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BOS 11
CHW  5
 CAL  5
CLE  4
 KCR  6
NYY  5
 TEX  7
@MIL  4
 BAL 11
@MIN  8
 OAK  4
DET  1
 TOR  5
@SEA  2
 CHC  3
SDP  2
 MON  1
@CIN  0
 HOU  7
PHI  6
 ATL  6
@NYM  1
 LAD  6
@PIT  2
 SFG  6
@STL  5
Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 43,927

 Saturday, July 23, 1988, 7:06
Time of Game: 3:28
Orioles
11
31-65
Won 1
7th, 25 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         2  6  0   3  0  0   0  0  0   11 16  1
Twins           3  0  2   3  0  0   0  0  0    8  8  0
W: Mike Morgan (1-5), L: Bert Blyleven (7-10), S: Tom Niedenfuer (11)
 Twins
8
52-43
Lost 1
2nd, 6½ GB

Batting Stats

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Orsulak LF                  6   1   2   1    0   2  .270  .653   20   13    0   0   3B
B Ripken 2B                   6   1   1   1    0   1  .195  .514   14   10    1   5   
C Ripken SS                   3   2   1   0    3   0  .274  .845   30   12    2   5   
E Murray 1B                   3   3   3   5    3   0  .257  .770   28    9   12   0   2·HR,IW
L Sheets DH                   6   1   2   1    0   0  .223  .625   24   16    0   0   GDP
J Traber RF                   4   2   1   2    1   1  .232  .623   18   11    1   0   HR
  K Hughes RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .643              0   0   
M Tettleton C                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .236  .740   15    8    6   1   
K Gerhart CF                  5   0   1   0    0   3  .200  .648   23   17    5   0   SB
R Schu 3B                     4   0   3   1    1   0  .243  .680   18   10    0   1   2B,CS
  R Gonzales 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .572              0   0   

O Peraza P                                                                    0   0
  M Morgan P                                                                  0   1
  T Niedenfuer P                                                              0   0
Totals                       41  11  16   0    9   7              190  106   27  13
Batting Events
2B: R Schu (6, off M Portugal).
3B: J Orsulak (1, off B Blyleven).
HR: E Murray 2 (16, 1 off B Blyleven, 1 off M Portugal; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); J Traber (6, off M Portugal; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: E Murray (5, by F Toliver).
TB: E Murray 9; R Schu 4; J Orsulak 4; J Traber 4; M Tettleton 2; L Sheets 2; K Gerhart; C Ripken; B Ripken.
GIDP: L Sheets (5).
RBI: E Murray 5 (46); J Traber 2 (25); B Ripken (18); L Sheets (30); J Orsulak (9); R Schu (14).
2-out RBI: E Murray 5; B Ripken; J Orsulak.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 5 for 15.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. B Ripken-C Ripken-E Murray.
E: K Gerhart (2).
Baserunning Events
SB: K Gerhart (4, 2nd base off J Winn/T Laudner).
CS: R Schu (2, 2nd base by B Blyleven/T Laudner).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  3   2   1   1    2   0  .277  .759   23   10    1   0   2·SB
R Bush RF                     4   2   3   5    1   0  .271  .839   30   18    1   0   HR,2B,SB
K Puckett CF                  5   1   2   0    0   2  .353  .905   12   11    3   0   SB,GDP
K Hrbek 1B                    5   0   0   1    0   0  .301  .910   30   18   10   2   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .298  .903   12    8    1   1   CS
G Larkin DH                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .282  .746   21   11    0   0   
T Laudner C                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .256  .754    9    7    7   1   
G Gagne SS                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .253  .742   14    7    2   5   
A Newman 2B                   2   1   0   0    1   1  .227  .556   13    6    1   2   
  T Herr PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .700    4    3    0   0   

