May 25, 1998 Baltimore Orioles at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 6
@ANA 4 TOR 7
@BOS 5 NYY 12
@CHW 0 CLE 7
DET 4 OAK 8
TBD 2 SEA 12
BAL 4 MIN 9
@TEX 3 ARI 3
SDP 2 ATL 9
CHC 5 SFG 3
@CIN 1 LAD 4
@HOU 3
(10) PHI 5
@MON 3
(14) COL 6
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 28,375

Monday, May 25, 1998, 6:07
Time of Game: 2:57

Orioles

22-28

Lost 1

5th, 15 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  2   0  0  0   2  0  0    4  8  0
Mariners        4  1  0   3  2  2   0  0  X   12 15  1

W: B Swift (3-3), L: N Rodriguez (0-2)

Mariners

23-27

Won 2

3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 3   2   2   1    1   0  .167  .620   15    3   0   HR
J Hammonds RF                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .266  .825   10    3   0   
H Baines DH                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .308  .804   10    0   0   GDP
  E Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .939    3    0   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .274  .895   10    8   0   
R Alomar 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .284  .772   14    2   3   
B Surhoff LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .772   11    0   0   GDP
  J Carter PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .683    4    0   0   
C Ripken 3B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .262  .696   17    0   2   HR
L Webster C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .244  .680   20    8   0   
M Bordick SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .261  .761   14    0   1   
  J Reboulet SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .539    2    0   0   GDP

N Rodriguez P                                                            0   0
  A Rhodes P                                                             0   0
  B Munoz P                                                              0   1
  A Mills P                                                              0   0
  N Charlton P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   4   8   4    3   3              130   24   7

BATTING

HR: C Ripken (4, off B Wells; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); B Anderson (5, off B Wells; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: C Ripken 5; B Anderson 5; R Alomar 2; R Palmeiro; H Baines.

GIDP: B Surhoff (6); H Baines (7); J Reboulet (1).

RBI: B Anderson (14); C Ripken (21); H Baines (23); R Palmeiro (38).

2-out RBI: B Anderson.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Ripken-R Alomar-R Palmeiro.

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cora 2B                     5   2   2   0    0   2  .252  .658   18    2   5   2·2B,SB
  J Huson 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .502         1   1   
A Rodriguez SS                5   2   2   2    0   1  .312 1.017   20    4   7   HR
K Griffey CF                  4   2   2   2    1   0  .281 1.010   18    1   0   2·2B
D Segui 1B                    4   2   2   1    1   1  .341  .967   24   11   1   
E Martinez DH                 4   1   2   1    1   0  .282  .880   15    0   0   2B
G Hill LF                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .318  .913   11    2   0   2B,GDP,IW
  R Amaral PR-LF              1   1   0   0    0   1  .255  .711    3    1   0   
R Davis 3B                    4   0   2   4    0   1  .288  .861   19    1   3   SF
D Wilson C                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .241  .710   23    3   0   SF
R Ducey RF                    4   1   0   0    0   2  .256  .698   22    1   0   SB,HBP

B Swift P                                                                0   0
  B Wells P                                                              0   0
  P Spoljaric P                                                          0   0
  S Gajkowski P                                                          0   0
Totals                       37  12  15  12    5   9              173   27  17

BATTING

2B: E Martinez (17, off A Rhodes); J Cora 2 (10, 2 off N Rodriguez); G Hill (12, off N Rodriguez); K Griffey 2 (12, off A Rhodes, off N Rodriguez).

HR: A Rodriguez (19, off B Munoz; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: R Davis (4, off B Munoz); D Wilson (3, off B Munoz).

IBB: G Hill (1, by A Rhodes).

HBP: R Ducey (4, by B Munoz).

TB: A Rodriguez 5; K Griffey 4; J Cora 4; G Hill 3; E Martinez 3; R Davis 2; D Segui 2; D Wilson.

GIDP: G Hill (7).

RBI: R Davis 4 (33); A Rodriguez 2 (41); K Griffey 2 (43); D Segui (34); E Martinez (32); G Hill (19); D Wilson (22).

