 5-6-7
Bill Robinson pinch hits for John Milner (LF) batting 5th
t9 2-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  PIT B. Robinson T. Martinez 8% 58% Single to LF
Don Stanhouse replaces Tippy Martinez pitching and batting 2nd
Matt Alexander pinch runs for Bill Robinson (PH) batting 5th
t9 2-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Madlock D. Stanhouse -14% 44% Alexander Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t9 2-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT B. Madlock D. Stanhouse -5% 40% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t9 2-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  PIT E. Ott D. Stanhouse 3% 43% Single (Ground Ball)
t9 2-2 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  PIT P. Garner D. Stanhouse 5% 48% Walk; Ott to 2B
Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Don Robinson (P) batting 9th
t9 2-2 2 12- 5,(1-2)  R PIT M. Sanguillen D. Stanhouse 36% 84% Single to RF; Ott Scores; Garner to 3B
t9 3-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O PIT O. Moreno D. Stanhouse -4% 80% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 8-9-1
Kent Tekulve replaces Manny Sanguillen (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Matt Alexander moves from PR to LF
b9 2-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BAL R. Dempsey K. Tekulve 9% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O BAL K. Garcia K. Tekulve 7% 95% Strikeout Looking
b9 2-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BAL A. Bumbry K. Tekulve 5% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Orioles 2.

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