DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
04/28/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 316 - TUESDAY, APRIL 28TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (4-23) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Toronto Blue Jays (16-10) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 4 7 0
Blue Jays Stymie Baltimore, Take 4-1 Win
Toronto Blue Jays starter Hipolito Pichardo pitched a strong game against the Baltimore Orioles at SkyDome, leading the Blue Jays to a 4-1 win. In 8.1 innings, Pichardo surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 2. He allowed 1 run. The Orioles, at 4-23, have stumbled out of the gate.

Dean Palmer, the Toronto third baseman, contributed a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning to make the score 3-1, Blue Jays. For the game, Palmer was 1-3 with a home run.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Toronto manager Jose Mata.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Drew CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .222 4 9
C. Brown 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .257 5 16
H. Morris 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .264 4 23
R. Simon DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .220 3 9
M. Tejada SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .221 3 9
D. Mirabelli C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 5 5
J. Kunkel RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .191 1 7
L. Mouton LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .170 4 7
J. Browne 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .227 0 4
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Mouton (4, 3rd Inning off H. Pichardo, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Kunkel (6, 4th Inning off H. Pichardo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Simon , L. Mouton 2 , J. Browne , J. Kunkel 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Simon , L. Mouton
GIDP: M. Tejada
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Brown-Browne-Morris)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bell SS 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .256 1 10
D. Jeter 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .288 4 12
M. McGwire DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .192 10 23
O. Kindelán 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 5 11
S. Spencer LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .178 3 7
D. Palmer 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .181 6 16
B. Ausmus C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .219 0 1
D. Jackson CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 3 8
D. Hosey RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .273 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4 2 8 9      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Hosey (1, 5th Inning off K. Mercker, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. McGwire (10, 1st Inning off K. Mercker, 1 on, 1 out) D. Palmer (6, 4th Inning off K. Mercker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. McGwire 4 , D. Hosey 2 , D. Palmer 4 , B. Ausmus 2 , J. Bell 2
2-out RBI: D. Palmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jeter
GIDP: D. Jackson
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Palmer-Jeter-Kindelán)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Mercker L (1-4) 8.0 7 4 4 2 8 2 110 72 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Mercker 58
Batters Faced: K. Mercker 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Mercker 5-10
Pitches - Strikes: K. Mercker 110-72
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Pichardo W (4-1) 8.1 5 1 1 2 7 0 112 74 2.91   
J. Santiago 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 12 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Pichardo 74
Batters Faced: H. Pichardo 31, J. Santiago 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Pichardo 10-7, J. Santiago 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Pichardo 112-74, J. Santiago 16-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hipolito Pichardo
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 36494
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