B Blyleven P                                                                  0   0
  M Portugal P                                                                1   0
  J Winn P                                                                    0   0
  F Toliver P                                                                 0   0
  K Atherton P                                                                0   0
  J Berenguer P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   8   8   0    6   5              168   99   27  11
Batting Events
2B: R Bush (15, off O Peraza).
HR: R Bush (10, off O Peraza; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
TB: R Bush 7; K Puckett 2; G Gaetti; D Gladden; T Laudner.
GIDP: K Puckett (7).
RBI: R Bush 5 (36); G Gaetti (61); K Hrbek (47); D Gladden (40).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. K Hrbek-G Gagne-K Hrbek.
Baserunning Events
SB: K Puckett (5, 2nd base off O Peraza/M Tettleton); R Bush (7, 2nd base off M Morgan/M Tettleton); D Gladden 2 (17, 2nd base off O Peraza/M Tettleton).
CS: G Gaetti (4, 2nd base by O Peraza/M Tettleton).

Pitching Stats

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Peraza                       3.1   6   8   8    3   2   1   6.65   18   59-36   23· 6· 7    4· 9· 6· 0     15    -     0.85  -0.35
M Morgan, W (1-5)              4     1   0   0    3   3   0   4.87   15   70-38   24· 2·12    6· 3· 2· 0          3-3    1.24   0.11
T Niedenfuer, S (11)           1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.91    7   22-16   13· 0· 3    3· 4· 1· 0          1-0    0.91   0.10
Totals                         9     8   8   8    6   5   1          40  151-90   60· 8·22   13·16· 9· 0          4-3 
Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven, L (7-10)           1.2   4   7   7    4   3   1   5.27   12   46-25   12· 5· 8    1· 4· 3· 0     18    -     1.13  -0.45
M Portugal                     1.2   6   4   4    1   2   2   4.91   12   48-32   16· 7· 9    4· 4· 3· 1          2-2    0.54  -0.30
J Winn                         2.2   5   0   0    0   0   0   4.50   13   35-22   17· 1· 4    6· 7· 3· 0          0-0    0.52   0.06
F Toliver                      0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   4.97    3   10-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.45  -0.01
K Atherton                     1.2   1   0   0    1   2   0   3.71    7   32-20   12· 4· 4    1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.45   0.05
J Berenguer                    1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.31    3   11-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         9    16  11  11    9   7   3          50  182-104  61·17·26   14·19· 9· 1          4-2
Balks: None.
WP: M Portugal (2); F Toliver (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: F Toliver (1; E Murray).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 3:28.
Attendance: 43,927.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Lineups

   Baltimore Orioles                         Minnesota Twins                              
1. Joe Orsulak                  LF       1. Dan Gladden                  LF
2. Billy Ripken                 2B       2. Randy Bush                   RF
3. Cal Ripken                   SS       3. Kirby Puckett                CF
4. Eddie Murray                 1B       4. Kent Hrbek                   1B
5. Larry Sheets                 DH       5. Gary Gaetti                  3B
6. Jim Traber                   RF       6. Gene Larkin                  DH
7. Mickey Tettleton              C       7. Tim Laudner                   C
8. Ken Gerhart                  CF       8. Greg Gagne                   SS
9. Rick Schu                    3B       9. Al Newman                    2B

