DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/09/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 436 - SATURDAY, MAY 9TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (6-31) 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
Detroit Tigers (16-20) 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 1
Tigers Rally to Eke Out Win
The Detroit Tigers picked up a win at Tiger Stadium, knocking off the Baltimore Orioles, 6-5. Starting pitcher Kerry Wood was an essential part of his team's success. The winner was Detroit reliever Danny Graves, now 3-2. The loser was Turk Wendell. The Tigers now own a record of 16-20.

Detroit took a 6-5 lead on Wil Cordero's 7th home run of the season. The solo home run came off Baltimore pitcher Turk Wendell in the bottom of the 14th.

"To not win that game stings a little bit," said Baltimore manager .
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hamilton CF 7 0 0 0 0 4 4 .161 0 2
C. Brown 3B 6 0 1 1 1 1 3 .264 5 19
H. Morris 1B 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .250 4 24
R. Simon DH 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 .238 6 14
M. Tejada SS 5 1 2 0 1 1 2 .223 4 12
D. Mirabelli C 5 1 1 1 1 4 2 .128 6 10
J. Kunkel RF 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .195 2 12
L. Mouton LF 6 0 0 0 0 3 5 .146 4 7
J. Browne 2B 4 1 1 1 2 0 2 .222 0 7
Totals 50 5 10 4 5 17 27      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Simon (7, 4th Inning off K. Wood, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Mirabelli (2, 5th Inning off K. Wood, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Brown , M. Tejada 2 , R. Simon 2 , D. Mirabelli 2 , H. Morris 2 , J. Browne , J. Kunkel 2
2-out RBI: C. Brown , D. Mirabelli
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Brown , M. Tejada , L. Mouton , H. Morris , D. Hamilton , J. Kunkel
GIDP: L. Mouton , D. Hamilton
Sac Bunt: J. Kunkel
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Browne (7)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Tejada (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Stewart LF 5 2 0 0 1 1 2 .260 3 14
J. Herrera CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .275 2 6
   a-D. Powell CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .250 0 0
G. Colbrunn 1B 6 0 0 1 1 1 4 .283 1 13
B. Grieve DH 5 1 3 1 2 0 3 .295 6 24
A. Gonzalez SS 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 .215 1 20
   b-J. Snow PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 5 21
   c-W. Cordero SS 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .290 7 18
C. Gomez 3B 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .264 0 9
T. Tarasco RF 5 0 0 0 1 2 5 .160 3 14
B. Mayne C 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .258 0 0
   d-B. Henley PH, C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .179 6 13
C. Ripken Jr. 2B 5 1 1 0 1 2 0 .240 2 3
Totals 47 6 10 6 8 14 26      
a - D. Powell substituted for J. Herrera in the 2nd
b - J. Snow pinch hit for A. Gonzalez in the 10th
c - W. Cordero substituted for J. Snow in the 11th
d - B. Henley pinch hit for B. Mayne in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Grieve (12, 7th Inning off B. Hickerson, 1 on, 2 outs) A. Gonzalez (7, 7th Inning off B. Hickerson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Cordero (7, 14th Inning off T. Wendell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Gomez 2 , C. Ripken Jr. , B. Grieve 4 , A. Gonzalez 3 , D. Powell , W. Cordero 4
2-out RBI: C. Gomez , B. Grieve , A. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Colbrunn , B. Mayne 2 , B. Grieve , T. Tarasco 3
Sac Bunt: C. Gomez , D. Powell
Sac Fly: A. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: S. Stewart
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Powell (2)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Ripken Jr. (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Ripken Jr.-Cordero-Colbrunn, Gomez-Ripken Jr.-Colbrunn)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Mercker 5.1 4 2 2 2 7 0 97 60 4.89   
B. Hickerson BS (3) 1.1 3 3 3 2 1 0 29 12 10.32   
T. Mathews 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 11 8.10   
H. Slocumb 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 18 4.91   
J. Grahe 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 39 24 5.40   
R. Dykhoff 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 27 13 5.17   
T. Wendell L (1-1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 1 25 15 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Mercker 57
Batters Faced: K. Mercker 23, B. Hickerson 9, T. Mathews 2, H. Slocumb 6, J. Grahe 8, R. Dykhoff 5, T. Wendell 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Mercker 5-4, B. Hickerson 3-0, T. Mathews 0-1, H. Slocumb 1-4, J. Grahe 3-0, R. Dykhoff 2-0, T. Wendell 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Mercker 97-60, B. Hickerson 29-12, T. Mathews 14-11, H. Slocumb 28-18, J. Grahe 39-24, R. Dykhoff 27-13, T. Wendell 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hickerson 2-0 , T. Mathews 1-0 , T. Wendell 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Mercker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Wood 7.0 5 5 4 4 11 0 124 74 3.52   
B. Clontz 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 17 11 4.18   
S. Kline 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 33 22 0.00   
D. Graves W (3-2) 3.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 37 24 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wood 56
Batters Faced: K. Wood 31, B. Clontz 5, S. Kline 9, D. Graves 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wood 7-3, B. Clontz 1-0, S. Kline 2-2, D. Graves 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wood 124-74, B. Clontz 17-11, S. Kline 33-22, D. Graves 37-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kline 1-0 , D. Graves 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kerry Wood
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 5:01
Attendance: 33116
Special Notes: CF Jose R Herrera was injured while running the bases.
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