Game Stories
OAKLAND AT DETROIT
Athletics....... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0
Tigers.......... 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 0
Win:Dishman(1-0) Loss:Prieto(2-1) Save:Myers(1st)
Homeruns- B.Hamelin(2nd)
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics by a score of 4 to 1 at
Tiger Stadium.
Detroit drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inning when
a Bobby Hamelin homer produced three runs. That early scoring was all that Glenn
Dishman(1-0) needed. Neither team managed to score after the 4th inning.
Mike Myers earned his 1st save. Ariel Prieto(2-1) took the loss. With this
win, Detroit has a 10-9 record. They have been 4-6 lately. With the loss
Oakland now has a record of 6-12, worst in the division.
NEW YORK (AL) AT CHICAGO (AL)
Yankees......... 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 - 5 11 1
White Sox....... 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 - 6 9 0
Win:Hernandez(1-2) Loss:Rivera(0-1)
Homeruns- C.Fielder-2(3rd), R.Ventura(3rd), O.Guillen(1st)
It was a great finish at New Comiskey Park as the Chicago (AL) White Sox
pulled off a dramatic comeback beating the New York (AL) Yankees by the count
of 6 to 5.
Chicago (AL) had the game winning rally in the bottom of the 9th inning with 2
runs using 2 hits. Jeff Abbott led off and started the rally when he ripped
a base-knock. Ozzie Guillen followed and he laid down a sacrifice bunt.
Chris Snopek then drew a walk. Ray Durham stepped in and he drew a walk to
load the bases. Magglio Ordonez dug into the batters box next, but he struck
out. Albert Belle added to the uprising and doubled giving Chicago (AL) the
win and sending the home town fans into a frenzy. This was the kind of game
that many fans love as the lead changed hands 5 times.
The win went to Roberto Hernandez(1-2) who allowed 2 runs in 4 innings.
Mariano Rivera(0-1) was charged with the loss in relief. His ERA ballooned
from 3.48 to 4.76 as he allowed 2 runs in 1 inning.
'What a game!,' Hernandez said afterward. 'When we won it I almost couldn't
believe it!'
BALTIMORE AT BOSTON
Orioles......... 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 0
Red Sox......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0
Win:Key(3-1) Loss:Avery(0-2) Save:Myers(8th)
The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Boston Red Sox by a score of 4 to 1 at
Fenway Park.
Baltimore promptly took the lead in their half of the first scoring a single
run on 2 hits. After two outs Geronimo Berroa drew a walk. Rafael Palmeiro
came next and he lined a one-base hit. Cal Ripken then slapped a base-hit.
Ripken took second on the throw. B.J. Surhoff was up next and he drew a walk
to load the bases. Neither team managed to score after the 4th inning.
The win was credited to Jimmy Key(3-1) who went 6 and 2/3 innings allowing 1
run. Randy Myers was credited with his 8th save. Steve Avery(0-2) was the
loser. He was unable to control the Baltimore offense and allowed 7 hits and4 walks in 4 innings.
