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Saturday, May 24, 1997, 1:07
, Jacobs Field
Attendance: 41,040, Time of Game: 3:29
Orioles
8
31-14
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Indians
3
24-21
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Mike Mussina (6-1)
L: Steve Kline (3-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         3  0  1   1  0  3   0  0  0    8 15  0
Indians         0  0  2   0  0  1   0  0  0    3  9  1

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brady Anderson CF 5 1 3 0 1 0 .340 .978 0 0 0.080 0.49 0.089 -0.009 0.5 3 0 SB
Roberto Alomar 2B 6 0 1 0 0 1 .254 .676 0 0 -0.044 0.69 0.034 -0.077 -1.0 3 6
Eric Davis DH 1 1 0 0 1 0 .315 .940 0 0 0.064 1.02 0.064 0.000 0.8
   Pete Incaviglia PH 4 1 2 0 0 0 .271 .765 0 0 -0.004 0.34 0.019 -0.023 0.1
Rafael Palmeiro 1B 5 2 3 3 1 1 .275 .808 0 0 0.196 0.75 0.242 -0.046 2.3 10 0 HR
Cal Ripken 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .288 .810 0 0 0.055 0.79 0.106 -0.051 1.0 0 2 2B
Chris Hoiles C 3 1 1 1 2 2 .301 .943 0 0 0.079 0.65 0.096 -0.018 1.2 9 1 IW
B.J. Surhoff LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .328 .924 0 0 -0.133 0.65 0.000 -0.133 -2.9 1 0 GDP
Jeffrey Hammonds RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .255 .693 0 0 -0.049 0.54 0.018 -0.067 -1.1 0 1 2B,SB
Mike Bordick SS 5 0 2 3 0 1 .193 .505 0 0 0.088 0.57 0.118 -0.030 1.9 1 1 2B
Mike Mussina P 0 1
   Jesse Orosco P 0 0
   Armando Benitez P 0 0
Team Totals 42 8 15 8 7 8 .357 .949 0 0 0.332 0.63 0.786 -0.454 2.9 27 12
2B: J Hammonds (4, off E Plunk); M Bordick (6, off E Plunk); C Ripken (9, off P Assenmacher).
HR: R Palmeiro (8, off S Kline; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: C Hoiles (1, by P Assenmacher).
TB: R Palmeiro 6; M Bordick 3; C Ripken 3; B Anderson 3; J Hammonds 2; P Incaviglia 2; C Hoiles; R Alomar.
GIDP: B Surhoff (3).
RBI: R Palmeiro 3 (32); M Bordick 3 (13); C Ripken (37); C Hoiles (22).
2-out RBI: M Bordick 3.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 5 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Alomar-R Palmeiro; M Bordick-R Palmeiro.
Outfield Assists: J Hammonds (M Williams at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: J Hammonds (4, 2nd base off J Mesa/P Borders); B Anderson (7, 3rd base off S Kline/P Borders).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Marquis Grissom CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .212 .611 0 0 0.049 0.72 0.091 -0.042 0.8 2 0 2·2B
Julio Franco 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .340 .841 0 0 -0.036 0.70 0.015 -0.050 -0.6 2 4
Jim Thome 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .301 .991 0 0 -0.031 0.83 0.006 -0.036 -0.3 7 0
   Kevin Seitzer PH-1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 .670 0 0 0.018 0.39 0.018 0.000 0.4 2 0
Matt Williams 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 .895 0 0 -0.038 0.62 0.016 -0.054 -0.4 0 3
David Justice LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .387 1.218 0 0 -0.022 0.70 0.025 -0.047 -0.3 3 0 2B
Manny Ramirez RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 .309 .909 0 0 0.079 0.64 0.086 -0.007 1.0 1 0
Brian Giles DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .244 .843 0 0 -0.099 1.06 0.011 -0.110 -1.0 GDP
Pat Borders C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .293 .789 0 0 -0.081 0.97 0.000 -0.081 -1.0 9 0
   Tony Fernandez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .743 0 0 -0.020 0.50 0.000 -0.020 -0.8
Omar Vizquel SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .261 .676 0 0 0.013 0.55 0.050 -0.037 0.1 1 3 2B
Steve Kline P 0 0
   Jose Mesa P 0 0
   Paul Assenmacher P 0 0
   Eric Plunk P 0 0
   Paul Shuey P 0 1
Team Totals 33 3 9 3 3 9 .273 .727 0 0 -0.168 0.73 0.318 -0.484 -2.1 27 11
2B: M Grissom 2 (5, 2 off M Mussina); D Justice (12, off M Mussina); O Vizquel (4, off M Mussina).