   Oswaldo Peraza                P          Bert Blyleven                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t2 2 12- RRR 3,(2-0)  19% 88% 5-3 BAL E. Murray M. Portugal Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ripken Scores; Ripken Scores
t1 2 1-- RR 1,(0-0)  19% 66% 0-0 BAL E. Murray B. Blyleven Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ripken Scores
t2 1 12- R 3,(1-1)  13% 57% 2-3 BAL R. Schu B. Blyleven Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Traber Scores; Tettleton to 3B
b4 1 123 RR 2,(0-1)  -12% 72% 6-11 MIN R. Bush M. Morgan Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gagne Scores; Newman Scores; Gladden to 3B
t2 2 --3 R 2,(1-0)  11% 59% 3-3 BAL J. Orsulak B. Blyleven Triple to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Tettleton Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 BAL J. Orsulak B. Blyleven Strikeout Swinging
t1 1 --- O 4,(0-2)  -2% 46% 0-0 BAL B. Ripken B. Blyleven Strikeout Swinging
t1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  1% 47% 0-0 BAL C. Ripken B. Blyleven Walk
t1 2 1-- RR 1,(0-0)  19% 66% 0-0 BAL E. Murray B. Blyleven Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ripken Scores
t1 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 65% 2-0 BAL L. Sheets B. Blyleven Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Oswaldo Peraza facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  -4% 61% 0-2 MIN D. Gladden O. Peraza Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b1 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  -2% 59% 0-2 MIN R. Bush O. Peraza Gladden Steals 2B
b1 0 -2- R 7,(2-2)  -10% 49% 0-2 MIN R. Bush O. Peraza Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Gladden Scores
b1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  -7% 42% 1-2 MIN K. Puckett O. Peraza Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Bush to 3B
b1 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  -1% 41% 1-2 MIN K. Hrbek O. Peraza Puckett Steals 2B
b1 0 -23 RO 3,(0-2)  -0% 41% 1-2 MIN K. Hrbek O. Peraza Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Bush Scores; Puckett to 3B
b1 1 --3 R 1,(0-0)  -6% 35% 2-2 MIN G. Gaetti O. Peraza Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Puckett Scores
b1 1 1-- O 3,(1-1)  3% 39% 3-2 MIN G. Larkin O. Peraza Gaetti Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  1% 39% 3-2 MIN G. Larkin O. Peraza Lineout: RF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 3.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  4% 43% 2-3 BAL J. Traber B. Blyleven Walk
t2 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  6% 50% 2-3 BAL M. Tettleton B. Blyleven Walk; Traber to 2B
t2 0 12- O 4,(1-2)  -6% 44% 2-3 BAL K. Gerhart B. Blyleven Strikeout Swinging
t2 1 12- R 3,(1-1)  13% 57% 2-3 BAL R. Schu B. Blyleven Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Traber Scores; Tettleton to 3B
t2 1 1-3 O 1,(0-0)  -8% 49% 3-3 BAL J. Orsulak B. Blyleven Schu Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t2 2 --3 R 2,(1-0)  11% 59% 3-3 BAL J. Orsulak B. Blyleven Triple to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Tettleton Scores
t2 2 --3 R 3,(1-1)  9% 68% 4-3 BAL B. Ripken B. Blyleven Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Orsulak Scores
t2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  1% 69% 5-3 BAL C. Ripken B. Blyleven Walk; Ripken to 2B
Mark Portugal replaces Bert Blyleven pitching
t2 2 12- RRR 3,(2-0)  19% 88% 5-3 BAL E. Murray M. Portugal Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ripken Scores; Ripken Scores
t2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  0% 89% 8-3 BAL L. Sheets M. Portugal Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t2 2 1-- O 5,(1-2)  -1% 88% 8-3 BAL J. Traber M. Portugal Groundout: 2B-1B
6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 3-8, Orioles' Oswaldo Peraza facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 89% 3-8 MIN T. Laudner O. Peraza Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 90% 3-8 MIN G. Gagne O. Peraza Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b2 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 91% 3-8 MIN A. Newman O. Peraza Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Twins 3.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-3, Twins' Mark Portugal facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1% 92% 8-3 BAL M. Tettleton M. Portugal Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t3 0 1-- O 5,(1-2)  -1% 91% 8-3 BAL K. Gerhart M. Portugal Strikeout Swinging
t3 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  2% 93% 8-3 BAL R. Schu M. Portugal Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Tettleton to 3B
t3 1 -23 O 3,(0-2)  -2% 91% 8-3 BAL J. Orsulak M. Portugal Strikeout Swinging
