September 4, 1990 Seattle Mariners at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 7
@BAL 2 OAK 6
@BOS 2 CHW 6
KCR 3 DET 3
TOR 1 MIN 7
@MIL 1 CLE 7
@TEX 5 ATL 7
CIN 4 HOU 10
@LAD 8 CHC 3
@MON 1 PIT 11
PHI 7 SFG 6
@SDP 4 STL 1
NYM 0

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 22,315

Tuesday, September 4, 1990, 7:36
Time of Game: 3:03

Mariners

67-69

Won 2

5th, 18½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        0  3  0   0  0  3   0  0  1    7 11  0
Orioles         0  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  4  0

W: E Hanson (13-9), L: P Harnisch (10-10)

Orioles

60-74

Lost 5

5th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Reynolds 2B                 4   2   2   1    1   0  .245  .672   20    0   0   2B
K Griffey LF                  4   0   3   3    0   0  .237  .626   18    1   0   2B
  H Cotto LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .643    4    0   0   
K Griffey CF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .306  .851   29    2   0   SF
A Davis DH                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .823   21    0   0   
P O'Brien 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .216  .614   11   10   1   2B
G Briley RF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .239  .673   16    3   0   SB
D Valle C                     3   2   1   1    1   0  .202  .605   19    9   0   
J Schaefer 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .451    8    0   4   SH
O Vizquel SS                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .237  .567   12    0   2   GDP

E Hanson P                                                               1   1
  K Comstock P                                                           1   0
Totals                       35   7  11   7    3   1              158   27   8

BATTING

2B: K Griffey (3, off P Harnisch); H Reynolds (30, off C Schilling); P O'Brien (14, off P Harnisch).

SF: K Griffey (3, off C Schilling).

SH: J Schaefer (2, off P Harnisch).

TB: K Griffey 4; H Reynolds 3; P O'Brien 2; K Griffey; G Briley; O Vizquel; J Schaefer; D Valle.

GIDP: O Vizquel (6).

RBI: K Griffey 3 (11); D Valle (28); O Vizquel (15); K Griffey (64); H Reynolds (43).

2-out RBI: K Griffey 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Briley (13, 2nd base off P Harnisch/B Melvin).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Finley RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .644   22    3   0   2B
B Ripken 2B                   3   2   1   1    1   0  .289  .710   27    3   6   HR
B Anderson CF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .264  .739   16    2   0   2B
C Ripken SS                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .253  .774   22    3   2   
S Horn DH                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .238  .764   15    0   0   
J Orsulak LF                  3   0   1   0    0   2  .271  .743   16    4   0   
C Worthington 3B              3   0   0   0    0   1  .223  .645   11    2   3   
B Melvin C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .572   16    1   0   
J McKnight 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .609   17    8   2   

P Harnisch P                                                             1   0
  D Johnson P                                                            0   0
  J Ballard P                                                            0   0
  C Schilling P                                                          0   0
Totals                       31   2   4   2    1   9              162   27  13

BATTING

2B: S Finley (15, off E Hanson); B Anderson (5, off E Hanson).

HR: B Ripken (2, off E Hanson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: B Ripken 4; B Anderson 2; S Finley 2; J Orsulak.

RBI: B Ripken (24); C Ripken (75).

2-out RBI: B Ripken.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Ripken-B Ripken-J McKnight.

PITCHING

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Hanson, W (13-9)             7     4   2   2    1   7   1   3.50   26  135-87   54·10·23    9· 6· 3· 0     67    -     0.81   0.20
K Comstock                     2     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.56    6   27-18    7· 4· 7    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.03
Totals                         9     4   2   2    1   9   1          32  162-105  61·14·30   11· 7· 4· 0           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Harnisch, L (10-10)          5.1   7   6   6    3   1   0   4.40   26   99-60   44· 2·14    7· 9· 6· 0     28    -     1.05  -0.24
D Johnson                      0     2   0   0    0   0   0   4.39    2    8-4     3· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.68  -0.05
J Ballard                      2.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.01    8   30-15   10· 0· 5    6· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.22   0.03
C Schilling                    1     1   1   1    0   0   0   1.49    4   19-10    7· 1· 2    0· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.01
Totals                         9    11   7   7    3   1   0          40  156-89   64· 3·22   14·14· 8· 0          4-2

D Johnson faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - (none), 3B - John Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 22,315.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Mariners              Baltimore Orioles                    
1. H Reynolds           2B    1. S Finley             RF 
2. K Griffey            LF    2. B Ripken             2B 
3. K Griffey            CF    3. B Anderson           CF 
4. A Davis              DH    4. C Ripken             SS 
5. P O'Brien            1B    5. S Horn               DH 
6. G Briley             RF    6. J Orsulak            LF 
7. D Valle              C     7. C Worthington        3B 
8. J Schaefer           3B    8. B Melvin             C  
9. O Vizquel            SS    9. J McKnight           1B 

