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@ANA		3
5
CLE
@BAL		5
8
NYY
@BOS		7
2
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@MIL		3
4
TOR
@OAK		13
3
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@SEA		4
2
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@TEX		1
3
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@ATL		6
4
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@CHC		4
7
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@FLA		8
4
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@HOU		12
5
PHI
@NYM		3
10
MON
@PIT		4
2
LAD
@STL		3
6
Saturday, May 31, 1997, 1:19
, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Attendance: 47,739, Time of Game: 3:46
Indians
5
27-24
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Orioles
8
36-15
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
W: Shawn Boskie (3-2)
L: Jose Mesa (0-3)
S: Randy Myers (17)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         4  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    5 10  0
Orioles         0  1  2   1  0  1   3  0  X    8 13  3

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Marquis Grissom CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .579 0 0 -0.138 1.09 0.047 -0.185 -1.2 4 0 SH
Julio Franco DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 .331 .841 0 0 -0.079 1.08 0.039 -0.118 -0.8 SB
Jim Thome 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .294 .970 0 0 -0.022 0.87 0.043 -0.065 -0.4 6 2
   Sandy Alomar PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .345 1.005 0 0 0.046 1.31 0.046 0.000 0.3
Matt Williams 3B 4 1 2 0 1 1 .262 .854 0 0 0.004 1.41 0.103 -0.099 0.0 1 1 2B
David Justice LF 3 1 1 3 1 0 .383 1.238 0 0 0.173 1.43 0.239 -0.067 2.3 1 0 HR
Manny Ramirez RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .331 .957 0 0 -0.050 1.14 0.069 -0.119 -0.4 1 0 HR
Tony Fernandez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .710 0 0 -0.094 0.87 0.000 -0.094 -1.1 2 3
Pat Borders C 3 1 1 1 0 0 .295 .849 0 0 0.085 0.54 0.109 -0.024 0.6 6 0 HR
   Kevin Seitzer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .646 0 0 -0.021 0.80 0.000 -0.021 -0.3
Omar Vizquel SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .254 .672 0 0 0.111 0.76 0.119 -0.008 1.0 2 4 2B,SB
Orel Hershiser P 0 0
   Jose Mesa P 1 0
   Paul Shuey P 0 0
   Alvin Morman P 0 0
Team Totals 36 5 10 5 3 4 .278 .917 0 0 0.015 1.04 0.814 -0.800 0.2 24 10
2B: M Williams (14, off M Johnson); O Vizquel (6, off S Boskie).
HR: P Borders (3, off M Johnson; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); M Ramirez (8, off M Johnson; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); D Justice (16, off M Johnson; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: M Grissom (1, off S Boskie).
TB: M Ramirez 5; D Justice 4; P Borders 4; O Vizquel 3; M Williams 3; J Franco; S Alomar.
RBI: D Justice 3 (44); P Borders (6); M Ramirez (31).
2-out RBI: D Justice 3; M Ramirez.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 3. O Vizquel-J Thome; T Fernandez-O Vizquel-J Thome; O Vizquel-T Fernandez-J Thome.
Baserunning
SB: O Vizquel (13, 3rd base off S Boskie/L Webster); J Franco (5, 2nd base off M Johnson/L Webster).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brady Anderson CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .328 .973 0 0 -0.129 0.99 0.000 -0.129 -1.3 1 0
Roberto Alomar 2B 3 1 3 1 1 0 .286 .762 0 0 0.260 1.17 0.260 0.000 2.0 2 1 2B
   Jeff Reboulet PH-2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 .580 0 0 0.005 0.10 0.005 0.000 0.4 0 0 SB
Rafael Palmeiro 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .278 .818 0 0 0.035 1.11 0.114 -0.079 0.3 10 2
Cal Ripken 3B 2 1 1 2 2 0 .281 .805 0 0 0.178 1.25 0.249 -0.070 1.2 2 3 HR,SF
B.J. Surhoff DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 .346 .963 0 0 -0.084 1.23 0.082 -0.167 -1.6 GDP
Jeffrey Hammonds LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .255 .738 0 0 0.078 1.25 0.148 -0.070 1.2 4 0 HR
Tony Tarasco RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .224 .646 0 0 0.089 1.11 0.175 -0.086 1.2 2 1 HR,GDP
Lenny Webster C 2 1 0 0 2 1 .164 .531 0 0 0.000 1.08 0.068 -0.068 0.0 4 0
Mike Bordick SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 .216 .557 0 0 0.082 1.07 0.127 -0.045 0.4 1 4 HR,SH,GDP
Mike Johnson P 1 0
   Shawn Boskie P 0 1
   Jesse Orosco P 0 0
   Armando Benitez P 0 0
   Randy Myers P 0 0
Team Totals 32 8 13 8 7 5 .406 1.313 0 0 0.514 1.09 1.228 -0.714 3.7 27 12
2B: R Alomar (3, off O Hershiser).