t3 2 -23 O 2,(1-0)  -2% 89% 8-3 BAL B. Ripken M. Portugal Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 8, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 3-8, Orioles' Oswaldo Peraza facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  -2% 87% 3-8 MIN D. Gladden O. Peraza Walk
b3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  -1% 86% 3-8 MIN R. Bush O. Peraza Gladden Steals 2B
b3 0 -2- RR 4,(2-1)  -9% 77% 3-8 MIN R. Bush O. Peraza Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gladden Scores
b3 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  2% 79% 5-8 MIN K. Puckett O. Peraza Strikeout Swinging
b3 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  2% 81% 5-8 MIN K. Hrbek O. Peraza Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b3 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  1% 82% 5-8 MIN G. Gaetti O. Peraza Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Twins 5.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-5, Twins' Mark Portugal facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 80% 8-5 BAL C. Ripken M. Portugal Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  1% 82% 8-5 BAL E. Murray M. Portugal Walk
t4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  1% 83% 8-5 BAL L. Sheets M. Portugal Wild Pitch; Murray to 2B
t4 1 -2- R 8,(2-2)  5% 88% 8-5 BAL L. Sheets M. Portugal Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Murray Scores
t4 1 1-- RR 2,(1-0)  7% 95% 9-5 BAL J. Traber M. Portugal Home Run; Sheets Scores
Jim Winn replaces Mark Portugal pitching
t4 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 95% 11-5 BAL M. Tettleton J. Winn Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  0% 95% 11-5 BAL K. Gerhart J. Winn Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t4 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  0% 95% 11-5 BAL R. Schu J. Winn Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Gerhart to 2B
t4 2 12- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 95% 11-5 BAL J. Orsulak J. Winn Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 11, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-11, Orioles' Oswaldo Peraza facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 95% 5-11 MIN G. Larkin O. Peraza Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  -1% 94% 5-11 MIN T. Laudner O. Peraza Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  -2% 92% 5-11 MIN G. Gagne O. Peraza Walk; Laudner to 2B
b4 1 12- 4,(3-0)  -3% 89% 5-11 MIN A. Newman O. Peraza Walk; Laudner to 3B; Gagne to 2B
Mike Morgan replaces Oswaldo Peraza pitching
b4 1 123 R 4,(3-0)  -6% 84% 5-11 MIN D. Gladden M. Morgan Walk; Laudner Scores; Gagne to 3B; Newman to 2B
b4 1 123 RR 2,(0-1)  -12% 72% 6-11 MIN R. Bush M. Morgan Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gagne Scores; Newman Scores; Gladden to 3B
b4 1 1-3 O 3,(0-2)  7% 79% 8-11 MIN K. Puckett M. Morgan Strikeout Looking
b4 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  -1% 78% 8-11 MIN K. Hrbek M. Morgan Bush Steals 2B
b4 2 -23 O 7,(3-2)  6% 84% 8-11 MIN K. Hrbek M. Morgan Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 11, Twins 8.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 11-8, Twins' Jim Winn facing 2-3-4
t5 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 83% 11-8 BAL B. Ripken J. Winn Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  1% 84% 11-8 BAL C. Ripken J. Winn Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  2% 86% 11-8 BAL E. Murray J. Winn Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Ripken to 2B
t5 1 12- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 83% 11-8 BAL L. Sheets J. Winn Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t5 2 12- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 81% 11-8 BAL J. Traber J. Winn Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 11, Twins 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 8-11, Orioles' Mike Morgan facing 5-6-7
b5 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  3% 84% 8-11 MIN G. Gaetti M. Morgan Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1 --- O 6,(2-2)  2% 86% 8-11 MIN G. Larkin M. Morgan Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 86% 8-11 MIN T. Laudner M. Morgan Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 11, Twins 8.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 11-8, Twins' Jim Winn facing 7-8-9
t6 0 --- 3,(2-0)  2% 88% 11-8 BAL M. Tettleton J. Winn Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t6 0 1-- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 87% 11-8 BAL K. Gerhart J. Winn Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
