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Cleveland Guardians @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1997-09-03 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 37513 · 62°F, night, dry · Wind 20 mph to CF · 3:00
Cleveland Indians defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–3. Cleveland Indians put up 5 in the 4th. Orel Hershiser earned the win. Omar Vizquel went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
W: Orel Hershiser L: Esteban Loaiza SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Mark Barron · 1B: Ed Montague · 2B: Tom Hallion · 3B: Wally Bell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bip Roberts | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Omar Vizquel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Manny Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Jim Thome | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 David Justice | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Williams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Marquis Grissom | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Borders | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Orel Hershiser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin Seitzer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tony Womack | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jermaine Allensworth | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Martin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Eddie Williams | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dale Sveum | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Shawon Dunston | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Turner Ward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Kendall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Esteban Loaiza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adrian Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Randa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orel Hershiser | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
 Paul Assenmacher | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Jackson | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jose Mesa | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteban Loaiza | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Jason Christiansen | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ricardo Rincon | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Ruebel | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bip Roberts: K
- Omar Vizquel: 43/G4
- Manny Ramirez: K
Bot 1
- Tony Womack: S7/L56D/R6
- Jermaine Allensworth: S9/G34/R6.1-2
- Al Martin: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M.2-3
- Eddie Williams: S7/F78S/R6.3-H
- Dale Sveum: K
Top 2
- Jim Thome: 9/F9LD
- David Justice: K
- Matt Williams: 8/F8RD
Bot 2
- Shawon Dunston: 43/G4
- Turner Ward: HP
- Jason Kendall: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M
Top 3
- Marquis Grissom: 13/G15
- Pat Borders: 6/P6D
- Orel Hershiser: 6/P56
Bot 3
- Esteban Loaiza: 53/G6
- Tony Womack: S1/G25/R3U9R6.B-2(E1/TH)
- Jermaine Allensworth: 4/P4D
- Al Martin: S67/G56/R4.2-H
- Eddie Williams: S7/G56/R6.1-2
- Dale Sveum: W.2-3;1-2
- Shawon Dunston: K
Top 4
- Bip Roberts: S9/L89S/R4
- Omar Vizquel: HR/F9D.1-H
- Manny Ramirez: K
- Jim Thome: S9/G4/R6
- David Justice: D8/F8LXD/R63.1-H
- Matt Williams: HR/F78XD.2-H
- Marquis Grissom: 3/P3SF
- Pat Borders: 43/G34D
Bot 4
- Turner Ward: 31/G34
- Jason Kendall: 63/G6
- Esteban Loaiza: K
Top 5
- Orel Hershiser: K
- Bip Roberts: 43/G4
- Omar Vizquel: 43/G4
Bot 5
- Tony Womack: 6/L6
- Jermaine Allensworth: 5/L5
- Al Martin: 8/F8RXD
Top 6
- Manny Ramirez: HR/F78XD
- Jim Thome: 43/G4
- David Justice: 63/G6
- Matt Williams: 53/G5
Bot 6
- Eddie Williams: HP
- Dale Sveum: 9/F89D/R4
- Shawon Dunston: S8/G6M/R6.1-2
- Turner Ward: 36(1)/FO/G3/R1.2-3
- Jason Kendall: 54(1)/FO/G5
Top 7
- Marquis Grissom: 4/P34D
- Pat Borders: 8/F8LD
- Orel Hershiser: HP
- Bip Roberts: K
Bot 7
- Adrian Brown: W
- Tony Womack: D8/L89M/R6.1-3
- Jermaine Allensworth: 5/P5S
- Al Martin: K
- Eddie Williams: 53/G5
Top 8
- Omar Vizquel: W
- Manny Ramirez: SB2/R4
- Manny Ramirez: K
- Jim Thome: SB3/R5
- Jim Thome: 3/G3
- David Justice: E7/L78M.3-H(UR)(NR)
- Matt Williams: 7/F7LSF
Bot 8
- Dale Sveum: W
- Shawon Dunston: K
- Joe Randa: 8/F89D/R6
- Jason Kendall: HP.1-2
- Adrian Brown: E4/G4MD/U8R1.2-H(UR)(NR);1-3
- Tony Womack: K
Top 9
- Marquis Grissom: 8/F8LD
- Pat Borders: DGR/F89D
- Kevin Seitzer: 9/F9M/R4
- Bip Roberts: K
Bot 9
- Jermaine Allensworth: E5/TH/G5/R3
- Al Martin: 6/F7LS
- Mark Smith: 8/F8LM
- Dale Sveum: 7/F78S
Notes & reviews
- both teams warned by HP umpire Mark Barron
- Jason Christiansen and Pirates manager Gene Lamont ejected by HP umpire Mark Barron