   E Hanson             P        P Harnisch           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  123  8   26%  78% K Griffey       P Harnisch      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Valle Scores; Vizquel Scores; Reynolds Scores
   b 3   2  3-0  --- 12   -9%  73% B Ripken        E Hanson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  9   -6%  39% S Finley        E Hanson        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   b 1   1  0-0  --3  5    6%  46% B Anderson      E Hanson        Strikeout Looking
   t 2   0  0-0  12-  1   -6%  54% J Schaefer      P Harnisch      Fielder's Choice 3B; Briley out at 3B/3B-SS; Valle to 2B; Schaefer to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  H Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   50%  K Griffey       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
          1--  5   54%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Griffey to 2B
   O      12-  6   50%  A Davis         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      12-  4   45%  P O'Brien       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Erik Hanson facing 1-2-3
          ---  9   39%  S Finley        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  7   40%  B Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B; Finley to 3B
   O      --3  5   46%  B Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  3   50%  C Ripken        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   54%  G Briley        Walk
          1--      56%  D Valle         Briley Steals 2B
          -2-  7   60%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   54%  J Schaefer      Fielder's Choice 3B; Briley out at 3B/3B-SS; Valle to 2B; Schaefer to 1B
   O      12-  3   50%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Valle to 3B; Vizquel to 1B
          1-3  9   53%  H Reynolds      Walk; Vizquel to 2B
   RRR    123  8   78%  K Griffey       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Valle Scores; Vizquel Scores; Reynolds Scores
   O      -2-  8   76%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Erik Hanson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   78%  S Horn          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   76%  J Orsulak       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   78%  C Worthington   Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Orsulak to 2B
   O      -2-  5   81%  B Melvin        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pete Harnisch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   80%  A Davis         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   79%  P O'Brien       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  4   78%  G Briley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Erik Hanson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   80%  J McKnight      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  6   82%  S Finley        Flyball: RF
   R      --- 12   73%  B Ripken        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   74%  B Anderson      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pete Harnisch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   73%  D Valle         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   71%  J Schaefer      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   71%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Erik Hanson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  9   73%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   75%  S Horn          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   76%  J Orsulak       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 1.

Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   75%  H Reynolds      Lineout: LF
          ---  4   77%  K Griffey       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   74%  " "             Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  2   73%  A Davis         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Erik Hanson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   76%  C Worthington   Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   78%  B Melvin        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   79%  J McKnight      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 1.

Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pete Harnisch facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   84%  P O'Brien       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  2   88%  G Briley        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); O'Brien to 3B
   R      1-3  3   91%  D Valle         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); O'Brien Scores; Briley to 2B
   O      12-  1   91%  J Schaefer      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Briley to 3B; Valle to 2B
                  Dave Johnson replaces Pete Harnisch pitching
   R      -23  6   95%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS-2B); Briley Scores; Valle to 3B
   R      1-3  2   96%  H Reynolds      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Valle Scores; Vizquel to 2B
                  Jeff Ballard replaces Dave Johnson pitching
   O      12-  3   96%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Vizquel to 3B; Griffey to 1B
   O      1-3  5   95%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 6, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Erik Hanson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   96%  S Finley        Flyball: LF
          ---  5   95%  B Ripken        Walk
          1--  4   91%  B Anderson      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ripken to 3B
   RO     -23  5   93%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Ripken Scores; Anderson to 3B
   O      --3  3   95%  S Horn          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 6, Orioles 2.

Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jeff Ballard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   94%  A Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   94%  P O'Brien       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  6   94%  G Briley        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 6, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Erik Hanson facing 6-7-8
                  Henry Cotto replaces Ken Griffey playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---  6   95%  J Orsulak       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   96%  C Worthington   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   97%  B Melvin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 6, Orioles 2.

Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jeff Ballard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   97%  D Valle         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   97%  J Schaefer      Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  2   96%  O Vizquel       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 6, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Keith Comstock facing 9-1-2
                  Keith Comstock replaces Erik Hanson pitching
   O      ---  7   98%  J McKnight      Lineout: P
   O      ---  4   98%  S Finley        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   99%  B Ripken        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 6, Orioles 2.

Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 6-2, Curt Schilling facing 1-2-3
                  Curt Schilling replaces Jeff Ballard pitching
          ---  5   99%  H Reynolds      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   99%  H Cotto         Flyball: RF; Reynolds to 3B
   RO     --3  6   99%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Reynolds Scores
   O      ---  4   99%  A Davis         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 7, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-7, Keith Comstock facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4  100%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4  100%  S Horn          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 7, Orioles 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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