A.L. Summary
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1997 NYY 12 6 D.Martine CWS .417 K.Griffey SEA 9 K.Griffey SEA 22
1997 BAL 12 6 J.Edmonds ANA .404 M.William CLE 7 T.Salmon ANA 19
1997 DET 10 9 B.Roberts CLE .403 J.Buhner SEA 6 A.Belle CWS 18
1997 TOR 8 10 E.Martine SEA .379 OTHERS TIED W 5 T.Martine NYY 17
1997 BOS 6 12 R.Jeffers BOS .358 OTHERS TIED W 16
1997 CLE 11 7 WINS SAVES ERA
1997 KCR 10 7 MANY TIED WIT 3 R.Myers BAL 8 W.Blair DET 1.20
1997 CWS 10 8 D.Jones MIL 7 S.Erickso BAL 1.40
1997 MIL 8 10 M.Rivera NYY 7 D.Cone NYY 1.57
1997 MIN 6 13 T.Jones DET 6 D.Springe ANA 1.61
R.Aguiler MIN 4 A.Pettitt NYY 1.82
1997 TEX 10 8
1997 SEA 10 8 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
1997 ANA 7 10 B.Roberts CLE 15 O.Nixon TOR 7 R.Johnson SEA 38
1997 OAK 6 12 L.Sojo NYY 14 O.Vizquel CLE 6 M.Mussina BAL 31
K.Griffey SEA 13 B.Hunter DET 5 K.Appier KCR 31
R.Alomar BAL 9 OTHERS TIED W 4 B.Radke MIN 30
M.Loretta MIL 9 R.Clemens TOR 30
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BAL 4 at BOS 1 BAL-Erickso(3-0, 1.40) at BOS-Sele(1-0, 5.14)
NYY 5 at CWS 6 TOR-William(1-1, 3.38) at ANA-Dickson(1-0, 2.45)
MIL 5 at CLE 3 NYY-Pettitt(3-1, 1.82) at CWS-Alvarez(1-1, 6.39)
OAK 1 at DET 4 KCR-Appier(2-2, 3.77) at SEA-Fassero(2-2, 5.26)
ANA 5 at KCR 7 DET-Thompso(0-3, 4.02) at TEX-Oliver(1-1, 4.32)
MIN 2 at SEA 7
TOR 0 at TEX 4
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
C.Fielder NYY CWS 4 3 3 3 1 0 2 0
B.Hamelin DET OAK 3 2 2 3 0 0 1 0
D.Nilsson MIL CLE 4 1 2 4 1 0 1 0
O.Guillen CWS NYY 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
S.Halter KCR ANA 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Wasdin BOS BAL 5.0 3 0 0 1 5 0
J.Key BAL BOS 6.2 5 1 1 1 5 0 W
J.Santana TEX TOR 3.2 1 0 0 2 5 0 S
J.Moyer SEA MIN 7.0 5 2 2 3 4 0 W
D.Brocail DET OAK 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
K.Griffey Jr. SEA .359 39 14 14 5 6 A.Rhodes BAL 6 1 0 0 8 0 101
D.Justice CLE .385 39 15 10 8 4 R.Clemens TOR 19 16 0 6 19 0 200
E.Martinez SEA .344 32 11 7 6 4 S.Erickson BAL 13 6 1 1 8 1 200
T.Salmon ANA .351 37 13 16 2 3 J.Key BAL 19 11 3 6 15 1 200
I.Rodriguez TEX .448 29 13 7 5 2 J.Moyer SEA 15 8 2 5 11 0 200
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Valentin MIL .069 29 2 0 0 0 R.Hernandez CWS 10 15 15 9 11 5 120
D.Cruz DET .100 30 3 1 0 0 O.Hershiser CLE 9 13 12 5 2 4 020
N.Garciaparra BOS .148 27 4 0 0 0 G.Keagle DET 6 14 9 2 2 3 010
M.Benjamin BOS .154 26 4 0 0 0 D.Gooden NYY 6 11 9 2 6 4 010
B.Gil TEX .176 34 6 1 1 0 K.Rogers NYY 10 16 12 8 5 2 010
INJURY REPORT
C.Kreuter, Anaheim - 1 more games
F.Thomas, Chicago (AL) - 2 more games
O.Hershiser, Cleveland - 2 more games
R.Casanova, Detroit - 1 more games
M.Sweeney, Kansas City - 1 more games
J.Dye, Kansas City - 1 more games
M.Mieske, Milwaukee - 5 more games
F.Vina, Milwaukee - 6 more games
P.Meares, Minnesota - 2 more games
R.Bournigal, Oakland - 5 more games
D.Mashore, Oakland - 1 more games
L.Stevens, Texas - 1 more games
A.Gonzalez, Toronto - 2 more games
E.Sprague, Toronto - 2 more games
T.Perez, Toronto - 3 more games
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