FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
08/19/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 1217 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (47-76) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Baltimore Orioles (50-74) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 X 4 7 0
Tapani Dazzles in 4-1 Baltimore Win
Kevin Tapani, who finished 3rd in the AL in innings pitched with 245.2 in 1996, propelled his team to victory over the Cleveland Guardians. The final score was 4-1, Baltimore. Jonny Venters was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 25 of 28 save opportunities. Baltimore is now 50-74, Cleveland 47-76.

Tapani, the winner, is now 11-12. In 8 innings of work, he gave up 1 run on 2 hits, while collecting 8 Ks. He essentially shut down the Cleveland offense.

"Kevin executed his pitches at a high level," said Baltimore manager Andre Ivarsson.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rodriguez RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .257 10 34
T. Francona LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 1 15
   a-A. Rendon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 12 57
C. Dalrymple C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .307 17 66
L. Urias 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .246 11 60
G. Hoffman SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 11 56
T. Hundley DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 17 45
A. Grammas 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 3 35
M. Reynolds 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 6 23
C. Gillenwater CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .173 1 14
Totals 29 1 2 1 1 9 4      
a - A. Rendon pinch hit for T. Francona in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Urias (21, 1st Inning off K. Tapani, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Dalrymple , L. Urias 2
2-out RBI: L. Urias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Hoffman
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Urias-Hoffman-Reynolds)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Norwood LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .262 4 16
M. Clark RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 0 13
D. Stuart 1B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .294 28 71
   a-B. Brown 3B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 3 38
H. Pence DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .230 16 55
C. Boyer SS, 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .290 10 46
R. McMahon 3B, 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .235 13 40
W. Comer CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223 19 37
T. Barnhart C 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .215 3 9
K. Greene 2B 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 .248 0 8
Totals 30 4 7 4 3 8 10      
a - B. Brown substituted for D. Stuart in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Stuart (17, 4th Inning off O. Hildebrand, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Pence (16, 4th Inning off O. Hildebrand, 1 on, 1 out) , R. McMahon (13, 6th Inning off O. Hildebrand, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Stuart 3 , H. Pence 4 , C. Boyer , R. McMahon 5 , T. Barnhart
2-out RBI: K. Greene
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Norwood
GIDP: H. Pence
Team LOB: 5
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Hildebrand L (10-7) 6.1 7 4 4 2 6 2 105 4.29   
D. McGinn 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 22 3.12   
T. Henke 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Hildebrand 47
Batters Faced: O. Hildebrand 27, D. McGinn 5, T. Henke 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Hildebrand 8-4, D. McGinn 1-1, T. Henke 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Hildebrand 105-62, D. McGinn 22-12, T. Henke 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Henke 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Tapani W (11-12) 8.0 2 1 1 1 8 0 106 4.86   
J. Venters SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 81
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 27, J. Venters 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 9-7, J. Venters 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 106-67, J. Venters 13-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Tapani
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 27916
Special Notes: CL Jonny Venters was injured while pitching.
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