DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT MONTREAL EXPOS
08/30/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 2989 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (41-96) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 6 1
Montreal Expos (88-49) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 X 5 9 1
Orioles Lose, 5-2, at Olympic Stadium
Montreal Expos starter Jon Lieber turned in a top-notch performance against the Baltimore Orioles at Olympic Stadium. The result was a win for the Expos, 5-2. In 7 innings, Lieber surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 1. He allowed 2 runs. The Expos have an impressive 88-49 record.

The Expos grabbed the lead in the bottom of the fifth. With two out, Mike Sweeney, who is a two-time All-Star, hit a 2-run home run off Kent Mercker, putting Montreal in front, 4-1. For Sweeney, it was his 17th home run of the season.

"This was a good win for us," said Sweeney. "It's one more step toward our ultimate goal."
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Tejada SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .231 22 65
D. Hamilton CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .226 3 38
H. Morris 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .256 9 66
R. Simon DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .252 18 68
J. Kunkel RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .185 10 43
J. Browne 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .207 4 29
L. Mouton LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .212 17 55
J. King 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .218 1 5
D. Mirabelli C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .157 13 28
Totals 33 2 6 1 2 5 15      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Mouton (23, 5th Inning off J. Lieber, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Tejada , L. Mouton 2 , H. Morris 2 , D. Hamilton , J. Kunkel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Tejada , D. Mirabelli , L. Mouton
GIDP: J. King
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Mirabelli (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Tejada-Browne-Morris)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kelly DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .251 4 16
G. Jefferies RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .280 18 67
M. Williams 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .258 33 95
M. Sweeney C 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .255 17 66
J. Kent 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .230 27 80
R. Mondesi LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .250 17 50
E. Karros 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 4 9
J. Hernandez SS 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 .204 20 48
J. Damon CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .255 15 37
Totals 30 5 9 4 5 5 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Kent (21, 8th Inning off J. Grahe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sweeney (17, 5th Inning off K. Mercker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sweeney 4 , J. Damon , J. Kent 2 , E. Karros 2 , M. Williams , R. Kelly 2 , G. Jefferies
2-out RBI: M. Sweeney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sweeney , J. Kent , R. Kelly
GIDP: G. Jefferies
Sac Fly: J. Hernandez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Jefferies (47)
CS: J. Damon (9)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Williams (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Kent-Hernandez-Karros)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Mercker L (5-17) 4.2 5 4 4 4 3 1 105 58 5.92   
J. Grahe 2.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 37 23 4.18   
T. Wendell 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Mercker 37
Batters Faced: K. Mercker 23, J. Grahe 10, T. Wendell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Mercker 3-7, J. Grahe 2-2, T. Wendell 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Mercker 105-58, J. Grahe 37-23, T. Wendell 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Grahe 1-0 , T. Wendell 2-1
WP: J. Grahe
Balk: K. Mercker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lieber W (14-6) 7.0 6 2 1 1 4 0 84 57 3.98   
M. Jeffcoat SV (12) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 27 15 4.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lieber 62
Batters Faced: J. Lieber 29, M. Jeffcoat 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lieber 8-9, M. Jeffcoat 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lieber 84-57, M. Jeffcoat 27-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Lieber
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 33249
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