HR: J Hammonds (5, off J Mesa; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF); M Bordick (2, off O Hershiser; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); C Ripken (9, off J Mesa; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); T Tarasco (2, off O Hershiser; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: C Ripken (6, off O Hershiser).
SH: M Bordick (6, off J Mesa).
TB: M Bordick 5; J Hammonds 5; T Tarasco 5; C Ripken 4; R Alomar 4; B Surhoff 2; R Palmeiro.
GIDP: T Tarasco (1); B Surhoff (4); M Bordick (6).
RBI: J Hammonds 2 (15); T Tarasco 2 (9); C Ripken 2 (40); M Bordick (15); R Alomar (24).
2-out RBI: T Tarasco; R Alomar.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Boskie-R Palmeiro-C Ripken.
E: C Ripken 2 (11); R Palmeiro (1).
Outfield Assists: T Tarasco (M Ramirez at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: J Reboulet (2, 2nd base off A Morman/P Borders).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Orel Hershiser 5 9 4 4 3 2 2 5.04 25 7 5 0 8 32 -0.091 1.24 -1.3
Jose Mesa, BS (2), L (0-3) 1.1 4 4 4 2 2 2 6.27 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 -0.445 1.38 -3.5
Paul Shuey 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.43 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.014 0.30 0.6
Alvin Morman 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.008 0.12 0.5
Team Totals 8 13 8 8 7 5 4 9.00 41 10 7 0 12 32 1 0 -0.514 1.04 -3.7

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Johnson 3.1 5 5 5 2 1 3 5.47 17 3 6 1 5 29 -0.325 0.71 -3.1
Shawn Boskie, W (3-2) 3.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.35 12 6 3 1 3 0 0 0.228 0.98 1.9
Jesse Orosco, H (10) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.64 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 -0.065 1.81 -0.7
Armando Benitez, H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.54 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.112 1.94 1.2
Randy Myers, S (17) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.21 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 0.036 1.48 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 3 4 3 5.00 40 14 9 2 10 29 2 0 -0.014 1.09 -0.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Terry Craft.
Time of Game: 3:46.
Attendance: 47,739.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 81° F, Wind 10mph in from Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Baltimore Orioles
1 Marquis Grissom CF 1 Brady Anderson CF
2 Julio Franco DH 2 Roberto Alomar 2B
3 Jim Thome 1B 3 Rafael Palmeiro 1B
4 Matt Williams 3B 4 Cal Ripken 3B
5 David Justice LF 5 B.J. Surhoff DH
6 Manny Ramirez RF 6 Jeffrey Hammonds LF
7 Tony Fernandez 2B 7 Tony Tarasco RF
8 Pat Borders C 8 Lenny Webster C
9 Omar Vizquel SS 9 Mike Bordick SS
Orel Hershiser P Mike Johnson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 1-3 RRR CLE D. Justice M. Johnson -23% 27% Home Run; Franco Scores; Williams Scores
b7 5-5 0 --- R BAL C. Ripken J. Mesa 19% 79% Home Run
b6 4-5 2 --3 R BAL R. Alomar J. Mesa 16% 54% Single to LF; Webster Scores
t7 5-5 0 1-- OO CLE M. Grissom S. Boskie 13% 57% Double Play: Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Vizquel out at 3B/1B-3B
b1 0-4 1 123 OO BAL B. Surhoff O. Hershiser -13% 16% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Mike Johnson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE M. Grissom M. Johnson 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- CLE J. Franco M. Johnson -2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- CLE J. Thome M. Johnson -1% 48% Franco Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O CLE J. Thome M. Johnson 3% 51% Lineout: 1B; Franco to 3B/Adv on E3 (throw)
t1 0-0 2 --3 CLE M. Williams M. Johnson -1% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-3 RRR CLE D. Justice M. Johnson -23% 27% Home Run; Franco Scores; Williams Scores