2-out RBI: R Davis 2; G Hill.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 8 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Cora-A Rodriguez-D Segui 2; A Rodriguez-J Huson-D Segui.

E: R Davis (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cora (5, 3rd base off A Rhodes/L Webster); R Ducey (1, 2nd base off B Munoz/L Webster).

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
N Rodriguez, L (0-2)           1.1   5   5   5    2   0   0  14.21   11   45-27   15· 2·10    3· 3· 3· 0     22    -     0.92  -0.29
A Rhodes                       2     5   3   3    3   2   0   4.40   13   50-29   14· 6· 9    2· 4· 2· 0          1-1    0.48  -0.10
B Munoz                        2.2   4   4   4    0   2   1   9.00   13   40-24   13· 3· 9    2· 6· 2· 0          3-1    0.09  -0.02
A Mills                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.30    3   12-8     4· 3· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
N Charlton                     1     1   0   0    0   3   0   6.75    5   20-13    4· 3· 6    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    15  12  12    5   9   1          45  167-101  50·17·35    7·15· 8· 0          4-2

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Swift, W (3-3)               6     6   2   2    2   1   0   5.96   24   85-47   28· 1·18   16· 3· 2· 0     51    -     0.69   0.10
B Wells                        1     2   2   2    0   1   2   4.91    5   16-9     6· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.02  -0.00
P Spoljaric                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.45    4   12-11    7· 2· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
S Gajkowski                    1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   17-9     8· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     8   4   4    3   3   2          36  130-76   49· 4·23   19· 8· 2· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: N Rodriguez (1); N Charlton (2).

IBB: A Rhodes (2; G Hill).

HBP: B Munoz (1; R Ducey).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 28,375.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Seattle Mariners                     
1. B Anderson           CF    1. J Cora               2B 
2. J Hammonds           RF    2. A Rodriguez          SS 
3. H Baines             DH    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. R Palmeiro           1B    4. D Segui              1B 
5. R Alomar             2B    5. E Martinez           DH 
6. B Surhoff            LF    6. G Hill               LF 
7. C Ripken             3B    7. R Davis              3B 
8. L Webster            C     8. D Wilson             C  
9. M Bordick            SS    9. R Ducey              RF 

