DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
04/06/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 84 - MONDAY, APRIL 6TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (2-5) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 9 0
Oakland Athletics (3-4) 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 X 11 9 0
Baltimore Decked by Santiago, Athletics
Oakland catcher Benito Santiago had a 6-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Baltimore Orioles, 11-3. Matt Morris got credit for the win, improving to 1-1. He allowed 2 runs on 7 hits in 7.1 innings. Oakland has a mark of 3-4 after the win.

With Oakland leading 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Santiago hit a cutter from Kent Mercker for a 3-run home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Athletics ahead, 4-0.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Oakland skipper Jim B.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Drew CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .276 2 3
C. Brown 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .300 2 5
H. Morris 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .321 0 1
   c-T. Pratt PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
R. Simon DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .259 0 2
M. Tejada SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .321 0 1
D. Mirabelli C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .160 1 1
J. Kunkel RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .269 1 5
   a-M. Grissom PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   b-C. Martinez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Mouton LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .174 2 4
J. Browne 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 0 2
Totals 35 3 9 3 3 10 22      
a - M. Grissom pinch hit for J. Kunkel in the 8th
b - C. Martinez substituted for M. Grissom in the 8th
c - T. Pratt pinch hit for H. Morris in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Brown (2, 5th Inning off M. Morris, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Mouton (2, 9th Inning off W. VanLandingham, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Brown 2 , J. Drew 2 , M. Tejada 2 , R. Simon , D. Mirabelli , L. Mouton 4 , J. Kunkel
2-out RBI: C. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Simon , L. Mouton , J. Browne , H. Morris , T. Pratt
GIDP: J. Kunkel
Hit by Pitch: D. Mirabelli
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cangelosi LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .240 0 2
   b-D. Justice PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Olerud 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .217 1 2
   c-C. Devarez PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
   d-B. Ripken 1B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Buhner RF 3 3 1 2 2 0 3 .273 3 6
G. Pena 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .217 2 5
G. Vaughn DH 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 .120 2 2
B. Santiago C 4 2 2 6 0 0 3 .208 2 6
G. Kingsale CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .174 0 1
H. Perry 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 1
   a-C. Paquette PH, 3B, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
B. Gil SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 11 9 11 6 4 12      
a - C. Paquette pinch hit for H. Perry in the 7th
b - D. Justice pinch hit for J. Cangelosi in the 8th
c - C. Devarez pinch hit for J. Olerud in the 8th
d - B. Ripken substituted for C. Devarez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cangelosi (1, 1st Inning off K. Mercker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Buhner (3, 8th Inning off T. Mathews, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Santiago 2 (2, 1st Inning off K. Mercker, 2 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off K. Mercker, 2 on, 2 outs) G. Vaughn (2, 5th Inning off T. Wendell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cangelosi 2 , J. Buhner 4 , B. Santiago 8 , G. Pena 2 , G. Vaughn 5 , C. Devarez
2-out RBI: G. Kingsale , J. Buhner , B. Santiago 2 , G. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Buhner , C. Paquette
Hit by Pitch: G. Pena
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cangelosi (5) , G. Pena (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morris-Pena-Olerud)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Mercker L (0-2) 2.2 5 7 7 1 1 2 64 35 10.80   
T. Wendell 2.2 1 1 1 2 2 1 45 28 2.70   
R. Dykhoff 1.2 1 1 1 3 0 0 35 18 2.45   
T. Mathews 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 24 15 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Mercker 16
Batters Faced: K. Mercker 15, T. Wendell 11, R. Dykhoff 9, T. Mathews 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Mercker 0-7, T. Wendell 3-3, R. Dykhoff 1-4, T. Mathews 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Mercker 64-35, T. Wendell 45-28, R. Dykhoff 35-18, T. Mathews 24-15
Hit Batsmen: K. Mercker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Morris W (1-1) 7.1 7 2 2 2 7 0 120 78 4.91   
W. VanLandingham 1.2 2 1 1 1 3 1 37 25 7.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Morris 61
Batters Faced: M. Morris 31, W. VanLandingham 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Morris 3-11, W. VanLandingham 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Morris 120-78, W. VanLandingham 37-25
Hit Batsmen: M. Morris
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Benito Santiago
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM EST
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 34955
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