t1 3-0 2 --- R CLE M. Ramirez M. Johnson -7% 20% Home Run
t1 4-0 2 --- O CLE T. Fernandez M. Johnson 1% 20% Foul Flyball: RF
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- O BAL B. Anderson O. Hershiser -2% 18% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-4 1 --- BAL R. Alomar O. Hershiser 3% 22% Double to LF
b1 0-4 1 -2- BAL R. Palmeiro O. Hershiser 2% 24% Walk
b1 0-4 1 12- BAL C. Ripken O. Hershiser 5% 29% Walk; Alomar to 3B; Palmeiro to 2B
b1 0-4 1 123 OO BAL B. Surhoff O. Hershiser -13% 16% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Orioles' Mike Johnson facing 8-9-1
t2 4-0 0 --- O CLE P. Borders M. Johnson 1% 17% Flyball: LF
t2 4-0 1 --- O CLE O. Vizquel M. Johnson 1% 18% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 4-0 2 --- O CLE M. Grissom M. Johnson 1% 19% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 6-7-8
b2 0-4 0 --- O BAL J. Hammonds O. Hershiser -2% 17% Strikeout
b2 0-4 1 --- R BAL T. Tarasco O. Hershiser 7% 24% Home Run
b2 1-4 1 --- O BAL L. Webster O. Hershiser -2% 22% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-4 2 --- BAL M. Bordick O. Hershiser 1% 23% Single to CF
b2 1-4 2 1-- O BAL B. Anderson O. Hershiser -2% 21% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 1.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Orioles' Mike Johnson facing 2-3-4
t3 4-1 0 --- O CLE J. Franco M. Johnson 1% 23% Strikeout
t3 4-1 1 --- O CLE J. Thome M. Johnson 1% 24% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 4-1 2 --- CLE M. Williams M. Johnson -1% 22% Double (LF-CF)
t3 4-1 2 -2- CLE D. Justice M. Johnson -1% 22% Walk
t3 4-1 2 12- O CLE M. Ramirez M. Johnson 3% 24% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 2-3-4
b3 1-4 0 --- BAL R. Alomar O. Hershiser 4% 28% Walk
b3 1-4 0 1-- BAL R. Palmeiro O. Hershiser 9% 38% Single to RF; Alomar to 3B
b3 1-4 0 1-3 RO BAL C. Ripken O. Hershiser -4% 34% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Alomar Scores
b3 2-4 1 1-- O BAL B. Surhoff O. Hershiser -3% 30% Flyball: CF
b3 2-4 2 1-- BAL J. Hammonds O. Hershiser 2% 33% Single to LF; Palmeiro to 2B
b3 2-4 2 12- R BAL T. Tarasco O. Hershiser 11% 43% Single to CF; Palmeiro Scores; Hammonds to 2B
b3 3-4 2 12- O BAL L. Webster O. Hershiser -5% 38% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 3.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Orioles' Mike Johnson facing 7-8-9
t4 4-3 0 --- O CLE T. Fernandez M. Johnson 2% 40% Flyball: LF
t4 4-3 1 --- R CLE P. Borders M. Johnson -11% 29% Home Run
Shawn Boskie replaces Mike Johnson pitching
t4 5-3 1 --- CLE O. Vizquel S. Boskie -3% 26% Double to RF
t4 5-3 1 -2- O CLE M. Grissom S. Boskie 3% 29% Lineout: RF
t4 5-3 2 -2- CLE J. Franco S. Boskie -0% 29% Vizquel Steals 3B
t4 5-3 2 --3 O CLE J. Franco S. Boskie 3% 32% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-5, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 9-1-2
b4 3-5 0 --- R BAL M. Bordick O. Hershiser 12% 43% Home Run
b4 4-5 0 --- O BAL B. Anderson O. Hershiser -3% 40% Flyball: CF
b4 4-5 1 --- BAL R. Alomar O. Hershiser 3% 44% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b4 4-5 1 1-- O BAL R. Palmeiro O. Hershiser -4% 40% Flyball: RF
b4 4-5 2 1-- O BAL C. Ripken O. Hershiser -3% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 4.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-4, Orioles' Shawn Boskie facing 3-4-5
t5 5-4 0 --- O CLE J. Thome S. Boskie 2% 39% Foul Flyball: 3B
t5 5-4 1 --- O CLE M. Williams S. Boskie 2% 41% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 5-4 2 --- O CLE D. Justice S. Boskie 1% 42% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-5, Indians' Orel Hershiser facing 5-6-7
b5 4-5 0 --- BAL B. Surhoff O. Hershiser 5% 47% Single to CF
b5 4-5 0 1-- O BAL J. Hammonds O. Hershiser -5% 42% Bunt Popfly: C