TB: M Grissom 4; D Justice 3; M Ramirez 2; O Vizquel 2; M Williams; J Franco.
GIDP: B Giles (4).
RBI: J Thome (28); M Grissom (7); M Ramirez (27).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Franco-O Vizquel-J Thome.
E: S Kline (1).

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 Mussina, W (6-1) 7 9 3 3 1 9 0 4.26 29 8 2 1 9 55 0.139 0.81 1.0
Jesse Orosco 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.75 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.019 0.46 0.6
Armando Benitez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.15 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.010 0.26 0.6
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 3 9 0 3.00 36 9 6 2 9 55 0 0 0.168 0.63 2.1

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
Steve Kline, L (3-1) 1.2 3 3 2 4 2 1 5.01 13 2 2 0 3 37 -0.228 1.00 -2.7
Jose Mesa 3.1 7 3 3 1 4 0 4.96 17 4 1 0 7 3 0 -0.027 0.70 0.1
Paul Assenmacher 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 9.31 4 0 1 0 2 1 1 -0.069 0.56 -1.7
Eric Plunk 2.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 5.33 11 3 3 0 2 3 2 -0.010 0.25 0.8
Paul Shuey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0.002 0.03 0.6
Team Totals 9 15 8 7 7 8 1 7.00 49 11 8 0 15 37 7 3 -0.332 0.73 -2.9
J Mesa faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: S Kline (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: P Assenmacher (2; C Hoiles).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Joe Brinkman.
Time of Game: 3:29.
Attendance: 41,040.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 12mph in from Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Cleveland Indians
1 Brady Anderson CF 1 Marquis Grissom CF
2 Roberto Alomar 2B 2 Julio Franco 2B
3 Eric Davis DH 3 Jim Thome 1B
4 Rafael Palmeiro 1B 4 Matt Williams 3B
5 Cal Ripken 3B 5 David Justice LF
6 Chris Hoiles C 6 Manny Ramirez RF
7 B.J. Surhoff LF 7 Brian Giles DH
8 Jeffrey Hammonds RF 8 Pat Borders C
9 Mike Bordick SS 9 Omar Vizquel SS
Mike Mussina P Steve Kline P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 1-3 RRR BAL R. Palmeiro S. Kline 17% 73% Home Run; Anderson Scores/unER; Davis Scores; Palmeiro Scores
b3 0-4 0 -2- R CLE M. Grissom M. Mussina -8% 69% Double to CF; Vizquel Scores
t4 5-2 1 1-3 OO BAL B. Surhoff J. Mesa -7% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t4 4-2 1 1-3 R BAL C. Hoiles J. Mesa 7% 84% Single (LF-CF); Palmeiro Scores; Ripken to 3B
t3 3-0 2 -2- R BAL M. Bordick J. Mesa 6% 83% Single to CF; Hammonds Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Steve Kline facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BAL B. Anderson S. Kline 3% 53% Single (LF-CF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- O BAL R. Alomar S. Kline -3% 50% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-- BAL E. Davis S. Kline 6% 56% Fielder's Choice P; Anderson to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw); Davis to 1B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 RRR BAL R. Palmeiro S. Kline 17% 73% Home Run; Anderson Scores/unER; Davis Scores; Palmeiro Scores
t1 3-0 1 --- BAL C. Ripken S. Kline 2% 75% Walk
t1 3-0 1 1-- BAL C. Hoiles S. Kline 2% 77% Walk; Ripken to 2B
t1 3-0 1 12- O BAL B. Surhoff S. Kline -3% 74% Strikeout Looking
t1 3-0 2 12- O BAL J. Hammonds S. Kline -3% 72% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- O CLE M. Grissom M. Mussina 2% 74% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-3 1 --- O CLE J. Franco M. Mussina 2% 75% Strikeout
b1 0-3 2 --- O CLE J. Thome M. Mussina 1% 76% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Steve Kline facing 9-1-2
