Orioles Take Two In Home Opener With Brewers

GAME 2:

Apr 7, 1973                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1973 Milwaukee 0-2            0 0 0   1 1 0   0 0 0      2 10  2
1973 Baltimore 2-0            2 0 3   0 0 1   2 0 -      8  6  0

Recap

Bal 1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and one walk.
Bal      Boog Powell tripled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Mil  0 Bal 2.
Bal 3rd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on a hit, 3 walks and an error.
Bal      Bobby Grich scored on a PB by Rodriguez.  Mil  0 Bal 3.
Bal      Brooks Robinson singled scoring 2.  Mil  0 Bal 5.
Mil 4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Mil      Johnny Briggs hit a solo HR(1).  Mil  1 Bal 5.
Mil 5th: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Mil      Pedro Garcia hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Mil  2 Bal 5.
Mil 6th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.
Bal 6th: Scored 1 run on 3 walks.
Bal      Bobby Grich hit a grounder scoring 1.  Mil  2 Bal 6.
Bal 7th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs 2 walks and an error.
Bal      Mark Belanger HBP scoring Baylor.  Mil  2 Bal 7.
Bal      Merv Rettenmund hit a grounder scoring 1.  Mil  2 Bal 8.

Mil  Johnny Briggs: 2 for 2, double, HR.
Bal  Terry Crowley: 0 for 1, 3 W.
Bal  Boog Powell: 1 for 3, triple, 2 RBI, 2 W.

Bal  Dave McNally picked up the win: 0 IP. He's 1-0 on the year.
Mil  Jim Colborn was the loser: 0 IP. He's now 0-1 on the year.

GAME 1:

Apr 6, 1973                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1973 Milwaukee 0-1            0 0 0   0 2 0   2 0 0      4  6  2
1973 Baltimore 1-0            0 0 0   3 0 1   6 1 -     11 17  0

Rain delay of 122 minutes in the 7th.

Recap

Bal 4th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits and one walk.
Bal      Paul Blair singled scoring Baylor to take the lead.  Mil  0 Bal 1.
Bal      Terry Crowley singled scoring Robinson.  Mil  0 Bal 2.
Bal      Mark Belanger singled scoring Blair.  Mil  0 Bal 3.
Mil 5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.
Mil      Dave May hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Mil  1 Bal 3.
Mil      Rick Auerbach singled scoring Thomas.  Mil  2 Bal 3.
Bal 6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Bal      Paul Blair hit a grounder scoring 1.  Mil  2 Bal 4.
Mil 7th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.
Mil      Dave May hit a 2 run HR(1) to tie the score.  Mil  4 Bal 4.
Bal 7th: Sent 11 batters to the plate scoring 6 runs on 5 hits, 2 walks and an error.
Bal      Don Baylor hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  Mil  4 Bal 5.
Bal      Terry Crowley singled scoring 2.  Mil  4 Bal 7.
Bal      Mark Belanger doubled scoring Blair.  Mil  4 Bal 8.
Bal      Merv Rettenmund doubled scoring 2.  Mil  4 Bal 10.
Bal 8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Bal      Paul Blair hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Mil  4 Bal 11.

Mil  Johnny Briggs: 2 for 2, double, HR.
Bal  Terry Crowley: 0 for 1, 3 W.
Bal  Boog Powell: 1 for 3, triple, 2 RBI, 2 W.

Bal  Mike Cuellar pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 2 earned runs, 8 hits, 2 BB, 6 K. He's 1-0 on the year.
Mil  Skip Lockwood pitched 5.1 innings and took the loss: 3 earned runs, 5 hits, 6 BB, 1 K. He's 0-1 on the season.