   N Rodriguez          P        B Swift              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-2  -23  6   11%  84% R Davis         N Rodriguez     Single to SS (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Segui Scores; Hill Scores
   b 1   2  0-1  12-  4   10%  73% G Hill          N Rodriguez     Double to RF (Line Drive); Griffey Scores; Segui to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-  4    9%  66% K Griffey       N Rodriguez     Double to RF (Fly Ball); Cora Scores
   t 3   1  5-0  12-  4   -7%  80% H Baines        B Swift         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Anderson Scores; Hammonds to 3B
   b 4   1  2-5  1--  2    6%  91% K Griffey       A Rhodes        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Swift facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  B Anderson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   54%  J Hammonds      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   55%  H Baines        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Nerio Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   61%  J Cora          Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   57%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-  4   66%  K Griffey       Double to RF (Fly Ball); Cora Scores
          -2-  5   67%  D Segui         Walk
   O      12-  2   64%  E Martinez      Flyball: CF
   R      12-  4   73%  G Hill          Double to RF (Line Drive); Griffey Scores; Segui to 3B
   RR     -23  6   84%  R Davis         Single to SS (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Segui Scores; Hill Scores
          1--      85%  D Wilson        Wild Pitch; Davis to 2B
          -2-  6   85%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   83%  R Ducey         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 4.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Bill Swift facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   80%  R Palmeiro      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   83%  R Alomar        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   85%  B Surhoff       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
          1--  3   84%  C Ripken        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Surhoff to 2B
   O      12-  6   87%  L Webster       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-0, Nerio Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   89%  J Cora          Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  4   88%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  Arthur Rhodes replaces Nerio Rodriguez pitching
          -2-      89%  K Griffey       Cora Steals 3B
          --3  5   90%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  5   92%  D Segui         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Cora Scores; Griffey to 2B
          12-  7   94%  E Martinez      Walk; Griffey to 3B; Segui to 2B
   OO     123  3   90%  G Hill          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Mariners 5.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-5, Bill Swift facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   91%  M Bordick       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   90%  B Anderson      Walk
          1--  4   87%  J Hammonds      Walk; Anderson to 2B
   R      12-  4   80%  H Baines        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Anderson Scores; Hammonds to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   81%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hammonds Scores
          1--  4   79%  R Alomar        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Palmeiro to 2B
   O      12-  4   83%  B Surhoff       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 5-2, Arthur Rhodes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   82%  R Davis         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   81%  D Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   80%  R Ducey         Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Mariners 5.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-5, Bill Swift facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   83%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   84%  L Webster       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   85%  M Bordick       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 5-2, Arthur Rhodes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   84%  J Cora          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   85%  A Rodriguez     Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   R      1--  2   91%  K Griffey       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores
          -2-  5   93%  D Segui         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Griffey to 3B
   R      1-3  1   96%  E Martinez      Double to RF (Line Drive); Griffey Scores; Segui to 3B
          -23  4   96%  G Hill          Intentional Walk
                  Bobby Munoz replaces Arthur Rhodes pitching
   RO     123  5   96%  R Davis         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Segui Scores; Martinez to 3B; Hill to 2B
   O      -23  1   96%  D Wilson        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Mariners 8.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-8, Bill Swift facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   94%  B Anderson      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   96%  J Hammonds      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  1   97%  H Baines        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Mariners 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 8-2, Bobby Munoz facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   98%  R Ducey         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   97%  J Cora          Strikeout Swinging
          1--      98%  A Rodriguez     Ducey Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  5   99%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ducey Scores
   O      ---  4   99%  K Griffey       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   99%  D Segui         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Mariners 10.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-10, Bill Swift facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   99%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  4   99%  R Alomar        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3  100%  B Surhoff       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Mariners 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 10-2, Bobby Munoz facing 5-6-7
          ---  1  100%  E Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--     100%  G Hill          Single to RF (Line Drive); Martinez to 3B
                  Rich Amaral pinch runs for Glenallen Hill batting 6th
   R      1-3  2  100%  R Davis         Single to CF (Fly Ball); Martinez Scores; Amaral to 3B
   RO     1-3  3  100%  D Wilson        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Amaral Scores
   O      1--  5  100%  R Ducey         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1  100%  J Cora          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Mariners 12.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-12, Bob Wells facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Wells replaces Bill Swift pitching; Rich Amaral moves to LF
   R      ---  3  100%  C Ripken        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1  100%  L Webster       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  M Bordick       Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  5  100%  B Anderson      Home Run
   O      ---  2  100%  J Hammonds      Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Mariners 12.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 12-4, Alan Mills facing 2-3-4
                  Alan Mills replaces Bobby Munoz pitching; Jeff Reboulet replaces Mike Bordick playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  K Griffey       Flyball: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  5  100%  D Segui         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Mariners 12.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-12, Paul Spoljaric facing 3-4-5
                  Paul Spoljaric replaces Bob Wells pitching; Eric Davis pinch hits for Harold Baines batting 3rd
   O      ---  3  100%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: LF
                  Jeff Huson replaces Joey Cora playing 2B batting 1st
          ---  4  100%  R Alomar        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Alomar to 2B
                  Joe Carter pinch hits for B.J. Surhoff batting 6th
   O      -2-  4  100%  J Carter        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Mariners 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 12-4, Norm Charlton facing 5-6-7
                  Norm Charlton replaces Alan Mills pitching; Joe Carter moves to LF
   O      ---  4  100%  E Martinez      Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3  100%  R Amaral        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3  100%  R Davis         Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Davis to 1B
          1--  4  100%  D Wilson        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Davis to 3B
   O      1-3  6  100%  R Ducey         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Mariners 12.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-12, Steve Gajkowski facing 7-8-9
                  Steve Gajkowski replaces Paul Spoljaric pitching
   O      ---  7  100%  C Ripken        Foul Flyball: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  8  100%  L Webster       Walk
   OO     1--  2  100%  J Reboulet      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Mariners 12.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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