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Cleveland Guardians @ Baltimore Orioles
1997-10-09 · 1997 League Championship Series · Game 2 of 6 ◀ Game 1 Game 3 ▶ · Night game · Oriole Park at Camden Yards · Att: 49131 · 75°F, night, dry · Wind 10 mph to CF · 3:53
Cleveland Indians defeated Baltimore Orioles 5–4. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 8th. Paul Assenmacher earned the win and Jose Mesa picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| BAL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
W: Paul Assenmacher L: Armando Benitez SV: Jose Mesa
Umpires — HP: Jim Joyce · 1B: John Hirschbeck · 2B: Durwood Merrill · 3B: Larry McCoy · LF: Mike Reilly · RF: Joe Brinkman
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bip Roberts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Omar Vizquel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Manny Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Matt Williams | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David Justice | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sandy Alomar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tony Fernandez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kevin Seitzer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Marquis Grissom | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Branson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Thome | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Baltimore Orioles — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brady Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Roberto Alomar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Davis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rafael Palmeiro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 B. J. Surhoff | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cal Ripken | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Harold Baines | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Hoiles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Bordick | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Geronimo Berroa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charles Nagy | 5.2 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Alvin Morman | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Juden | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Assenmacher | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Michael Jackson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Mesa | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Baltimore Orioles — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jimmy Key | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Scott Kamieniecki | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Armando Benitez | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Alan Mills | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bip Roberts: K/C
- Omar Vizquel: HP
- Manny Ramirez: HR/8XD.1-H
- Matt Williams: S7
- David Justice: SB2
- David Justice: HP
- Sandy Alomar: 43/G.2-3;1-2
- Tony Fernandez: HP
- Kevin Seitzer: K
Bot 1
- Brady Anderson: 3/G
- Roberto Alomar: 7/F
- Eric Davis: 8/F
Top 2
- Marquis Grissom: S9
- Bip Roberts: 63/G.1-2
- Omar Vizquel: 7/F
- Manny Ramirez: K/C
Bot 2
- Rafael Palmeiro: D9
- B. J. Surhoff: 8/F.2-3
- Cal Ripken: HR/7.3-H
- Harold Baines: 13/G
- Chris Hoiles: 9/F
Top 3
- Matt Williams: K
- David Justice: S5
- Sandy Alomar: 43/G.1-2
- Tony Fernandez: W
- Kevin Seitzer: 63/G
Bot 3
- Mike Bordick: 7/F
- Brady Anderson: W
- Roberto Alomar: 46(1)/FO/G
- Eric Davis: S7.1-3;B-2(E7/TH)
- Rafael Palmeiro: K/C
Top 4
- Marquis Grissom: S7
- Bip Roberts: SB2
- Bip Roberts: 8/F.2-3
- Omar Vizquel: W
- Manny Ramirez: 54(1)3/GDP/G
Bot 4
- B. J. Surhoff: S/89
- Cal Ripken: 8/F
- Harold Baines: S7.1-2
- Chris Hoiles: 5(2)3/GDP/G
Top 5
- Matt Williams: 3/P
- David Justice: 13/G
- Sandy Alomar: 9/F
Bot 5
- Mike Bordick: 7/F
- Brady Anderson: E4/TH/G.B-1
- Roberto Alomar: 43/G.1-2
- Eric Davis: 53/G
Top 6
- Tony Fernandez: 9/F
- Kevin Seitzer: W
- Marquis Grissom: 64(1)/FO/G.B-2(E4/TH)
- Bip Roberts: 3/G
Bot 6
- Rafael Palmeiro: S9
- B. J. Surhoff: 36(1)/FO/G
- Cal Ripken: S7/G56.1-2
- Harold Baines: 43/G.2-3;1-2
- Chris Hoiles: W
- Mike Bordick: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3(E9);B-2
- Brady Anderson: 6/P
Top 7
- Omar Vizquel: K/C
- Manny Ramirez: 8/F
- Matt Williams: 43/G
Bot 7
- Roberto Alomar: 3/G
- Eric Davis: 3/FL
- Rafael Palmeiro: K
Top 8
- Jeff Branson: K
- Sandy Alomar: W
- Tony Fernandez: K
- Jim Thome: W.1-2
- Marquis Grissom: HR/8.2-H;1-H
- Bip Roberts: K
Bot 8
- B. J. Surhoff: W
- Cal Ripken: K
- Geronimo Berroa: 9/F
- Chris Hoiles: K
Top 9
- Omar Vizquel: K
- Manny Ramirez: W
- Matt Williams: 2/FL
- Jeff Branson: K23
Bot 9
- Jeffrey Hammonds: W
- Brady Anderson: 64(1)/FO/G
- Roberto Alomar: K
- Eric Davis: 64(1)/FO/G