FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/18/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1493 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (76-73) 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 7 13 0
Houston Astros (67-82) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Baltimore Shuts Out Houston Behind Fiers, 7-0
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Mike Fiers really got it done at Minute Maid Park in a 7-0 shutout victory over the Houston Astros, shutting them down on 6 hits.

"It was just one of those games where everything went right. I threw a lot of strikes," Fiers said. "And the pitches they did get to hit, they didn't do anything with them."

The 30-year-old issued no walks and had 4 strikeouts in the Orioles win.

To date this year, Fiers has compiled a 14-6 mark with a 3.92 ERA in 29 starts.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Porter RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .258 7 50
G. DiSarcina SS 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .227 0 31
J. Grubb LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 .285 21 78
D. Stuart DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .296 58 131
T. Brown 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 .291 25 71
C. Boyer 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .265 10 66
W. Comer CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .234 13 45
   a-R. Davis PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .165 2 10
J. Nelson C 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .214 1 11
J. Gil 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .189 0 18
Totals 37 7 13 7 6 4 21      
a - R. Davis pinch hit for W. Comer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Comer 2 (17, 5th Inning off B. Backe, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off B. Backe, 0 on, 1 out) , G. DiSarcina (18, 5th Inning off B. Backe, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Comer (13, 8th Inning off D. Sanders, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Boyer (10, 9th Inning off R. Carson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. DiSarcina 3 , J. Grubb , D. Stuart , T. Brown , C. Boyer 5 , W. Comer 8 , R. Davis , J. Gil 2
2-out RBI: T. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Brown 2 , C. Boyer , J. Nelson , J. Gil
GIDP: J. Gil
Sac Fly: J. Grubb
Hit by Pitch: D. Stuart
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Cordero SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .288 21 60
J. Orsulak CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .335 15 64
B. Terry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 25 101
L. Biittner DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267 9 65
B. Pena C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 9 51
W. Roettger LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 13 27
   a-M. Cabrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .307 14 53
E. Escobar 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 8 33
T. Francona RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .235 0 0
A. Parrino 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 1 4
Totals 33 0 6 0 0 4 10      
a - M. Cabrera pinch hit for W. Roettger in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Terry (35, 1st Inning off M. Fiers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Orsulak , B. Terry 2 , L. Biittner , T. Francona 2 , A. Parrino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Biittner , M. Cabrera
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Parrino-Terry)
OF assists: 1 (Orsulak(Stuart at 2nd base))
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Fiers W (7-4) 9.0 6 0 0 0 4 0 103 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fiers 79
Batters Faced: M. Fiers 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fiers 10-13
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fiers 103-68
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Backe L (8-16) 6.1 7 4 4 4 3 0 106 4.84   
D. Sanders 1.0 3 2 2 2 1 1 26 6.19   
R. Carson 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 1 23 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Backe 42
Batters Faced: B. Backe 29, D. Sanders 8, R. Carson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Backe 9-6, D. Sanders 1-1, R. Carson 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Backe 106-63, D. Sanders 26-17, R. Carson 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Sanders 1-1 , R. Carson 2-1
WP: D. Sanders
Hit Batsmen: R. Carson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Fiers
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 20271
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