t2 3-0 0 --- O BAL M. Bordick S. Kline -2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 3-0 1 --- BAL B. Anderson S. Kline 2% 76% Walk
t2 3-0 1 1-- BAL R. Alomar S. Kline 2% 79% Single to LF; Anderson to 2B
t2 3-0 1 12- BAL E. Davis S. Kline 2% 80% Anderson Steals 3B
t2 3-0 1 1-3 BAL E. Davis S. Kline 1% 82% Wild Pitch; Alomar to 2B
t2 3-0 1 -23 BAL E. Davis S. Kline 0% 82% Walk
t2 3-0 1 123 O BAL R. Palmeiro S. Kline -5% 78% Strikeout
Jose Mesa replaces Steve Kline pitching
t2 3-0 2 123 O BAL C. Ripken J. Mesa -5% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- O CLE M. Williams M. Mussina 2% 75% Strikeout (C-1B)
b2 0-3 1 --- CLE D. Justice M. Mussina -3% 73% Single to LF
b2 0-3 1 1-- CLE M. Ramirez M. Mussina -4% 69% Walk; Justice to 2B
b2 0-3 1 12- O CLE B. Giles M. Mussina 5% 74% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-3 2 12- O CLE P. Borders M. Mussina 4% 78% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Jose Mesa facing 6-7-8
t3 3-0 0 --- O BAL C. Hoiles J. Mesa -2% 77% Strikeout
t3 3-0 1 --- O BAL B. Surhoff J. Mesa -1% 75% Strikeout
t3 3-0 2 --- BAL J. Hammonds J. Mesa 1% 76% Walk
t3 3-0 2 1-- BAL M. Bordick J. Mesa 1% 77% Hammonds Steals 2B
t3 3-0 2 -2- R BAL M. Bordick J. Mesa 6% 83% Single to CF; Hammonds Scores
t3 4-0 2 1-- BAL B. Anderson J. Mesa 1% 84% Single to CF; Bordick to 3B
t3 4-0 2 1-3 O BAL R. Alomar J. Mesa -2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Mike Mussina facing 9-1-2
b3 0-4 0 --- CLE O. Vizquel M. Mussina -5% 77% Double to LF
b3 0-4 0 -2- R CLE M. Grissom M. Mussina -8% 69% Double to CF; Vizquel Scores
b3 1-4 0 -2- O CLE J. Franco M. Mussina 2% 71% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Grissom to 3B
b3 1-4 1 --3 RO CLE J. Thome M. Mussina -1% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B; Grissom Scores
b3 2-4 2 --- O CLE M. Williams M. Mussina 1% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Indians 2.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-2, Indians' Jose Mesa facing 3-4-5
Pete Incaviglia pinch hits for Eric Davis (DH) batting 3rd
t4 4-2 0 --- O BAL P. Incaviglia J. Mesa -2% 70% Popfly: 2B
t4 4-2 1 --- BAL R. Palmeiro J. Mesa 2% 72% Single to CF
t4 4-2 1 1-- BAL C. Ripken J. Mesa 5% 77% Single to RF; Palmeiro to 3B
t4 4-2 1 1-3 R BAL C. Hoiles J. Mesa 7% 84% Single (LF-CF); Palmeiro Scores; Ripken to 3B
t4 5-2 1 1-3 OO BAL B. Surhoff J. Mesa -7% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Orioles' Mike Mussina facing 5-6-7
b4 2-5 0 --- O CLE D. Justice M. Mussina 3% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-5 1 --- CLE M. Ramirez M. Mussina -3% 76% Single to 3B
b4 2-5 1 1-- O CLE B. Giles M. Mussina 3% 80% Flyball: LF
b4 2-5 2 1-- O CLE P. Borders M. Mussina 3% 82% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 2.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians' Jose Mesa facing 8-9-1
t5 5-2 0 --- O BAL J. Hammonds J. Mesa -1% 81% Strikeout
t5 5-2 1 --- O BAL M. Bordick J. Mesa -1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 5-2 2 --- BAL B. Anderson J. Mesa 1% 80% Single to CF
t5 5-2 2 1-- O BAL R. Alomar J. Mesa -2% 79% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Orioles' Mike Mussina facing 9-1-2
b5 2-5 0 --- O CLE O. Vizquel M. Mussina 3% 82% Strikeout
b5 2-5 1 --- O CLE M. Grissom M. Mussina 2% 84% Strikeout
b5 2-5 2 --- CLE J. Franco M. Mussina -1% 82% Single to CF
b5 2-5 2 1-- O CLE J. Thome M. Mussina 3% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 2.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians' Jose Mesa facing 3-4-5
t6 5-2 0 --- BAL P. Incaviglia J. Mesa 2% 87% Single (LF-CF)
Paul Assenmacher replaces Jose Mesa pitching
