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Tuesday, June 11, 2019

O's Sweep Twins. Stay on Top In Tight AL East Division

GAME 1:
GWRBI-Grich
Game MVP:Grant Jackson
Injury: Goltz (today only)

Memorial Stadium  Time 3:12, 91ø, Wind: 3 MPH Out to CF     Night Game
Aug 23, 1974           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1974 Minnesota         0 0 0   0 0 0   1 2 0      3 10  0
1974 Baltimore         1 0 0   1 1 1   2 0 -      6 11  0

Recap

Bal 1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
Bal      Bobby Grich singled scoring Blair to take the lead.  Min  0 Bal 1.
Bal 4th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.
Bal      Tommy Davis scored on a WP by Goltz.  Min  0 Bal 2.
Bal 5th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
Bal      Tommy Davis singled scoring Belanger.  Min  0 Bal 3.
Min 6th: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk.
Bal 6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
Bal      Mark Belanger doubled scoring Williams.  Min  0 Bal 4.
Min 7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Min      Danny Thompson hit a solo HR(5).  Min  1 Bal 4.
Bal 7th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and one walk.
Bal      Boog Powell doubled scoring Blair.  Min  1 Bal 5.
Bal      Don Baylor hit a grounder scoring 1.  Min  1 Bal 6.
Min 8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits.
Min      Eric Soderholm hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Min  2 Bal 6.
Min      Danny Thompson singled scoring 1.  Min  3 Bal 6.

Bal  Bobby Grich: 3 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Bal  Dave McNally pitched 7 innings and picked up the win: 7 IP, 1 earned run, 6 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He's 12-12 on the season.
Bal  Grant Jackson got the save, his 18th of the year.

Min  Dave Goltz pitched 3.2 innings and took the loss: 3.2 IP, 2 earned runs, 3 hits, 2 BB, 2 K. He's 9-6 on the year.
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GAME 2:

GWRBI-Belanger
Game MVP:Brooks Robinson

Memorial Stadium  Time 2:45, 91ø, Wind: 8 MPH Right to Left  Night Game
Aug 24, 1974           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1974 Minnesota         0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0      1  5  3

1974 Baltimore         0 0 1   0 0 1   0 2 -      4 11  0

Recap

Min 2nd: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.
Bal 3rd: Scored 1 run on 4 hits.
Bal      Mark Belanger singled scoring Robinson to take the lead.  Min  0 Bal 1.
Bal 6th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.
Bal      Brooks Robinson singled scoring Powell.  Min  0 Bal 2.
Min 7th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on a hit and 3 walks.
Min      Rod Carew walked scoring Kusick.  Min  1 Bal 2.
Bal 8th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits, and an error.
Bal      Don Baylor singled scoring Grich.  Min  1 Bal 3.
Bal      Brooks Robinson doubled scoring Baylor.  Min  1 Bal 4.

Bal  Bobby Grich: 3 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Bal  Mike Cuellar pitched 6.1 innings and picked up the win: 6.1 IP, 1 earned run, 5 hits, 6 BB, 0 K. He goes to 17-9 on the year.
Bal  Grant Jackson got the save, his 19th of the year.

Min  Joe Decker pitched 7 innings and took the loss: 7 IP, 2 earned runs, 8 hits, 1 BB, 5 K. He's now 10-12 on the year.
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GAME 3:

GWRBI-Robinson,B
Game MVP:Bobby Grich

Memorial Stadium     Time 2:50, 93ø, Wind: 5 MPH Out to LCF   Day Game
Aug 25, 1974           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1974 Minnesota         0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  6  1

1974 Baltimore         0 2 2   0 0 1   0 0 -      5  8  0

Recap

Bal 2nd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.
Bal      Brooks Robinson singled scoring Grich to take the lead.  Min  0 Bal 1.
Bal      Boog Powell hit a grounder scoring 1.  Min  0 Bal 2.
Bal 3rd: Scored 2 runs on a hit, and an error.
Bal      Bobby Grich hit a 2 run HR(17).  Min  0 Bal 4.
Bal 6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks.
Bal      Rich Coggins singled scoring Williams.  Min  0 Bal 5.

Bal  Bobby Grich: 3 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Bal  Ross Grimsley threw a shutout: 6 hits, 3 BB, 3 K. He's 18-8 on the season.

Min  Bert Blyleven pitched 8 innings and took the loss: 8 IP, 3 earned runs, 8 hits, 3 BB, 2 K. He drops to 19-7 on the season.