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SEA  9
@BAL  5

OAK 10
@BOS  0

CHW  3
KCR  0

TOR  7
@DET  3

MIL  7
MIN  4

NYY  2
CAL  1

TEX  3
CLE  2

ATL  6
@LAD  2

PHI  4
CHC  1

PIT  1
NYM  0

PIT  3
NYM  1

SDP  5
HOU  2

CIN  5
@SFG  3

MON  6
@STL  2

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 18,742

Wednesday, September 5, 1990, 7:37
Time of Game: 3:39
Mariners
9
68-69
Won 3
5th, 18½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        1  2  0   0  0  1   0  1  4    9 17  1
Orioles         0  3  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    5  8  1
W: K Comstock (7-3), L: K Hickey (1-3)
Orioles
5
60-75
Lost 6
5th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Reynolds 2B                 4   4   3   5    1   0  .249  .687   15    2   2   HR,2·2B,SF
K Griffey LF                  6   0   3   2    0   0  .256  .664   21    2   0   2B
  J Buhner RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .856         0   0   
K Griffey CF                  6   0   2   1    0   1  .306  .849   20    2   0   
A Davis DH                    5   0   0   0    1   0  .287  .816   25    0   0   
P O'Brien 1B                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .219  .618   18   10   0   GDP
G Briley RF                   2   1   2   0    2   0  .244  .685   14    3   0   
  H Cotto PH-LF               1   1   1   0    0   0  .261  .648    2    0   0   
S Bradley C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .553   12    5   0   SH
  D Valle C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .605         2   0   
J Schaefer 3B                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .205  .459    6    1   3   
  J Leonard PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .622    3    0   0   
  E Martinez 3B               0   1   0   0    1   0  .300  .838    4    0   1   IW
O Vizquel SS                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .243  .579   24    0   2   

R Johnson P                                                              0   1
  B Swift P                                                              0   0
  K Comstock P                                                           0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       41   9  17   9    6   3              164   27   9
BATTING
2B: K Griffey (4, off J Mitchell); H Reynolds 2 (32, 2 off J Mitchell).
HR: H Reynolds (4, off K Hickey; 9th inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SF: H Reynolds (5, off J Mitchell).
SH: S Bradley (3, off K Hickey).
IBB: E Martinez (3, by K Hickey).
TB: H Reynolds 8; K Griffey 4; O Vizquel 2; G Briley 2; K Griffey 2; P O'Brien 2; S Bradley; H Cotto; J Schaefer.
GIDP: P O'Brien (10).
RBI: H Reynolds 5 (48); K Griffey 2 (13); K Griffey (65); J Schaefer (6).
2-out RBI: K Griffey.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
FIELDING
E: R Johnson ().
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Finley RF                   4   0   1   2    1   1  .262  .646   27    2   0   2B
B Ripken 2B                   5   0   1   2    0   0  .287  .705   21    2   2   
M Devereaux CF                3   1   1   0    2   1  .253  .703   23    5   0   
C Ripken SS                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .767   18    1   2   
C Worthington 3B              3   0   0   0    2   1  .221  .643   23    1   1   
T Hulett DH                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .264  .722   15    0   0   
  J Orsulak PH                1   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .747    7    0   0   
B Melvin C                    5   2   3   1    0   1  .234  .585   19    5   0   
B Anderson LF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .264  .733   19    4   0   
J McKnight 1B                 3   1   0   0    0   0  .219  .556   13    7   2   SH

J Mitchell P                                                             0   2
  J Price P                                                              0   0
  J Bautista P                                                           0   0
  C Schilling P                                                          0   0
  K Hickey P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   5   8   5    7   6              185   27   9
BATTING
2B: S Finley (16, off R Johnson).
SH: J McKnight (2, off R Johnson).
TB: B Melvin 3; S Finley 2; B Ripken; M Devereaux; B Anderson; J Orsulak.
RBI: S Finley 2 (25); B Ripken 2 (26); B Melvin (32).
2-out RBI: B Ripken 2; S Finley; B Melvin.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 1. C Ripken-B Ripken-J McKnight.
E: M Devereaux (5).