t6 5-2 0 1-- BAL R. Palmeiro P. Assenmacher 4% 91% Single to RF; Incaviglia to 3B
t6 5-2 0 1-3 R BAL C. Ripken P. Assenmacher 4% 95% Double to LF; Incaviglia Scores; Palmeiro to 3B
t6 6-2 0 -23 BAL C. Hoiles P. Assenmacher 0% 96% Intentional Walk
t6 6-2 0 123 O BAL B. Surhoff P. Assenmacher -2% 94% Flyball: LF
Eric Plunk replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching
t6 6-2 1 123 O BAL J. Hammonds E. Plunk -2% 91% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Ripken to 3B; Hoiles to 2B; Hammonds to 1B
t6 6-2 2 123 RR BAL M. Bordick E. Plunk 6% 97% Double to LF; Ripken Scores; Hoiles Scores; Hammonds to 3B
t6 8-2 2 -23 O BAL B. Anderson E. Plunk -1% 96% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 8, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-8, Orioles' Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
b6 2-8 0 --- CLE M. Williams M. Mussina -2% 94% Single to CF
b6 2-8 0 1-- O CLE D. Justice M. Mussina 1% 95% Double to RF (CF-RF); Williams out at Hm/RF-2B-C; Justice to 3B/Adv on throw
b6 2-8 1 --3 R CLE M. Ramirez M. Mussina -2% 93% Single to 2B; Justice Scores
b6 3-8 1 1-- OO CLE B. Giles M. Mussina 3% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Indians 3.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-3, Indians' Eric Plunk facing 2-3-4
t7 8-3 0 --- O BAL R. Alomar E. Plunk -0% 96% Flyball: CF
t7 8-3 1 --- O BAL P. Incaviglia E. Plunk -0% 96% Flyball: RF
t7 8-3 2 --- BAL R. Palmeiro E. Plunk 0% 96% Walk
t7 8-3 2 1-- O BAL C. Ripken E. Plunk -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-8, Orioles' Mike Mussina facing 8-9-1
b7 3-8 0 --- O CLE P. Borders M. Mussina 1% 97% Strikeout
b7 3-8 1 --- O CLE O. Vizquel M. Mussina 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 3-8 2 --- CLE M. Grissom M. Mussina -1% 97% Double to LF
b7 3-8 2 -2- O CLE J. Franco M. Mussina 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Indians 3.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-3, Indians' Eric Plunk facing 6-7-8
t8 8-3 0 --- O BAL C. Hoiles E. Plunk -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
t8 8-3 1 --- O BAL B. Surhoff E. Plunk -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 8-3 2 --- BAL J. Hammonds E. Plunk 0% 98% Double to LF
t8 8-3 2 -2- O BAL M. Bordick E. Plunk -0% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-8, Orioles' Jesse Orosco facing 3-4-5
Jesse Orosco replaces Mike Mussina pitching
Kevin Seitzer pinch hits for Jim Thome (1B) batting 3rd
b8 3-8 0 --- CLE K. Seitzer J. Orosco -2% 96% Walk
b8 3-8 0 1-- O CLE M. Williams J. Orosco 2% 97% Flyball: CF
b8 3-8 1 1-- O CLE D. Justice J. Orosco 1% 99% Popfly: 2B
b8 3-8 2 1-- O CLE M. Ramirez J. Orosco 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Indians 3.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-3, Indians' Paul Shuey facing 1-2-3
Paul Shuey replaces Eric Plunk pitching
Kevin Seitzer moves from PH to 1B
t9 8-3 0 --- O BAL B. Anderson P. Shuey -0% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 8-3 1 --- O BAL R. Alomar P. Shuey -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t9 8-3 2 --- BAL P. Incaviglia P. Shuey 0% 99% Single to CF
t9 8-3 2 1-- O BAL R. Palmeiro P. Shuey -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-8, Orioles' Armando Benitez facing 7-8-9
Armando Benitez replaces Jesse Orosco pitching
b9 3-8 0 --- CLE B. Giles A. Benitez -1% 98% Walk
Tony Fernandez pinch hits for Pat Borders (C) batting 8th
b9 3-8 0 1-- OO CLE T. Fernandez A. Benitez 2% 100% Double Play: Lineout: 2B-1B
b9 3-8 2 --- O CLE O. Vizquel A. Benitez 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Indians 3.

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