b5 4-5 1 1-- OO BAL T. Tarasco O. Hershiser -8% 35% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 4.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-4, Orioles' Shawn Boskie facing 6-7-8
t6 5-4 0 --- O CLE M. Ramirez S. Boskie 3% 37% Single to RF; Ramirez out at 2B/RF-SS
t6 5-4 1 --- O CLE T. Fernandez S. Boskie 2% 39% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 5-4 2 --- O CLE P. Borders S. Boskie 1% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-5, Indians' Jose Mesa facing 8-9-1
Jose Mesa replaces Orel Hershiser pitching
b6 4-5 0 --- BAL L. Webster J. Mesa 6% 47% Walk
b6 4-5 0 1-- O BAL M. Bordick J. Mesa -3% 43% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Webster to 2B
b6 4-5 1 -2- O BAL B. Anderson J. Mesa -5% 38% Groundout: 1B-P; Webster to 3B
b6 4-5 2 --3 R BAL R. Alomar J. Mesa 16% 54% Single to LF; Webster Scores
b6 5-5 2 1-- O BAL R. Palmeiro J. Mesa -4% 50% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 5.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Orioles' Shawn Boskie facing 9-1-2
t7 5-5 0 --- CLE O. Vizquel S. Boskie -6% 44% Single to LF
t7 5-5 0 1-- OO CLE M. Grissom S. Boskie 13% 57% Double Play: Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Vizquel out at 3B/1B-3B
t7 5-5 2 --- O CLE J. Franco S. Boskie 2% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 5-5, Indians' Jose Mesa facing 4-5-6
b7 5-5 0 --- R BAL C. Ripken J. Mesa 19% 79% Home Run
b7 6-5 0 --- BAL B. Surhoff J. Mesa 3% 81% Single to RF
b7 6-5 0 1-- RR BAL J. Hammonds J. Mesa 12% 94% Home Run; Surhoff Scores
b7 8-5 0 --- O BAL T. Tarasco J. Mesa -1% 93% Strikeout
b7 8-5 1 --- BAL L. Webster J. Mesa 1% 94% Walk
Paul Shuey replaces Jose Mesa pitching
b7 8-5 1 1-- OO BAL M. Bordick P. Shuey -1% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 8.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-8, Orioles' Jesse Orosco facing 3-4-5
Jesse Orosco replaces Shawn Boskie pitching
t8 5-8 0 --- CLE J. Thome J. Orosco -4% 88% Walk
t8 5-8 0 1-- CLE M. Williams J. Orosco -8% 81% Single to LF; Thome to 2B
t8 5-8 0 12- O CLE D. Justice J. Orosco 5% 86% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Thome to 3B; Justice to 1B
Armando Benitez replaces Jesse Orosco pitching
t8 5-8 1 1-3 O CLE M. Ramirez A. Benitez 7% 93% Strikeout Looking
t8 5-8 2 1-3 O CLE T. Fernandez A. Benitez 5% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-5, Indians' Alvin Morman facing 1-2-3
Alvin Morman replaces Paul Shuey pitching
b8 8-5 0 --- O BAL B. Anderson A. Morman -0% 97% Foul Flyball: 3B
Jeff Reboulet pinch hits for Roberto Alomar (2B) batting 2nd
b8 8-5 1 --- BAL J. Reboulet A. Morman 0% 97% Walk
b8 8-5 1 1-- O BAL R. Palmeiro A. Morman -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b8 8-5 2 1-- BAL C. Ripken A. Morman 0% 97% Reboulet Steals 2B
b8 8-5 2 -2- BAL C. Ripken A. Morman 0% 97% Walk
b8 8-5 2 12- O BAL B. Surhoff A. Morman -1% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 8.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-8, Orioles' Randy Myers facing 8-9-1
Randy Myers replaces Armando Benitez pitching
Jeff Reboulet moves from PH to 2B
Kevin Seitzer pinch hits for Pat Borders (C) batting 8th
t9 5-8 0 --- O CLE K. Seitzer R. Myers 2% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 5-8 1 --- CLE O. Vizquel R. Myers -2% 96% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Vizquel to 1B
t9 5-8 1 1-- CLE M. Grissom R. Myers -5% 91% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Vizquel to 2B; Grissom to 1B
t9 5-8 1 12- O CLE J. Franco R. Myers 5% 97% Strikeout
Sandy Alomar pinch hits for Jim Thome (1B) batting 3rd
t9 5-8 2 12- CLE S. Alomar R. Myers -5% 92% Single to LF; Vizquel to 3B; Grissom to 2B
t9 5-8 2 123 O CLE M. Williams R. Myers 8% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 8.

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