t6 1 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 85% 11-8 BAL R. Schu J. Winn Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  0% 86% 11-8 BAL J. Orsulak J. Winn Gerhart Steals 2B
t6 2 -2- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 84% 11-8 BAL J. Orsulak J. Winn Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 11, Twins 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 8-11, Orioles' Mike Morgan facing 8-9-1
b6 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  3% 87% 8-11 MIN G. Gagne M. Morgan Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b6 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 89% 8-11 MIN A. Newman M. Morgan Strikeout Looking
b6 2 --- O 6,(3-2)  1% 90% 8-11 MIN D. Gladden M. Morgan Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 11, Twins 8.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 11-8, Twins' Freddie Toliver facing 2-3-4
Freddie Toliver replaces Jim Winn pitching
t7 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 89% 11-8 BAL B. Ripken F. Toliver Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1 --- 4,(3-0)  1% 90% 11-8 BAL C. Ripken F. Toliver Walk
t7 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  1% 91% 11-8 BAL E. Murray F. Toliver Wild Pitch; Ripken to 2B
t7 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  1% 91% 11-8 BAL E. Murray F. Toliver Intentional Walk
Keith Atherton replaces Freddie Toliver pitching
t7 1 12- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 89% 11-8 BAL L. Sheets K. Atherton Foul Flyball: 1B (Short RF Foul)
t7 2 12- O 5,(1-2)  -2% 88% 11-8 BAL J. Traber K. Atherton Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 11, Twins 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 8-11, Orioles' Mike Morgan facing 2-3-4
b7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  -5% 83% 8-11 MIN R. Bush M. Morgan Walk
b7 0 1-- OO 2,(0-1)  9% 92% 8-11 MIN K. Puckett M. Morgan Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
b7 2 --- O 7,(3-2)  1% 93% 8-11 MIN K. Hrbek M. Morgan Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 11, Twins 8.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 11-8, Twins' Keith Atherton facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  -1% 92% 11-8 BAL M. Tettleton K. Atherton Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 1 --- O 10,(3-2)  -1% 92% 11-8 BAL K. Gerhart K. Atherton Strikeout Swinging
t8 2 --- 5,(3-1)  0% 92% 11-8 BAL R. Schu K. Atherton Walk
t8 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  1% 93% 11-8 BAL J. Orsulak K. Atherton Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Schu to 2B
t8 2 12- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 91% 11-8 BAL B. Ripken K. Atherton Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 11, Twins 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 8-11, Orioles' Mike Morgan facing 5-6-7
b8 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  3% 94% 8-11 MIN G. Gaetti M. Morgan Groundout: P-1B
b8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  -3% 91% 8-11 MIN G. Larkin M. Morgan Walk
Tom Niedenfuer replaces Mike Morgan pitching
b8 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  3% 95% 8-11 MIN T. Laudner T. Niedenfuer Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b8 2 1-- O 3,(1-1)  2% 97% 8-11 MIN G. Gagne T. Niedenfuer Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 11, Twins 8.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 11-8, Twins' Juan Berenguer facing 3-4-5
Juan Berenguer replaces Keith Atherton pitching
t9 0 --- O 5,(3-1)  -0% 96% 11-8 BAL C. Ripken J. Berenguer Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
t9 1 --- 5,(3-1)  0% 97% 11-8 BAL E. Murray J. Berenguer Walk
t9 1 1-- OO 1,(0-0)  -1% 96% 11-8 BAL L. Sheets J. Berenguer Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 11, Twins 8.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 8-11, Orioles' Tom Niedenfuer facing 9-1-2
Rene Gonzales replaces Rick Schu playing 3B batting 9th; Keith Hughes replaces Jim Traber playing RF batting 6th; Tom Herr pinch hits for Al Newman (2B) batting 9th
b9 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 98% 8-11 MIN T. Herr T. Niedenfuer Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 1 --- O 5,(1-2)  1% 100% 8-11 MIN D. Gladden T. Niedenfuer Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b9 2 --- 4,(1-2)  -1% 99% 8-11 MIN R. Bush T. Niedenfuer Reached on E8 (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Bush to 1B
b9 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  -3% 96% 8-11 MIN K. Puckett T. Niedenfuer Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Bush to 2B
b9 2 12- O 4,(2-1)  4% 100% 8-11 MIN K. Hrbek T. Niedenfuer Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 11, Twins 8.

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