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Baltimore Orioles @ 
Oakland Athletics
1998-09-08 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 7924 · 63°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 9 mph L to R · 3:11
Baltimore Orioles defeated Oakland Athletics 5–2. Baltimore Orioles put up 2 in the 5th. Arthur Rhodes earned the win and Armando Benitez picked up the save. Harold Baines went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
W: Arthur Rhodes L: Gil Heredia SV: Armando Benitez
Umpires — HP: Terry Craft · 1B: Al Clark · 2B: Jim Joyce · 3B: Jim McKean · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Baltimore Orioles — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roberto Alomar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brady Anderson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Harold Baines | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Davis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rafael Palmeiro | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cal Ripken | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 B. J. Surhoff | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Hoiles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Bordick | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ryan Christenson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jason Giambi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Stairs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Blowers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ben Grieve | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Scott Spiezio | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 A. J. Hinch | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Eric Chavez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bip Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Sprague | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Baltimore Orioles — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Johns | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
 Arthur Rhodes | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Alan Mills | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Armando Benitez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gil Heredia | 5.2 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Buddy Groom | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim Worrell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Holzemer | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. J. Mathews | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Roberto Alomar: 7/F7LSF
- Brady Anderson: 8/F8LD
- Harold Baines: HR/F8LXD
- Eric Davis: S7/G56
- Rafael Palmeiro: K
Bot 1
- Rickey Henderson: 5/L56S
- Ryan Christenson: S9/L9M
- Jason Giambi: 7/F7M
- Matt Stairs: S7/L7S.1-2
- Mike Blowers: W.2-3;1-2
- Ben Grieve: K
Top 2
- Cal Ripken: K
- B. J. Surhoff: S6/G6
- Chris Hoiles: K+CS2(24)/DP
Bot 2
- Scott Spiezio: 9/F9M
- Miguel Tejada: W
- A. J. Hinch: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 3
- Mike Bordick: 53/G56S
- Roberto Alomar: 8/L8LD
- Brady Anderson: 3/G3S
Bot 3
- Rickey Henderson: W
- Ryan Christenson: 4/P4
- Jason Giambi: 4/P3F
- Matt Stairs: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Matt Stairs: W
- Mike Blowers: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 4
- Harold Baines: 31/G3
- Eric Davis: K
- Rafael Palmeiro: S6/G6
- Cal Ripken: 8/L8LD
Bot 4
- Ben Grieve: 43/G4
- Scott Spiezio: 4/F4D
- Miguel Tejada: HR/F7D
- A. J. Hinch: HR/F7LD
- Rickey Henderson: 43/G4
Top 5
- B. J. Surhoff: S8/G6M
- Chris Hoiles: 53/SH/BG25.1-2
- Mike Bordick: D9/L9LD.2-H
- Roberto Alomar: 43/G4.2-3
- Brady Anderson: S4/G4M.3-H;B-2(E4)
- Harold Baines: 3/G3S
Bot 5
- Ryan Christenson: S8/L8RM
- Jason Giambi: S9/L9M.1-3
- Matt Stairs: FC1/G34S.1-2;3XH(32)
- Mike Blowers: 46(1)/FO/G4M.2-3
- Ben Grieve: CSH(25)
Top 6
- Eric Davis: 53/G5L
- Rafael Palmeiro: 8/F8LD
- Cal Ripken: S9/L89S
- B. J. Surhoff: S7/L7M.1-2
- Chris Hoiles: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 6
- Ben Grieve: 43/G4
- Scott Spiezio: S8/G6M
- Miguel Tejada: K
- A. J. Hinch: W.1-2
- Rickey Henderson: K
Top 7
- Mike Bordick: 8/F8LM
- Roberto Alomar: 8/F8LM
- Brady Anderson: 3/G3S
Bot 7
- Ryan Christenson: K
- Jason Giambi: 5/P5F
- Matt Stairs: 5/P56
Top 8
- Harold Baines: HP
- Eric Davis: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Rafael Palmeiro: 3/L3L
Bot 8
- Eric Chavez: K
- Ben Grieve: K
- Scott Spiezio: W
- Bip Roberts: 64(1)/FO/G6S
Top 9
- Cal Ripken: S8/G6M
- B. J. Surhoff: K
- Chris Hoiles: D8/L89D.1-H
- Mike Bordick: PB.2-3
- Mike Bordick: 8/SF/F8LM.3-H(UR)
- Roberto Alomar: 5/L5S
Bot 9
- Ed Sprague: K
- Rickey Henderson: K
- Ryan Christenson: K
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Eric Chavez