FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT NEW YORK (A) YANKEES
07/26/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT NEW YORK (A) YANKEES
GAME ID: 1009 - THURSDAY, JULY 26TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (51-50) 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 8 7 1
New York (A) Yankees (50-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Orioles Victorious at New York (A), 8-0
Baltimore took on New York (A) in front of a lively crowd.

Kevin Tapani pitched a gem to lead Baltimore to victory over the New York (A) Yankees, 8-0. In 8.1 innings, Tapani surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 5. He allowed no runs.

Baltimore used the timely hitting of Nicky Lopez to seize the win. The second baseman stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Orioles on top, 2-0. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

Said losing manager Brett Fogerson: "It's very easy to sit in an ivory tower and critique the pitching, but the bottom line is we need to score runs."

The win elevated the Orioles to 51-50.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK (A) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Comer CF 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .244 9 36
I. Rodriguez C 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .273 11 61
J. Grubb LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .272 18 58
D. Stuart DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .294 39 89
T. Brown 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 17 44
   a-J. Nelson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .181 0 6
   b-B. McKinney 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 9 25
N. Lopez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .264 1 13
G. DiSarcina SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .201 0 12
D. Porter RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .257 7 31
C. Boyer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .254 5 43
Totals 34 8 7 8 3 6 10      
a - J. Nelson pinch hit for T. Brown in the 8th
b - B. McKinney substituted for J. Nelson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Rodriguez (27, 1st Inning off E. Head, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Grubb (19, 7th Inning off E. Head, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Comer (9, 6th Inning off E. Head, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Rodriguez (11, 7th Inning off M. Schooler, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Comer 5 , I. Rodriguez 6 , J. Grubb 2 , N. Lopez , G. DiSarcina
2-out RBI: , W. Comer 2 , I. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Stuart
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: J. Grubb (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Lopez-DiSarcina-Brown)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Frey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .262 13 45
J. Lugo SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .247 11 42
B. McCosky CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .311 3 51
J. Alfaro C 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .309 10 55
B. Francisco LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .277 11 67
N. Reimold DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .278 20 57
R. Nonnenkamp RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .277 2 23
T. Freeman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .295 2 5
D. Eckstein 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .255 4 25
Totals 31 0 6 0 5 6 17      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Lugo , B. McCosky 3 , R. Nonnenkamp , T. Freeman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Frey , J. Alfaro , B. Francisco , N. Reimold , D. Eckstein
GIDP: B. Francisco
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Reimold (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Nonnenkamp (3)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK (A) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Tapani W (8-7) 8.1 6 0 0 5 5 0 132 3.79   
J. Hughes 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 6.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 71
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 34, J. Hughes 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 8-10, J. Hughes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 132-74, J. Hughes 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hughes 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Head L (6-10) 6.2 6 7 7 2 4 1 83 5.38   
M. Schooler 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 21 4.83   
B. McCahan 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Head 36
Batters Faced: E. Head 28, M. Schooler 6, B. McCahan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Head 8-8, M. Schooler 1-2, B. McCahan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Head 83-52, M. Schooler 21-12, B. McCahan 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Schooler 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Tapani
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 21077
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