May 31, 1988 Baltimore Orioles at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
@CAL 3 KCR 6
@CLE 3
(10) CHW 10
@DET 1 MIN 8
TEX 6 NYY 5
@OAK 0 BAL 12
@SEA 5 TOR 9
MIL 0 ATL 11
PIT 1 CHC 4
CIN 0 STL 9
@HOU 7 SFG 9
@MON 2 NYM 5
LAD 4
(11) SDP 8
@PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 7,371

Tuesday, May 31, 1988, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:52

Orioles

11-39

Won 1

7th, 22½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         1  0  0   3  1  3   4  0  0   12 16  0
Mariners        0  0  0   3  0  1   1  0  0    5  7  0

W: D Schmidt (2-2), L: E Nunez (1-2)

Mariners

22-29

Lost 1

6th, 13½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Orsulak RF                  5   3   4   1    0   0  .276  .659   26    6   0   SB,HBP
F Lynn CF                     5   1   1   2    0   2  .259  .793   18    2   0   HR
  K Gerhart CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .590         0   0   
C Ripken SS                   3   1   1   2    2   0  .249  .837   33    0   4   HR
E Murray 1B                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .241  .640   20    9   1   GDP
L Sheets LF                   5   2   4   2    0   0  .201  .600   18    2   0   3·2B
J Dwyer DH                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .212  .578   20    0   0   
M Tettleton C                 3   1   1   2    0   0  .239  .635   16    5   0   HBP,SF
W Rowdon 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    9    0   2   2·GDP
  B Ripken 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .455    4    1   1   
R Gonzales 2B-3B              4   2   2   1    1   0  .261  .724   17    1   3   HR

M Morgan P                                                               0   0
  D Schmidt P                                                            1   0
  D Aase P                                                               0   0
Totals                       38  12  16  12    5   3              181   27  11

BATTING

2B: L Sheets 3 (9, 2 off E Nunez, off D Powell).

HR: F Lynn (8, off J Solano; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); C Ripken (9, off J Solano; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); R Gonzales (2, off J Solano; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: M Tettleton (1, off D Powell).

HBP: J Orsulak (2, by D Powell); M Tettleton (1, by E Nunez).

TB: L Sheets 7; R Gonzales 5; J Orsulak 4; C Ripken 4; F Lynn 4; J Dwyer 2; M Tettleton; E Murray.

GIDP: W Rowdon 2 (3); E Murray (10).

RBI: M Tettleton 2 (8); C Ripken 2 (22); L Sheets 2 (21); F Lynn 2 (15); E Murray (17); J Orsulak (4); R Gonzales (6); J Dwyer (2).

2-out RBI: C Ripken 2; F Lynn 2; L Sheets 2; R Gonzales; J Dwyer; E Murray.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Gonzales-B Ripken-E Murray; C Ripken-R Gonzales-E Murray.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Orsulak (3, 2nd base off E Nunez/S Bradley).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Cotto CF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .317  .779   19    2   1   2B
S Bradley C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .274  .686   14    3   0   
A Davis 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .315  .954   11   13   1   
K Phelps DH                   2   1   1   1    2   1  .291 1.000   15    0   0   HR
M Brantley LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .870    9    1   0   2·GDP
M Kingery RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .678   14    0   0   
R Renteria 3B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .221  .567    8    3   2   
R Quinones SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .671    7    3   7   
H Reynolds 2B                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .698   11    0   6   

E Nunez P                                                                1   1
  D Powell P                                                             0   0
  J Solano P                                                             1   0
Totals                       32   5   7   4    3   5              108   27  18

BATTING

2B: H Cotto (8, off D Schmidt).

HR: K Phelps (11, off D Schmidt; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: K Phelps 4; H Cotto 3; S Bradley; R Renteria; A Davis; H Reynolds.

GIDP: M Brantley 2 (5).

RBI: R Renteria (6); K Phelps (25); A Davis (34); H Cotto (17).

2-out RBI: R Renteria; H Cotto.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. H Reynolds-R Quinones-A Davis 2; E Nunez-R Quinones-A Davis.

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Morgan                       3.2   4   3   3    2   3   0   5.51   16   45-27   14· 3·10    6· 3· 2· 0     42    -     1.20  -0.12
D Schmidt, W (2-2)             3.1   3   2   2    0   2   1   3.73   13   49-34   21· 3·10    3· 7· 0· 1          2-0    0.54   0.13
D Aase                         2     0   0   0    1   0   0   6.75    6   14-8     5· 0· 3    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     7   5   5    3   5   1          35  108-69   40· 6·23   13·11· 2· 1          2-0

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 Nunez, L (1-2)               3     6   4   4    2   0   0   7.98   16   57-32   22· 2· 8    7· 3· 3· 0     29    -     1.16  -0.16
D Powell                       2.1   4   3   3    2   3   0   7.50   13   55-33   20· 6· 7    2· 2· 3· 0          2-2    1.25  -0.13
J Solano                       3.2   6   5   5    1   0   3   4.58   17   68-44   32· 6· 6    8· 4· 1· 3          2-2    0.39  -0.19
Totals                         9    16  12  12    5   3   3          46  180-109  74·14·21   17· 9· 7· 3          4-4

E Nunez faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: E Nunez (2; M Tettleton); D Powell (2; J Orsulak).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 7,371.

Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Seattle Mariners                     
1. J Orsulak            RF    1. H Cotto              CF 
2. F Lynn               CF    2. S Bradley            C  
3. C Ripken             SS    3. A Davis              1B 
4. E Murray             1B    4. K Phelps             DH 
5. L Sheets             LF    5. M Brantley           LF 
6. J Dwyer              DH    6. M Kingery            RF 
7. M Tettleton          C     7. R Renteria           3B 
8. W Rowdon             3B    8. R Quinones           SS 
9. R Gonzales           2B    9. H Reynolds           2B 

   M Morgan             P        E Nunez              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  4-1  123  1   12%  71% M Brantley      M Morgan        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Bradley Scores/No RBI; Davis to 3B
   t 6   2  3-5  123  2   12%  92% L Sheets        J Solano        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Gonzales Scores; Orsulak Scores; Murray to 2B
   b 4   2  4-2  1-3  2  -12%  57% R Renteria      M Morgan        Single to LF (Line Drive); Davis Scores; Kingery to 3B
   t 4   0  0-1  12-  4   11%  83% M Tettleton     E Nunez         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Sheets Scores; Dwyer to 3B
   t 3   1  0-1  1-3  3  -11%  56% E Murray        E Nunez         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Edwin Nunez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  J Orsulak       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   52%  F Lynn          Groundout: 3B-1B; Orsulak to 2B
   O      -2-  8   48%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-  3   57%  E Murray        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Orsulak Scores
          1--  2   61%  L Sheets        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Murray to 3B
   O      -23  2   55%  J Dwyer         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   58%  H Cotto         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   59%  S Bradley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   60%  A Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Edwin Nunez facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   64%  M Tettleton     Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  1   57%  W Rowdon        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   56%  R Gonzales      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Morgan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   58%  K Phelps        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   60%  M Brantley      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   61%  M Kingery       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Edwin Nunez facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   65%  J Orsulak       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      67%  F Lynn          Orsulak Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   66%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Orsulak to 3B
          --3  4   68%  C Ripken        Walk
   OO     1-3  3   56%  E Murray        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Morgan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   59%  R Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   61%  R Quinones      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   62%  H Reynolds      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Edwin Nunez facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   69%  L Sheets        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  4   71%  J Dwyer         Walk
   R      12-  4   83%  M Tettleton     Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Sheets Scores; Dwyer to 3B
                  Dennis Powell replaces Edwin Nunez pitching
   O      1-3  5   78%  W Rowdon        Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  7   80%  R Gonzales      Walk; Tettleton to 2B
   R      123  2   87%  J Orsulak       Hit By Pitch; Dwyer Scores; Tettleton to 3B; Gonzales to 2B
   O      123  6   83%  F Lynn          Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  6   89%  C Ripken        Walk; Tettleton Scores; Gonzales to 3B; Orsulak to 2B
   O      123  5   86%  E Murray        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   82%  H Cotto         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   74%  S Bradley       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cotto to 3B
   R      1-3  2   64%  A Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Cotto Scores; Bradley to 3B
          1-3  4   58%  K Phelps        Walk; Davis to 2B
   ROO    123  1   71%  M Brantley      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Bradley Scores/No RBI; Davis to 3B
          --3  4   69%  M Kingery       Walk
   R      1-3  2   57%  R Renteria      Single to LF (Line Drive); Davis Scores; Kingery to 3B
                  Dave Schmidt replaces Mike Morgan pitching
   O      1-3  1   64%  R Quinones      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Mariners 3.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dennis Powell facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   70%  L Sheets        Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          -2-  1   77%  J Dwyer         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Sheets to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   75%  M Tettleton     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sheets Scores
   OO     1--  1   71%  W Rowdon        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-5, Dave Schmidt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   75%  H Reynolds      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   77%  H Cotto         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   78%  S Bradley       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Mariners 3.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dennis Powell facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   81%  R Gonzales      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  8   84%  J Orsulak       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Gonzales to 2B
   O      12-  5   81%  F Lynn          Strikeout Swinging
                  Julio Solano replaces Dennis Powell pitching
   O      12-  9   79%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B; Gonzales to 3B; Orsulak to 2B
          -23  7   79%  E Murray        Walk
   RR     123  2   92%  L Sheets        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Gonzales Scores; Orsulak Scores; Murray to 2B
   RO     12-  5   94%  J Dwyer         Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); Murray Scores; Sheets out at 3B/CF-3B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-8, Dave Schmidt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   96%  A Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   92%  K Phelps        Home Run
   O      ---  4   94%  M Brantley      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   94%  M Kingery       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Mariners 4.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-4, Julio Solano facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   94%  M Tettleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   93%  W Rowdon        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  2   96%  R Gonzales      Home Run
          ---  2   97%  J Orsulak       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   RR     1--  3   99%  F Lynn          Home Run; Orsulak Scores
   R      ---  6   99%  C Ripken        Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   99%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 12, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-12, Dave Schmidt facing 7-8-9
                  Billy Ripken replaces Wade Rowdon playing 2B batting 8th; Rene Gonzales moves to 3B; Ken Gerhart replaces Fred Lynn playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---  3  100%  R Renteria      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3  100%  R Quinones      Flyball: LF
          ---  2  100%  H Reynolds      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  7   99%  H Cotto         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Reynolds Scores
   O      -2-  4  100%  S Bradley       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 12, Mariners 5.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 12-5, Julio Solano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7  100%  L Sheets        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  8  100%  J Dwyer         Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---  1   99%  M Tettleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 12, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-12, Don Aase facing 3-4-5
                  Don Aase replaces Dave Schmidt pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  A Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   99%  K Phelps        Walk
   OO     1--  2  100%  M Brantley      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 12, Mariners 5.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 12-5, Julio Solano facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4  100%  B Ripken        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2  100%  R Gonzales      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3  100%  J Orsulak       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 12, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-12, Don Aase facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1  100%  M Kingery       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  R Renteria      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2  100%  R Quinones      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 12, Mariners 5.

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