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
R Johnson                      6     5   5   4    6   2   0   3.49   30  125-69   41· 4·24   12· 6· 4· 0     40    -     1.65  -0.21
B Swift                        0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   2.06    4   18-9     5· 0· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          1-1    2.52  -0.16
K Comstock, W (7-3)            1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   2.50    4   22-14    6· 2· 6    0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.49   0.14
M Jackson                      1     2   0   0    0   2   0   4.57    5   20-14    6· 4· 4    0· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.57   0.02
Totals                         9     8   5   4    7   6   0          43  185-106  58·10·38   14· 9· 7· 0          3-1 
Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Mitchell                     5.2  10   4   4    3   0   0   4.65   29   89-46   35· 1·10   10· 6·10· 0     30    -     1.10  -0.19
J Price                        1     2   0   0    0   2   0   3.71    5   23-13    6· 3· 4    0· 1· 2· 0          1-0    1.28   0.05
J Bautista                     0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.68    1    3-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.89   0.07
C Schilling, BS (4)            0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   1.72    4   16-9     8· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.71  -0.33
K Hickey, L (1-3)              1.2   3   4   4    2   0   1   5.16   10   33-16   12· 0· 4    3· 4· 1· 0          2-0    2.71  -0.31
Totals                         9    17   9   9    6   3   1          49  164-87   62· 5·20   14·12·14· 0          5-0 
R Johnson faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: K Hickey (2; E Martinez).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - (none), 3B - Larry McCoy.
Time of Game: 3:39.
Attendance: 18,742.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 85° F, Wind 0mph, 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. M Devereaux          CF 
4. A Davis              DH    4. C Ripken             SS 
5. P O'Brien            1B    5. C Worthington        3B 
6. G Briley             RF    6. T Hulett             DH 
7. S Bradley            C     7. B Melvin             C  
8. J Schaefer           3B    8. B Anderson           LF 
9. O Vizquel            SS    9. J McKnight           1B 

   R Johnson            P        J Mitchell           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  5-5  123  1   27%  99% H Reynolds      K Hickey        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Cotto Scores; Martinez Scores; Vizquel Scores
   b 7   2  4-4  1-3  4  -21%  20% B Melvin        B Swift         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Devereaux Scores; Orsulak to 3B
   b 2   2  3-1  123  9  -19%  46% B Ripken        R Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Melvin Scores; McKnight Scores; Finley to 2B
   t 6   2  3-3  -2-  2   18%  66% K Griffey       J Mitchell      Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Reynolds Scores; Griffey to 2B/Adv on E8
   t 8   1  5-4  1-3  1   16%  57% K Griffey       C Schilling     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Reynolds Scores; Griffey to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, John Mitchell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   56%  H Reynolds      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   R      -2-  5   66%  K Griffey       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Reynolds Scores
   O      -2-  3   62%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; Griffey out at 3B/P-SS-3B; Griffey to 2B
          -2-  5   64%  A Davis         Walk
   OO     12-  1   56%  P O'Brien       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   50%  S Finley        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   51%  B Ripken        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Finley to 3B
   O      --3  4   57%  M Devereaux     Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   61%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Mitchell facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   64%  G Briley        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   63%  S Bradley       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Briley to 2B
   R      -2-  1   71%  J Schaefer      Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Briley Scores
          1--  6   76%  O Vizquel       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Schaefer to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   78%  H Reynolds      Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Schaefer Scores
   O      1--  4   76%  K Griffey       Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Randy Johnson facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   73%  C Worthington   Walk
          1--  6   67%  T Hulett        Walk; Worthington to 2B
          12-  4   58%  B Melvin        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Worthington to 3B; Hulett to 2B
   O      123  5   66%  B Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   O      123  2   73%  J McKnight      Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Hulett to 3B; Melvin to 2B; McKnight to 1B
   R      123  7   64%  S Finley        Walk; Hulett Scores; Melvin to 3B; McKnight to 2B
   RR     123  9   46%  B Ripken        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Melvin Scores; McKnight Scores; Finley to 2B
          12-  5   43%  M Devereaux     Walk; Finley to 3B; Ripken to 2B
   O      123  2   50%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 3.

Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 3-3, John Mitchell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   48%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   46%  A Davis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   47%  P O'Brien       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  4   49%  G Briley        Walk; O'Brien to 2B
   O      12-  3   45%  S Bradley       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Randy Johnson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   47%  C Worthington   Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   49%  T Hulett        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   50%  B Melvin        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 3.

Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Tied 3-3, John Mitchell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   47%  J Schaefer      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   50%  O Vizquel       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   47%  H Reynolds      Lineout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Reynolds to 1B
   O      1--  4   44%  K Griffey       Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Randy Johnson facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   40%  B Anderson      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   44%  J McKnight      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   46%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); McKnight to 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  B Ripken        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 3.

Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Tied 3-3, John Mitchell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   47%  K Griffey       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  3   45%  A Davis         Flyball: LF
          ---  1   47%  P O'Brien       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          1--  5   49%  G Briley        Walk; O'Brien to 2B
   O      12-  2   44%  S Bradley       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Randy Johnson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   47%  M Devereaux     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   49%  C Ripken        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   47%  C Worthington   Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  T Hulett        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Orioles 3.

Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Tied 3-3, John Mitchell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   47%  J Schaefer      Lineout: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  3   44%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   48%  H Reynolds      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  2   66%  K Griffey       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Reynolds Scores; Griffey to 2B/Adv on E8
                  Joe Price replaces John Mitchell pitching
   O      -2-  6   62%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-4, Randy Johnson facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   55%  B Melvin        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   46%  B Anderson      Fielder's Choice P; Melvin to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw to 2B); Anderson to 1B
   O      12-  2   46%  J McKnight      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Melvin to 3B; Anderson to 2B
   RO     -23  6   44%  S Finley        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Melvin Scores/unER; Anderson to 3B
   O      --3  1   50%  B Ripken        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Orioles 4.

Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Tied 4-4, Joe Price facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   46%  A Davis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   43%  P O'Brien       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   46%  G Briley        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  2   49%  S Bradley       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Briley to 2B
                  Jose Bautista replaces Joe Price pitching; Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Jeff Schaefer batting 8th
   O      12-  3   41%  J Leonard       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 4-4, Randy Johnson facing 3-4-5
                  Edgar Martinez replaces Jeffrey Leonard playing 3B batting 8th
          ---  5   36%  M Devereaux     Walk
                  Bill Swift replaces Randy Johnson pitching
   O      1--  8   38%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B; Devereaux to 2B
   O      -2-  1   43%  C Worthington   Groundout: 2B-1B; Devereaux to 3B
                  Joe Orsulak pinch hits for Tim Hulett batting 6th
          --3  5   41%  J Orsulak       Walk
   R      1-3  4   20%  B Melvin        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Devereaux Scores; Orsulak to 3B
                  Keith Comstock replaces Bill Swift pitching
   O      1-3  6   24%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Orioles 5.

Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-5, Curt Schilling facing 9-1-2
                  Curt Schilling replaces Jose Bautista pitching
   O      ---  4   19%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  6   25%  H Reynolds      Walk
          1--  5   41%  K Griffey       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Reynolds to 3B
   R      1-3  1   57%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Reynolds Scores; Griffey to 2B
                  Kevin Hickey replaces Curt Schilling pitching
   O      12-  5   50%  A Davis         Flyball: RF (RF Line); Griffey to 3B
   O      1-3  8   40%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 5, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 5-5, Keith Comstock facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   44%  J McKnight      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  7   48%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  B Ripken        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Orioles 5.

Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Tied 5-5, Kevin Hickey facing 6-7-8
                  Henry Cotto pinch hits for Greg Briley batting 6th
          ---  2   58%  H Cotto         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   56%  S Bradley       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Cotto to 2B
          -2-  4   58%  E Martinez      Intentional Walk
          12-  5   72%  O Vizquel       Walk; Cotto to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   RRRR   123  1   99%  H Reynolds      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Cotto Scores; Martinez Scores; Vizquel Scores
   O      ---  1   98%  K Griffey       Popfly: C (Front of Home)
          ---  2   99%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   98%  A Davis         Lineout: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 9, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-9, Mike Jackson facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Jackson replaces Keith Comstock pitching; Dave Valle replaces Scott Bradley playing C batting 7th; Henry Cotto moves to LF; Jay Buhner replaces Ken Griffey playing RF batting 2nd
          ---  6   96%  M Devereaux     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   98%  C Ripken        Lineout: 1B
   O      1--  5  100%  C Worthington   Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   99%  J Orsulak       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Devereaux to 3B
   O      1-3  5  100%  B Melvin        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 9, Orioles 5.

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